Downunder Rally 2012

[baldy3853]

Hey Harvy what time do you think we will be at Kilkoy?

Brett is heading up the coast on Saturday with some other mates who are only in town for a couple of days, they're leaving from Blacksoil about 8, if we can tie in with them that would be good
How many does it look like will be on the ride/ weekend?

baldy

[The General]

(While he`s gettin his beauty sleep  ) - I reckon around 10.30am with some variables sorted on the day.  Get`em ta give us a ring as they`re gettin underway. Doug

[roverfj1200]

Well I will be rocking up Saturday morning. While I am happy to hop straight in to the spa with the wife and a cold one. I was hoping to catch up with you all.

So what is the itinerary for the weekend and where are the catch up points..

Cheers

[X-Ray]

One sleep to go........

[Tengu]

Well folks, Im a bit miffed.. I cant make it

beginning of January I broke some ribs... thought maybe they would be good to go by now
and they were until
Tuesday driving to work on the M1 and a bloody truck decides to run up the rear of the car behind me... so car is towed and stuffed (at least its a work car) but the ribs copped another bashin and the kidneys are a bit bruised, so no travel for me...

have a blast lads... ride safe

[The General]

Well folks, Im a bit miffed.. I cant make it

beginning of January I broke some ribs...  but the ribs copped another bashin and the kidneys are a bit bruised, so no travel for me...

have a blast lads... ride safe

Oh mate, that`s sad to hear. Could have been far worse though. We`ll miss ya, but will try to get plenty of pics. Put a mini video camera on the helmet but no time to really test today. Light showers forcast for saturday have been pushed forward to Monday.  So all lookin good. 

[The General]

Well I will be rocking up Saturday morning. While I am happy to hop straight in to the spa with the wife and a cold one. I was hoping to catch up with you all.

So what is the itinerary for the weekend and where are the catch up points..

Cheers

Friday night we`ll probly duck inta downtown Kenilworth to taste Country Hospitality , followed by snacks and a fire maybe . Saturday would be brekky & welcoming of more riders for an 8 -ish departure . Then up the oneway slalom of banked curves, a left at Mapleton followed by an Ooohs & aaahhs break at Dulong lookout I reckon

, A wee break at Woodford to show off the ear ta ear grins , bakery sojourn at kenilworth  (say 10 -ish) with some new mates.

Somerset sensations, followed by a morning Glorious and an Aussie Pub celebration at Dayborah. (12.30 ish)

Hours later we could meander thru Harvy`s favourite twisties  down the Range then back up the Sunshine Coast hinterland Plateau by the famous Stanley river Road. We Couldn`t pass Mary Caircross road again without a stop at McCarthy lookout to test the wide angle lenses,  then a parade thru Melaney and off to contribute to the headwaters of the mighty Mary River at hippydale .. ah sorry....Conondale.  :rofl:Then fleeting views of some of the best camping spots the Aussie bush can deliver till finally the "peice da resistonce" curvey intro to great coffee at Pete`s cafe  (time permitting) with resident platypus & motorcycle memorabilia before maybe a taste of the famous Milkshakes at the Kenilworth Cheese factory before waddling inta the K-worth Homestead. 

Now there`s no bath at Heritage listed FJheadquarter`s -(Knott`s cottage)- so ta be fair we`ll take turns at the spa tub - with you last, - so ya have more time to relax. 

Saturday nights a bit of a secret ...... on account of we haven`t figured out how to get a lift to the pub & back - but we`re in touch with the hotelier by basebat phone and we got a plan B followed by a plan H. --- Now if ya still hungry or thirsty when the firelight is slowly turnin ta ash .....ya a better man than me gungadin,...I`ll be in bed and would suggest ya stay clear of our bathroom in the morn.  

[ribbert]

HAVE A GOOD ONE GUYS!!!!!!!!!     

Noel

[Timbo-1]

Hi guy's, thanks for a great weekend. Had a ball and loved the guided tour. Home safe this arvo, 1450 kms round trip.

Cheers Timbo.

[The General]

Hi guy's, thanks for a great weekend. Had a ball and loved the guided tour. Home safe this arvo, 1450 kms round trip.

Cheers Timbo.

Terrific meeting you Tim. Hope you used a key to gain access!  Got any pics, movies? Sensational weather ay, Awesome Scenery, food, fire and Port. The ladies impressed me the most. (Understandable, their partners are whimps! ) - Ashes from the fire have been salvaged for the inaugral "Perpetual Trophy", with the holding nominee selected from the Rally awardees.

The Vote for the 2013 Aussie Rally is Kyogle in Northern NSW (Not far from the Gold Coast ) for early March or late April.  Suspect overseas visitors would prefer March. (off ta get some sleep )  Doug

[X-Ray]

I'll wack up some pics tomorrow night, very tired now. I managed 846 ks over the weekend, the FJ loved it!.(Plus, no more leaking fork seal, I think the ride massaged it back into shape, lol) Great meeting some new faces and catching up with some already known ones. Geoff, (or is it Jeff?) from Sydney and I scooted back from Kenilworth this morning, stopped at Kilcoy, then traveled back to Esk/Fernvale and then the back way to the Mount Lindsay H'Way. Man, the new road work along the Ipswich Motorway was unbearable, just stinking boiling hot with a dirty new tar smell, blah. We stopped just near where I turned off home, Geoff (or Jeff,  ) headed towards Beaudesert, and Kyogle on his way south.

Big question Geoff, did you happen to hit the massive storm that hit home a couple of hours later?. Monsoonal rain, lightning, HAIL, freaky wind, was a bit violent, hopefully you went around it.

Top weekend, apart from the moronic kiwis next door to me yelling outside my door at 5.30am this morning, "throw the esky in the car Bro!" and other assorted crap. Some people think everyone must wake up at the same time as them.

Great work on the organisation side of things too General, 

Ray.

[baldy3853]

General
well organised the ride was good company was pretty good to    never ceases to amaze me the lemgths some people will go to 2 get out of attending, I mean  hospital im in hospital and the doc wont let me out!! piss poor excuse Klav 

[flips]

Hey Guys.

It's 6:30 am Monday morning Sydney time.Arrived home about half an hour ago  .Couldn't manage to get around the freaky storm.Got caught on the open road without wet weather gear about 30Min's after Ray & I parted company,hit with hail,bucket size rain drops,and blown all over the shop  .Eventually found refuge with a triumph rider at a little petrol station at the lions road turn off.He advised me not to go that way as the spillways were overflowing.The storm got me again just after Kyogle.Roads were flooding and I couldn't see shit, so again had to find refuge for an hour. .Then it was spitting rain & fog all the way back to Sydney. I might be pissed off If I hadn't of met a bunch of interesting ,fun cool people and had a blast on the rally !.Thanks everyone  .I think I managed about 2700km all up.Anyway,more later...I'm off to have a HOT shower,pull some magnets out of me butt and crash out for a while

Cheers

Jeff P

[roverfj1200]

Thanks for the organization Doug and was good to catch up. Although I missed the group ride I had a great trip up on the hinterland roads. Great night with like minded riders and a good breaky too.

Needed to do this sort of thing 2 or 3 times a year?

I'm now off to buy a drum.........


Cheers..

[The General]

General
well organised the ride was good company was pretty good to    never ceases to amaze me the lemgths some people will go to 2 get out of attending, I mean  hospital im in hospital and the doc wont let me out!! piss poor excuse Klav 

Who the F......... is Klavdy???