Like all great events they all need to start somewhere. Well this year will be the first off for a new annual event which will be Brad's Backyard Buggy Bash and BBQ.
The day will begin at Custom Offroad t 9.00 where all those wishing to compete will need to get there vehicle inspected. This inspection is to cover general vehicle safety and make sure no one is driving an absolute craper as there is enough of them in my yard already. It is also a great opportunity for Buggy Owners to get a free safety inspection and some feedback from guys who work on Buggies all week long.
Then at High noon we will cruise out to Brad's place where the fun will begin. We have three tracks to play on and some other events such as barrel racing , grass drags, gravity challenge, spud spearing etc . A trophy will be awarded to the person who has the most points after the events. This trophy which has been sponsored by several of the local VW businesses ( TBC at closer to the event ) will be awarded annually to the best buggy / baja handler.
After a few hours of fun and enjoyment we will head to the BBQ / Fire place to tell each other how good we all where and enjoy some good quality Manx Club hospitality.
Day is open to all people although only Manx Club Members are allowed to drive the tracks. BUT you can join on the day.
C'mon you know you all want to hack my grass up and prove you can get up the little ity bity hill ...
EDIT - Date changed due to conflict with GC VW show. Now on the 19th November
[ Edited on 13-9-2006 by Buggy Brad ]
[ Edited on 19-11-2006 by Buggy Brad ]
MUD BASHING ANYONE ?? ·
for some reason i think some off that is amied fair between my eyes i really hope my bug is going for this mmmmmmm grass drags littl itty bitty hill and tearing up brads grass sounds like fun and a good idea i cant wait i hope my car is going hay brad do you have a dam we can pump water out off and make them grass drags into mud drags mmmm 30m rooster tails, this sounds like fun
11CAB ·
Come on Brad......just go out and buy a slasher like everyone else does with large properties.....:P
MUD BASHING ANYONE ?? ·
na why do that when you can invite all us hoons out to sread it all and he wont have to mow it for whille
I need them to keep the grass down low enough so I don't loose to many VW's in there.
Timbo I hate to break it to you but this is not aimed at you, although it would be fun to see you try getting up the ity bity hill ... in fact hill no2 has not yet been achieved .... the Geko gave it a go but .. it seems the 1600 TP with beetle box didn't have the steam ...
I hope to see you all there, just remember no inspection and manx club membership NO DRIVE .. them the rules ...non members welcome to watch.
OZ Towdster ·
Oh dear i can see my poor old 1835 coping a caning again ,might even put the stinger on for the benifit of your great nieghbours.
subibaja ·
looks like i,m watching
MickH ·
Get into it Terry...Join the club.
subibaja ·
ive been up the hill nothing exiting up there
Andy42 ·
I`ll keep you company Terry. 😁
pete wood ·
subibaja wrote:ive been up the hill nothing exiting up there
When you say, "nothing exiting", are you referring to when you got stuck in the tree and had to get cut out. That's what I'd call no "exiting". 😀
OZ Towdster ·
Terry's just scared that my old type 1 swinger Manx is going to have to pull him out of the shit again heheheheheheheh Oh didn't he mention that bit on here last time he went up that hill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bluebaja ·
$$$$$$$ let us inspect your car, oh look you need $$$$$$$ join our club
$$$$$$$ flog your car and need reapirs, come see us
brilliant, quite the entrepreneur :kiss
:P
Brad ·
bluebaja wrote:$$$$$$$ let us inspect your car, oh look you need $$$$$$$ join our club
$$$$$$$ flog your car and need reapirs, come see us
brilliant, quite the entrepreneur :kiss
:P
Interesting take ... maybe we should come out and play in your back yard instead ..... :kiss
Brad ·
Back on topic .. hey Andrew wasn't it you who got stuck on the fence and bent your poor little Manx ???
subibaja ·
he he he he
i,m a tight arse thats why i,ll be watching
i know i,ll beat you all up there
and yes you will have to tow me out again and again and again
cause we all know that thing will never die
cause its a little champ
terry
MikeM ·
bluebaja wrote:$$$$$$$ let us inspect your car, oh look you need $$$$$$$ join our club
$$$$$$$ flog your car and need reapirs, come see us
brilliant, quite the entrepreneur :kiss
:P
I guess in your own twisted way you've summed up the majority of car club events.
Dyno Day - oh look your cars outta tune, give me $$$ to tune it
Track Day - you cars not fast enough give me $$$ to make it faster.
Show and Shine - your cars not the prettiest give me $$$ to make it prettier.
The Manx club is an offroad club, offroad locations close to Brisbane are few and far between. Brad has acreage close to Brisbane so he's offered it for an afternoon of offroad fun.
In todays legal climate where if someone trips over your letterbox you can be sued I don't blame Brad for only wanting drivers that are in a club with insurance driving in his yard. And he's covering his arse by doing a quick safety check on cars.
The way I see it is this.
Manx Club members get to throw their car up on a hoist and have a good look underneath with some expert eyes and I don't mean brads I mean other club members as well. It's amazing how many suggestions you get when your car is on a hoist.
Manxclub members then get to go offroading at a location close to Brisbane with the offer of a friendly BBQ, Beer and a chat after-woods.
I offer you to come for the day and watch the fun and festivities. Pass judgement then.
[ Edited on 19 January 2006 by MikeM ]
$2.63 homebrand baja ·
I asked festy if he was interested in attending playgroup.. he promptly flicked a fan belt at me, chucked a hubcap across the lawn and said he'd think about it and he wanted new shoes first because he is all embarassed at being a big old neglecteroonie with shagpile lining 😢😉🥷
(dirty little baja, I think he just likes to watch :puke )
OZ Towdster ·
Sure was funny at the time or so you thought Brad , i can still here you kacking yourself in the passengers seat on Video.
Andy42 ·
Come on heather its about time you showed that car who is boss. 😬
MUD BASHING ANYONE ?? ·
oh come on brad i give shit to you about most things its only fair that you give it back so you better be in the passenger seat when i give that hill a go with your camera to film me when i stuff it up or break it cause i probly will and its good that you alowing us onto your place most people seam to have gone soft these days and not doing much.
And andy is your manx going to be there id like to see it go in the grass drags
$2.63 homebrand baja ·
Andy42 wrote:Come on heather its about time you showed that car who is boss. 😬
being a bossy keeper isn't the problem, festy loves a good beating, it's more the spineless little wussbag donk which seems to chuck a hissy fit if the hill is bigger than a speedbump or the ground is hot and squishy under his poor little pansy feet. Grrr, I thought he was doin ok........ till I started riding around in other peoples toys...
*sigh*
You know how it is, most of you have reached the point of no return.. I have outgrown the motor, I NEED MORE POWER.. grrrrrbrooombroompooooobum1600TP(T:total P:poo)! 😠 I'll just find a nice flat bit in an out of the way corner to do some donuts with my baldy tyres being the speshul person I am :sandrine
Brad ·
MUD BASHING ANYONE ?? wrote:andy is your manx going to be there id like to see it go in the grass drags
1st - It ain't no manx ....
2nd - Maybe :kiss
wibble ·
You ship my max down there n back and I'll gladly flog the crap out of it for the day!!!!
That sounds like a FUN day out!!! I reckon $2.63 Homebrand would be the best choice as a co-pilot!!!! Wish i could be there.........:cry:cry:cry
Baja Wes ·
I wanna pilot Brad's Husky TE610 :thumb
MickH ·
Baja Wes wrote:I wanna pilot Brad's Husky TE610 :thumb
Thats the safe option....but if you wanna thrill go co-pilot and let him ride it...I'd like to see how many saplings he flattens..and the look on you're face:o:bounce:bounce:beer
$2.63 homebrand baja ·
Mick H wrote:That sounds like a FUN day out!!! I reckon $2.63 Homebrand would be the best choice as a co-pilot!!!! Wish i could be there.........:cry:cry:cry
Aww shux, just ship ur manx down and I'll drive it for you! ... actually I like riding with Dyno, he is a fun driver :bounce it's like being in a rollercoaster only louder 🥷
THUDKNUCKLE ·
hey guys any idea how much $ i am looking at to attend the buggy bash, i am keen as mustard to take the rotary out for a blast and bash, i will need to join the club also as i am not currently a memeber but have been thinking about joniing previously.
cheers guys
Baja Wes ·
everything is free for members.
Non members are allowed to participate (cos they aren't covered by club insurance or something) and are $5 to watch.
Membership is $50.
The quarterly magazine is a bit late at the moment, this is because the magazine has to be filled using articles written by members, and no-one submits articles so they only have themselves to blame. :P
MickH ·
Baja Wes wrote:everything is free for members.
Non members are allowed to participate (cos they aren't covered by club insurance or something) and are $5 to watch.
Membership is $50.
The quarterly magazine is a bit late at the moment, this is because the magazine has to be filled using articles written by members, and no-one submits articles so they only have themselves to blame. :P
I submitted an article last year and heard nothing about it...don't even know if it was recieved....I have no backup of it as the pc died,but i went away overnight near Charters Towers and got great pictures and some dirty pictures (in the dirt):o and wrote an article as requested..then nothing. My neighbour who came with me was looking forward to seeing it in the mag. Oh well.
Baja Wes ·
Mick H wrote:I submitted an article last year and heard nothing about it...don't even know if it was recieved....I have no backup of it as the pc died,but i went away overnight near Charters Towers and got great pictures and some dirty pictures (in the dirt):o and wrote an article as requested..then nothing. My neighbour who came with me was looking forward to seeing it in the mag. Oh well.
That's probably when the editor at the time threw in the towel and quit. Seemed he didn't like the arm chair critics telling him what he should be doing.
Another likely reason is it never made it through the email system. Emails can be like that. If you don't get a reply assume it didn't make it.
The president quit shortly after nominating himself and being elected last year too. We seemed to be plagued by these sorts of probs. We always end up with the same few people trying to hold everything together. So if there are any enthusiast people out there it's up to people like yourselves to make the club bigger and better. :thumb
Every year at the annual meeting people whinge about not enough trips, and no trips for street buggies. We tell them they can have all the street buggy trips they like, just send an email, we will put it on the site and it will be an event. They agree they will do that, and then we never hear from them...
Craig Torrens ·
Where do the interstate members stay? Can we camp overnight?
Anyone going to lend me their buggy or V6 Baja for the weekend?😀!
MickH ·
Craig Torrens wrote:Where do the interstate members stay? Can we camp overnight?
Anyone going to lend me their buggy or V6 Baja for the weekend?😀!
Shipping is $1000 and you pay for breakages.....An open offer....c'mon Heather !!
$2.63 homebrand baja ·
mmm tempting I must say,,, but do you realise how much second hand CRAP I could buy for festy with that kind of money 🤘
Baja Wes ·
$2.63 homebrand baja wrote:mmm tempting I must say,,, but do you realise how much second hand CRAP I could buy for festy with that kind of money 🤘
CRAP being the key word there :P
$2.63 homebrand baja ·
*scratches head, looks off into the distance for several seconds*
HEY! U baggin my ride or sumfin :duh ..... YOU BASTARD 🙅 :repuke :cry
Baja Wes ·
$2.63 homebrand baja wrote:YOU BASTARD
Hey, I didn't kill Kenny...
I was merely commenting on the effect of todays current economic situation with high inflation, and the price of bananas having a large effect on 2nd hand VW parts, as we all know VW owners eat bananas and are generally unemployed hippies, and therefore need to sell off unwanted VW crap in order to afford their precious bananas.
So these days $1000 doesn't buy good second hand parts, it only buys the unwanted crap that is lying around the camp of hippies, from which they use the money to buy bananas....
$2.63 homebrand baja ·
😂 :thumb it's a vicious cycle isn't it.
makntracks ·
i should be there if i hurry up and finish off the baja.hopefully.
Brad ·
Date changed due to conflict with GC VW show. Now on the 19th November.
11CAB ·
Cool, I should have the Green Baja there.
MikeM ·
So whos going?
OZ Towdster ·
Hey Craig i'll swap you a drive and accomodation for a good POBJOY 1916
MUD BASHING ANYONE ?? ·
If you buy me some nice heads and get my efi computer done you can borrow my 2.4 its only about $2000 for a days drive but what a drive
phatrat ·
Baja Wes wrote:everything is free for members.
Non members are allowed to participate (cos they aren't covered by club insurance or something) and are $5 to watch.
Membership is $50.
The quarterly magazine is a bit late at the moment, this is because the magazine has to be filled using articles written by members, and no-one submits articles so they only have themselves to blame. :P
Sign me up!
THUDKNUCKLE ·
i shall be there and in the line to be signed up for a day of fun
Andy42 ·
So what do you reckon Brad will i be ready 🙅
MickH ·
Andy42 wrote:So what do you reckon Brad will i be ready 🙅
😂😂🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅😂😂😂🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅😂😂😵
subibaja ·
andy
if brad takes yours out there i,m NOT your co pilot
cause i aint pushing it
$2.63 homebrand baja ·
Still not ready andy? You can co-pilot me in festy 😂 :duh we can take turns pushing after the first minute hill (he is such a glammah boy, like a lipsyncin boyband it's all about styyllee, NOT perfomance). Don't worry andy one day... one day 👍.
Yep, not long now. Sunday the 19th for those that have forgotten.
I will be there in my V6 Baja, Brad will be there in his EJ20T Baja. There are quite a few others I know of.
I drove some of the tracks in the 1600cc powered Geko buggy, and it made it through some of them.
You can bring a stock VW, but you won't get very far. There is a large variety of tracks/lines to suit a good range of VW and driver abilities, but I don't think a stock VW would do many at all.
Brad ·
There is something on the 19th ?? And it is in my yard ???
Man I have been busy ... almost forgot and I though you guys came out today to just clear some tracks for fun ....
[ Edited on 12-11-2006 by Buggy Brad ]
vw2b ·
I think I will leave the Superbug at home and just bring the Camera .. you guys are mad.
Baja Wes ·
Those pics are taken on the difficult line to that hill. The easy way is to approach from the left. I tried the difficult line and just did a big wheelstand like Brad (which washes off all your speed). A nissan patrol made it up the difficult line, but none of the VW's did.
I made it up the easy line just fine (in my Baja), and easy made the easy line in the stock 1600cc Geko buggy.
A stock VW won't make it, but if you have big rear tyres you should get enough grip to make the easy tracks.
daz67 ·
Baja Wes wrote:Those pics are taken on the difficult line to that hill. The easy way is to approach from the left. I tried the difficult line and just did a big wheelstand like Brad (which washes off all your speed). A nissan patrol made it up the difficult line, but none of the VW's did.
I made it up the easy line just fine (in my Baja), and easy made the easy line in the stock 1600cc Geko buggy.
A stock VW won't make it, but if you have big rear tyres you should get enough grip to make the easy tracks.
Go the Patrol....
THUDKNUCKLE ·
ahh its getting close and im gettign excited for a fun day out with they buggies and baja 🙂 should be awsome
johny rotten ·
good photos 🤪🤪
vw2b ·
Almost time maybe I will let the Supa loose...
THUDKNUCKLE ·
better go get some fuel in the baja ready for todays fun 🙂 cant wait
MickH ·
*eagerly awaits photos and videos....*
Baja Wes ·
I am currently uploading my pics here, but I didn't take too many.
It was a good day. The only car that needed to be towed by the tractor was Brad! The most trees hit was also Brad 😀
Terry almost got the closest to rolling over award, but then Mike M put the Geko on 2 wheels and balanced it there for a few seconds :P
[ Edited on 19-11-2006 by Baja Wes ]
MickH ·
Woohooo!!!😎
Baja Wes ·
My 46 pics are up now.
Some good ones (bigger versions on the manx gallery);
I got to go in my first rotary Baja (thudknuckle - thanks) which was cool.
[ Edited on 19-11-2006 by Buggy Brad ]
Brad ·
Well what can I say I had a great time and got to meet some new people. A big thanks to all those who made the effort to come out for the day and have a play.
On a sour note though can the thieving mongrel who took my steering please return it so I don't hit so many trees next time ...
Full trip report to follow:
MickH ·
Looks like you had a great day!!!!! See you in January..👍...What is a "Spoecialist"??🤪
[ Edited on 19-11-06 by Mick H ]
11CAB ·
I've got a whole stack of pics that I will upload tomorrow, and about 45mins of video
Ash did have it for a while, I have your tyre pressure guage.
Mike, that's a cool pic of the Geko 😀
MikeM ·
Baja Wes wrote:Mike, that's a cool pic of the Geko 😀
Check out Jens Face, priceless.
MUD BASHING ANYONE ?? ·
Really good day plenty of thrills and spills but i think that mike m should go for a job with the holden performance driving team with that 2 wheel action
MikeM ·
Baja Wes wrote:Mike M put the Geko on 2 wheels and balanced it there for a few seconds :P
There were about 10 people with digital cameras, 3 people with video cameras. So there were probably 1000 photos taken on the day and probably around 4 hours of video and would you believe no-one caught the Geko stunt driving on 2 wheels.
:cry
THUDKNUCKLE ·
cheers guys specailly to brad for all the work that went into it had a blast and got to meet a bunch of great people cant wait for the next outing with every onesee you all there
ps GO the gecko what a beast of a buggy
THUDKNUCKLE ·
wheres brads award for getting a great day together and for rendering his vechile undrivable from a days fun and hard driving 🙂
(brad sure does like the rev limiter on the turbo baja lol)
Baja Wes ·
Brad does it for the love of it 😀
I think he needs traction control, so he doesn't shower everyone with dirt. And he needs ESC (electronic stability control) so he doesn't understeer and hit trees on full boost. He did show how tough the COR bar work is though. :P
THUDKNUCKLE ·
ya gotta do it for the fun of it and for the love of it 🙂 he did put on a good show in the baja though , it certainly sounds good with the BOV although very ricey lol heheh . if a bar can handle that and not bend a lili then it sure is built to last
MikeM ·
A HUGE thanks to Brad for several reasons.
a) Organising an event. Something more Manx Club members should consider doing (nudge nudge)
b) Letting us use his backyard for a great afternoon of offroad action.
c) Letting me borrow the Geko for the day. It was allot more fun then just walking the tracks. Thanks. I now have to schedule some time to give the Geko some maintenance to make up for my abuse.
I've finally been able to download my video to the computer....here are two vids showing two different driving styles on the same steep hill.....sorry they are big files....I need to work out how to make them smaller...