Saturday August 30 - Nanango Coach Rd Trip
This is an all day trip, it seemed easier than organising a 1 night camping trip. North siders can meet at Samford Supermarket (next to the petrol station) at 8:30am. We will then head off the scenic way across Mt Glorious then past Lake Wivenhoe and Somerset Dam. We'll continue North to Kilcoy where we meet the D'aguilar Hwy. South siders can head past ipswitch and up past Esk. We will then meet up at about 10:00am at near Moore at a BP petrol Station which is about 35-40km west of Kilcoy on the D'aguilar Hwy.
From the we will do the trip outlined on this map. see below
There are few toilets and few food stops on the way, so BYO whatever you need.
The lower pics on this page show some details of my last trip.
http://www.offroadvw.net/bajawes/offroad/benarkin.html
It is mainly dirt with ruts, a few rockier sections. Any vehicle with 200mm of ground clearance should be fine (apart from a stock kombi).
The track has a lot of excellent little play area's, including optional tricky tracks to challenge the more adventurous.
P.S Please let me know if you are coming …….
[Edited on 31-8-2003 by jenz58]
[Edited on 2-9-2003 by Baja Wes]
Wes -
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I can't believe only 19 people have read this post 😀
Wes -
www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control...
🙂
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I read it Wes, but the Kombi won't make it 🙁
Hey Andy, our Kombi made the last Manx trip...😀 I'm sure yours could make this one.....:thumb
65 Meyers Manx
68 Country Buggy (KO 367)
68 Country Buggy (KO 669)
68 Country Buggy (KO 789)
68 Country Buggy (KO 815)
68 Baja Bug
76 Baja Kombi Twincab
Are you coming Graham?
So far I think I have;
Andrew in the Towd
Me in my Baja
Ronnie in a landcruiser troopy
Probably Dyno in his supasports
Prob Kenny in his J&S
Prob Ben in his yellow manx
Daz can't make it, Brad obviously can't either.
It's a fun trip. The main track isn't too hard, but there are heaps of cool little play area's off to the side that range from fun to extreme.
Wes -
www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control...
🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.
11Cab, Andy has a few more problems than a lack of ground clearence at the moment. Got a push bike for a reason you know 🙁
Andrew in the towd?? Did he finally get it? He must be pretty happy. So is his manx going?
:thumb
No Wes, unfortunately I have to work on Sat, and then taking the family to RiverFire.
Maybe next time.
Graham
65 Meyers Manx
68 Country Buggy (KO 367)
68 Country Buggy (KO 669)
68 Country Buggy (KO 789)
68 Country Buggy (KO 815)
68 Baja Bug
76 Baja Kombi Twincab
So are there any pics for us poor souls that couldn't make it??
:cry
65 Meyers Manx
68 Country Buggy (KO 367)
68 Country Buggy (KO 669)
68 Country Buggy (KO 789)
68 Country Buggy (KO 815)
68 Baja Bug
76 Baja Kombi Twincab
I tried this morning but my computer wasn't working properly. wouldn't post for some reason. Then I was out all day.
Here's one pic while I upload some others to my website...
Wes -
www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control...
🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.
Click on pics for bigger versions...
I didn't take many pics really. Hopefully Terry will email his pics.
It was a good day, but a long day. I got home about 6:30 that night, and I was stuffed.
We had 7 members;
* Me (g/f Meegan, and Barry) in my V6 Baja
* Darren (and Tyson) in his EA82T Baja
* Andrew (and Troy) in his Tow'd
* Terry (and Ronny) in Andrew's Manx
* Kenny (and his wife) in his J&S
* Ben (and Donna) in his Manx
* Dyno in his Supasports
And Kenny's daughter in a hilux with family and kids.
There were heaps of play tracks off to the side, some were pretty wild and none of us tried them.
One long rut wasn't so much difficult, just dangerous for Baja's. It had real steep side walls, and my guards were about 10mm from the side so I decided not to go any further. I think everyone would have agreed it would've resulted in panel damage.
At the last play area I found a good steep rocky hill to play on. I did it very easily in the Baja, using the low down torque over the rocky bits then accelerating for the rest. I made it look too easy, because when Andrew tried in the Tow'd he didn't keep enough speed and didn't make it. On further attempts he went faster and made it fine. Dyno forgot to try that track because he was rebuilding a carb with a stuck float needle at the time. Ben tried it in his manx, but his carb didn't like the rough rocks combined with the steep hill and just kept bogging down.
One track that Andrew lined up to, but no-one tried, had a steep section that was nearly vertical. I think if Brad had've been there we would've seen a roll-over 😀
[Edited on 31-8-2003 by Baja Wes]
[Edited on 1-9-2003 by Baja Wes]
[Edited on 1-9-2003 by Baja Wes]
Wes -
www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control...
🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.
that looks great, gotta get a baja or a buggy...:thumb
Wow, excellent pics:thumb
Looks like a great day
Some how can't help but think of a row of crabs, or something moving along in some of the pics😎
I've moved this post over to here in General Chat so it gets the exposure it deserves.
I think sometimes the pics get missed in Club Chat area
Cheers
[Edited on 31-8-2003 by jenz58]
I think I have a new disorder it is called Buggy Sickness and is bought on by long periods of time away from my buggy :cry:cry:cry:cry:cry:cry
I was doing ok and holding up until I saw all these pictures and read someone though I would roll my baby on a littl hill 😠 then sounds light fighting words 😀😀
Looks like you guys had fun and a good turn out. Now just think if it was on a Sunday Dazcat could have been there to take my place and show you some buggy tricks.
Till I return I will just have to keep scrolling over these pictures each day and eat up band width..
Buggy On !!!!!:cry:cry:bounce:kiss
Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
Meyers Manx AustraliaQuote:
"Looks like you guys had fun and a good turn out. Now just think if it was on a Sunday Dazcat could have been there to take my place and show you some buggy tricks. "
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Yeah go the Sunday's.....
Poor Brad🙁
So the pics didn't cheer you up😉:P
Thought you'd be well into island time by now and forgotten about the outside world😀
Hmmm, what's the first thing your gonna do when ya get home?🙂
*jenz considers whether to look for a SMILIE from her little SPY WARE program which has taken over her system*
Sure there was one there with a smilie in greens, sitting under a palm tree, drinking a beer and dreaming of their baja:beer
So where's the comments from the other members on the trip?
Wes -
www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control...
🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.
I guess you don't mean me then cause I didn't make it :cry :cry :cry
Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
Meyers Manx AustraliaIt's a pity the hills look so tame in the pics.
So where are the other members gone? Where's their pics?
Terry, I know your reading this 😀
Wes -
www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control...
🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.
They do say a picture is work a thousand words so maybe it's the words not telling the entire truth and the pictures are spot on 😀
Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
Meyers Manx Australia
i,d like to try in my own car
Cmon man I know XF wagons can go a few places but you need to be realistic :lol
Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
Meyers Manx Australiayeah camping is good, but unfortunately I had to be somewhere sunday so it wasn't possible for me, and I think a few others had commitments saturday night or sunday too.
There's definitely some good tracks there. I was really thinking of trying the track behind where we had lunch. I reckon I could've made it. The only prob was it was so long, it would've been hard to back down it if you didn't make it. And my silly falcon hand brake still isn't working good enough to assist backing down a hill that steep. No-one else tried it either I suppose.
I'm sure there will be a next time.
Wes -
www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control...
🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.
Quote:
"And my silly falcon hand brake still isn't working good enough to assist backing down a hill that steep."
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Just use the Tree stump at the bottom, works for me!!!!
We don't all have rear bars made of railway tracks
Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
Meyers Manx AustraliaHandles like it's on rails.......
I still see no more pics so will have to keep going till Terry adds his.
Rails huh.... funny place for rails to be in all those mud holes :o
Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
Meyers Manx AustraliaIt is only about wank value if you can back it up with performance. 😀😀😀
Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
Meyers Manx AustraliaI got a few photos off Ronnie. I only had time to scan these 4 so far.
Wes -
www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control...
🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.
That looks more like a decent hill. The more Pics I see of the Toad, The more its like a Motorbike, No Weight in the front, so lifts off very easy, Lucky it has that spare strapped on there, would wheel stand through the gears....Could be cool😀
so when are we going to see pics of the big hills ?? :P
Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
Meyers Manx Australiawhen you get back from your Tonga holiday and actually come out to play with us :P
Wes -
www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control...
🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.
