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Manx Club Blackduck trip - trip options poll
Baja Wes - May 17th, 2004 at 05:02 PM

For the full thread check here;

http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=16671

But essentially I want to poll what people want to do. Here is what I posted in the event post

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Sorry for the lack of info, I have been real busy lately, and I've been trying to sort out what to actually do.

Bad news first;

* They no longer have spit roast dinners or breakfast. Unfortunately the council wants them to set-up a stainless steel modern kitchen if they want to serve food, something they can't afford to do.

* Fee for buggies is $25, to suit the price of 4WD's and motorbikes. $25 is for anything that uses the tracks. $15 is only for 2WD family cars that go to the camp ground.

* it's going to be freezing

* camping over night will be $25 for sat, $25 for sun, and $5 camping, so all up $55.

* no driving at night

Good news;

* people trailering their buggies in on 4WD's will only pay $25 total per day, if they don't drive the tow car on the tracks.

So my plan of going to Black duck cos they serve food and we can travel light has gone out the window.

I am now tossing up between two options.

(1) Go there for a single day on saturday. Cheap at only $25. No need to take cooking or camping gear. Sunday to recover. have to leave at dusk on sat evening.

(2) Go there for sat, stay the night and leave sun. More expensive at $55. By the time you take into account setting up and packing up, the extra $30 doesn't get you much more play time. Have to bring cooking gear, or drive 20-30 minutes to the tenthill hotel for dinner. Need to bring breakfast, need to bring tent, need to bring warm sleeping gear cos it will be cold.

I am personnally leaning towards the one day trip for saturday only. What is everyone else's thought?

Baja Wes - May 17th, 2004 at 05:15 PM

hmmm. We got 4 votes, and I am pretty sure we don't have 4 people currently online who would actually be attending black duck.

this voting plan may not work so well...

feel free to post comments. I know Mike wants to just go for Sat.

Andy42 - May 17th, 2004 at 05:17 PM

So if we are only going to go for Saturday what time do we expect to arrive there in the morning?? As for dinner saturday night what happened to bake beens and beers :thumb nice and easy to prepare could be bad if there are more then one of you in the tent of course:P

Baja Wes - May 17th, 2004 at 05:34 PM

I reckon we meet at Gatton Macdonalds on saturday morning.

well if we were staying for 2 days, I would make the meet time around 10:00am cos we would have two days to play, and by then the temperature is more pleasant for buggy travel.

If we were going for one day, I would make the meet time earlier. Something like 8:30? Any earlier and people would probably be driving in the dark to get there.

Andy42 - May 17th, 2004 at 05:46 PM

Just my opinion but two days would be better for me as the extra money for the day is not much considering I reckon it will cost at least $100 in fuel to get me van (will be nice and toasty sleeping in it) and trailer there and back. And no the buggy will not be regoed by then so i can not just drive it. Of course all this is assuming I get my van back from its gearbox rebuild by then :puke

Min-76 - May 17th, 2004 at 07:25 PM

A day trip wouldn`t be bad, does not matter what time you get home saturday night. Gives you sunday to rest and clean (fix) anything.

dubcab - May 17th, 2004 at 07:29 PM

I'm going to be there friday night till sunday arvo, with my large BBQ and all cooking gear so anyone will be welcome to rock up and help themselves.

$2.63 homebrand baja - May 17th, 2004 at 08:24 PM

:jesus beans AND beer by the fire? (think about it!!)...

Hooray 4 dubcab's kitchen (alfresco dining to the max!).

who needs spitroasts, just hit a roo and we can make our own (yes sorry that was gross)

I am fine with 2 days. If it gets too cold in tent, I am just going to get drunk and sleep in the bug!

hmmm no night driving??? ... patter patter patter, rustle rustle, slam, patter patter patter..... "k shotguns unpacked,, Foine... no pigshootin then"...

:P don't worry I gross even myself out sometimes!.......I aint eatin baked beans though :puke

dubcab - May 17th, 2004 at 08:35 PM

Do we have any numbers?

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OZ Towdster - May 17th, 2004 at 08:59 PM

Andy42 and DubCab have the right idea and ,ITS ABOUT TIME YOU GOT OUT OF BED EARLY WES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .A 2 day event should start FRI night and a one day event at YES 6-00 AM or can't you stand to many hours of bagging about where and where not you will drive your BIG SHINY CAR .

dubcab - May 17th, 2004 at 09:29 PM

I havent finished my projects yet so i'll be there in the triton(again).I'm just going to chill out for the weekend and hopefully catch some baja/buggy action. Sure its getting cold out here for you coasters but you've just gotta be prepared i.e. beannie and jacket. We generally eat real well when we go camping coz you have plenty of time to cook (and have a cleansing ale while doing so).I dont think I've ever had baked beans in 20 years of camping! My wife is an awesome cook especially around a campfire or bbq and she said she'd help out for those who are "cullinary challenged".(but it might cost you a ride in your buggy).Just bring out your meat and whatever else takes your fancy and I'm sure we can help out. We also have plenty of eskies if you need to store cold stuff with donations of imported beer graciously accepted. Seriously if its all too hard just let us know and we can probably arrange some descent food all weekend for just the cost only.:beer

Baja Wes - May 18th, 2004 at 08:53 AM

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Originally posted by A Westwood
Andy42 and DubCab have the right idea and ,ITS ABOUT TIME YOU GOT OUT OF BED EARLY WES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .A 2 day event should start FRI night and a one day event at YES 6-00 AM or can't you stand to many hours of bagging about where and where not you will drive your BIG SHINY CAR .


Getting up and driving before the sun comes up doesn't bother me too much, I have a heated car. People on the north side of Brisbane will be travelling for nearly 2 hours to get to Gatton, so they would leave at 6:30 to get there for 8:30. 6:30 is when the Sun starts to come up around my area. I didn't think buggy people would want to start driving in winter before the sun came up.

Basically people are free to do whatever they want, arrive when they want and stay as long as they want.

I for one do not have the luxury of being able to finish work early friday arvo. The earliest I would possibly be able to arrive at Blackduck friday night is 9:30pm, and I don't really want to be fumbling around in the dark setting up my tent then.

So I figure most people would be suited to sat only, or sat and sunday. the voting seems to be fairly close for those 2 options too.

Plan #1

Maybe we should change the meeting place to within blackduck itself. Then people can do whatever. The small hill climbs, the man-made rocky/tyre gorge, and the mud pit are all relatively close to each other. We could play around there between 9 and 10am on saturday morning, and that could be the meeting place / time.

One group would be already in blackduck, the early starters or the people there from friday night. The other group would be coming in that morning. I am happy to co-ordinate the group coming in that morning. Meet at the Gatton maccas on the warrego highway at 8:30am, planning to leave at 9am.

Then we play all saturday. Some people can head off at night, some people can stay around and head off the next day. It seems we have enough people keen on both ideas for both ideas to work.

We could still hang out as a group for a while on saturday night. We could either go as a big group to the tenthill hotel for dinner and drinks. Or we could hang around dubcabs kitchen and do the same.

I know the day trippers are supposed to be out by dusk, but I am sure they wouldn't mind us hanging out at the camp for a little while to socialise. The worst they can do is ask us to pay the $5 camping fee.

So what does that vague plan sound like?

daz67 - May 18th, 2004 at 10:05 AM

We are in for the Saturday Night at least, will consider if to stay on Sunday(depending on condition of Buggy after Saturday).

dubcab - May 18th, 2004 at 03:25 PM

read your post about going to tenthill pub for dinner on Saturday night, and from all local accounts its not a great option, however the grantham pub does nice meals at reasonable prices from 6pm its only another 7 kms into grantham from tenthill about 20mins from blackduck.... just thought this might be helpful :)

dubcab - May 18th, 2004 at 03:33 PM

dont bacon, eggs and french toast sound great on sunday morning.......:thumb

Baja Wes - May 18th, 2004 at 03:41 PM

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Originally posted by dubcab
read your post about going to tenthill pub for dinner on Saturday night, and from all local accounts its not a great option, however the grantham pub does nice meals at reasonable prices from 6pm its only another 7 kms into grantham from tenthill about 20mins from blackduck.... just thought this might be helpful :)


Thanks for the advice, greatly appreciated!

I was just going off the info the guy at Blackduck told me over the phone. I asked where we could eat and he said the tenthill pub was good. But if the grantham pub better than that's the way to go :thumb

So dubcab, can you give us a guided tour of Blackduck? I have only briefly been there once, and the guys I was with pretty much stayed in the mud pit the whole day.

daz67 - May 18th, 2004 at 05:17 PM

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Originally posted by dubcab
dont bacon, eggs and french toast sound great on sunday morning.......:thumb


I'm In, What time will it be ready?

Will I need to come out of my tent or will it be served in Bed?

Do They deliver the paper out there?

OZ Towdster - May 18th, 2004 at 05:42 PM

C,mon Daz nobody wants too see you in bed!!!!!!!!!

dubcab - May 18th, 2004 at 07:06 PM

I've done most of the tracks up there but the best one has to be the trip to the top of the mountain,the views are spectacular and would make an awesome club photo. I've been up in a defender (2nd gear low range) which probably means valve bounce in first gear for wes's baja. I've also been to the top on an XR400 and that got bloody scary near the top. Its fairly steep in parts and with tennis ball size stones on the track itwas hard to stay upright on the bike and if you stall you start rolling backwards-NOT GOOD ON A BIKE. But I'd take my kombi up there if it was finished so you guys shouldnt have any problems. There are also little joining tracks that are rated extreme so down hill only would be the go. I reckon your legs will be shakin on the brake pedal on some of those. But I reckon anyone who makes it through the man made obstacle course unaided deserves a bloody medal ! Oh ...and by the way there are usually motorbikes on the tracks so try and stop when you meet them headon when cruising the tracks. If it means a ride in a decent VW I'll take anyone on a guided tour!!!!!

dubcab - May 18th, 2004 at 07:14 PM

My wife Linda has informed me that if she doesnt get brekky in bed ...........NO ONE DOES..........So I spose I should make the boss a bit of burnt toast for the benefit of us all.:jesus

$2.63 homebrand baja - May 18th, 2004 at 09:51 PM

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Originally posted by dubcab
I reckon your legs will be shakin on the brake pedal on some of those. But I reckon anyone who makes it through the man made obstacle course unaided deserves a bloody medal ! Oh ...and by the way there are usually motorbikes on the tracks so try and stop when you meet them headon when cruising the tracks.


:cry who's been blabbing to my festybug then eh????

nasty little thing snapped it's hand brake cable today (yee-ss i was only driving on one,, the first went the other week)...

guess what I'm doing tomorrow..... ( thing is my spare cables are still in the bug up back,,,, ptewwwie,, rusted axle nut, I know I could just buy new ones.. but....)

I don't know if it's out of fear they snapped or is it a secret desire for running down motorbikes my bug is harbouring???
:P ooorrr maybe it was sabotage? :o I was joking about the roo.... K....

daz67 - May 19th, 2004 at 08:45 AM

So I have it on good authority that our fearless leader is not coming.
That leaves all the really scarey things up to Wes!
Hope your up to it Wes?:vader

Andy42 - May 19th, 2004 at 06:38 PM

Well I went to check on the progress of me van this afternoon and well I can say it will not be getting me there for the weekend. About all we can use out of the Auto is the case :cry so it will be a few days at least before all the bits get here for it now. :puke

$2.63 homebrand baja - May 19th, 2004 at 08:50 PM

:o hey andy, just make up some plates out of cardboard for ur buggy and cut cross country to the park! if u go b4 sunup no one will notice the black texta writing (or crayon)..... if anyone asks. just say ur trying out the letters 4 size! (mind u u will have 2 sleep in a tent wif no van!):thumb
....or could hitch it to back of cattle truck when the drivers not looking??..... take normal car and grab seat.. :cussing my sis has bailed on me so I know I have one (yeh yeh boring baja!lol)..

hey wes wat is the final decision as to meeting places as i will go straight to park? (gatton would b big loop 4 me).. wat about making dubcabs kitchen the spot then the overnighters can dump stuff? is the 'play area' easy to find?
hmmm can see myself ending up driving round lost 4 half the day..lol..

I think it would be a nice wind down at end of day if a bbq type thing is held at the 'kitchen' lol rather than heading off for the pub, perhaps your original idea of campfire would be the way to go? or are all the overnighters bailing?

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daz67 - May 20th, 2004 at 08:07 AM

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Originally posted by Andy42
Well I went to check on the progress of me van this afternoon and well I can say it will not be getting me there for the weekend. About all we can use out of the Auto is the case :cry so it will be a few days at least before all the bits get here for it now. :puke


Hey Andy,

Three options for you,

1. Throw my brother(Ashley) some fuel money and he will most probably tow your trailer out there for you. He is staying at my place Friday night and driving his Patrol out to the park with us.

2. Catch a lift out to the park with Ashley then jump in with $2.63 homebrand baja.

3. Sit at home with your tail between your legs whining that you couldn't come.

Baja Wes - May 20th, 2004 at 09:24 AM

So here is my plan...

Arrive at Gatton macca's at 8:30, and leave at 9:00am. That should get me to Black duck at about 9:30am. Will then hang around the mud pit, man-made rock canal, and small hill climbs till 10:00am and hopefully will find the others.

The mud pit, man-made rock canal, and small hill climbs are all relatively close to each other, and fairly close to where you come in and pay your money. They will also give you a map to help you figure things out. You shouldn't get too lost.

People that are heading in earlier or seperately can organise with dubcab to meet up with him. I'll let you guys (and gals) figure that out. As long as we all meet up as described by 10am.

We will then go for a tour led by dubcab, and he will take us to some nice places :)

At night people are free to head off whenever. We seemed to have eliminated the pub option, if people are going to cook dinner then that will happen in the camping area. Dubcab has kindly donated his kitchen services. byo food, or suck up to dubcab to bring it and pay him a fee I guess, again figure it out between yourselfs. I'll be hanging around for a while sat night, probably heading off by 8:00pm. If I am lazy I will grab maccas at gatton on the way home.

People staying can camp, there seems to be a few people keen on that. People heading off can head off, there is just as many people doing that :)

Sorry for the crap organisation. No food by blackduck ruined my original plan, and I have been real busy and haven't had a chance to do any other planning. In fact my baja still has sand on the floormat's from the wheelies beach trip.

And as stated our fearless leader Brad won't be coming either, he is real busy with Uni assignments.

By the looks of the voting we should get about 10 cars turning up, which would be a good turn-out. Hope to see you all there!

Andy42 - May 20th, 2004 at 05:14 PM

Mate if it is cool with ash i would gladly put in money for him to tow it but it is a big asss trailer as you know:P. Maybe you could ask him for me:kiss.
I will know tommorrow after 12 if my van will be ready as they flew the parts up from Melbourne for it but were the wrong ones so they are flying the right ones up tomorrow morning so they hope it wll be a goer but I am not convinced. Oh option 3 sounds pretty bad Daz:P i will give youa call tommorrow to let you know what is happening.

OZ Towdster - May 20th, 2004 at 06:00 PM

I thought heathers option sounded like more FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

$2.63 homebrand baja - May 20th, 2004 at 06:17 PM

at the rate I am going it will be fun,, have bashplates now but no handbrakes.... :P

":bounce what extreme track?,,aaarrrrggghhh......SMMAAASSSHHH!"

mmmmm $2.63 safety!

Andy42 - May 20th, 2004 at 06:18 PM

Yeh of course I realy must thank Heather for her offer and the thought did cross my mind " Mmmmm getting driven around all day by a lovely lady while I had a few refreshing beers :thumb " actually very very tempting but I realy want to see if I can kill this buggy or not. Will be interesting to see how it goes seeing as the genny is not working so a couple of batteries will come with me as well:)