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Baja Wes - August 21st, 2003 at 04:46 PM

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]

Baja Wes - August 25th, 2003 at 12:57 PM

I can't believe only 19 people have read this post

Andy - August 25th, 2003 at 02:22 PM

I read it Wes, but the Kombi won't make it

11CAB - August 25th, 2003 at 06:43 PM

Hey Andy, our Kombi made the last Manx trip... I'm sure yours could make this one.....:thumb

Baja Wes - August 25th, 2003 at 07:51 PM

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.

Andy - August 25th, 2003 at 10:53 PM

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

11CAB - August 28th, 2003 at 09:10 PM

No Wes, unfortunately I have to work on Sat, and then taking the family to RiverFire.
Maybe next time.
Graham

11CAB - August 31st, 2003 at 07:04 PM

So are there any pics for us poor souls that couldn't make it??
:cry

Baja Wes - August 31st, 2003 at 08:06 PM

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...

Baja Wes - August 31st, 2003 at 08:45 PM

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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]

byronbus - August 31st, 2003 at 10:39 PM

that looks great, gotta get a baja or a buggy...:thumb

jenz58 - August 31st, 2003 at 11:13 PM

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 :cool:

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]

Brad - September 1st, 2003 at 05:11 AM

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 :mad: 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

daz67 - September 1st, 2003 at 07:35 AM

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Yeah go the Sunday's.....

jenz58 - September 1st, 2003 at 09:18 AM

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

Baja Wes - September 1st, 2003 at 04:59 PM

So where's the comments from the other members on the trip?

Brad - September 2nd, 2003 at 05:30 AM

I guess you don't mean me then cause I didn't make it :cry :cry :cry

Baja Wes - September 2nd, 2003 at 01:09 PM

It'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

Brad - September 2nd, 2003 at 02:26 PM

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 - September 3rd, 2003 at 04:26 AM

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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

Baja Wes - September 3rd, 2003 at 08:21 AM

yeah 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.

daz67 - September 6th, 2003 at 09:09 AM

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Just use the Tree stump at the bottom, works for me!!!!

Brad - September 6th, 2003 at 10:54 AM

We don't all have rear bars made of railway tracks

daz67 - September 8th, 2003 at 08:06 AM

Handles like it's on rails.......

Brad - September 8th, 2003 at 08:18 AM

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 - September 9th, 2003 at 04:54 AM

It is only about wank value if you can back it up with performance.

Baja Wes - September 14th, 2003 at 06:58 PM

I got a few photos off Ronnie. I only had time to scan these 4 so far.

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daz67 - September 14th, 2003 at 08:34 PM

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

Brad - September 15th, 2003 at 09:43 AM

so when are we going to see pics of the big hills ?? :P

Baja Wes - September 15th, 2003 at 09:50 AM

when you get back from your Tonga holiday and actually come out to play with us :P