Vic Cruise March 19th 2006

[Mr Turbo]

Cruise Title: Beach to Park to Bush Cruise (Ver 1.1)

Date: Sunday 19 March 2006

Time: Assemble Bunnings Mentone (Map 87 A4) 9:30am for 10am departure.

Bring: BBQ Lunch or Picnic Lunch for lunch at Caulfield Park.

Desirable UHF CB radio.

Cruise List

1. EvilDaifu - Silhouette BF XR6T

2. Mr Turbo - Citric Acid BA XR6T

3. flukeyluke - Blueprint BA XR6T

4. geea - Silhouette BA XR6T

5. Fast Ford XR6 - Blood Orange BA XR6 CAI

6. stang - Phantom BA XR6T

7. Goldbullet - Acid Rush BA XR6T

8. XR6T8_U - Phantom BA XR6T

9. Phevor - Rapid Yellow BA XR6T

10. ShockF6 - Shockwave BA TYPHOON

11. Gogo - HgAg BA XR6T

12. Blown BA - Silhouette BA XR6T

13. dswiders - Blueprint BA XR6T

14. PozzE - HgAg BA XR6T

15. Envi-T - Envi XR6T

16. Bain - Winter White XR6T

17. XRhoon - Citric XR6T

Highlights:

Beach to Park (est time 2 hrs)

- Start along Beach Rd coast-line.

- Beaconsfield Pde beach stretch.

- Bay St, Albert Park run.

- Chapel St, Prahran run.

- Run down Dandenong Rd.

- Lunch-time pitstop at Caulfield Park. Can leave cruise here.

Park to Bush (est time 1 hr)

- Further run down Dandenong Rd.

- Run up Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd including Kalorama lookout.

- Finish at The Churinga Cafe for Devonshire Tea (table for 10 reserved just in case).

Suggested Route:

Beach to Park

09:30 Assemble at Bunnings carpark, Mentone (off Nepean Highway Map 87 A4)

10:00 Head off. Turn left onto Nepean Highway toward Warrigal Rd.

xx:xx Turn right into Warrigal Rd (Map 87 B6).

xx:xx Turn right into Beach Rd (Map 87 B9) and head off along Beach Rd

towards city. Follows the coast-line.

xx:xx Along Beach Rd, pass through Beaumaris, Black Rock, Sandringham,

Hampton.

xx:xx Becomes Esplanade, pass through Brighton.

xx:xx Becomes St Kilda St, pass through Brighton (north).

xx:xx Left at Head St (Map 67 D5) for photo stop at Elwood Beach Carpark.

Possibly no toilets here and may need to pay for parking

but looks like lots of parking. (To be checked out.)

xx:xx Back along Head St (Map 67 C5) and cross St Kilda St.

xx:xx Left into New St (Map 67 E5)

xx:xx Up New St.

xx:xx Left into Nepean Highway (Map 67 E3).

xx:xx Up Nepean Highway

xx:xx Slip right into Chapel St (Map 58 D12)

xx:xx Up Chapel St (cross Dandenong Rd).

xx:xx Up Chapel St shopping strip (cross High St, Malvern Rd and Toorak Rd).

Will probably be very slow going due to Comm Games traffic.

xx:xx Right into Alexandra Ave (Map 58 E2) to follow Yarra River.

xx:xx Left at William Rd Nth (Map 58 G2)

xx:xx Right at roundabout back onto Alexandra Ave (Map 58 G1) to follow Yarra River.

xx:xx Straight ahead through roundabout onto St Georges Rd (Map 58 J1).

xx:xx Right into Orrong Rd (Map 58 J1) (cross Toorak Rd and Malvern Rd).

xx:xx Left into Dandenong Rd (Map 58 H9)

xx:xx Head along Dandenong Rd until Caulfield.

xx:xx Slip right into Normanby Rd (Map 59 C11).

xx:xx Turn right into Kambrook Rd (Map 59 D12).

xx:xx Turn right into Balaclava Rd (Map 59 D12).

12:00? Turn right into Park Cr for parking(Map 59 D12)or park along Balaclava Rd (free parking)

Convenient point to leave the cruise if you like.

NB: Enter Park Cr from Balaclava Rd as it is blocked off in the centre.

Lunch stop at Caulfied Park

- 5 BBQ hot-plates (so you could bring bread and snags) or picnic lunch.

(if desired take-away shops nearby at corner Balaclava Rd/Hawthorn Rd)

- Toilets

- Kids playground

- Free parking spots in Park Cr, in Caulfied Park parking lot or along Balaclava Rd (short walk

to BBQ area).

NB: Beware of NO STANDING signs along some parts of Park Cr.

Park to Bush

13:00? Leave Caulfied Park. Out Park Cr, turn left into Balaclava Rd (Map 59 D12).

xx:xx Right into Normanby Rd (Map 59 E12).

xx:xx Left then right into Dandenong Rd.

xx:xx Head along Dandenong Rd towards Ferntree Gully Rd.

xx:xx Turn left into Ferntree Gully Rd (Map 69 H6).

xx:xx Head along Ferntree Gully Rd towards Burwood Highway.

13:30? Turn right into Burwood Highway (Map 73 J3)

xx:xx Head along Burwood Highway.

xx:xx Turn left into Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd (Map 74 G6).

xx:xx Head along Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd (go past William Ricketts Sanctuary).

xx:xx Short stop at Kalorama carpark lookout (Map 52 J9) for photo opportunity.

Pretty good views of Dandenong Ranges National Park and Silvan Reservoir.

Not that many carspots in the actual carpark, so may need to park

along Ridge Rd (behind the Verandah Shop).

xx:xx Turn around and go back the way we came along Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd to go to

William Ricketts carpark.

14:00? Finish at William Ricketts carpark (Map 66 G1) for Devonshire Tea at The Churinga Cafe

(Map 66 G1).

William Rickets free carpark and surrounded by trees.

If we can get the cars lined up, would be a good photo opportunity here also.

The Churinga Cafe (1381 Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd, ph 03 9751 1242) is right next to the carpark.

Toilets and Devonshire teas are available here.

A table for 10 has been booked for arrival between 2pm and 3:30pm

(depending on traffic conditions) as it can be quite busy on Sundays.

Devonshire Tea Prices:

- 2 scones, jam, cream and 1 pot of tea $8.95 (NB: tea only and not coffee)

- 2 scones, jam and cream $7.65 (order this and coffee if you want scones with coffee)

- Cup of coffee (cappucino, flat, latte, etc) $2.95

(On Sun 26 Feb, carpark was almost empty at 2:30pm but was advised that on some Sundays

you have to queue to get into The Churinga Cafe!)

Thanks to EvilDaifu for being a big help with organizing the details.

Need to know numbers of interest, so if you will like to attend please add your name and I will apply it to the list.

Rob...

[EvilDaifu]

Cruise Beach-Park-Bush 19 March 2006

1. EvilDaifu - BF XR6T

[Flukey]

Flukey

[FPV TRANNY]

Cruise Title: Beach to Park to Bush Cruise (Ver 1.1)

Date: Sunday 19 March 2006

Time: Assemble Bunnings Mentone (Map 87 A4) 9:30am for 10am departure.

Bring: BBQ Lunch or Picnic Lunch for lunch at Caulfield Park.

Desirable UHF CB radio.

Highlights:

Beach to Park (est time 2 hrs)

- Start along Beach Rd coast-line.

- Beaconsfield Pde beach stretch.

- Bay St, Albert Park run.

- Chapel St, Prahran run.

- Run down Dandenong Rd.

- Lunch-time pitstop at Caulfield Park. Can leave cruise here.

Park to Bush (est time 1 1/2 hrs)

- Further run down Dandenong Rd.

- Run up Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd.

- Finish at Devonshire Tea place.

Route:

09:30 Assemble at Bunnings carpark, Mentone (off Nepean Highway Map 87 A4)

10:00 Head off. Turn left onto Nepean Highway toward Warrigal Rd.

xx:xx Turn right into Warrigal Rd (Map 87 B6).

xx:xx Turn right into Beach Rd (Map 87 B9) and head off along Beach Rd

towards city. Follows the coast-line.

xx:xx Along Beach Rd, pass through Beaumaris, Black Rock, Sandringham,

Hampton.

xx:xx Becomes Esplanade, pass through Brighton.

xx:xx Becomes St Kilda St, pass through Brighton (north).

xx:xx Left into Ormand Esplanade (Map 67 D5), pass through Elwood.

xx:xx Becomes Marine Pde, pass through Elwood (north)

xx:xx Becomes Jacka Bvd.

xx:xx Becomes Beaconsfield Pde, pass through St Kilda, Middle Park,

Albert Park.

xx:xx Turn right into Bay St (Map 57 B4). NB: Stay in right line to go straight ahead.

xx:xx Head along Bay St which becomes Crockford St (Map 57 D2).

xx:xx Turn right into York St (Map 57 E1).

xx:xx Turn right into Ferrars St (Map 57 F1).

xx:xx Head down Ferrars St.

xx:xx Turn left into Park St (Map 57 F2).

xx:xx Head down Park St (cross Kings Way).

xx:xx Turn right into St Kilda Rd (Map 57 K1) and stay in left lane to be ready turn left.

xx:xx Turn left into Domain Rd (Map 57 K1).

xx:xx Head down Domain Rd. NB: This is to avoid Toorak Rd West parking lot.

xx:xx Turn right into Punt Rd (Map 58 C2).

xx:xx Turn left into Toorak Rd (Map 58 C3).

xx:xx Turn right into Chapel St (Map 58 E3)(let's see how this goes!)

xx:xx Head down Chapel St (cross Malvern Rd and High St).

xx:xx Turn left into Dandenong Rd (Map 58 D8).

xx:xx Head along Dandenong Rd until Caulfield.

xx:xx Slip right into Normanby Rd (Map 59 C11).

xx:xx Turn right into Kambrook Rd (Map 59 D12).

xx:xx Turn right into Balaclava Rd (Map 59 D12).

12:00? Turn right into Park Cr (Map 59 D12).

NB: Enter Park Cr from Balaclava Rd as it is blocked off in the centre.

Lunch-time pitstop. Can leave cruise here.

This is Caulfied Park.

- 5 BBQ hot-plates (so you could bring bread and snags) or picnic lunch.

(if desired take-away shops nearby at corner Balaclava Rd/Hawthorn Rd)

- Toilets

- Kids playground

- Free parking spots in Park Cr and in Caulfield Park parking lot.

NB Beware of the NO STANDING signs in Park Cr.

13:30? Leave Caulfied Park. Out Park Cr, turn left into Balaclava Rd (Map 59 D12).

xx:xx Right into Normanby Rd (Map 59 E12).

xx:xx Left then right into Dandenong Rd.

xx:xx Head along Dandenong Rd towards Ferntree Gully Rd.

xx:xx Turn left into Ferntree Gully Rd (Map 69 H6).

xx:xx Head along Ferntree Gully Rd towards Burwood Highway.

xx:xx Turn right into Burwood Highway (Map 73 J3)

xx:xx Head along Burwood Highway.

xx:xx Turn left into Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd (Map 74 G6).

xx:xx Head along Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd.

15:00? Finish at Devonshire Tea place (to be nominated) for afternoon tea.

Thanks to EvilDaifu for being a big help with organizing the details.

Need to know numbers of interest, so if you will like to attend please apply your name to the list below.

Rob...

Well posted guys Rob/EvilDaifu

[geea]

Great stuff Rob, I'm in.

Geea.

[MRDOHC]

Hey guys

Just a word of caution, there are going to be road closures around Chapel come commonwealth games time so there may be roads closed or crappy traffic.

[EvilDaifu]

Hey guys

Just a word of caution, there are going to be road closures around Chapel come commonwealth games time so there may be roads closed or crappy traffic.

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Doh! I'll check on that but I think you're right MRDOHC!

By the way guys, if you want to check for other reasons, here's a link to the Comm Games Traffic changes.

http://www1.dvc.vic.gov.au/ocgc/traffic%20...sport_Guide.pdf

[EvilDaifu]

As the Comm Games are 15-26 March, I suggest we change the date for this cruise or change the cruise route. I honestly think it will be slow going anywhere in Melbourne during the Comm Games because of the influx of visitors.

Suggested other dates from me are: Sunday 9 April or Sunday 16 April 2006.

Or we cruise out of town.

Any suggestions guys?

[Fast Ford XR6]

Yup count me in

[Flukey]

As the Comm Games are 15-26 March, I suggest we change the date for this cruise or change the cruise route.  I honestly think it will be slow going anywhere in Melbourne during the Comm Games because of the influx of visitors.

Suggested other dates from me are: Sunday 9 April or Sunday 16 April 2006.

Or we cruise out of town.

Any suggestions guys?

Keep the date but change route if needed