What Are Us Vic Guys Doing For Xmas

[stang]

Tried to post his in cruise & events but little ole me not have permission to post in that area

Anyway, the NSW boys are doing something ,I think queenslanders are going Go Karting.

So what are us vic boys and girls :-) doing, maybe keep it local so more can come,maybe a BBQ on the beach. Or even Go Karting and then food.

EVIL where are you EVIL ?

It`s xmas time lalalalalalalal

FordXR6Turbo.com Cruise - Christmas Portsea Hotel

DATE: Sunday 17 December 2006

TIME: 9:30am Departure

DESTINATIONS: South Gippsland Highway/Western Port Highway, Arthurs Seat, Flinders, Portsea Hotel (Lunch).

DESCRIPTION:This cruise winds through the Mornington Peninsula to finish up at our lunch pit stop at the Portsea Hotel near the tip of the peninsula. Along the way, there will be some freeway cruising south along the South Gippsland Highway/Western Port Highway, then some brief twistys up Arthurs Seat, followed by easy country roads with the moderate bends around the back of the peninsula, taking in Flinders, before cruising along the Nepean Highway into the best EVVVEERRR beer garden at the Portsea Hotel.

DURATION: Approximately 3 hours for the actual cruise. Then however long you like for lunch.

MEET:

Meet Point - Bunnings Dandeong, Corner Princess Hwy and Gladstone Rd for 9:30am Departure (Melways Map 90 B2)

Please ensure you have a sufficient fuel before departure.

MAPS:

Route Map

Higher resolution version of cruise route map (330kB)

Map of where the Portsea Hotel is

All roads on the cruise are in good condition and sealed.

9:30 am Depart Meet Point - Bunnings Dandeong, Corner Princess Hwy and Gladstone Rd (Melways Map 90 B2). Enter car park from Gladstone Rd.

9:40 am Travel along Princes Highway through Dandenong then turn right into the South Gippsland Highway/Western Hwy A780 to Tyabb. Then at Tyabb merge left to join the Frankston-Flinders Rd C777 towards Hastings/Bittern/Balnarring.

10:20 am After passing through Balnarring, leave C777 to go straight ahead along Stanleys Rd then turn right at Merricks Rd to rejoin the Bittern-Dromana Rd C788.

10:35 am Just before reaching the Nepean Highway, turn left into C787 to head towards Red Hill. But before reaching Red Hill, right into Boundary Rd and follow that to Arthurs Seat for some brief twistys.

10:45 am Arrive at Arthurs Seat for possible photo opp depending on how busy the carpark is. Anyway, even if it is too crowded for a photo opp, nice to take in the view from the viewing area. Toilets are available here.

11:00 am Depart Arthurs Seat head through the back roads of the peninsula to Flinders.

11:30 am Arrive at Flinders for another possible photo opp, once again depending on how full the carpark is. Nice views of the sea anyway. Toilets are available here.

11:45 am Depart Flinders and take the C777 towards Rosebud. Left at Limestone Rd, then along Sandy Rd. Finally up Dundas St towards the west of Rye. Then along the Nepean Highway B110 to Portsea.

12:30 pm Arrive Portsea Hotel for lunch and end of cruise. (Melways Map 156 F2). Table no. 1 is booked for us on the terrace. Leave whenever you like (by 3pm should beat the queues back into the city). You need to quote your table no. when ordering at the cashier. They bring the food out to our table. Non-time limited parking before 24 Dec, so just park where you can. Most parking spots are across the road from the Portsea Hotel.

BRING:

Optional UHF 40 channel CB Radio to keep across road hazards and general chatter. EvilDaifu has 1 left for loan if anyone would like to borrow it. Just PM EvilDaifu. Also, ypurv4 has a spare CB that could be borrowed. Just PM ypurv4 (thanks ypurv4 ).

Camera for the photo opps and the views.

Also, if you are interested, EvilDaifu will be bringing along 2 original white 24cm site stickers for purchase at $10 each (so you don't have to buy them directly from MissXR - they're the same ones though - which saves you postage and handling costs). Just PM EvilDaifu if you would like to reserve one for yourself.

RULES:

1. Obey all laws whilst on the cruise; this means no speeding, no overtaking over double lines (no matter how safe you think it may be), etc...

2. There is a designated cruise leader who will lead the way and set the correct pace for all cruise members.

3. Use the Buddy system; always make sure you can see the car behind you. This will give people behind you an indication on where to turn to make sure nobody gets lost.

4. CB Radio’s; if you don’t have one, follow the maps and directions given out. It is highly recommended to have CB as it enhances the enjoyment of the cruise being able to hear about road hazards and join in on the social chatter.

5. Please turn up to the meeting points with a sufficient fuel in your tank and enough time before the departure time.

6. During the cruise, please have head-lights on normal beam. It is up to individuals if fog lights are on, but be mindful that in some States, it is illegal to have fog lights on in most situations.

7. The Cruise Controller attending the cruise has the final say on the cruise route.

8. By attending this cruise you agree not to hold FordXR6Turbo.com, it’s Administrators, Moderators, Cruise Controllers, or Owner responsible/liable for any damage and/or grief sustained (simply; you are responsible for your own actions).

CRUISE LIST:

1. EvilDaifu

2. flukey

3. stang + 3

4. FordT6 + 1

5. ypurv4

6. shockF6 (a "should be" gets you into the Attendee List )

7. sevenohms

8. gogo (joining us on the way)

9. xlnt6 + 1

10. GUNGSTA

POSSIBLES:

1. SHYXR

2. XR6T4ME

3. neo nick

4. geea

Lunch at Portsea Hotel: (to allow me to book the table = 13 people)

1. EvilDaifu

2. flukey

3. stang + 3

4. FordT6 + 1

5. shockF6

6. sevenohms

7. gogo

8. xlnt6 + 1

IMPORTANT UPDATES

Something to spice things up for this giving Christmas season!

PDF DOWNLOAD:

Christmas_Portsea_VIC_Cruise_17_December_2006_v1_Internet.pdf

EvilDaifu will be bringing hardcopies of this PDF along to the cruise as well.

Everyone is welcome and it's a good way to meet your fellow FordXR6Turbo.com enthusiasts and enjoy the rush of rumbling through in a line of Ford XR Falcons

Please post up if you like to join us on the cruise and feel free to ask me any questions. Please also let me know if you shall be staying for lunch at the Portsea Hotel (to allow me to book the correct table number at this busy time of year).

Kind Regards,

EvilDaifu (with help from stang and TUFXRT6 )

Edited 15/12/06 02:55 PM by EvilDaifu

[stang]

nudge nudge

Gee 7 looks no response

[gogo]

a bbq has been discussed in the vics chat thread....

good option IMHO - was some talk about combining this with a Christmas Cruise, but I reckon we go to someone's place who is central....

Cheers,

Ben.

[stang]

Yeah I thought maybe along the beach could be elwood,sth melb either somewhere with a barbie or just a reasonably priced dinner somewhere.

Dont want to drive 500k`s just toget something to eat.

[EvilDaifu]

Well, there was some talk of doing a cruise. But if more people feel like gathering somewhere close and not really driving anywhere far, that's also okay with me. I think that's what Adam intended with his original suggestion in Vic Chat.

Anyway, I'm happy to stay with a beach or near beach venue not too far away to drive. Also a BBQ lunch sounds okay.

Or, if you're not too keen on a self cook BBQ, why don't we visit a restaurant and let them do the cooking. That way we can sit back and enjoy each other's company without the hassle of organising and cooking the food.

So, I would welcome some suggested venues?

How about Sunday 17th December as the date?

Please post up your ideas

[stang]

Sounds Good, Is 17th to close to xmas,I cool either way just thinking the closer to xmas you get the less flexibility to find time.

I all for eating out over BBQ I suppose as one person gets stuck cooking and then ya got the flies to worry about. Throw up your suggestion guys, OH and girls are welcome, shhhhh the missus will hear.

[Mr Turbo]

Myself and Gary are in discussion on a cruise towards Korumburra way and down to Inverloch, but if this is to far perhaps Sorrento/Dromana might be a better option?

Comments are welcome guys,

Rob...

[donza]

if you guys are coming down inverloch way why not drop into wonthaggi and have some good food in a good atmoshere at the wonthaggi club then go for a drive to the beach.

[Mr Turbo]

if you guys are coming down inverloch way why not drop into wonthaggi and have some good food in a good atmoshere at the wonthaggi club then go for a drive to the beach.

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We will keep this in mind Donza, thanks.

Rob...

[stang]

Myself and Gary are in discussion on a cruise towards Korumburra way and down to Inverloch, but if this is to far perhaps Sorrento/Dromana might be a better option?

Comments are welcome guys,

Rob...

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Sorrrento, dromana sounds o.k the key thing I think is that people have enough time to make the trip eat /talk and then if they have plans afterwards be able to make them too. I know theres xmas parties popping up left right and centre. Also some of the guys like a drink so I cant see there missus if they come wanting to drive up to whoop whoop and back.

P.s I don`t drink so it doesn`t stress me much.