Skooby Donating Members 398 Member For: 18y 8m 2d Location: Phillip Island Posted 17/03/07 02:21 AM Share Posted 17/03/07 02:21 AM (edited) Hi Skooby,I guess we'll meet up with you at Lang Lang Shell servo then if you come along (you don't want to miss doing the Loch - Wonthaggi twisties with us )?←Yeah I could do that. It's probably better than meeting in Wonnie anyway. Rough time for Lang Lang would be 9:30 - 9:45am? Never been to Loch (or heard of it) so it should be interesting. My wife will be coming along for the ride too. Made sure she had the weekend off. Depending on how the roster works out my mate might be coming along in his XR8. Edited 17/03/07 02:26 AM by Skooby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDaifu Cruise Whore Moderating Team 5,130 Member For: 19y 5m 15d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 17/03/07 06:13 AM Author Share Posted 17/03/07 06:13 AM (edited) Hi Blown BA and Skooby,Will meet you at the Lang Lang Shell Servo on the South Gippsland Highway about 9:40am on the way through CRUISE LIST:1. EvilDaifu2. Mr Turbo (based on VIC Chat?)3. xr6boy (based on VIC Chat?)4. Blown BA (meet Lang Lang Shell Servo)5. Skooby (meet Lang Lang Shell Servo)6. Dagabond (based on VIC Chat?)7. XR6T8_UPOSSIBLES:1. SCRIBR2. Skooby's XR8 MateThink we need a few other colors in there guys Edited 18/03/07 02:41 PM by EvilDaifu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDaifu Cruise Whore Moderating Team 5,130 Member For: 19y 5m 15d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 18/03/07 11:48 AM Author Share Posted 18/03/07 11:48 AM (edited) Hi Guys,Just did a dry run on part of the route today.Some good news - I've been able to shorten the home run to avoid the parking lot on Princes Highway around Pakenham/Officer due to VicRoads road works (so we won't come home on the Princes Highway now). Makes the home run easier and faster First post is updated to show the new route. Round trip is now only 460km (used to be 540km in the initial route proposed). Edited 18/03/07 02:37 PM by EvilDaifu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFXRT6 Silver Donating Members 687 Member For: 18y 10m 1d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 18/03/07 09:28 PM Share Posted 18/03/07 09:28 PM Unfortunetly I would be able to make this event due to the "Run for the kids" event being held on the same day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDaifu Cruise Whore Moderating Team 5,130 Member For: 19y 5m 15d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 19/03/07 12:00 PM Author Share Posted 19/03/07 12:00 PM Hi Guys,I was just wondering if I could have some feedback on your thoughts as to why you would or would not come along to this cruise.Is it too long? (but some of the best roads are little out of town)Is the date not good? (it does fall during the school holidays but it is clear of other events - please correct me though)Is it too close to our previous VIC event? (held on 11 Mar)Is it the cost (for fuel, for park entrance)?By the way, had a brief telephone chat with Feann Torr today, the motoring journalist of Webwombat, to see if he would like to join us on the cruise. He's a Ford XR fan. He plans to have a Ford loan car that weekend to evaluate (not sure what) and what better way to check it out than with us on some twisties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss_Aly Donating Members 615 Member For: 20y 8m 7d Gender: Female Posted 19/03/07 12:17 PM Share Posted 19/03/07 12:17 PM Hi guys,Here's my opinion for Gary's thoughtsThe first thing that scared me was the 460km trip that's 5hrs total driving time, well it's the distance to Portland. Then it's always the fuel costs, we all know about that! At least $80 for the tripAly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDaifu Cruise Whore Moderating Team 5,130 Member For: 19y 5m 15d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 19/03/07 12:49 PM Author Share Posted 19/03/07 12:49 PM Hi Miss_Aly,Thank you for your feedback I'm not critisizing you in anyway, because I think your points are valid and welcome them, but here are some positives I can see.We take lots of stops along the way and the roads and destinations on the cruise, in my opinion, are interesting. It's an individual thing, but I also look at it as about 230km somewhere and 230km back and for those who have done long distance driving every now and again - 230km aint that much (especially with all the stops we take to break it up).The cost is an individual thing. If you can afford the $ and the time, it is a great way to enjoy your XR and the open roads and with fellow like-minded forum members. Think of it as an evening out - some people could easily spend that much on a good night out at restaurant nowadays. And now's as good a time as any - milder Autumn temperatures and the dry weather means the roads are immeniently drivable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 2m 7d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 19/03/07 03:35 PM Share Posted 19/03/07 03:35 PM I dont care, what else am I gunna do on a Sunday sit here and post crap for hours on end and look at big breasted women..... better shut up I'm talkin meself out of it.... In.+ another 3 hours and 100k's from my neck of the woods all up.....Anybody thought of sending an email to the Sun for Fridays DRIVE section and the last pages events section....Might hook a few newb's in.Where's Flukey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YPURV4 KILL,KILL,KILL,DIE,DIE,DIE, Member 2,813 Member For: 18y 8m 17d Gender: Male Posted 19/03/07 06:24 PM Share Posted 19/03/07 06:24 PM (edited) hey gary for me its just a little to long, if I was driving there by self it would be ok but when your in a group things attend to go a little slower.Not that there is any thing really wrong with that but it would come into play big time on a long trip.The portsea cruz is about the lenght you want that was great fun.My 2 cents. Edited 19/03/07 06:25 PM by YPURV4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skooby Donating Members 398 Member For: 18y 8m 2d Location: Phillip Island Posted 19/03/07 08:44 PM Share Posted 19/03/07 08:44 PM I do a 260km round trip to Narre Warren every other week to see the family. Admittedly it's half the distance of the cruise but with a few stops along the way it aint that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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