Combined States Snowy Cruise 2010

[EvilDaifu]

Combined States Snowy Cruise 2010

Updates will be posted in this first post and the itineray may change over time as necessary - so please check back regularly on this first post

DATE: Friday 19 - Sunday 21 November 2010

TIME:

VIC Depart 9am BP Wallan northbound on Hume Freeway

NSW Depart 12:30pm Mt Annan Shell, Waterworth Drive

ACT Depart 3:15pm Yass Caltex Truckstop Off Hume Freeway (meet up with NSW boys and girls)

DESCRIPTION:

This is based on Cro's famous annual Combined States Snowies Cruise and thanks go to him and the other Moderators/Cruise Controllers for their help in bringing this to you.

VICs start from Melbourne cruise up in a line up Hume Freeway to Tumut (525km approx 9 hours including lunch and pit stops). NSWs start from Sydney and cruise down along Hume Freeway to Yass then Tumut (396km approx 8 hours including lunch and pitstops). Meet up in Tumut 8pm Friday night for dinner at reknowned Oriental Hotel in main street Tumut.

Saturday is the big day - start nice an early for brekky at your Tumut motel 7am then head off about 8am along glorious Snowy Mountains Highway

to Yarrangobilly caves

to explore the caves (optional self guided tour when we arrive which is expected to be about 10am). If weather is good, will plan to have a BBQ lunch at Yarrangobilly - they have 4 BBQs there (I will purchase some meats and stuff in Tumut early Sat morning). Then after some sweeping bendy roads through gummed bush, rise above the snowline to the barren openness of the Kiandra plains where you can actually see the sweepy bendy roads ahead of you for miles and miles !!!

Then its through the hilly country driving of the lower plains for a pitstop (or lunch depending on if we missed out on the BBQ at the caves) at Cabramurra about 3pm (or 1pm if for lunch). Then head off to through Khancoban and pitstop/photo opp at Scammel's Ridge Lookout. After winding past Thredbo ski resort, the road then descends through rock gullies and gum trees below the snow line again and eventually we reach Jindy and the legendary (for past events that shall remain unspoken) Alpine Gables Motel about 6pm for dinner and a good nights sleep (284km approx 8 hours including lunch breaks and pitstops).

Next day Sunday is a late start with brekky in Jindabyne's main plaza then we all head off our separate ways. NSWs head towards Berridale and Sydney (460km approx 7 hours) and VICs get to do the snaking rock gullies again heading back towards Corryong then Melbourne (577km approx 9 hours).

All sealed roads except for several kms on a very well made gravel road into Yarrangobilly caves on Saturday.

Please be aware there are some incredible twisties on this route - best let any passangers know of potential motion sickness.

Also, please ensure you have a contigency plan if you have a breakdown - like a mate who is willing to stay with you if necessary or Roadside Assistance. And it might be a good thing not to have anything critical to do on Monday incase you need that extra day to get home for some reason

DURATION: 3 Days - Friday Saturday and Sunday As a courtesy to your fellow cruisers, please have a full tank at your first meet points. This is a long cruise - and it should go without saying that you can join/leave at anytime. 98 RON is not easy to get whilst in the Kosciuszko National Park, so ensure you fill up at Tumut on the Saturday morning. 98 RON is available from BP and Caltex in Jindabyne.

MEET:

VIC Depart 9am BP 1015 Hume Highway, Wallan VIC - contact person EvilDaifu

NSW Depart 12:30pm Mt Annan Shell, Waterworth Drive - contact person BionicXR6T

ACT Depart (co-ordinate with BionicXR6T) About 3:15pm Caltex Yass off the Hume Hwy meet up with NSW boys and girls.

QLD Make their way down to meet up with NSW if they want - contact BionicXR6T and/or be at the NSW Mt Annan Meet Point.

ROUTE:

Streets

Friday NSW

Friday VIC

Saturday Roads

Saturday Terrain

Sunday NSW

Sunday VIC

ACCOMODATION:

You must book your own accommodation in Tumut Friday night and Jindabyne Saturday night. Book directly with the motels. We have organised special rates though if you quote you're from FordXR6Turbo.com at the following places.

Friday 19 November - Tumut - Choice of 2 Motels

Dinner has been booked into the Oriental Hotel for us on Friday night - so aim to get into Tumut before 8pm for a group dinner. For Saturday morning, best to order yourself breakfast for Saturday morning as we plan to leave Tumut early about 8am.

Friday 19 November 2010 - Tumut - Tumut Motor Inn (right next door to the Oriental Hotel booked for dinner that night but I think they don't have anymore rooms left - check them anyway justin case)

Snowy Mountain Highway (near cnr Wynyard St and Snowy Mountain Hwy), Tumut NSW 2720

Ph 02 6947 4523

Tumut Motor Inn - Snowy Mountains Accommodation NSW Australia

One Person Room - Single Double Bed for 1 person $96

Couple Room - Single Double Bed but for 2 people $107

Twin Room - Two Separate Beds for 2 people $120

Breakfast can be ordered separately at time of arrival e.g. bacon, eggs and toast about $12

or

Friday 19 November 2010 - Tumut - Golden Chain Elms Motor Inn (60 metres walk from Oriental Hotel)

67 Fitzroy St, Tumut NSW 2720

Ph 02 6947 3366 and ask for Andrew

Golden Chain Motels - The Elms Motor Inn - Tumut

One Person Room - Single Double Bed for 1 person $89

Couple Room - Single Double Bed for 2 people $104

Twin Room - Two Separate Beds for 2 people $108

Breakfast can be ordered separately at time of arrival e.g. bacon, eggs and toast about $11

Saturday 20 November 2010 - Jindabyne - Everyone Staying at Alpine Gables

Lunch will be either BBQ at Yarrangobilly caves or at the Cabramurra General Store (Murralin Rd, Cabramurra ph 02 6453 8837) on Saturday. Dinner will be at the Alpine Gables on Saturday night. For Sunday morning, you can do what you like as it depends on when you get up. Breakfast is usually good in the the main Jindabyne plaza.

Saturday 20 November 2010 - Jindabyne - Alpine Gables

$85.oo per room/per night twin share and $10 for every additional guest in the room.

Reservations FREEPHONE: 1 800 645 625

Phone: 02 6456 2555

Email: mail@alpinegables.com.au

www.aspirealpinegables.com.au

Corner Kosciuszko and Kalkite St, Jindabyne, NSW 2627

Ask for Nikki or Maree and quote FordXR6Turbo.com when booking to get special room rate.

FUEL:

A fair bit of fuel will be required for the drive during the 3 days. Please ensure you are topped at the meet points and have enough fuel to complete the legs (so best to fuel up when others do).

Yass

Caltex, CALTEX YASS, 1715 YASS VALLEY WAY, YASS, NSW 2582 (Vortex 98 avail)

Albury

Shell, COLES EXPRESS ALBURY, CNR DAVID ST & GUINEA ST, ALBURY, 2640, NSW

BP, BP Border, Corner Of Ebden Street And Wodonga Place, South Albury, NSW, 2640

BP, BP North Albury, Cnr Hume Hwy & Thurgoona Dr, North Albury, NSW, 2640

Caltex, CALTEX ALBURY, 609 HOVELL ST, ALBURY, NSW 2640

Tumut

Shell, COLES EXPRESS TUMUT, SNOWY MOUNTAINS HWY, TUMUT, 2720, NSW (V Power avail)

Talbingo (between Tumut and Kiandra)

BP, Talbingo Service Station, Murray Jackson Drive, Talbingo, NSW, 2720 (BP Ultimate avail)

Thredbo

BP, Thredbo BP, 51 Friday Dr, Thredbo, NSW, 2625 (95 RON only, Diesel avail)

Khancoban

Caltex, INDEPENDENT KHANCOBAN, 1389 ALPINE WAY, KHANCOBAN, NSW 2642 (95 RON only)

Jindabyne

Shell, SNOWLINE HOLIDAY PARK, KOSCIUSKO RD, JINDABYNE, 2627, NSW (95 RON only, Diesel avail)

BP, BP Jindabyne, 8 Kosciusko Rd, Jindabyne, NSW, 2627 (BP Ultimate avail)

Mobil, Jindabyne east, Lot 1 kosciusko road (95 RON only)

Caltex, CALTEX JINDABYNE, 4-6 KOSCIUSKO RD, JINDABYNE NSW 2627 (Vortex 98 avail)

Cooma

Shell, REGION SERVICE STATION, 51-53 SHARP ST, COOMA, 2630, NSW (95 RON and 91 RON only)

BP, Rhythym Snow Sports, 8 Sharp St, Cooma, NSW, 2630 (BP Ultimate avail)

Corryong

BP,BP Corryong, 21 Towong Road, CORRYONG, VIC, 3707 (95 RON only)

BRING:

Strongly recommended (almost mandatory due to lack of mobilephone coverage in National Park), UHF 40 channel CB Radio to keep across road hazards and general chatter. EvilDaifu has a few CBs for free loan on the cruise if anyone is interested - just PM EvilDaifu to reserve one.

Optional GPS so you know where you are, where you been and how to get where you wanna go

Camera for the photo opps and the views.

Don't forget to bring extra batteries for your CB and camera - something makes me think we'd be chewing through the batteries on this cruise

Sunnies

Warm clothes - though it's November, it's still an alpine region and they got snowed in last time. Check out these wintery pics taken by Corzza mid October this year

3M clear contact tape (from auto stores) for your bonnet lips and maybe fog lights to protect against stone chips and cracks. Cro did a write up about it on the forum.

If you have an edit - maybe your flash boxes incase you need it - don't laugh I remember one member had to drop his tune back to stock because he was pinging like crazy after the main circuit for some reason

Spare car keys

TELSTRA NEXT G MOBILE COVERAGE:

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 Radios - 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. Onus is on the owner/driver to ensure their vehicle is safe to drive on public roads and meets State road traffic authority laws.

7. Please ensure you have a contingency plan if you have a breakdown or unnecessarily delayed. e.g. Roadside Assistance or a mate in another car who is willing to stay with you if necessary.

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).

Emergency Numbers

RACV Roadside Assistance ph 13 72 28

NRMA Roadside Assistance ph 13 11 11

RACQ Roadside Assistance ph 13 11 11

Police ph 000

Police Tumut, 20 Wynward St, ph 02 6947 7199

Police Jindabyne, 16 Thredbo Terrace, ph 02 6456 2244

Ambulance ph 000

Fire ph 000

CFA VIC ph 000

Victorian Bushfire Information ph 1800 240 667

SES NSW ph 13 25 00

Wildlife

NSW Wildlife Information Rescue Education Service ph 1300 094 737

VIC Wildlife Emergency ph 1300 094 535

VicRoads Hazard

Report Hazard ph 13 11 70

Information ph 13 11 71

RTA (NSW) Hazards

Report Hazard ph 13 17 00

Hazard Information ph 13 27 01

Hospitals Tumut - Tumut District Hospital, Howick St, ph 02 6947 1555

Hospitals Cooma - Cooma District Hospital, Bent St pho 02 6455 3222

Coles Tumut, 39 Russell St, ph 02 6947 1543

Talbingo BP, Murray Jackson Drive, ph 02 6949 5203 (has BP Ultimate)

Tumut Shell, Snowy Mountain Hwy, ph 02 6947 2144 (has V-Power)

Jindabyne BP, 8 Kosciusko Rd, ph 02 6456 2127 (has BP Ultimate)

Tow Trucks

Wodonga -BF Panels Towing 24 Hour towing ph 02 6025 7444

Wodonga - Grealy Motors & Towing Service Wodonga ph 02 6024 1155

Wodonga - Jacobs Paint and Panel Towing mob 0417 777 743

Tumut - Tumut Tilt Tray and Vehicle Recovery ph 0428 647 948

Tumut - Royans Wagga Truck Towing mob 0424 827 914

Adaminaby - Ampol service Station, ph 02 6454 2256

Jindabyne - Jindabyne Towing & Automative Services, ph 02 6456 1159

Jindabyne - Snowy Mountains Automative & Towing ph 02 6456 2518

Cooma - Extreme Towing mob 0428 331 731

CRUISE LIST:

1. EvilDaifu VIC (booked in)

2. ms700 NSW (booked in)

3. BionicXR6T NSW (has his accomodation sorted out)

4. Rudiger VIC - (booked in)

5. g6et06 QLD (booked in)

6. RHR NSW (Booked in)

7. senna_T NSW (Sat night only booked in)

8. aussie_dozer ACT (booked in & reserve CB)

9. Power Vision Sound NSW (booked in)

10.tab QLD (booked in)

Maybes:

1. JimmyXR6T04 ACT

2. Rootster NSW

3. accelrate VIC + his mate VIC

4. Brandonn

5. Big.Red NSW and 4 mates (2 turbo's, 2 n/a xr6's and an xr8)

6. veczar VIC

For your convenience - Cruise Handout PDF Version 02

Combined States Snowy Cruise 2010 Handout ver02.pdf

Everyone is welcome and it's a good way to meet your fellow FordXR6Turbo.com enthusiasts from QLD, NSW, ACT and VIC and enjoy the rush of rumbling through in a line of XRs

Edited 18/11/10 08:31 AM by EvilDaifu

[RHR]

Owe baby. This is gonna be a cracker

[RegSpec]

Excellent job Gaz....

Looking forward to this......

[Iconic Bionic]

Its me and the Vee Dub this year.

I.B.

[Ace]

gotta post in this thread so I can find it easier good work gary cant wait will book my accomodation very soon

[GR8XR6]

Put me down as a maybe. Nice planning for cruise. Well done Gary.

[JimmyXR6T04]

Put me down for a maybe! I'll have to assess my roster and a few other bits and pieces. Looks like a great cruise though!

[Jman]

hmmm, still a while away...

Put me down as a maybe, see if my motor is still in one piece by then lol.

[Slymeat]

Put me down for this one I will make a space for it....

[tab]

Awesome...good to get a bit more class in to these things

Maybe we can organise a shown n' shine...see who has the best bias?