Combined States Snowy Cruise 2011

[EvilDaifu]

Combined States Snowy Cruise 2011

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 18 - Sunday 20 November 2011

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 by at least 7pm Friday night for dinner at reknowned Oriental Hotel in main street Tumut.

Saturday is the big day - start 7am nice an early for brekky somewhere in Tumut (bakery in town) then head off about 8am along glorious Snowy Mountains Highway onto some sweeping roads through gummed bush that eventually rises above the snowline bringing into view the barren openness of the Kiandra plains where you can actually see the winding roads ahead of you for miles and miles !!! Then its through the hilly country driving the lower plains for a late BBQ lunch on the banks of the Khancoban lake. Next head off for more gumline roads with a short 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 for real this year (honest fellas )

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

If anyone is interested, I'm taking Monday off and coming back to Melbourne via Falls Creek and Mt Hotham (or may skip Mt Hotham and head down from Omeo to the Princes Hwy). I thinking of staying Sunday over-night at Omeo Hotel or the Blue Duck Inn - those of you who went on the VIC Alpine Cruise would know of those places.

ACCOMODATION AND DINNERS:

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 18 November - Tumut - Choice of 2 Motels

Dinner is planned at the Oriental Hotel for us on Friday night - so aim to get into Tumut by at least 7pm for a group dinner. We'll probably do a photo opp infront of the old Tumut train station if the weather is good. There is a car wash up the road from the Oriental Hotel for those that want to be spic'n'span for the photo opp For Saturday morning, best to order yourself in-room breakfast or head into Tumut main street as we plan to leave Tumut early about 8am.

Friday 18 November 2011 - Tumut - Tumut Motor Inn (right next door to the Oriental Hotel booked for dinner that night)

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

Ph 02 6947 4523 and quote FordXR6Turbo.com when booking to get special room rate.

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 $110

Twin Room - Two Separate Beds for 2 people $125

or

Friday 18 November 2011 - 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 and quote FordXR6Turbo.com when booking to get special room rate.

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

Saturday 19 November 2011 - Jindabyne - Everyone Staying at Alpine Gables

Lunch is planned to be by the Khancoban lake on Saturday (cost will be about $5 per person for real Tumut cattle country snags and soft drink). 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 nearby Jindabyne plaza.

Saturday 19 November 2011 - 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)

Ummm no Talbingo this year

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 to have a UHF 40 channel CB Radio (almost mandatory to be honest) 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 one year.

Bucket, sponge and some car wash liquid. There's a car wash at Tumut just up the road from the hotels - but nothing I noticed around Jindy - but the Alpine Gables does have a water tap in the car park which some of used last 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 bring your flash boxes incase you need it - don't laugh I remember one gentleman broke down and had to drop his tune back to stock because

a. dust in his airbox

b. water in his fuel

c. all the above

Spare car keys

MOBILEPHONE COVERAGE:

I think a few of the fellas who had Voda or Optus mobiles were struggling to get coverage on the cruise last year. Things may have changed though.

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. This cruise is not to be advertised on any other media or websites or social media sites without prior agreement from the cruise organisers.

9. 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

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. LUXJET VIC (booked in)

3. tab QLD (booked in)

4. aussie_dozer ACT

5. RHR NSW

6. senna_T NSW (booked in)

7. Dagabond VIC

8. Rusty XR6T VIC (booked in)

9. Rudiger VIC (booked in)

10. g6t QLD (booked in)

11. BionicXR6T NSW

12. MS700 NSW

13. XRFOOL NSW (booked in)

14. Rootster NSW

15. k31th VIC (booked in)

16. aussie_dozer mate 1 ACT

17. aussie_dozer mate 2 ACT

18. aussie_dozer mate 3 ACT

Maybes:

1. TonezXR6T VIC

2. O2SUCKA NSW

PDF Handout Combined States Snowy Cruise 2011 handout ver01a.pdf

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

Edited 04/11/11 11:50 AM by EvilDaifu

[Dillz]

Down.

[tab]

Sitting on about 80% certainty at the moment

Get on it bitches...best fun you'll ever have on four wheels.

[Buf-Phoon]

I'm in , might even bring "Sorry" for prosperity

[aussie_dozer]

Count me and Dylan in Gary. And I think the women want to come as well.

[EvilDaifu]

tab now that's down right confusing using dags avi

[RHR]

By far the best cruise and Gary has taken a lot of time to pen it.

Put me down gaz

[tab]

After those three confirmations...make that a 30% certainty

Jokes. Love you all. Not so much the Canberra freaks though.

[HER-XRT]

I'm at about 85% certainty..

[senna_T]

In for sure, can't wait for this again, had an awesome time last year - even though I missed the first day!