Melbourne Meetup MkII - 4th of May > Gippsland

flyingfridge · April 10th, 2008, 1:21 PM

Here it is, Melbourne Meet MkII

http://pic.phyrefile.com/a/an/anonymous/2008/04/10/finalmeet.jpg

The Route

We'll be following johnr's excellent-looking Gippsland route starting at a nice high profile meet point: The Village Green on the corner of Springvale Rd and Ferntree Gully Rd. The plan is then to shoot out the Princess Freeway in the direction of Pakenham and then the Pakenham and Hallam bypasses to capitalise on the photo opporutnities in the area. The plan is to then head south towards Koo Wee Rup and along the flowing and scenic roads from Lang Lang to Korumburra. From Korumburra, we'll head north along more flowing and scenic roads to Warragul where we'll stop for lunch. From Warragul we'll keep heading north towards Noojee and into the tightening mountain roads to Yarra Junction. At Yarra Junction the people who're feeling up to it can head up to Warburton to enjoy the *ahem* scenery at Mt Donna Buang. From there it's a quiet and easy cruise back into the city through Lilydale.

This cruise is about the same length as the last one. The roads however are not as tight so average speeds should be higher making overall time a fraction shorter.

What to bring: Full tank of juice, 2-way radio, camera, some money for a counter lunch.

We had a pretty good response last time, please RSVP in this thread and I'll make a list of people coming. If the turn out is good I'll have to make a lunch booking again like I did last time!

In:
flyingfridge (Skyline GT-R)
eddysdaman (Lancer Coupe)
watto (MkIII Golf)
andyhui01 (Forester GT)
Ryan (MX-5)
Adam (Commodore SS)
Ben (C4)
Alex (WRX)
SileNceR (MX-5)
beeetle (Lancer)
Bakis (ED XR6)
johnr (MkV Golf GTI)
dxg + mate (MkV Golf GTI)

Might be in:
SileNceR's mate #1 (Skyline GTS)

NEW: PREMEET in Carlton at 9am. PM andyhui01 for details.

eddysdaman · April 10th, 2008, 1:38 PM

This shall be epic. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

watto · April 11th, 2008, 12:08 AM

Alrighty, lock me in as a "possible, almost definately".

I'm not familiar with the meeting point area. Is the village green the south-west corner of that intersection?

SileNceR · April 11th, 2008, 4:00 AM

put me down as fairly likely to attend

flyingfridge · April 11th, 2008, 4:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by watto

I'm not familiar with the meeting point area. Is the village green the south-west corner of that intersection?

Yup, that it is images/smilies/wink.gif

Hidden_Hunter · April 11th, 2008, 5:07 AM

I don't think the Integra is up to it ;(

andyhui01 · April 11th, 2008, 8:48 AM

put me down as almost definitely images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Bakis · April 12th, 2008, 3:55 AM

I'll try to get out of celebrating Mums birthday cause i really want to attend. Ill try convincing the family...

SileNceR · April 12th, 2008, 10:28 AM

put two more maybes- mates of mine with: Grey R33 GTS, White EVO6

Bakis · April 13th, 2008, 3:18 AM

WOW there is going to be ALOT of Forced Induction on this cruise.

andyhui01 · April 13th, 2008, 7:13 AM

I count 7 so far (including johnr's GTI images/smilies/biggrin.gif

)... just saw the list, Sam, are you bringing a friend with an evo9? Damn... that'll give your GTR a run... haha

flyingfridge · April 13th, 2008, 7:16 AM

possibly

eddysdaman · April 13th, 2008, 7:24 AM

Oh - I guess I'd better include mates that most of you have now met images/smilies/tongue.gif

Ryan - Red MX5
Adam - Black SS
Ben - Black C4

fbc · April 13th, 2008, 7:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andyhui01

I count 7 so far (including johnr's GTI images/smilies/biggrin.gif

)... just saw the list, Sam, are you bringing a friend with an evo9? Damn... that'll give your GTR a run... haha

Quote:

Originally Posted by flyingfridge

possibly

They're possibly coming, or the EVO will possibly give the GT-R a run for it's money? images/smilies/tongue.gif

Two EVO's & the GT-R... that's some fast company...

watto · April 13th, 2008, 8:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fbc

They're possibly coming, or the EVO will possibly give the GT-R a run for it's money? images/smilies/tongue.gif

Two EVO's & the GT-R... that's some fast company...

I should steal Dad's car for the day... Yeah, I'll keep dreaming.

It'll be a laugh keeping up with the big boys in my Golf images/smilies/lol.gif

Hidden_Hunter · April 13th, 2008, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by watto

I should steal Dad's car for the day... Yeah, I'll keep dreaming.

It'll be a laugh keeping up with the big boys in my Golf images/smilies/lol.gif

what's he drive?

watto · April 13th, 2008, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hidden_Hunter

what's he drive?

'89 944 Turbo.

His illegitimate child, looks probably cleaner now than the day it left the showroom.

Bakis · April 16th, 2008, 1:37 PM

I'm going to some of my close mates if they wanna come, hopefully they might be in, they got: EB Ghia, EA Turbo, BF MKII Typhoon and maybe BA Futura. Hopefully they will come images/smilies/smile.gif

aussie cars represent images/smilies/tongue.gif

SileNceR · April 16th, 2008, 10:50 PM

Bakis, who's EA Turbo?

Hidden_Hunter · April 17th, 2008, 1:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SileNceR

Bakis, who's EA Turbo?

Afraid of a little competition? images/smilies/tongue.gif

April 10th, 2008, 1:38 PM	#2
eddysdaman Joined: Mar 19th, 2005 Last Online: 3:04 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 887 Car: 01' Mitsubishi Lancer Rep Power: 31	This shall be epic. __________________ DTi Online - New and Used Car Reviews For Aussies BY Aussies If you click me - I can win stuff.... and my happiness is your happiness - especially if it ends with the destruction of a Hummer Limo.

April 11th, 2008, 12:08 AM	#3
watto Unloved and lacking a title Joined: Jun 13th, 2005 Last Online: November 16th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 24 Posts: 5,707 Car: MY06 Impreza 2.0R Hatch Rep Power: 73	Alrighty, lock me in as a "possible, almost definately". I'm not familiar with the meeting point area. Is the village green the south-west corner of that intersection? Last edited by watto; April 11th, 2008 at 12:35 AM.

April 11th, 2008, 4:00 AM	#4
SileNceR Joined: Feb 2nd, 2004 Last Online: 1:55 AM Location: Warrnambool, VIC, Australia Age: 25 Posts: 595 Car: 2000 Mazda NB8B MX5, 1990 Ford EA Ghia Turbo 280kw LFS Status: Rep Power: 32	put me down as fairly likely to attend __________________ View My Flickr Gallery

April 11th, 2008, 5:07 AM	#6
Hidden_Hunter D: Joined: Oct 7th, 2006 Last Online: 6:37 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,776 Car: '08 Honda Accord Euro Rep Power: 76	I don't think the Integra is up to it ;( __________________ My car is dark grey not black!

April 11th, 2008, 8:48 AM	#7
andyhui01 Joined: Jun 4th, 2004 Last Online: August 28th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 8,528 Car: 00' Subaru Forester GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 32	put me down as almost definitely __________________

April 10th, 2008, 1:21 PM	#1
flyingfridge Joined: Jul 1st, 2005 Last Online: June 6th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 24 Posts: 2,349 Car: R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec, FG Falcon G6 Rep Power: 24	Melbourne Meetup MkII - 4th of May > Gippsland Here it is, Melbourne Meet MkII The Route We'll be following johnr's excellent-looking Gippsland route starting at a nice high profile meet point: The Village Green on the corner of Springvale Rd and Ferntree Gully Rd. The plan is then to shoot out the Princess Freeway in the direction of Pakenham and then the Pakenham and Hallam bypasses to capitalise on the photo opporutnities in the area. The plan is to then head south towards Koo Wee Rup and along the flowing and scenic roads from Lang Lang to Korumburra. From Korumburra, we'll head north along more flowing and scenic roads to Warragul where we'll stop for lunch. From Warragul we'll keep heading north towards Noojee and into the tightening mountain roads to Yarra Junction. At Yarra Junction the people who're feeling up to it can head up to Warburton to enjoy the ahem scenery at Mt Donna Buang. From there it's a quiet and easy cruise back into the city through Lilydale. This cruise is about the same length as the last one. The roads however are not as tight so average speeds should be higher making overall time a fraction shorter. What to bring: Full tank of juice, 2-way radio, camera, some money for a counter lunch. We had a pretty good response last time, please RSVP in this thread and I'll make a list of people coming. If the turn out is good I'll have to make a lunch booking again like I did last time! In: flyingfridge (Skyline GT-R) eddysdaman (Lancer Coupe) watto (MkIII Golf) andyhui01 (Forester GT) Ryan (MX-5) Adam (Commodore SS) Ben (C4) Alex (WRX) SileNceR (MX-5) beeetle (Lancer) Bakis (ED XR6) johnr (MkV Golf GTI) dxg + mate (MkV Golf GTI) Might be in: SileNceR's mate #1 (Skyline GTS) NEW: PREMEET in Carlton at 9am. PM andyhui01 for details. __________________ 1/4 Mile: 12.426 (Calder Park) Winton: 1'38.890 Sandown: 1'27.179 "The old Skyline GT-R felt exciting even when it was in a carwash." - Jeremy Clarkson "Those who know GT-Rs can't explain. Those who don't cannot understand." - frankiess Last edited by flyingfridge; April 30th, 2008 at 2:51 PM.

April 12th, 2008, 3:55 AM	#8
Bakis Joined: Nov 29th, 2006 Last Online: June 23rd, 2009 Location: Melbourne Age: 21 Posts: 141 Car: Ford Falcon XR6 ED Rep Power: 13	I'll try to get out of celebrating Mums birthday cause i really want to attend. Ill try convincing the family... __________________ THE BIG BLUE MACHINE "ED" Nur Spec with fully ebay purchased Nurb'ring Sticker

April 12th, 2008, 10:28 AM	#9
SileNceR Joined: Feb 2nd, 2004 Last Online: 1:55 AM Location: Warrnambool, VIC, Australia Age: 25 Posts: 595 Car: 2000 Mazda NB8B MX5, 1990 Ford EA Ghia Turbo 280kw LFS Status: Rep Power: 32	put two more maybes- mates of mine with: Grey R33 GTS, White EVO6 __________________ View My Flickr Gallery

April 13th, 2008, 3:18 AM	#10
Bakis Joined: Nov 29th, 2006 Last Online: June 23rd, 2009 Location: Melbourne Age: 21 Posts: 141 Car: Ford Falcon XR6 ED Rep Power: 13	WOW there is going to be ALOT of Forced Induction on this cruise. __________________ THE BIG BLUE MACHINE "ED" Nur Spec with fully ebay purchased Nurb'ring Sticker

April 13th, 2008, 7:13 AM	#11
andyhui01 Joined: Jun 4th, 2004 Last Online: August 28th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 8,528 Car: 00' Subaru Forester GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 32	I count 7 so far (including johnr's GTI )... just saw the list, Sam, are you bringing a friend with an evo9? Damn... that'll give your GTR a run... haha __________________

April 13th, 2008, 7:16 AM	#12
flyingfridge Joined: Jul 1st, 2005 Last Online: June 6th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 24 Posts: 2,349 Car: R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec, FG Falcon G6 Rep Power: 24	possibly __________________ 1/4 Mile: 12.426 (Calder Park) Winton: 1'38.890 Sandown: 1'27.179 "The old Skyline GT-R felt exciting even when it was in a carwash." - Jeremy Clarkson "Those who know GT-Rs can't explain. Those who don't cannot understand." - frankiess

April 13th, 2008, 7:24 AM	#13
eddysdaman Joined: Mar 19th, 2005 Last Online: 3:04 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 887 Car: 01' Mitsubishi Lancer Rep Power: 31	Oh - I guess I'd better include mates that most of you have now met Ryan - Red MX5 Adam - Black SS Ben - Black C4 __________________ DTi Online - New and Used Car Reviews For Aussies BY Aussies If you click me - I can win stuff.... and my happiness is your happiness - especially if it ends with the destruction of a Hummer Limo.

April 16th, 2008, 1:37 PM	#18
Bakis Joined: Nov 29th, 2006 Last Online: June 23rd, 2009 Location: Melbourne Age: 21 Posts: 141 Car: Ford Falcon XR6 ED Rep Power: 13	I'm going to some of my close mates if they wanna come, hopefully they might be in, they got: EB Ghia, EA Turbo, BF MKII Typhoon and maybe BA Futura. Hopefully they will come aussie cars represent __________________ THE BIG BLUE MACHINE "ED" Nur Spec with fully ebay purchased Nurb'ring Sticker

April 16th, 2008, 10:50 PM	#19
SileNceR Joined: Feb 2nd, 2004 Last Online: 1:55 AM Location: Warrnambool, VIC, Australia Age: 25 Posts: 595 Car: 2000 Mazda NB8B MX5, 1990 Ford EA Ghia Turbo 280kw LFS Status: Rep Power: 32	Bakis, who's EA Turbo? __________________ View My Flickr Gallery

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