Melb Cruise. July-26

[Ric]

can i take my family in ???(my wife and my baby)
because i am very worry about my english .

My handbrake (oops, wife) has said she wants to come too.

[libertygt]

hahaha don't u worry TETT...i can translate cantonese mandarin for u if u do speak one of those dialogues^^

i am fine with the picnic ric up to u guys! may drag a fd along for action cams and group shots! Should be a great fun!

Cheers

Julz

Yeh will be a shweet cruze julzzychan, haha action shots out the top of the sun roof haha

[libertygt]

Yeh ric i agree, stop at sugarloaf would be shweet. where abouts is it tho??

Here it is on the map, showing how we'd drive in, and where the carpark is.

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yeh shweet as ric, sounds good to me. good idea about the group shot and by the sounds of it its goin to be a bit of a big group. cant wait!!

[TETT]

hahaha don't u worry TETT...i can translate cantonese mandarin for u if u do speak one of those dialogues^^

i am fine with the picnic ric up to u guys! may drag a fd along for action cams and group shots! Should be a great fun!

Cheers

Julz

haha that s best . because my baby just 10 months old , and i dont want them stand in the car too longtime .

and now .luck to have a lovely translate .(actually，i just worry about you guys cant understand my english )

so i am in .~~~~~~~~~

[adhar]

Hey guys,

I actually live in Healesville at the moment so i thought i'd do a bit of a reccy run of Myres Creek Rd which is part of the planned cruise because i'm really close (and could do with a fang!). Google Maps say it is a 21 minute trip, i did it flat out, and did it in just under 9 minutes for that section! My record is 7 1/2 minutes in a WRX. I love this road, not for the faint hearted though!

I went up Chum Creek Rd (runs parallel to Myres Creek Rd) and back down Myres Creek Rd. I didn't get held up by a single car which is a rarity on a weekend!

When you guys go down this road it is one of the greatest drives you will really enjoy it.

Andrew

[Sentinel]

Hey guys,

I actually live in Healesville at the moment so i thought i'd do a bit of a reccy run of Myres Creek Rd which is part of the planned cruise because i'm really close (and could do with a fang!). Google Maps say it is a 21 minute trip, i did it flat out, and did it in just under 9 minutes for that section! My record is 7 1/2 minutes in a WRX. I love this road, not for the faint hearted though!

I went up Chum Creek Rd (runs parallel to Myres Creek Rd) and back down Myres Creek Rd. I didn't get held up by a single car which is a rarity on a weekend!

When you guys go down this road it is one of the greatest drives you will really enjoy it.

Andrew

Sounds nuts Andrew! Thanks for the heads up.

Worth noting in case anyone is a bit 'worried' about the pace of the driving - the cruise is to be taken at your own pace and there is no pressure to drive beyond them, especially with passengers.

Looking forward to it - should a be a great turn out and a brilliant drive!

[adhar]

Hey guys,

I actually live in Healesville at the moment so i thought i'd do a bit of a reccy run of Myres Creek Rd which is part of the planned cruise because i'm really close (and could do with a fang!). Google Maps say it is a 21 minute trip, i did it flat out, and did it in just under 9 minutes for that section! My record is 7 1/2 minutes in a WRX. I love this road, not for the faint hearted though!

I went up Chum Creek Rd (runs parallel to Myres Creek Rd) and back down Myres Creek Rd. I didn't get held up by a single car which is a rarity on a weekend!

When you guys go down this road it is one of the greatest drives you will really enjoy it.

Andrew

Sounds nuts Andrew! Thanks for the heads up.

Worth noting in case anyone is a bit 'worried' about the pace of the driving - the cruise is to be taken at your own pace and there is no pressure to drive beyond them, especially with passengers.

Looking forward to it - should a be a great turn out and a brilliant drive!

Actually Steve, that's a good point to make.
I've been on countless WRX cruises, and some people (wrx drivers mainly!) can be a bit wild (not that that's a bad thing ), so we all have to remember that we are going for a 'weekend drive' and it isn't a race. Some cars will be faster than your car so there is no expectation for you to keep up with others. There will be plenty of times to regroup if you get caught behind a slow car.

Some key things to remember
-there are other motorists on the road who will be looking at bushfire damage and not you so watch out!
-on the twistie stuff its easy to get stuck behind a truck or slow car, there should be no silly passing maneuvers
-it is winter, so there will be some slippery bits
-watch out for oncoming traffic who cut corners (4x4s! )
-make sure your car is ready, check your tyres, tyre pressures, brake pad condition, wheel nuts, full tank of fuel

Sorry if that sounds too much like a disclaimer, but i was at a WRX cruise in Tassie a few years back going through the roads Targa was run on and there was a really bad accident, a guy lost it at over 200 and ended up needing a lot of rehabilitation in order to walk again. He was presented his grill at the WRX club xmas function as that was the only part of his car still intact. He was in a wheelchair to accept his grill and said he was just happy to be alive.

All in all, we are all there to have some fun, but i can tell you that there are some twistie sections in the cruise that are great, but it would be easy to have an accident. So stay safe, and drive within your limits and your cars limits.

[Mr White]

-there are other motorists on the road who will be looking at bushfire damage and not you so watch out!
-on the twistie stuff its easy to get stuck behind a truck or slow car, there should be no silly passing maneuvers
-it is winter, so there will be some slippery bits
-watch out for oncoming traffic who cut corners (4x4s! )
-make sure your car is ready, check your tyres, tyre pressures, brake pad condition, wheel nuts, full tank of fuel

Great, great points Andrew. Particularly the first point.

Sorry if that sounds too much like a disclaimer, but i was at a WRX cruise in Tassie a few years back going through the roads Targa was run on and there was a really bad accident, a guy lost it at over 200 and ended up needing a lot of rehabilitation in order to walk again.

My father-in-law was on this cruise Andrew. Do you know Barry? 60-ish Blue MY03 WRX sedan.

[adhar]

Hi Al,

Sorry i don't remember Barry, it was a few years back now and i've had alot of beers since then! My few remaining brain-cells are struggling to remember!

[Digital]

looks like my other half will be tagging along too... good idea about sugarloaf dam.... group shot!

[julzzychan]

sounded like we have more and more people coming! what a huge family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

really looking forward to it~

TETT, congrads on ur 10months! but drive safe or else ur b will vomit

See u all soon!

Julz

[smythie]

Don't expect to see too much water in the reservoir. Last time I was working there (a couple of years ago) it was at around 30% capacity and it looked pretty empty. It's at 16% today so you might be seeing some various shit poking up off the bottom in places

[Ric]

It's low, but not that bad. These are from mid January this year.

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[smythie]

According to the Melbourne Water archives, it was at 55% at the 15th of Jan. It was lower than that last time I was there.

[Woody]

Put me down for a maybe. Not very active on these forums but i might be up for a cruise