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Hey guys,

with the winter weather coming to an end some time soon, i think this would be the ideal oppurtunity to organise another GOR cruise. it will be open to members and non-members and by my own account, to ANY car.

It soulnds like a long time but so as to generate enough interest im posting up the details now

ALSO THERE HAS BEEN INTEREST FROM THE NS FORUMS. THEY ARE THINKING ABOUT JOINING IN OUR CRUISE. ILL KEEP EVERYONE POSTED ON THAT TOPIC.

so here they are:

Date: 9th September 2007 (SUNDAY) due to the 2nd being fathers day..

CB Radio: for those with CB radios, we will be using Ch 14. might change on the day if there is too much usage on the day.

Time: Meet 9:30am (servo on ring road near avalon) departure for GOR: 10:30am

IF YOU WILL BE RUNNING LATE ON THE DAY PLEASE MSG ME OR CALL ME ON 0423 089 477 AND I WILL WAIT FOR YOU, WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME. LIKE 10-15MINS.

Time Estimations:

>Meet point to Anglesea - 1hr

>Angelsea to Apollo Bay - 1hr

>Apollo Bay to Meet point - 1.5hrs to 2hrs

Distance we will cover:

Meet to Apollo Bay - 170km approx.

Apollo Bay to Meet point - 125km approx (based on winchelsea return route)

What to Bring:

Full tank of fuel.

There will be places to re-fuel on the trip, the meet point in the morning, a service station opposite our first stop point & a servo in apollo bay during a lunch break

Route/Stops:

Meet @ Little river servo. see map below

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take princess fwy, torquay rd/surf coast hwy to Anglesea (1st stop- 15mins) see map below.

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take Gor to Apollo bay (2nd stop - photo on pier, and 45mins to 1 hr to have some food and re-fuel)

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return to little river servo via whicelsea. I will also have a small discussion with all involved while we are in Apollo bay, the return route may even be back along the GOR. we will vote on the exact return route.

THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL SAU CRUISE. THERE IS NO ACCIDENT POLICY OR ANYTHING TO COVER ANY HICCUPS ALONG THE WAY. IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR WILL WARRANT YOU TO BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE CRUISE. WE ARE THERE TO GO FOR A CRUISE, NOT SHOW OFF HOW BIG A BURNOUT WE CAN DO.

GOR Cruise detailed route: UNOFFICIAL_GREAT_OCEAN_ROAD_CRUISE.doc

any questions please pm me.

hope to see many car there.

cheers

Daniel

PEOPLE COMING (Bp Servo main meet) :

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Pack Lead: Cheez

Mid pack: R33SilverS2

Mid pack: Dilmah

Mid Pack: redlineingr31skyline

Tail of Pack: Ashneel

foznice

spunky_munky

MNTL

Dezz

GTWAGN

cln

josh_typeX

DogKnight

stolen_s15

Daz

ademgin

bluey33 +2

mizzi

aBusD

Femno +1

rh1no

GTS4-32

Justin911

russo1

assyrian4evaa

SkyR33GTST

SK1LNE + 1

fungus_mungus

Rav

htial

imprsv

R32_GODZILLA

MotoMan

Ricey

black_gtst

Jet_R32

Lance-R33_GTS-T-

Shano3000

Leighzor

Sloutch

180sx_luva

DNGRUS + 3

cjpwrx

Sky1ne

180sxdrifterj + 1

ardie

philmak

kevind

WaTiSLuV

shinfta

jippa3000

GTTR34

JET-RB

R-Spec + 2

GTS-T_Sedan

LTHL

GuestyR33

omoclese

GUUBEY

People Joining In On Torquay Rd:

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We will arrive in this area within 30mins of leaving the main meet point. If you plan on joining in at this area plz pm me your mobile number and i will msg you when we leave the meet point.

LOCATION IS AT THE BP SERVICE STATION. ITS IN THE VICINTIY OF THE HIGHLIGHTED AREA. PLEASE MEET THERE.

SNISMO

Eatan8

Interloper

Suj (Angelsea)

Abcent

UNSURE:

al

mcdee

FLYSLY

GT4-20

Bubble + 2

White_Thing

NFS

JUST TO ADD, FOR THOSE THAT ARE COMING ON THIS CRUISE THAT LIVE IN THE NORTHERN BURBS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AS I WILL BE ORGANISING A SMALL MINI CRUISE FROM THE KMART CAR PARK IN CAMPBELLFIELD. ANOTHER EVENT TOPIC IS THE EVENTS SECTION FOR YOU TO STATE YOUR INTEREST. TOPIC TITLE: GOR PRE MEET - 9TH SEP

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i should be there, wait i will be there.

give me a chance to use me new brakes.

and foe people wondering abou the insurance stuff "there is no cover apart from your own" so if anything happens let some one know so they can help with any problems that might arise from your insurnace claim (thanks danial).

dan you wona go with a bell st maccas meet agan if i orgonise it.

Sounds like a plan bro - I tried organising something like this a couple of weeks back but I got defected and heavily fined so couldn't go on with it, but this has always been my intention.

I'm in for now mate. however, it would IMO be a good cruise if it's a Skyline only cruise ...

Sounds like a plan bro - I tried organising something like this a couple of weeks back but I got defected and heavily fined so couldn't go on with it, but this has always been my intention.

I'm in for now mate. however, it would IMO be a good cruise if it's a Skyline only cruise ...

yeh i took over the cruise to see if we had enough peeps and for those that said they could come we would have had only 3cars incl me.

on your skyline only point, generally, there will be 99%skylines anyway, the other 1% are diff cars that skyline owners mates drive. one of the guys on this forum, dilmah, has an rx, always comes along to these.

but i understand what your saying, and i would prefer it to be open to any car. we'll have a bigger crowd and more cars.

yeh i took over the cruise to see if we had enough peeps and for those that said they could come we would have had only 3cars incl me.

on your skyline only point, generally, there will be 99%skylines anyway, the other 1% are diff cars that skyline owners mates drive. one of the guys on this forum, dilmah, has an rx, always comes along to these.

but i understand what your saying, and i would prefer it to be open to any car. we'll have a bigger crowd and more cars.

Cheers mate!!

Yeah, am very keen for cruise now... by the start of SEPT - I should have resolved a lot of stressful issues therefore it is perfect timing bro... good you for organising this.

Yeah bro, I see your point ... the more the merrier but a focus on Skylines is a good idea! ;)

Have you decided on a meeting spot, time, events and would dinner and a movie be a good idea.

A couple of months ago, I saw a whole heap of Toyota Soarers storm into a Village cinemas car park - damn, that was impressive, we should do the same!!

Cheers,

meetin spot will be the servo near avalon airport, its a mobil/shell i thikn from memory, map location will be put up soon, times are the first post, 9:30meet, 10:30 departure.

events wise, stop in anglesea, stop in apollo bay for lunch/photos, cruise back, and for those that are still keen maybe finish the night off with dinner/coffee somewhere in the city or in lygon st. that sorts stuff can be worked out on the day. the main idea tho is the cruise to apollo bay and then back

hey guys the servo danial is talking about is the BP servo at little river (at the front of averlon airport).

i used this for my GOR cruise earler this yea http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...howtopic=159782.

dan i would be up for a dinner after maby some were in the northen suburbs.

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yeh i took over the cruise to see if we had enough peeps and for those that said they could come we would have had only 3cars incl me.

on your skyline only point, generally, there will be 99%skylines anyway, the other 1% are diff cars that skyline owners mates drive. one of the guys on this forum, dilmah, has an rx, always comes along to these.

but i understand what your saying, and i would prefer it to be open to any car. we'll have a bigger crowd and more cars.

Should have a Skyline by that time. He's sold his car already and we're going to look at a 33 today. :thumbsup:

Put dilmah and I on the unsure list.

Ive got a mate with a legacy GT wagon (twin turbo) that i think will prob come as well. So you can put him 'GTWAGN ' in the unsure category but i think he will come.

Come on people's lets get more cars down!

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