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just a suggestion but usually better to leave destination/route details until the night..

Ya i know...still printed some copies off at work..if we do use that route we do..otherwise what ever everyone feels like....

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its possible i may have to stay bak at work tomoz till 9.30 but ill still be up for the cruise

ill be at apple peel just b4 10

MUZT3K can u pm me ur numba n in case im held up thx

c u guys tomoz

Yet another meet!

Meet Location : Templestowe, 1 Fitzsimons Lane

Meet Time : 8pm leave 10pm july 16th

Cruise Location : Unsure at the moment, possibly a dandy run

also bring a CB if you have one, ch 14

i hope i can make it! but i am new in skyline sence and i just got a manual skyling R33 today which i dont think i can handle it.

just a suggestion but usually better to leave destination/route details until the night..

That is a point... but honestly I don't think the cops are going to camp out for our 'maybe' route. We could be driving on any other public road by the time the drive night comes. The cops know the meet point so if they wanted to defect any cars then they could to it there. And cruising through the hills doesn't mean we're driving dangerously so I don't think they'd bother. There are plenty of turbo cars to fine on Chapel/Lygon Street if they really want to.

Sharing routes can be a good thing if you want to recommend somewhere or if someone wants to try it out another time. :P

That is a point... but honestly I don't think the cops are going to camp out for our 'maybe' route. We could be driving on any other public road by the time the drive night comes. The cops know the meet point so if they wanted to defect any cars then they could to it there. And cruising through the hills doesn't mean we're driving dangerously so I don't think they'd bother. There are plenty of turbo cars to fine on Chapel/Lygon Street if they really want to.

Sharing routes can be a good thing if you want to recommend somewhere or if someone wants to try it out another time. :P

I have never seen a cop anywhere near apple peal!

I'll come down for the meet, probably :( although I'm going out for dinner 1st so might be a little late. BTW are you sure you want to finish the cruize right outside pitettes playground? not that I am cruising but ... yeh friday night and knox .... hmmm

We dont have to finish the cruise there but that was just so where-is selects the road i wanted to make the route. I just wanted to start of a trend in this meet where who ever is interested brings out new ideas for the drive so that when we meet, we dont just settle to drive to the same place over and over again...new suggestions to different routes everytime might make the meets more interesting...

We dont have to finish the cruise there but that was just so where-is selects the road i wanted to make the route. I just wanted to start of a trend in this meet where who ever is interested brings out new ideas for the drive so that when we meet, we dont just settle to drive to the same place over and over again...new suggestions to different routes everytime might make the meets more interesting...

I agree would be nice to head towards the south east instead of going further away from home lol

That is a point... but honestly I don't think the cops are going to camp out for our 'maybe' route. We could be driving on any other public road by the time the drive night comes. The cops know the meet point so if they wanted to defect any cars then they could to it there. And cruising through the hills doesn't mean we're driving dangerously so I don't think they'd bother. There are plenty of turbo cars to fine on Chapel/Lygon Street if they really want to.

Sharing routes can be a good thing if you want to recommend somewhere or if someone wants to try it out another time. :(

each to there own was just a suggestion..

guy posted a cruise on ns.com and a defect/epa station was set up at the meet point :D:D

might come to this if anyone i know is going

hey guys..i was just bored at work and decided to plan a route for one of our meets.... http://www.whereis.com/?id=655058DE577A64&...intref=emailmap ...its long and has plenty of windy roads....this is just a suggestion...if you guys do like it i can print the map for all you guys before the night....see what you guys think of it...Cheers...

knox hay

u obviously never heard of pedit bro

I have never seen a cop anywhere near apple peal!

where do u live dude.

i live on serpells rd (like 2 seconds away) and i see the flamin mongrels all the time bro

Edited by GUN_METAL_GTR32

i been to apple peel once diff meet to these ones cop drove by within 5 mins chased down some commo ute was lol worthy. not sayin that to put peepz off goin but its a big call to say no cops around there.

u goin julz?

i dont? what time you'ze usually go there cos 2 hours at acar wash is an aweful long time

Starts at 8pm, hang around, talk, catchup, have a laugh and leave when you want.

Don't have to cruise after car wash... Up to you.

Just a SAU meet up.

I will take a few pics again.

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