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Bathurst (Mt. Panorama) Via Jenolan Caves Supa Cruise- Sun, Nov 20Th!


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Hello everyone, i am organising a cruise that has some terrific scenery and fantastic roads, i have done this drive a couple of times & absolutely loved it out to the famous Mt. Panorama... hope to see you there, the details are as follows:

DATE: Sunday, Nov 20th

TIME: From 9:30AM

MEET WHERE: Penrith KK's Carpark (between Outback Steak House & KK's, behind Macca's near Penrith Panthers) on Molgoa Rd.

LEAVING: 10:30AM SHARP

DESTINATION:

1. Oberon

2. Mt. Panorama

Our first stop will be Caltex @ Mt. Victoria, for anyone who needs fuel. The next stop, via Jenolan Caves, is at Oberon for a 35minute fuel & lunch break... we'll then head to our final destination which is the BIG park up the top of Mt. Panorama, we can organise from there to do afew laps of mt Panorama, we can organise from there to do afew laps of mt Panorama- within reason- but please be mindful to do the speed limit as the Police presence on the track is quite strong and they are not very lenient... they hide all the time around the track!

Cruise Route:

1. Right onto Molgoa Rd.

2. Right onto the M4/Great Western Highway onto and following through the Blue Mountains

3. Once you go down the other side of the Blue Mountains @ Mt. Victoria, the first speed cameras you see... take the 1st LEFT afterward and you follow that road (Sign for Oberon), it will lead you to Jenolan Caves.

4. The rest is hard to explain, you'll need to keep up...

Google Maps Cruise Route from Penrith Krispy Kreme's to Blackheath in the Blue Mountains:

Penrith Kk's to Blackheath!!

Here's the cruise route from Blackheath in the Blue Mountains, through Jenolan Caves --> Bathurst:

Blackheath to Mt. Panorama!

REMINDERS:

* PLEASE FILL UP A FULL TANK BEFORE THE CRUISE AS WE WONT BE STOPPING!!!!!

HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE THERE :action-smiley-069::banana:

:( organise an awesome cruise and my car has no engine this sucks!!!

Get one....

My car also has no engine currently.

Hope to have that sorted this weekend.

Don't know if i will or not though.

If I do, should be in for this.

Run in the new engine....

Get one....

My car also has no engine currently.

Hope to have that sorted this weekend.

Don't know if i will or not though.

If I do, should be in for this.

Run in the new engine....

About to start building it so will be three weeks away :(

About to start building it so will be three weeks away :(

I know how you feel, still havn't got mine back yet, been nearly a month.

I should have a spare seat in the back if i get it all back and together this week....

You'll just have to meet me at the meet point.

1st stop is Caltex @ Mt. Vicotria to fuel up for anyone who needs to. We will only be driving through Jenolan Caves, and will be stopping to refuel and for lunch in Oberon. This is due to the price of Food @ Jenolan Caves, lack of parking and to eliminate anyone holding up the cruise with doing their own thing- if that makes sense.

Edited by LU57IN

I wasn't able to come along, but was at Panthers getting coffee from the Maccas about the meeting time, didn't see any cars :( anyone have some pics from the cruise they would like to post up?

Got afew photo's from yesterday, here's the link to the album: Mt. Panorama Cruise- Photo Album!!

Thanx to those of you who came out for the meet or the cruise itself, much appreciated :thumbsup:



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