melb day cruise sunday 21st may

**WABIT** · 02-05-2006, 07:43 AM

well we can do what everyone said and go on the ocean road... where are we gonna go to have lunch or something.... i have a idea to play a game on mini-golf if their is one there??

wabit

**golf3** · 02-05-2006, 08:24 AM

If we meet up at say 6am for a 6.30am depart, that way we can be near the great ocean road at sunrise at 7.30am.

Also, any geelong people can meet us on the way...

This gives us a mainly traffic free road, a better drive, and the ability to do stuff in the afternoon.

The only problems might be the date, as it is coming up soon and people have to plan around it, and the weather.

Lunch is a must, and could be done at lorne...

And the drive home could be via the inland roads.

Remember, if we go..
No driving on the wrong side of the road...(especially blind corners)
No stupid actions...

SEAN.

**Tim** · 02-05-2006, 09:00 AM

yeah if u do GOR on a weekend it has to be stupid early like sean says. Otherwise u may as well drive thru the cbd in peak hour traffic.

sounds like an idea tho so long as the weather holds out.

**SOHC** · 02-05-2006, 12:38 PM

yep, hopefully doesn't have any more slippery floor, no more stupid stuff to do as I have done already... i reckon the road are quite narrow

**Tim** · 02-05-2006, 01:20 PM

its ok. the great ocean rd doesnt have gutters. It only has cliffs or guide rails. So u cant damage any more rims

**SOHC** · 02-05-2006, 05:29 PM

if i m gonna have an accident again i will juz fall down the cliff n say good bye. TOUCH WOOD. juz hopefully i can attend if i can wake myself up

**worm** · 02-05-2006, 05:56 PM

GOR cruise would be sweet.... but.... driveing down the freeway for over 1 hr in a 4 speed... :roll:

There are MUCH better rds closer and they are also a much better drive. As you know I ride a motorbike so I know all the best rds.
Blackspur is easly the best, but has the most traffic. Sucks in a car. Reefton spur is a little further out from melb (u go through black sour to get there) and it has no traffic and is awsome! Keep about 2.5 hrs to get there.. but its also a GOOD drive whith nice rds.... although, the best rd is chum creek rd.. its almost as good as blackspur, but alot closer. Newly re-surfaced so is SUPER smooth... when my cars up and running ill post a drive out to there.. there is also lots off food shops there to.. all these rds are near healsville and warberton (spelling?)

**MK2 GTI** · 02-05-2006, 08:00 PM

I'll go whereever it ends up goin.

**Tim** · 02-05-2006, 08:34 PM

black spur and reefton spur get ultra slippery this time of year. especially early in the mornings. The snow season is not far off so the mountains i would think arent the best place for a "spirited" drive.

**ausgolfer** · 02-05-2006, 10:54 PM

I do enjoy a spirited drive myself on "roads I know". A friend of mine crashed on the black spur (which I am unfamiliar with myself) trying to keep up with my golf. That said I think if we want a "spirited drive" and not a "cruise" why not save and go down to a phillip island track familiarisation day as a group.

The cost of these days would be about $120 for the day roughly from memory. And you need a cams licence which also costs, and you also need to be a member of a car club which also costs. Helmet, fire extinguisher and secondary bonnet catch(can be made cheaply). It adds up to a fair bit if you're a first timer.
But the cost of one of these days would be a lot cheaper than the cost of replacing your car if you crashed it on the Black Spur.