Suggestions for Club Cruise Destinations??

[TheStitt]

Everyone with the new year approaching I just want to know if any one had some ideas for destinations for Club cruises for this year.

Straight up at a starting point Im hoping the road to Avon damm opens up again.

Also if people are keen to go on cruises that we have done before I'm happy to hear about that.

So basically looking for some input what people have liked in the past or where we havn't been.

[GEMTA22]

I'll get my ta22 on the road in about 2 weeks so i'll be up for it.

How about a cruise down to Wisemans ferry,tight roads.

[TheStitt]

yeah we hit wisemans year before last was a great day out. I know a few other roads in that area so it is a option

[GEMTA22]

Another nice run is up to the Stanwell tops look out.

Or another

1st meet: Mascot Krispy Kreme at 8.30, leave at 8:45
2nd meet: Loftus Oval at 9:15, to leave at 9:30
Drive through RNP, meet up at Bold Hill at 10:00 - leave 10:15
Follow the coastal road south, regroup at Corrimal at around 10:45, just so we stay together for the highway bit
Turn off at Albion Park Rail, take the scenic Jamberoo route
Meet for lunch for fish and chips at Kiama at 11:40 ... if it's hot, even a swim down there
Leave at 1:00pm, same road back

[IN 05 NT]

cruise to wollongong via the twisty roads and the new brigde that goes out over the water......(i got no idea what the rd is called :p)...but it was a good drive!

[GEMTA22]

Yeh thats a great drive, but not as many twisties as the others.

Do you prefer more twisties or less twisties or a simple nice cruise meet each other and grab some lunch and just relax ?

[IN 05 NT]

smooth road with twistys, as alot of us have lowered cars with stiff susp, so rough roads like bobin head are pretty ghey,....but i'll go anywhere!

[TheStitt]

after the trend I set last year, I more about cruising to food.

taking the BBQ was proving to be an arse and we had some awsome pub lunches around the place last year

[jono]

bells line of road up to mount victoria pub?

[Cuzzo]

Theres a nice pub up near karrajong way. But i cant rememeber where. We went to it on one of the radrollaz cruises. Do you remember jono? It had a great view.

[jono]

yeah, it had massive carpark too. it was probably less than half an hour up from Richmond.

[MR22ZZ]

Another nice run is up to the Stanwell tops look out.

Or another

1st meet: Mascot Krispy Kreme at 8.30, leave at 8:45
2nd meet: Loftus Oval at 9:15, to leave at 9:30
Drive through RNP, meet up at Bold Hill at 10:00 - leave 10:15
Follow the coastal road south, regroup at Corrimal at around 10:45, just so we stay together for the highway bit
Turn off at Albion Park Rail, take the scenic Jamberoo route
Meet for lunch for fish and chips at Kiama at 11:40 ... if it's hot, even a swim down there
Leave at 1:00pm, same road back
That's a good drive but I would recommend coming home via JAmbaroo Mountain road and/or Macquaries Pass.

[MR22ZZ]

after the trend I set last year, I more about cruising to food.

taking the BBQ was proving to be an arse and we had some awsome pub lunches around the place last year the fish and chips at Kiama are great Stitty ;)

The route that Gem suggested includes the Sea Cliff Bridge that Blake suggested as well.

The other place that is great is the pub at Jambaroo. We went there with the MR2 club last year and it was a GREAT feed not too badly priced.

[w810sc]

Lawrence Hargrave Drive (sp?)

Was hoping for this cruise to come around again:
http://www.toymods.net/forums/showthread.php?t=16675
It had pretty much everything, OP twisties, F3 long straights, good car park with plenty of room, had to walk to the shops thought but the beach scenery was awesome.

[GEMTA22]

the cruise w810sc put up or MR22ZZ amended both are gonna be alot of fun wouldn't mind either.

How about we set the date to Sunday January 18th ?? Gives people some time to make the Sunday free ??

[TheStitt]

Jan is taken up with dyno day

I'll be going for cruise dude again next year I'll get a date in feb sorted

[IN 05 NT]

just come back from a drive, just been down maccars creek road (sp?) then turned of that into the natio park to akuna bay, then of that to the end at west head.....was nice roads aswell....tho might require paying for park entrys tho on certain days?

[jono]

McCarrs Creek Road. you have to pay to enter the National Park either down to Akuna Bay or into West Head. It is free to drive from Bayview to Terrey Hills though.
I love this road, and used to drive up it everyday.

[TurboRA28]

I reckon the putty road broke run is the best toymods cruises i've been on.

[wagonist]

I reckon the putty road broke run is the best toymods cruises i've been on.
Ditto, we haven't done this in a while, and I haven't had a decent enough excuse to just drive it anyway. It is a bit far.

[TheStitt]

so people are still keen for long cruises

what days sort are people free sat or sundays

I'm trying to get ideas so I get more than 10 cars a cruise this year

[IN 05 NT]

sundays are generally better (for me anyway)

[Matty]

Yeah the putty road broke cruise was good, but i went for a bit of a long drive down to the kangaroo valley last weekend via the national park through stanwell tops along the new coast road. Skiped wollongong, past kiama way through berry turn at kangaroo valley road, now thats a nice tight road:D Stop at the Friendly inn for lunch then home. The pub has quiet a large grass carpark, but food only between 12-3pm and 6-9pm.
Cheers Matty

[TurboRA28]

Good thing about Putty is you might attract some of the Newcastle cars also.
Sat or Sun.. whatever for me :)

[RONA]

What about some night Cruises, have had some awesome runs with the XR6 Turbo guys at night because the roads are empty so you can actually enjoy them.

Generally meetup round heathcote, then either go through the national park via waterfall or down the Old Princes highway. Have a stop over in Wollongong for Coffee at Maccas & chat. Then press on through to either Kiama then back through Jamberoo & up Macquarie Pass. Talk shit up the top for a bit & then everyone makes their own way home.

Can cut out the Jamberoo leg & go straight from the gong to Macquarie Pass or throw a happy lap of the foreshore in to (though its pretty dead these days).

[MR22ZZ]

Agree on the night cruises, but they don't necessarilly need to be though some twisties.

The City lights cruise we did last year was great Stitt.
Not a lot of driving done but hit up some great spots for pics and the company was great with everyone in a good mood for a light hearted shit dribbling session.

And even though we went though the heart of the city it was still pretty easy to keep everyone at least close together.

[wagonist]

Long cruises don't have to be often. Once every 6 months or 12 months. And need to be organised well in advance so people are aware & can plan for them.

Coast road around Wollongong is ok, but there's a big chance of finding some "sunday driver" doing half the posted limit.

Saturdays are better for me, but I'm probably in the minority.

[Cob604]

hey guys

ill be in for my first & last cruise (most likely :mad: ) no matter the day or location.

thx heaps

[blue_22]

sundays are good for me, ive been on coastal cruises night cruises city cruises cruises where 100 cars can even get lost what ever you choose stiitt man im sure it will be an awsome day and cruise. im inspired now to rip my engine out and start rebiuld early.
cheers thomas

[Hiro]

Cruises that the Newcastle guys can come on without too much driving/hassle/early morning starts are always good. I reckon one up to Nelson Bay would be good too (but only if parking could be assured), it'd be a cruise-to-a-destination though not a cruise-for-the-route like Putty Rd.

And 6-12 months is good for long ones, I regularly go on the Twincam Bathurst cruise every year, and the Megacruise, but then again since most cruises come out of Sydney just about every one for me is a long one, often with ridiculously early start or staying the night before somewhere close......



cruises where 100 cars can even get lost

Were they JZA80 Supras?

[TheStitt]

Well i've got some great ideas from the thread, keep an eye out in this section for a mid feb cruise

[puzzle man]

Straight up at a starting point Im hoping the road to Avon damm opens up again.

yes its a shame its not going to happen I rang Sydney Catchment Authority on (02) 4640 1200 and was told that Avon dam will never reopen, info..http://www.stonequarry.com.au/nature/avon_dam.html
because in that same aria theres..
Douglas park
Menagle park
barkers lodge rd
video...soth-west Sydney roads (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxHjjk_kl28)

we now live very close to Appin
and often go for drives like this..
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3699/avonmaptu5.jpg
Avon dam rd is one of the best kept secrets roads but it has been closed for so long nowhttp://isis.instanthosting.com.au/~syd33903/phpbb2/images/smilies/mad.gif and dose not look like its ever going to be reopened.

also have a look at this very old cruise it was awesome..
http://forums.toymods.org.au/index.php?t=msg&goto=412366&rid=&S=0b464546db8c8f657dd9d6f4ab44e596

[trdee]

i would love to go on some more cruises along some twisty roads. have only been once with toymods and that was on last year's megacruise down mccarrs creek road. was heaps of fun :)

[GEMTA22]

Sundays are great for me, as i work on Saturdays.
With enough notice tho ill be able to chuck a sickie.

It'll be my first toymods cruise, and keen to meet everyone and put faces to usernames.

[Cob604]

hey guys

i love the night drives through the windy hill roads & i go mabye every few weeks on this drive. its local to me but i love it.

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/5898/kariongcruisewn3.jpg (http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kariongcruisewn3.jpg)

thx heaps

[shockadelica]

i say here
and i say we do it damn soon :cool:

http://www.civil.usyd.edu.au/images/news/sea_cliff_bridge.jpg


http://www.theage.com.au/news/explore-australia/coast-with-the-most/2007/10/29/1193555565762.html?page=2


:)

[Cob604]

hey

that sounds great shockadelica.

im that keen on a cruise i might go & check it out this week :P because im on hoildays till i get a new job :D to time to fill my boot with drinks, lots of music & just drive :cool: dont matter where dont matter when.

just drive until i think im too lost & then use gps to get home the most interesting way

thx

[Smokey228]

I did a pretty sweet cruise down through the national park in sutherland and came out over that bridge and stuff! Was a sick cruise!

Cheers,
jase

[Schmitt]

My mates and i do the drive south through the royal national park and down over the sea cliff bridge about once a week. We often go all the way down, back up bulli pass, and then back along old princess hwy. It is an awesome drive.

The only problem with doing this as a club cruise is that it would be a weekend and the roads would be full of sunday drivers and the cops have started to really crack down in the national park on the weekends, which spoils all the fun.
But even so i think it would still be an alright cruise, aslong as everyone behaves themselves, and you could stop at headlands hotel for lunch.

[shockadelica]

Cob604 & Schmitt

where abouts are you guys from?
how about organising for some of us to get together and head down that way soon?

i was out in the royal national park today in the celica but didn't get to check out that the cliffside road. went to wottamolla beach or something... not a bad little place

[TheStitt]

ios there a good pub/takeaway/cafe just south of stamore tops that we could stop at??

[PeteH]

ios there a good pub/takeaway/cafe just south of stamore tops that we could stop at??

Hi,

Stanmore tops = Stanwell tops???

If so the only pub with ample decent parking is Headlands Hotel at Austinmer. This is about 10-15mins south of Stanwell Tops depending on traffic. Austinmer is also the limit of the decent driving road. The closer pub at Scarborough has a shocking dirt carpark and very limited street parking.

There are takeaway joints at Stanwell Park, Coledale and Austinmer but the nearby street parking is always limited on w/e's.

Hope this helps,

Peter

[Schmitt]

ios there a good pub/takeaway/cafe just south of stamore tops that we could stop at??

Hey Stitty

As Pete said the best place for lunch would be headlands hotel as it is the only place that has a suitable carpark for us.

Ben

[Schmitt]

Cob604 & Schmitt

where abouts are you guys from?
how about organising for some of us to get together and head down that way soon?

Hey man

I am from the bankstown area.
I would be interested in meeting up at some stage for a drive.
It would have to wait until late january as i am going to Fiji tomorrow for 2 weeks.

Let me know if you want to organise something.

Ben

[Cob604]

Cob604 & Schmitt

where abouts are you guys from?
how about organising for some of us to get together and head down that way soon?

i was out in the royal national park today in the celica but didn't get to check out that the cliffside road. went to wottamolla beach or something... not a bad little place

hey matey

im from ettalong (about 40 mins north of hornsby)
im going for a late night drive tonight to sydney & back just to test it out, but im keen on going on that grand pacific drive? within the next 2 weeks,mabye this weekend get on that bridge & get down to wollonong & then back up the other highway ?? to make it a bit different

let me know because im very keen, i was going to canberra tomorrow but im going to fix everything first so nothing happens.

thx heaps

[TheStitt]

The first cruise this year I hope you guys like (http://www.toymods.net/forums/showthread.php?t=44057)

[IN 05 NT]

hey stitty, just been up to gosford via the old pac, they have repaired the bridge that was washed away and alot of the road has been re-tared, very nice driving road in the condition its in atm!

[TurboRA28]

Wow really didn't know.. So open all the way to Kariong now?

[Cob604]

hey guys

i have to admitt it is a awesome drive, ive been driving every night for the last 2 weeks :cool: & the windy hilly old pacific is great & the road is excellent

i actually just cruised down the old pacific from kariong this morning 2-3am & went down to wollongong & on the grand pacific drive then back up through sydney. the old pacific was the best bit, only car on the road & a great drive.

i have a thing for night driving, wether it be to canberra or newcastle it has to be night:)

thx heaps

[IN 05 NT]

Wow really didn't know.. So open all the way to Kariong now?

they have a small detour at the very end at kariong at the big tractor/CAT machinery dealer theng.

but yes its all open and perfect smooth road!:D

[sbfoot]

You could go for a cruise for the day and turn it in to a night event by continuing on to the drive ins.

[Bananaman]

Theres a nice pub up near karrajong way. But i cant rememeber where. We went to it on one of the radrollaz cruises. Do you remember jono? It had a great view.

Someone already replied to this probably, its called the heights pub. At kurrajong heights.

[IN 05 NT]

You could go for a cruise for the day and turn it in to a night event by continuing on to the drive ins.

problem is its only the blacktown one that is open......all the rest are now townhouses:o

[TheStitt]

I was thinkiong a night cruise up the old pac to terrigal for Ice cream

inputs for march

[IN 05 NT]

done!!!!!!!!!! sounds good!

[Cob604]

omg im in for sure

thx

[TRD184]

w/b up kangaroo valley?

[Euphoria]

As great as the old pac is, in the day its full of cops, I know numerous people that have been booked on it (and let off) But I did used to do it every weekend for a couple of months and only saw a cop once!

As for the night, I highly doubt a cop would sit on the side of the road and wait, seeing as youre lucky to see a few cars every half an hour after 6pm, but then at night you have the problem of wallaby's, I hit one at 1am one night but only saw a couple prior to that at early evenings.

Sorry to put anyone off :P, even with these hazards its still worth it haha.

[TheStitt]

thanks for the tips Euphoria, we cruised the old Pac earlier this year at night. Only saw a wombat which was good.

Next couple of cruises should be great everyone check em out and come out

[RONA]

Did a night run from Harry's Cafe at Liverpool down the Hume Highway to the Mittagong exit. Across through Bowral to Robertson & stopped to chat at the Pie Shop. Then down Macquarie Pass. From there everyone made their own way home but you could have a final meetup at Northgate Maccas for coffee etc if its a night run. Or during the day have some pies at the pieshop.

Those that are keen could even head back home via the national park.

Another alternative, if for a day cruise is from the Pie shop down Jamberoo road & then to Kiama via the back road. Could then go to the fish co-op or hit up some of the Cafes for lunch.

[TheStitt]

I liked your second idea Rona as we did mac pass and national park first cruise this year.

[MR22ZZ]

a cruise around the Southern Highlands would be great.

We have done a few with the MR2 club in the last couple of years and we still haven't covered all the roads up there and haven't travelled the same route twice either.

[De@No]

Did a night run from Harry's Cafe at Liverpool down the Hume Highway to the Mittagong exit. Across through Bowral to Robertson & stopped to chat at the Pie Shop. Then down Macquarie Pass. From there everyone made their own way home but you could have a final meetup at Northgate Maccas for coffee etc if its a night run. Or during the day have some pies at the pieshop.

Those that are keen could even head back home via the national park.

Another alternative, if for a day cruise is from the Pie shop down Jamberoo road & then to Kiama via the back road. Could then go to the fish co-op or hit up some of the Cafes for lunch.

I like second idea...old jamberoo road is preety good....or even head towards mount kiera and stuff like that...great rods down that way...

[blue_22]

i was wondering if there is going to be a night cruise comming up soon, the last one i was on was awesome, luna park run, usually gets a good turn out.
cheers thomas

[TheStitt]

yeah thomas the sep run is a friday nigfht run. Will be out towards the mountains

[blue_22]

where is the post?

[TheStitt]

Cruise here (http://www.toymods.net/forums/showthread.php?t=49766)

[blue_22]

ah that one so you heading up the mountains should be awesome, ill be there.
cheers thomas

[wirysage]

Katoomba! plenty of nice restaurants up here in the mountains.

[bduffman]

central coast cruise :) could go a beach cruise coppa avoca terrigal wambi just trying to think of some good roads to cruise on the coast roads out to coppa are fun and theres holgate roads