EvilDaifu

Hiya Guys, Updated cruise list: 1. EvilDaifu - BF XR6T 2. XR6T8_U - BA XR6T 3. Dagabond - BA F6 Tornado 4. flukeyluke - BA XR6T

That and it's on the inbound side of the freeway with the worst set of lights this side of town, you'd be better off making it the Mobile Roadhouse Hopkins Road Werribee turnoff, huge truck carpark and a straight run out onto the freeway. They have top breakfast menu as well!!! Hi Mr Turbo and Dagabond, Thanks for the advice which I appreciate. I'll make the change to the start of the cruise to be the Mobil Roadhouse and post it up.

Cruise - Daylesford Castlemaine CRUISE IS CANCELLED DUE TO LOW NUMBERS DESTINATIONS: Daylesford, Hepburn Springs, Castlemaine, Maldon MEET: Mobil Roadhouse at the Werribee turnoff C702 left off the Western Highway heading away from the city (near the intersection of Hopkins Rd and Western Highway). Melways Map 357 J2. Thanks to Dagabond for this meet point. He says that not only is it a huge truck carpark but they have a top breakfast menu as well!!! (NB: This is the NEW meeting point different from my initial proposed meeting point.) ROUTE: Maps Itinery This is a cruise through some of the central Victorian Goldfield areas of the late 1800s. There will be some freeway driving, some twisty bits through State Parks, some Indian filing through several townships and pitstops will include collecting some natural mineral water and visiting an extinct volcano crater. All roads on the cruise route are anticipated to be sealed (according to maps). Actual cruise is about 150km with start time 11am at Rockbank and anticipated finish time about 4:30pm at Maldon. Lunch stop (BYO or bought) will be at Daylesford and afternoon tea cruise wind-up proposed at Maldon. I'm not aware of any entrance fees for any of our pitstops. 11:00am Depart nominal cruise start from Mobil Roadhouse Rockbank (zero km way point) along Western Highway M8. xx:xxam Take C318 Turn Off to Korobeit, twisty bits on way to Blackwood and Trentham near Lerderderg State Park then to Daylesford. 12:00pm Arrive Daylesford (90km way point) for Lunch. Buy lunch at shops. Daylesford Township 01:00pm Depart Daylesford. Goto Hepburn Springs. Pitstop at Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve (bring along some empty bottles to fill with a variety of mineral waters). Soda Spring xx:xxpm Depart Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve and goto Mount Franklin via A300. xx:xxpm Arrive Mount Franklin. Possible photo opp. Mount Franklin is an extinct volcano. Short walk around crater rim (bring jacket). xx:xxpm Depart Mount Franklin. Goto towards Castlemaine via A300 with turn off right at Guilford for twisty bits in Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park. Pitstop at Vaughan. Possible photo opp. xx:xxpm Depart Vaughan and goto Castlemaine via B180. xx:xxpm Drive through Castlemaine (133km way point) to Maldon via C282. xx:xxpm Arrive Maldon and goto Mount Tarrengower Lookout in the Maldon Historic Reserve for pitstop and possible photo opp. Mt Tarrengower Lookout xx:xxpm Depart Mount Tarrengower Lookout and goto Maldon. 03:30pm Arrive at nominal cruise finish at Maldon (150km way point) for afternoon tea. Or depart for home. Maldon Township 04:30pm Depart for home back-tracking through Castlemaine C282 and then taking B180 to Calder Highway M79 back to Melbourne. (Or take short-cut to Ravenswood South from Maldon to get to Calder Highway more directly.) Parks Victoria Info Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve Brochure and Map Hepburn_Mineral_Springs_Reserve.pdf Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park Brochure and Map Castlemaine_Diggings_National_Heritage_Park.pdf Maldon Historic Reserve Brochure and Map Maldon_Historic_Reserve.pdf BRING: Camera, Jacket or Jumper, Drinks, Food - Snacks. Optional Empty drink bottles for carrying home some mineral water and UHF CB Radio. RULES: In order for every body to have a good time, several rules have been implemented. Failure to abide by these rules will ensure you are not invited to future events held by FordXR6Turbo.com. The reasons for these rules are: • Safety – We don’t want to put any of our members, and the general public in any danger. • Public Perception – We do not want the Ford XR6 Turbo community to face the same ridicule and stereotypes other car communities face. The rules are simple: 1. Obey all laws whilst on the cruise; this means no speeding, no overtaking over double lines (no matter how safe you think it may be), etc...Any breaches will be reported to the local police. 2. There is a designated cruise leader who will lead the way and set the correct pace for all cruise members. There is also a designated cruise anchor that will stay at the back of the cruise. You must not overtake the cruise leader, or fall behind the anchor. If you have to stop or drop back for what ever reason, the anchor will stay back with you. 3. Use the Buddy system; always make sure you can see the car behind you. This will give people behind you an indication on where to turn to make sure nobody gets lost. 4. CB Radio’s; if you don’t have one, follow the maps, and directions given out. If you do have one, please limit chatter during the twisty parts of the cruise. This will allow the cruise leader to relay information about road conditions, upcoming obstacles, etc. efficiently. 5. Please turn up to the meeting point with a full tank of petrol and time to spare to chat etc. 6. During the cruise, please have head-lights on normal beam. It is up to individuals if fog lights are on, but be mindful that in some States, it is illegal to have fog lights on in most situations. 7. The Cruise Controller attending the cruise decides the route. Requests for route changes will be considered but the decision of the Cruise Controller is final. 8. By attending this cruise you agree not to hold FordXR6Turbo.com, it’s Administrators, Moderators, Cruise Organisers/Cruise Controllers, or Owner responsible/liable for any damage and/or grief sustained (simply; if you stuff up it’s your fault, not ours). CRUISE LIST: 1. EvilDaifu - BF XR6T 2. XR6T8_U - BA XR6T 3. Dagabond - BA F6 Tornado 4. flukeyluke - BA XR6T 5. shockF6 - BA F6 Typhoon 6. Blown BA - BA XR6T POSSIBLES: 1. CL1MAX - BA XR6T 2. nbtopstars XR6 - BF XR6 3. Turbofalke - BA XR6T LINKS: http://www.travelvictoria.com.au/daylesford http://www.travelvictoria.com.au/hepburnsprings http://www.travelvictoria.com.au/castlmaine http://www.travelvictoria.com.au/maldon http://www.maldon.org.au Single Download Handout of this Cruise I shall also be bringing hardcopies of this handout to the cruise. Daylesford_Castlemaine_VIC_Cruise_v1_0_Internet.pdf If you need to borrow a CB radio whilst on the cruise, please PM me as I have two 0.5W handhelds I can loan out for the cruise. Hope to see plenty of you there, new members are most welcome to join along as it's a great way to meet other members from the site and new friends. If you have any questions, please post them up or PM me. Regards, EvilDaifu (thanks for Mr Turbo for his cruise post template and Ken 24T for additional rules)

Hiya Guys, I'm more inclined to have the indoor karts day either in June or August during the coldest and wettest time of the year. If we can get in a good sunny Sunday in May, I'd prefer to go for a cruise. Autumn is a great time to see the country - so I'm thinking maybe a cruise to DaylesFord - Hepburn Spa - Castlemaine - Maldon (maybe a circuit around the lake near Maldon). Looks like some would like that as well. I'll post up proposed route soon. Anyone who knows the area or been to parts of it and would like to suggest routes/places of interest to visit, please post up!

Hiya Guys, PLEASE VOTE BY POST What to do in May? Track Day shockF6 Castlemaine / Daylesford Cruise shockF6 EvilDaifu XR6T8_U flukeyluke Phevor Blown BA Auscarts Indoor Racing http://www.auscarts.com.au SUZUKA - 45min, 8 - 14 DRIVERS 45 minutes on the track to tantalise your race senses, consisting of a warm up / qualifier, 2 race heats and a grand final. All drivers are racing together on the circuit at one time. Trophies are awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. $82 per person. MIN FEE $656 in total. or Arrive and Drive offers the option for individual drivers and smaller groups to experience the thrill of racing. Up to 14 drivers can race at any one time on 9 Horse Power professional race karts. Laps Price 18 $27.50 25 $37.50 30 $44.00 40 $53.50 50 $64.00 60 $71.50 Phevor flukeyluke XR6T8_U Acekarts Outdoor Racing http://www.acekarts.com.au Daytona Ideal for groups with 24 to 88 Drivers, Minimum 24 drivers 15 minutes of racing per driver (approx 23 laps) Racing consists of: 5 minute practice & qualifying session 10 minute final race Fastest driver in the qualifying session will have pole position for the final race. Leading driver to cross finish line after 10 minutes in the final race is the winner. $35 per driver on Modified Karts (6.5 HP) $40 per driver on Super Karts (9 HP) Also need to purchase membership at $10 per person per year. Phevor flukeyluke XR6T8_U Event Date Sunday 21 May 2006 (Sunday after Mother's Day) EvilDaifu Anyone else thing this date is okay? Have not heard any objections with this date so far.

Hiya Guys, PLEASE VOTE BY POST What to do in May? Track Day shockF6 Castlemaine / Daylesford Cruise shockF6 EvilDaifu XR6T8_U flukeyluke Phevor Auscarts Indoor Racing http://www.auscarts.com.au SUZUKA - 45min, 8 - 14 DRIVERS 45 minutes on the track to tantalise your race senses, consisting of a warm up / qualifier, 2 race heats and a grand final. All drivers are racing together on the circuit at one time. Trophies are awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. $82 per person. MIN FEE $656 in total. or Arrive and Drive offers the option for individual drivers and smaller groups to experience the thrill of racing. Up to 14 drivers can race at any one time on 9 Horse Power professional race karts. Laps Price 18 $27.50 25 $37.50 30 $44.00 40 $53.50 50 $64.00 60 $71.50 Phevor Acekarts Outdoor Racing http://www.acekarts.com.au Daytona Ideal for groups with 24 to 88 Drivers, Minimum 24 drivers 15 minutes of racing per driver (approx 23 laps) Racing consists of: 5 minute practice & qualifying session 10 minute final race Fastest driver in the qualifying session will have pole position for the final race. Leading driver to cross finish line after 10 minutes in the final race is the winner. $35 per driver on Modified Karts (6.5 HP) $40 per driver on Super Karts (9 HP) Also need to purchase membership at $10 per person per year. Phevor Event Date Sunday 21 May 2006 (Sunday after Mother's Day) EvilDaifu Anyone else thing this date is okay?

Hi shockF6, I've sent an email off to them to ask them what we have to do to organise a track day there at Winton. Anyone reading this who has organised something like this before, please let me know.

Which track would you goto in Victoria? What do you do on a track day? So, straw polls so far (not a committment to do a cruise/event but an expression of interest in possibly doing a cruise/event at some time in the future): Track Day shockF6 Castlemaine / Daylesford Cruise shockF6 EvilDaifu Cruise Date Sunday 21 May 2006 (Sunday after Mother's Day) EvilDaifu Please feel free to add in new options as you see fit or register an expression of interest. I'll post up some ideas for a route around the Castlemaine/Daylesford area. I've been to Hepburns Springs to collect free mineral water from the pumps and could be fun to do as a pitstop.

Hiya Guys, I was discussing about our next trip with Mr Turbo and some of you at Warburton. Some options we have are: - Maybe a cruise around the Castlemaine Daylesford area. - Someone suggested a race day. - I saw a past cruise that looked like a nice trip out to Walhalla (some nice twisty bits into the historic township). Some of you may remember it from several years back. Here's some info about Walhalla. It's near Mt Baw Baw and you take the Princess Highway to Moe to turn off to go to Walhala. Walhalla is a small, picturesque and historic mountain township in the Gippsland district's Baw Baw Ranges in Victoria, in the south-eastern corner of mainland Australia. At its peak, some 5,000 people lived in and around Walhalla, the centre of a pioneer goldfield that extended to the nearby towns of Aberfeldy, Toombon, Donnelly's Creek, Red Jacket and Jericho to the north and west, and Cooper's Creek, Happy Go Lucky and Jubilee to the south and east. Only a handful of permanent residents live there today, but in the last decades of the 19th century, it was the heart of one of the most vibrant gold mining districts in the world, and a major influence in shaping the prosperity of a newly founded state. I kinda like the idea of either the Castlemaine Daylesford area (nice smooth drive and historic townships) or Walhalla (some nice twisty bits and historic township). Any comments and suggested dates for our next cruise? I'd like to do something in May if possible.

Finale - Warburton at Three Sugars having a refreshments and a well earned break after all the twisty bits

At Upper Yarra Dam. Ladies and Gentlemen Start Your Engines Other pics there.

At Lake Mountain - nice drive up (see the movie too here. )

At Marysville Bakery for lunch!

At Fernshaw (between Healesville and Marysville). Full size group shot (1MB) using tripod (so hopefully nobody missed out). Other pics at Fernshaw.

On the way to Lilydale, when we got there and leaving there.

Here are my pics. Start - Bunnings Scoresby Spot your ride

Very nice, indeed! I think some may say the weather was not so good, but looking at it another way, we had great effects for some of the photos like the mists amongst the tall gum trees

Rob, thanks. I think it was a team effort. So thank you. Looking at some of the pics already up, especially some of the ones with the cars Indian File on the road through the Black Spur (I think) is pure calendar stuff. Well done, guys I should have some pics up soon. In the meantime, you may want to have a look at the following .mov Beware: It's about 12MB. Here are some instructions to download and watch the .mov file. 1. Use MS Internet Explorer to goto ftp://xr6turbo.mobiledata.net.au/cars/Yarra/ 2. When prompted, enter username cars and password cars. 3. Use normal drag'n'drop to grab a copy of the .mov file to put on our local desktop. 4. If it says you need Quicktime to view the file, then I suggest Googling for Quicktime downloads and install it (sometimes comes bundled with iTunes). It has sound too.

Hiya Guys, Thank you for all coming along. I had a great time. I've started a new topic for your review pics of the Yarra Ranges cruise here to make it easier to get to the pics. Let see some pics

Hiya Guys, So as you don't have to wade through heaps of posts to get to the pics, I've started this topic. Thank you for everyone coming along because, like I've always said, it's the people that make the cruise. I definitely had a great time. It was a fantastic turnout (almost 100%) considering the challenging driving conditions. Special note of recognition to those guys that made the effort to came from afar - Wangaratta, Geelong, Seymour to name some places. I'm hoping that when you post up your pics, that you are able to block out the number plates. I don't use anything fancy. I just use Microsoft Paint (right click on the picture and Open With Paint - then use the spray can or paint brush to block out any number plates that are visible.) Save As to save your changes. As an added step, I often use Microsoft Office Picture Manager to resize to 1024 x 768 pixels as it makes it easier to download and view the pics in a timely fashion without losing visible definition (also saves on forum server harddisk space which is a real $ cost to Chris). To do that, just right click on the picture and either Edit or Open With Microsoft Office Picture Manager (if you have it - comes with Microsoft Office) and select Edit Pictures to make it 1024x768 pixels or 800 x 600 pixels (usually results in a file about 100kB). Information about the cruise route can be found here if you are interested, including the single download pdf. So let's see some pics Till next time we meet Kind Regards, Mr Turbo and EvilDaifu

Hiya Guys, Here's weather forecast for today: Melbourne Forecast Issued at 4:50 am EST on Sunday 30 April 2006 Warning Summary Nil. Forecast for Sunday Morning fog patches. Mostly cloudy with further showers. Light to moderate southerly winds. Precis: Showers. City: Max 16 Laverton: Max 16 Yarra Glen: Max 16 Tullamarine: Max 16 Mt Dandenong: Max 13 Watsonia: Max 16 Scoresby: Max 16 Frankston: Max 16 Geelong: Max 16 UV Index: 1 - 4 [low-moderate] Monday Showers. Min 11 Max 17 Tuesday Mainly fine. Min 11 Max 17 Wednesday Few showers. Min 10 Max 16 Thursday Becoming fine. Min 9 Max 17 Friday Few showers. Min 10 Max 16 Saturday Few showers. Min 9 Max 16 Here's the link if you want to check for yourself. Next update is at 10:40am.http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDV10450.txt Now the bad news, it aint snowing at Lake Mountain I'm still going on the cruise. Hmmm - warm bowl of home-style soup at Warburton.

Hiya Guys, Updated Cruise List CRUISE LIST: 1. Mr Turbo - BA XR6T 2. EvilDaifu - BF XR6T 3. flukeyluke - BA XR6T 4. Fast Ford XR6 - BA XR6 5. Stang - BA XR6T 6. Dagabond - BA F6 Tornado 7. Adam - BA XR6T 8. XR6T8_U - BA XR6T 9. XBOSSR - BA XR8 10. Bain - BA XR6T 11. XRhoon - BA XR6 12. Spoolman - BF Typhoon 13. XLNT6 - BA XR6T 14. Mr Venom - BA XR6T 15. Kev_XR8_Ute - BA XR8 16. Deek - BA XR6T 17. Xrdreaming/Geea - BA XR6T 18. Newxr6tfan - BA XR6T 19. Miss Aly - BA XR6T 20. Jake - BA XR6T 21. ShockF6 - BA Typhoon 22. veczar +1 - BA XR6T 23. CL1MAX - BA XR6T 24. Phevor - BA XR6T 25. Jono (veczar mate) - BA XR6T 26. Strike - BA XR6T 27. Simon Nizpro / gogo - Turbo Territory (?) 28. Dave Nizpro - BA XR6T ute(?) 29. axr-jet - BA XR6T 30. FordT6 - NOT CONFIRMED: 1. Imagine - BA Typhoon 2. XR6TT - For Cruise details, please see the 1st post.

Hi XR6TT, It may finish about 4ish. I'll PM you with my contact number and if you wish, call me to find out where we are. My guesstimate of the schedule is: 11am Depart Bunnings Scoresby. About 1pm Lunch Marysville About 2pm Depart Marysville About 3:30pm Afternoon Tea (or warm home-style soup) Warburton About 4:30pm Head off home from Warburton.

Hiya Guys, RULES: In order for every body to have a good time, a few rules have been implemented. Failure to abide by these rules will ensure you are not invited to future events held by FordXR6Turbo.com. The reasons for these rules are: • Safety – We don’t want to put any of our members, and the general public in any danger. • Public Perception – We do not want the Ford XR6 Turbo community to face the same ridicule and stereotypes other car communities face. The rules are simple: 1. Obey all laws whilst on the cruise; this means no speeding, no overtaking over double lines (no matter how safe you think it may be), etc...Any breaches will be reported to the local police. 2. There is a designated cruise leader who will lead the way and set the correct pace for all cruise members. There is also a designated cruise anchor that will stay at the back of the cruise. You must not overtake the cruise leader, or fall behind the anchor. If you have to stop or drop back for what ever reason, the anchor will stay back with you. 3. Use the Buddy system; always make sure you can see the car behind you. This will give people behind you an indication on where to turn to make sure nobody gets lost. 4. CB Radio’s; if you don’t have one, follow the maps, and directions given out. If you do have one, please limit chatter during the twisty parts of the cruise. This will allow the cruise leader to relay information about road conditions, upcoming obstacles, etc. efficiently. 5. By attending this cruise you agree not to hold FordXR6Turbo.com, it’s Administrators, Moderators, Cruise Organisers/Cruise Controllers, or Owner responsible/liable for any damage and/or grief sustained (simply; if you stuff up it’s your fault, not ours). If you would like a pdf handout with route maps and other info for the cruise, you can download the attached pdf (hardcopies will also be available on the day) or see the 1st post. Yarra_Ranges_Lake_Mountain_VIC_Cruise_30_April_2006_v1_1_Internet.pdf

Hiya Guys, Updated Cruise List CRUISE LIST: 1. Mr Turbo - BA XR6T 2. EvilDaifu - BF XR6T 3. flukeyluke - BA XR6T 4. Fast Ford XR6 - BA XR6 5. Stang - BA XR6T 6. Dagabond - BA F6 Tornado 7. Adam - BA XR6T 8. XR6T8_U - BA XR6T 9. XBOSSR - BA XR8 10. Bain - BA XR6T 11. XRhoon - BA XR6 12. Spoolman - BF Typhoon 13. XLNT6 - BA XR6T 14. Mr Venom - BA XR6T 15. Kev_XR8_Ute - BA XR8 16. Deek - BA XR6T 17. Xrdreaming/Geea - BA XR6T 18. Newxr6tfan - BA XR6T 19. Miss Aly - BA XR6T 20. Jake - BA XR6T 21. ShockF6 - BA Typhoon 22. veczar - BA XR6T 23. CL1MAX - BA XR6T 24. Phevor - BA XR6T 25. Jono (veczar mate) - BA XR6T NOT CONFIRMED: 1. Imagine - BA Typhoon 2. Joe - BA XR6 3. gogo - BA XR6T 4. Strike ? 5. Nizpro - Turbo Territory/ BA XR6T ute?