Menai night drive 14th January

[Antz]

Steve Taylor is running a Menai night drive on Saturday 14th January.

Meeting point is Gate 8 on Heathcoate Road
Meeting time is 3.00pm

Trip grade is C grade, with B grade options.

Special notes: You must have completed at least one Menai cleanup in the last 12 months to attend this trip. Please bring basic recovery gear.

Please contact Steve on 0412 707 903 or one of the trip coordinators.

[stevet]

In regards to the Menai track,the track is CLOSED if,1, There has been rain in the previous 24hrs,or 2,there is a total Fire Ban in place. There will be no run on if these situations occur

[Cpage66]

Might be there for this one...

[Steve F]

Might also be up for this one :)

Cheers
Steve

[Steve F]

What time do they typically finish up? I figure it'll be a long one if it starts at 3:00pm ;)

Cheers
Steve

[Jaffas]

Steve, last time when we started about 5pm we were out by about 10:30pm... and a small part of that time was letting Ben play with his new setup.
You can really make menai as long or as short as you want...

[BenC]

In.. See you guys there.

[billsta]

any spare seats?

[Dorzun]

well seeing as though my plans for a lot of wheel'n while on holidays didn't come to plan I may just join in on this one.

[Steve F]

I'm definatley in now :)

Cheers
Steve

[Wolfe]

Im going to try and be there :)

[sir_camel]

i'm a possible. Weather report isnt looking great tho.

[stevet]

Yes, the weather.Just wondering if Menai is off, is there anyone interested in going up to the Wattagans on Sunday for a run?

[Steve F]

Can't do the Wattagans on Sunday but could do them on Saturday afternoon/evening if Menai is off.

Just checked the weather and it looks like we might be in luck though :)

Cheers
Steve

[stevet]

Let's hope the weather is good, but the other sounds good as a stand by

[Steve F]

So at what time do we pull the pin on a Menai trip and go to plan B ?

Cheers
Steve

[stevet]

Steve, it's raining now,so Menai is out. I am able to go from about 11.00.to the Wattagans.Anybody else interested

[Wolfe]

Im doing repairs to the xj in the morning so probably would not be available till after 3.00 ish but im keen to do arfo/evening/night run we could even do appin im keen for anything!

[SUBXJ]

Would do a wattagans trip form about 3.00pm on meet at the old toll gates Berowra ??

[stevet]

Have not done the Wattagans at night before! I'm keen for anywhere!

[BenC]

Hmm Wattagans is a bit far for me to drive the TJ.. Looks like I'm out.

[Steve F]

3:00pm at the old toll gates at Berowra is fine with me. Anyone know the area well? I have the infamous C grade trip that Jeff ran on the GPS but that's about it. I also need to be out of there by 10:30pm as I have an early appointment on Sunday.

Sound Ok with everyone. Can you make it for then Stu?

Cheers
Steve

[stevet]

Time, location are good for me. I have been there 4/5 times, but not at night.

[Steve F]

Looks like they'll be the 3 of us then, Me you and Hic. Hopefully Stu as well and a mate of mine in his Cruiser, was going to ride with me at Menai but now he may as well bring his.

Cheers
Steve

[SUBXJ]

Leave the trailer at my fokes place Ben at the watagan foothills ~ might even be able to sort some accomidation in one of the sheds. Make an overnighter of it. No sorry driving back @ 12.00pm etc. Call in morning "O" it is morning.

[BenC]

Thanks Mark, I'm in again guys, so I'll see you all at the meeting spot.

[sir_camel]

i'm out. been barrowing concrete all morning and gonna have an easy one tonight. sorry guys

[Steve F]

Had a great afternoon/evening up at the Watagans. Myself, Mark H, Steve T and Ben met up at Berowra and were on the trails by 4:30. Had a few easy bits and then bumped into some guys in lifted and locked Patrols and Cruisers etc that had just had to turn back from a rather tuff rocky, steep, long climb. We decied to go through and give the climb ago after being told there was no way we would make it without lockers front and rear. They had just turned back and given up after some breakages.

We'll this was the highlight of the trip for me, Steve T went up first on hwy terrain tyres but locked font and rear, made it no real troubles, Mark made it but the shorter wheelbase of the TJ made it a bit tougher. Ben walked up and me, no lockers, managed to get up as well. Took a little while but left me grinning from ear to ear :)

Followed several more tracks around, Steve T blew a bead coming out of a mud hole and had to change tyres in the humid 34 degree heat. No more mishaps but some great tracks and fun. Got out at 9:15pm after a wrong turn but it just added to the trip.

Anyway, have to do it again.

Looking forward to Anns' pictures.

Cheers
Steve

[Jetty]

Well done, SteveF. Good trip report. I'm glad you guys had a great time and came out safely with no serious damage.

[stevet]

Thanks for the day guy's, great drive. Awesome drive up that first slope Steve.F. Thinking we should have sent you back down to bring one or two of them back up to show them how it's done!

[Steve F]

Most of it had to do with the spotters though :)

Cheers
Steve

[BenC]

Thanks for the trip guys, it was a good afternoon/night out.

Pics are slowly going up at http://maddog.zook.org/wattagans-14-01-06

[Steve F]

Nice pics, as usual though the climb looks a lot easier afterwards :)

Cheers
Steve

[sir_camel]

Wat track u guys do? I was up there today doing the famous Jeff Track with some mates in stock zook etc.

[BenC]

I couldn't tell you, but I think it was a combination of a couple of tracks, including some of the bits I've been to with Jeff

[billsta]

mmm... me still hungry...
would have gone if i knew earlier... :roll:

not really..