Sunny Corner to Turon - C Grade/ Beginners (West of Lithgow) Sat 21 November 2020

[Steve x]

Hi all,

TRIP FULL - Reserves list now available

Welcome to my first trip as a trip-leader !

Where: Sunny Corner to Turon - West of Lithgow
Starting near Sunny Corner heading north through to Turon National Park and exiting at Capertee. Expect to finish around 3pm, onwards.

When: Saturday 21 November 2020
Meet: Lithgow McDonalds
Time: 8:30am for 9:00am - please make sure that you are fueled (both you and your jeep), ready to go by 9:00am.

Grade: C Grade with a couple of challenge sections where a bit of spotting might be required for new drivers, Some easy D grade as well.

Requirements: Stock Wranglers and Grand Cherokees new and old are suitable.
All-terrain tyres are highly recommended as there are a lot of loose sharp rocks on the trail. BYO first aid, food and water.
Make sure you have recovery points. A standard hitch receiver will be adequate.
If you have recovery gear bring it, otherwise trip leader will step in if necessary.
UHF Radio to keep in touch with your trail buddies.

This run is limited to: 11 vehicles, and with such a small group, limited to club members only for this trip.

When posting please list your Jeep Model and your real name.

Further info contact: Steve C on 0407 434 569 (tel:0407 434 569)

Members attending:
1. Steve X- Steve C: JK
2. RD0401- Ed D: JKU
3. SteveT- Steve T: JK
4. Rich H - JKU
5. Snakedoctor - Martin: JKU
6. Mal & Kim - WK2
7. Jeepmuggle - Darrell : GC WJ
8. Negdriver -Tam: JKU
9. JetKev - Kev - WK2
10. Nolan - Nolan: JKU
11. Phillman - Phil JKR ?

Reserves List:
1.

[stevet]

Hi Steve,
I’m in... JK.... Stephen T.....

[Steve x]

That's great Steve. list updated.

Steve.

[Khabbazeh]

Hi Steve,

Please add me to the list (with a passenger) on WK2

Cheers
Khaled


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[Steve x]

Hi Khaled

Excellent. Done, list updated.

Steve

[SnakeDoctor]

Sounds good i'll be in for a run!

Thanks

[Steve x]

Hi Martin,

That’s great. Added to list.

Steve.

[MalWilson]

Hi Steve
Mal and Kim would love to do this trip.
WK2 with ATs and recovery points


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[Steve x]

Hi Mal and Kim,

Fantastic. Added to list.

Steve

[charith]

Hi Steve,
Please add us to the list.

Charith and Maheeka
JLU Rubi

[Steve x]

Hi Charith & Maheeka

Excellent. Looking forward to seeing the JLU on the trip too. List updated.

Steve C

[BigRig]

Hi Steve,
Please add us to the list.
Thanks,
Raja & Aryan

[Jeepmuggle]

Hi Steve,
Can you please add my GC WJ (62JEEP) to the list? I will probably have a passenger. Thnx. Darrell

[BigRig]

Hi Steve,
Forgot to mention the jeep model.
It's Rubicon JLU.
See at MacD on 21st.
Cheers,
Raja

[Negdriver]

Hey Steve,

Please count me in if there is room.
JKU

Thanks.
Tam Nguyen

[BigRig]

Hi Steve,
Please count us in.

BigRig - Raja & Aryan - JLUR

[Steve x]

Hi Raja and Aryan

Welcome for our newest club member. Added to trip list. Thanks for signing up.

Steve

[Steve x]

Hi Tam,

Great, you're in ! I've extended the list to 11. See you there.

Steve

[jetkev]

Hi Steve,

Please put me in the reserve list.

JetKev - Kev - WK2

I am a new Club Member, not sure why it shown as visitor.

[Steve x]

Hi Kev,

Thanks for signing up. I've added you to the Reserves List. Any change, I'll let you know.

Steve C

[jetkev]

Thanks Steve, much appreciate it.

[Nolan]

already full :grey:
can i be in the reserve list. thanks .
Nolan JKU

[Phillman]

If anyone cancels i would love to come

[Steve x]

Hi Nolan,

Thanks for your interest. I've added you to the Reserves List. Any changes, I'll let you know ASAP.

Steve C

[Steve x]

Hi Phillip ?,

Thanks for your interest in this trip. I've added you to the Reserves List. Any changes, I'll let you know ASAP.
Can you confirm name and Jeep model. Thanks.

Steve C

[Steve x]

Hi Kev,

I've added you to the trip, as someone else has dropped out. Hoping you can still come along Saturday.

Steve C

[jetkev]

Thanks Steve, much appreciate it.


Hi Kev,

I've added you to the trip, as someone else has dropped out. Hoping you can still come along Saturday.

Steve C

[Khabbazeh]

Hi Steve,

Unfortunately something came up last minute and I won’t be able to make tomorrow trip! Have a great day out!

Cheers
Khaled


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[Steve x]

Hi Khaled,

No problem. See you in the next trip

Steve C

[Steve x]

Hi Nolan

I am pleased to add you to the Trip, as we had a cancellation this morning, Hopefully you can still attend. Please let us know.

Steve C

[Nolan]

I am in yeaaahhh !!!!
I will be with Ash.

[charith]

Hi Steve,
I won't be there tomorrow for the trip. Will catch you next time.

[Steve x]

Hi Charith

No problem, see you next time.

Steve C

[Steve x]

Hi Phil,

I am pleased to add you to the Trip, as we had a cancellation just now. Hopefully you can still attend. Please let us know.

Steve C

[MalWilson]

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Man what a view!

Excellent day out today Jeepers! Thanks for your amazing leadership Steve


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[Negdriver]

I made it home without getting too wet. It was an awesome trip Steve thank you. Cant wait for your next one. Nice to see the GC's given it a go too. And a thanks to everyone that came.

[RD0401]

Thanks for leading a great trip Steve & Lisa, you've set the bar for your next one [emoji106] I'm looking forward to it.

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[jetkev]

Such a fantastic trip thanks Steve and Lisa. We had so much fun. I am looking forward to the next one.


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[jetkev]

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[Steve x]

Great pics Kev.

Thanks everyone today for making it a great trip today. The trip gave quite a few new challenges and several tentative moments for some of us.

But, with everyone ’s enthusiasm, along with much appreciated guidance and support from our more experienced jeepers, it was impressive to see everyone conquering ALL the obstacles.

It made for a very enjoyable day. We can't wait to do the next trip together !!!

Steve C

[Steve x]

Thanks Mal, for a perfect picture, for a perfect day out !

Steve C

[richhenning]

Very nicely done, thanks for a super day Steve, Lisa and Ed.

[Nolan]

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I will upload all the rest on Facebook and share the link with you guys.
Amazing day !!!

[stevet]

Steve well done on your first run as a trip leader and compliments to your co-pilot Lisa!!!... A good trip with good company!!!...

[Jeepmuggle]

I will upload all the rest on Facebook and share the link with you guys.
Amazing day !!!

Thanks Nolan. Great to see the drone photos.
Darrell (GC WJ)

[Jeepmuggle]

‘No Jeep left behind!’


The SJC beginners’ trip from Sunny Corner to Turon got off to a later than planned start after the only WJ booked on the trip had an unscheduled stop at Springwood to clean up a set of spark plugs. That was the only drama of the day, though, and a superb day of off-roading was led superbly well by Steve on his first trip out as trip leader. Airing down just north of Sunny Corner by the nine on-time vehicles gave the late WJ a chance to catch up and, with all hands on deck, had its tyres aired down and disconnects removed in less than five minutes.


With a total of ten vehicles, three Grands and seven Wranglers, the day was set for success as the convoy finally headed north out of Sunny Corner with the prospect of a hot day ahead. Gauges hit 38C at several points, but there was plenty of river bed action and water where needed. The hot conditions leant themselves well to excellent traction and most of the more technical sections, ably spotted by Steve with assistance from others at key moments, posed little challenge to the vehicles out on the trail.


Sunny Corner to Turon is described in the SJC trip Forums as a ‘Favourite Club Destination – to be kept secret’. It’s not difficult to guess why. The combination of lengthy stretches of C-grade driving kept interest levels high throughout the day. Short sections of rocky steps, creek bed crossings with steep entry and exits, wombat holes, and more than one or two mudholes, were all part of a really varied trip. The trip took in Dark Corner Rd, Daylight Creek Rd, Blackbutt Mountain Rd, Dark Corner Mountain Trail, Pinnacle Firetrail, the Turon River Road, and, finally, via the Lochaber Link Road to Capertee and the hard black stuff home.


This was a good day’s outing through historic gold-rich territory. There’s obviously still ‘gold in them thar hills’ as one by one we splashed into a small creek bed just upstream of a prospector panning for gold. We apologised for dirtying the creek bed and quickly passed through. There are also snakes about and the club secretary had a lunchtime comfort break interrupted by a brown snake – stay alive Rich, we need you to keep sending out the agendas!

At the end of the day, all ten vehicles lined up at the lookout for the classic SJC photo and along with the normal smartphone selfies, Nolan’s drone added a different photographic perspective to the trip – check out the Trip Forum page.


Summing it all up? No breakages, no breakdowns, great company, perfect weather, awesome scenery, and the superb trip leadership of Steve. This is why I joined the club!

Darrell J
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[Nolan]

More pictures there (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10225048379536876&type=3)

[Jeepmuggle]

More pictures there --> https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10225048379536876&type=3

Hi Nolan, I'm getting some kind of error message when I click this link, showing that the content isn't available at this time. :grumpy:

[isherz]

Jeep muggle - Daryl
Probably one of the best trip summaries we’ve seen...!
Good job Steve and Lisa
Can’t wait for 2021 as we come out of Covid hibernation and plans as a club moving forward with our new website...stay tuned.


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[Nolan]

HI,
looks like you will need a Facebook account. when I am not connected I got the same issue.
sorry about that.

[SnakeDoctor]

Thanks Steve and all for a great day out!

[Jeepmuggle]

HI,
looks like you will need a Facebook account. when I am not connected I got the same issue.
sorry about that.

Hi Nolan,
Any chance you can post it to the Sydney Jeep Club Facebook page?
Thnx,
Darrell

[Nolan]

Hi,
I tag the "Sydney jeep club" on few pictures hope it will be enough.