[25 August] Saturday cruise

[skinkis]

Will organise a cruise for Saturday if the interest is good enough, weather forecast looks promising :)

The usual rules apply, no muppetry etc.


Time: Meet at 9, depart 9:30.
Meetpoint: Harvey Norman, Midland.

[grogers]

will be keen on a drive!

[dak dak]

I'll be keen to tag along

[steve-lang]

Yeop

[(AUST)Mod]

keen

[summoner]

Yeah i'm keen, XR isn't 100% but she is drivable for cruising and hasn't been out on 1 for ages.

[Yakky Bear]

Will try to make an appearance. See if I can find a driver for the evo for a leg or two.

[Alkatraz]

Keen depending on the time. Fingers crossed for a hill run.

[summoner]

minimum carpark stops would be handy as i've got a bung relay atm so need to disconnect my battery everytime I park to stop the fuel pumps keep running

[skinkis]

We aren´t going out to stand still and talk, we´re going out to drive, so you should be good ;)

[Slow RB25]

Will try and find myself a seat to fill, been a while!

[gav]

keen to whore! can supply fuel and wristies

[summoner]

We aren´t going out to stand still and talk, we´re going out to drive, so you should be good ;)
splendid! we got a time of departure? Got dinner a dinner to go to at 7pm >.<

[Rhys]

Map getting sorted now

Wow summoner Is coming out :confused:

[summoner]

Map getting sorted now

Wow summoner Is coming out :confused:
haha well depends when it starts and so on.. I am going to try avoid loading up on schnapps at dinner so I can manage an attendance

[Fukushima]

keen to bring the car out now it has diplomatic immunity

but will need to bitch out early and sleep for c2s for tomorrow

[skinkis]

splendid! we got a time of departure? Got dinner a dinner to go to at 7pm >.<

We will be doing the feeding around the same time too ;)

Time added in first post.

Will add meetpoint later.

[miksta]

I wish to attend your evening of driving sir

[SeSaR]

Interested! I drive slow on the Hills!

[Brett_J]

Will try to make an appearance. See if I can find a driver for the evo for a leg or two.

I will happily pilot your vehicle for a leg or a few ;P

[skinkis]

Maps printed.

Big thanks to Rhys for writing one.

Looks good, a little bit of everything, so should please most people.

Full tank of fuel recommended!

Meetpoint added.

[Lasoya]

Running on Empty may have obtained cruise details, keep an eye out for muppets

[patty]

Running on Empty may have obtained cruise details, keep an eye out for muppets haha this will only end well. Deff coming now haha

[mischief1]

I'll catch the highlights on the news tomorrow..

[summoner]

woops got a bit boozed up at dinner.. have fun lads!

[steve-lang]

Cheers for organising, bailed at brookton turn off, will advise what the ried Kodak moment has served as punishment in a few weeks.

[skinkis]

Had a great night out, good turnout too!
Thanks to everyone who came out and had fun, and thanks to Rhys for supplying us with the map!

[Keto]

Thanks to those who organised the night, was good to catch up with a few people I haven't seen in a while. Skid was requested and peer pressure got to me haha

[Slow RB25]

Good fun night out, cheers Rhys for the map, was a bit different which was nice, and also big thanks for the seat in the lancer Hampus, goes alright. ;)

[esky]

ambulance out of nowhere.

[SeSaR]

Thanks 4 Organizing!! Had Fun. Will come again next time :-)

[grogers]

I got my photo taken! Yay.... Some good roads. Didnt see any stupid driving thanks for organising!

[skinkis]

I got my photo taken! Yay....

Haha, that makes two of us!
They are going to have a field day with all the lancer photo´s they got!

[Rich]

good run, cheers guys! havent been out for a while. last night reminded me how much I miss this stuff. good group of cars, people, good roads, no muppets, perfect night!

[Yakky Bear]

Awesome map rhys cheers for organising! Great night.

Only issue whoever was in the white r34 gtst learn to pull the fuck over if you're holding everyone up through the hills. It's not fucking hard to do you muppet.

Shaneo in the white cressida did just that big thanks to you Shaneo for letting the guys that wanted to go quicker through.

[Adsport]

Awesome map rhys cheers for organising! Great night.

Only issue whoever was in the white r34 gtst learn to pull the fuck over if you're holding everyone up through the hills. It's not fucking hard to do you muppet.

Shaneo in the white cressida did just that big thanks to you Shaneo for letting the guys that wanted to go quicker through.


whilst they were travelling slow, which assumably was within their limits (points awarded there) they did keep the the left and didn't argue when being overtaken. It was frustrating but they did actually do the right thing and drove within their limits and yield when necessary, can't really ask for much more than that? There wasn't much room to physically pull over and that may have caused some drama in itself.

[miksta]

Evening was ruined by Morticia failing to do helis :(
Other than that, all good.

[Mistikal]

I didn't see any black Lancer's doing heli's either...

[Yakky Bear]

whilst they were travelling slow, which assumably was within their limits (points awarded there) they did keep the the left and didn't argue when being overtaken. It was frustrating but they did actually do the right thing and drove within their limits and yield when necessary, can't really ask for much more than that? There wasn't much room to physically pull over and that may have caused some drama in itself.

If they know they are slower than the rest of the pack then why drive at the front and hold everyone up? Yielding when necessary? when? If that was the case they would have pulled over or got out of the way when they could (yeilding), There was none of that from the white 34 which is the car I am referring to. However as stated I did see Shaneo pull over (yeild) where he could and i gave him a thumbs up. Good work Shaneo and appreciate you letting guys through!

[Mistikal]

The White 34 with TAS plates did allow me to overtake, even indicated to let me know nothing was coming. Overtaking on twisty roads is a bit difficult.

Give the guy a break, he's fresh from the east, although anyone from outside of WA is a superior driver.

[Yakky Bear]

Not once did I ever see him even make any sort of effort to let anyone through.
FYI Shaneo pulled over on a narrow part, same as any other part of that road and everyone got the idea he was letting people past, its not hard.

I understand it's hard to overtake on twisty roads thus why if people "yeilded" to let the big line of cars they are holding up there wouldn't have been an issue.

My point is if you're not as confident as most other guys then stick to the back.

Two words... "common sense"

/rant.

[Sfidz]

Eat some sour chips this morning sunny B?

[Adsport]

If they know they are slower than the rest of the pack then why drive at the front and hold everyone up?

maybe because they didnt realise that they were being what we would call slow?


Yielding when necessary? when?

when they didn't interfere or obstruct at any time, for the opportunity to overtake. I sat behind the pack because I was driving within my known limits, behind those 3 in front of me because I have never driven that road in "reverse" and I am an obtusely cautious overtaker. I was waiting for a SAFE opportunity to get past them. That is a persistently difficult bit of road to overtake on, given all of the corners are blind, there are NO street lights, and some people haven't learned that nobody cares if you sit with your high beams on the whole way. You are better to be cautious than dead, or responsible for such to happen to others.



If that was the case they would have pulled over or got out of the way when they could (yeilding), There was none of that from the white 34 which is the car I am referring to.

how much drama do you think it would cause if they were to pull over and stop at any point in that road, where there is no run off and again all of the corners are blind and they are the lead car? There seemed like enough room to overtake all the time, as they held to the left the entire time. I didn't overtake because I found it dangerous to do so. Once somebody else was to lead the way it because more of a predictable situation for me.


However as stated I did see Shaneo pull over (yeild) where he could and i gave him a thumbs up. Good work Shaneo and appreciate you letting guys through!

He pulled over at the very beginning, where the road is very wide and everyone was only already doing 20-30kmh, before any momentum had been built up and the situation wasn't dangerous at all. Overtaking on blind dark unlit corners at speed is a lot more dangerous. I'm not sure how to compare the two situations honestly. I do also believe that he pulled over to get behind me to prove me wrong in a previous conversation where I told him that I thought his car didn't have any top end, a judgement that I made after having driven the car on several occasions previously. I deduced this from him querying this very point at the next stop, after he figured that I was actually at more than 60% throttle the whole time down that stretch.



calm down, I'm just saying you don't need to be calling the guys muppets. They were actually doing the right and responsible thing in my eyes.

[Yakky Bear]

It's no wider where he stopped. There was two separate places to stop and for them to safely pull over and let people through (driveways one into a park and another into a dam entrance Google map it)!
You seem to be putting a huge effort into calling me out when I am telling it like it is.

Like I said... Common sense. He could have easily pulled into the driveway where the park is halfway through and "safely" let people pass. The entrance is also easily visible I might add.

[Mistikal]

Another thing to note, if he pulled over, what is the chance of everyone doing the same? Case and point, Matt's Volvo on Albany Hwy.

[patty]

Yakky bear did you run out of chips?

[Adsport]

It's no wider where he stopped. There was two separate places to stop and for them to safely pull over and let people through (driveways one into a park and another into a dam entrance Google map it)!
You seem to be putting a huge effort into calling me out when I am telling it like it is.

Like I said... Common sense. He could have easily pulled into the driveway where the park is halfway through and "safely" let people pass. The entrance is also easily visible I might add.


I'm not putting a huge effort into anything, I type expanded explanations with detailed examples as part of what I do for a living, and i know how to use forum tags so whoopdee.

Anyone could have easily done anything, but they didn't. I honestly do not believe that they acted in the wrong in any way, they were doing the speed limit on a road they obviously either were not familiar with or not comfortable with.

I've driven that road MANY times and sometimes it honestly scares me a bit, especially with the speeds that cars which have developed suspension and power outputs can do it in now. It sounds like you are trying to insitgate a cock fight, because the car you were in (not even driving) is able to go faster than others because of it's mechanical and operator abilities. SO WHAT they were going slow, SO WHAT they held everybody up, SO WHAT if it took a while to get past them, at least everybody got home, no cars were damaged and people actually drove within their limits, shouldn't that be applauded instead of contested? I would much rather drive home with all my limbs at the end of the night, instead of trying to pick up pieces of somebody who pushed past their limits trying to either be a hero or try not to hold some others up.

[Shaneo]

Thanks to organisers first. I'm usually in the shit at cruises for fucking up so pulled over to let others through. After catching up to yo'll i found myself behind the red corolla from hell. Said driver of which gave me a verbal clip over the ear for a silly double line overtake i did on a civilian vehicle, earlier in the cruise. Which i acknowledged.

I wish my cro magnum man computer skills would allow me to post up a clip of Fozzy Bear saying "I bought the paper towels!"....Have a good week all!

[Lonewolf]

I completely understand where Adsport is coming from, pretty much the reason i tend not to do hills runs anymore.
Drive within your limits / cars limits, and if you happen to hold anyone up for any sort of reason and people get shitty.

[esky]

Another thing to note, if he pulled over, what is the chance of everyone doing the same? Case and point, Matt's Volvo on Albany Hwy.

Stopped for a piss and got a crowd.

[Turbo2.6L]

Seems that every cruise thread that goes through the hills has something about the slow drivers holding everyone up, yet their is such a huge emphasis on driving within your limits. Why is it on the slower drivers to make sure they are at the back, when the self proclaimed 'Colin McRae' racecar pilots also have the same copy of the map & can head off 30secs earlier to ensure they are at the front of the pack? I'm all for going fast wherever possible & keeping it as safe as possible, but these bitch sessions are getting fucking old.

Go run Targa West next year if it's that important to drive at warp speed through the hills Jase. I'm sure you held up more than a few people when driving your Aristo cruise ship through the hills with a big converter & sloppy suspension, get off the high horse champ :D

[spectrekt]

Hey All,

Firstly id like to thank the organiser of the cruise. I had a really awesome night. Were some really sweet rides there too.

I am the owner/driver of the white 34 that seems to have caused a bit of grief...

There isn't really much I have to say other than sorry to yak cause I think the other lads have covered it. Cheers for that.

I'm new to WA (hence tas plates) and the car is pretty stock including suspension and brakes, the bulbs are shit, and I didn't know the road at all. Made travelling those hills difficult. Plus where I'm from wombats and roos arent much fun at a buck twenty.

Anyway my bad if I offended anyone and I'll try not to hold you quicker lads up again.

Cheers

Spec

[Friar]

Stopped for a piss and got a crowd.

yeah because everyone knows were the big knobs hang out hehe

[DCEVO]

Get back in ya Heave Ho Spuddy n shut the feck up ya chip eatin dawg !

[steve-lang]

Any one had their photo posted to them yet?

[skinkis]

Yeah, have had mine sitting here for a good week or two...
Car looks awesome on photo´s!

[ovaxitd]

is rego plate in photo correct?

[steve-lang]

Thinking maybe, somehow, I missed out, I've had nothing...... :confused:

[skinkis]

Whole car is in the square, can't really miss it...