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Tough Tracks Round One 2009

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Post by Suspension Stuff »

big red wrote:Comp is still on :D

its been drizzling all day with the odd short gust of rain.
camp ground track is wet and slippery on the bare black soil but no puddles of water anywhere so far :cool:
Ok you seem to be up with it, my wife wants to know if it will rain tomorrow and can we get phone reception there?

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Post by sloshy »

lula wrote:please take lots of photos for me when ben falls in the puddles of water in a short skirt
If I got photos off that I would burn them :lol:
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Post by DigitalStillPhotos »

Shane (4wd Stuff)

Big Red was heading up last night so was probably sitting in the camp grounds when he posted using big pond wireless broadband. you will get phone reception, but usually it aint much... telstra is usually the only decent carrier out there... you might get lucky with optus tho

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Post by just cruizin' »

You'll need a good ariel. My phone doesn't get any reception but it's nextG, if you have rural tick you may get it.
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Post by huub »

Boyed just rang me at 10.45 pm tough tracks is postponed for three weeks
due to heavy rain at Janowen
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Post by DigitalStillPhotos »

We're just about to leave... or were. An update if/when anyone can would be great as to what's happening. I know most people are down there now so should we come down anyway? What are the conditions like at the moment?

Ok enough questions from me, it's too early lol.

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Post by sloshy »

We where just about to leave :? I just rang Owen and confirmed that its cancelled.
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Post by DigitalStillPhotos »

Is anyone going to be out there still?

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Post by WICKED »

We drove up last night, turned off the road headed for the shed in the main camping ground and got the truck bogged about 20meteres short of that. Ginger snatched us to better ground. Unpakced the truck, was told it was cancelled. Packed the truck and towed it too the road with the hilux. Put it away agian. Drove home.

Got to Bed after 3:30 :cry:

Edit - Forgot to mention that the front drivers tyre on the Truck blew out at about 80km/p on the way home! Dad did a GREAT job to hold the truck on the road. It's non-power steer. Could have turned so much worse so quick!
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Post by pinkiestroll »

Hey Ben thanks 4 the heads up... got up at 330 to leave n thank-god u txt me.. so when is it on?? when will urs b goin?? ooh n i promise ill b ur biggest fan hahah!!
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Post by big red »

4WD Stuff wrote:
big red wrote:Comp is still on :D

its been drizzling all day with the odd short gust of rain.
camp ground track is wet and slippery on the bare black soil but no puddles of water anywhere so far :cool:
Ok you seem to be up with it, my wife wants to know if it will rain tomorrow and can we get phone reception there?

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rained all bloody night :bad-words:

phone works at front gate with a car aerial or up on top of the quarry handheld, got net access from there too.

comp is cancelled though due to rain
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Post by Suspension Stuff »

I knew something was fishy when I saw comp trucks going in the other direction. Nice 3 hour morning drive.
I should have checked before I left but I thought they would never cancel Tough Tracks. These guys are real men.

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Post by patrol2pathy »

We got in on friday morning, stayed overnight & left this morning Last we heard was its postponed til the 7th of March.
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Post by Sic Lux »

4WD Stuff wrote:I should have checked before I left but I thought they would never cancel Tough Tracks. These guys are real men.
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Post by mickyd555 »

Unfortunately the competition had to be postponed from this weekend due to the rain. the decision was made in an attempt to presere the park from 2-300 cars driving on what were very sloppy tracks. I wont confirm weather i was in favour or not of the postponement but if you come to the meeting on Wednesday ill let you all know ;)

No date is set in stone as far as i am aware but there is a general meeting this Wednesday at which i am sure it will be finalised. I will post up the new confirmed date Wednesday night or Thursday morning.
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Post by Willy Hilux »

If it's the 7th of March, I out as my Wedding is the following weekend. Too much money spent to get out last weekend. Sad to miss it but Sh*t happens.
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Post by Suspension Stuff »

When I phoned up I got the impression that it was the Park owners decision because of the way she said sorry. These things happen unfortunately.
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Post by just cruizin' »

A lot of ppl spent a lot of money getting out there for nowt, but then again the comp would have suffered in those conditions. It's Jan and Owen's park and I'm sure they would have loved to see it go ahead but they made a tough decision by the sounds of it and I respect them for it. It's those type of decisions that make that park one of the best around, they truely care about the condition of the place.

I for one will (if I'm free) certainly be up there for the rescheduled event. And I have no quarms about driving out there last Saturday morning.
(Especially with two young kids, the rain sucks)
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Post by big red »

4WD Stuff wrote:I knew something was fishy when I saw comp trucks going in the other direction. Nice 3 hour morning drive.
I should have checked before I left but I thought they would never cancel Tough Tracks. These guys are real men.

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Post by Suspension Stuff »

Yes we understand Dad :P
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Post by GQHUNGRY »

Thought I would put an end to some speculation. Jan and Owen only told the club what the weather situation was and what rain was expected over the Friday night and into Saturday. With that information the tought tracks club made the decision to call it off. If it was up to Jan and Owen they would have called it off on Friday afternoon but it was left up to the club. In the end it also cost Jan and Owen a lot of money as well in food that was for the BBQ that was in the end just given away. I am like everyone else who went up there for nothing but at least we will all get a better crack at the comp when the conditions are better. Wouldn't have wanted to be at the back of the pack had it went ahead last weekend.

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Post by Suspension Stuff »

But boy it would have been good to watch.

Looking forward to watching you lot on the 7th and 8th.

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Post by HeathGQ »

Thanks for clearing that up.

I'll lock this thread now - please direct all queries or comments to new thread for the rescheduled date.

Cheers guys

oh and congrats to the club for putting that off - good call.
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