ZigZag Railway - 04/04/04

[maddog]

Ladies and Gentlemen. :D

I'm going to be heading up to the ZigZag railway on Sunday 4th April with a couple of friends to have a play and test out my diff ratios and coils. If anyone cares to join me, I'd be most happy for them to tag along. :P

I'll be meeting up with those going in front of Australia's Wonderland (Walgrove Road) at 9am and cruising up to ZigZag for the day.

If you're interested in going, please drop a message in here or message me.

-Ben

[TIGGER]

Haven't been out for a while so i'm a definite maybe 8)

[Saxon]

ill also be a definate maybe :mrgreen:

[Saxon]

damn... it's my grannys 90th, so i have to miss.

Or maybe she might want to come wheeling? :mrgreen:

[sir_camel]

u mean rolling sax?

[Saxon]

u mean rolling sax?
:oops:

[Bogged]

Is all good with you and the jeep? Im a possible.. But knowing my luck.. it'll be like cabbage tree! :oops:

[TIGGER]

Any particular trails in mind maddog? Is it Just the usual C or C+ grade classics?

[maddog]

It's C/C+ with some B options I guess. I plan on visiting the mud area, the big climb with the large round rock climb at the end of it, the lost city, range of bob, and then do a bit of exploring. But I'm open for suggestions from whoever comes.

Bogged, the trail is suitable for stock vehicles, and there will be at least 3 stockers coming. Any difficult bit has a bypass.

[Bogged]

hmm... might be an option!

[TIGGER]

Im in....

- Ben do you want to convoy it from Engadine again?

- My brother has a stock 80 series land cruiser - do you think he'd be ok?

[maddog]

For those on the south side, convoying from Engadine Maccas (opposite the train station) sounds like a plan. We'll meet there at 8:00am to allow time to gather everyone up and head out to Wonderland in time for 9:00pm. There's at least 1, maybe 2 others that we'll be meeting there as well.

We'll be on channel 22 UHF, as usual.

Your brother's stocker 80 series should be fine. If we come across anything difficult, there's always bypasses.

Here's the list of who's going so far:

me - TJ
Lachlan - TJ
Bill - Grand Cherokee (stock)
Eddie - Land Cruiser FJ40
Emilio - GU Patrol (stock)
Kevin - Land Cruiser 60 series I think (stock)
Mark - GQ Patrol (stock)
Tigger - TJ (+ mate)
Steve - Range Rover (stock)
Bogged - XJ

Maybe's

Chris - Toyota Hilux

[Bogged]

Im in.. but why wonderland.. Why not the servo at eastern creek on the M4? that way. we can get breakie while we wait?

[maddog]

Good to see you coming Bogged :)

I've already told everyone the meeting location. I don't really want to change it this late in the piece, or we'll have issues trying to gather people up from all over the place :oops:

[Bogged]

all good. see yoiu at wonderland!

[Bogged]

Be aware.. Eastern Creek has V8's this weekend.. So sunday might be a bit of a poo fight to get to wonderland!

[billsta]

i have a stock grand and coming to this tri ptoo?
news to me..
i going to get drunk on sunday dood.
or test out my trail basher else where...

[Agent Orange]

Its raining.... Penguin

[TIGGER]

Man what a day - just got home 1/2 hour ago (now 1am) -

Ben i think you should write a report - was kinda fun how the jeeps became the rescue vehicles **)

(there is mud everywhere)

[maddog]

hehe yeah I'll try and put a report together for here and/or the SJC mag. I got home just after midnight. So tired..

Thanks again for your help with vehicle recovery yesterday Jase. TJ's to the rescue :P

I'll post a URL for pics soon. I've got pics from 3 different cameras! So if anything came out of the day, we should get some good pics.

[TIGGER]

It's C/C+ with some B options I guess.
Bogged, the trail is suitable for stock vehicles, and there will be at least 3 stockers coming. Any difficult bit has a bypass.

really pushed the stockers to the limits - was very impressed at what marty's stock TJ (disco'd) could do with 400k's on the clock he was stuck in mud, dented his door sill on a rock but tackled the tougher terrain better than the patrols etc. (are you reading this rockhampton Tj??)... this trip made me feel a little better for spending so many $$$ on the TJ - the funniest was when the stranded pajero saw maddog and i drive where they couldnt go - the kids were saying "daddy look at the monster trucks!"

newnes is fun at night - especially when you are on a rescue mission to save a stranded nissan 8)

here are some pics, more in my gallery... maddog will have some better i think.

http://210.10.49.162/albums/album15/P1010004.jpg
http://210.10.49.162/albums/album15/P1010005.jpg
http://210.10.49.162/albums/album15/P1010009.jpg

[AussieCJ7]

Some of SC photos look like you boys were playing in private property up there :evil:

Not saying you were as I was not there but the photos look that way

Just make sure when your out for fun you dont ruin it for everyone and get the place locked up

[maddog]

Ummm. We were definately not in private property. We visited most of the popular areas, and nothing more.

What makes you think we were in private property from those pictures anyway?

[TIGGER]

im confused... what pictures?

We didnt go anywhere out of the norm.... the same trails i've been on with SJC and other trips

[AussieCJ7]

http://210.10.49.162/gallery/album16/Lithgow_3_4_04_008

Looks a lot like the quary that has the fence pushed down but private property signs around it ???

Hey I can not say it is as I was not there just was my first thought when I saw this photo

[TIGGER]

AussieCJ7, um SC wasn't on our trip on sunday - not sure where or when those pics are from.

[Saxon]

that pic is in private property

[AussieCJ7]

Ok cool thanks Tigger just the dates on the album were the same weekend and the location is very close by


I am with Saxon it looks to be on private property to me

[Saxon]

looks like Deane & Camel went mining :)

[omaroo]

Hmmm... hate to say it, but there are two quarries up there. You chose the private one with the dumped cars in it. The forestry mob are a bit pissed at the dumped cars, and this is why they have fenced it off.

Best not to get caught in there.

There is another open quarry a little further up the trail, around the fenceline to the left. Go a couple of kays and you're there.

[Marty]

Private property or not, all the same had a great drive. I've just got home (4pm Monday) - I love my job.

Car's clean, dent almost removed (no paint damage!!!).

Ben and Jas, thanks for the trip. Well done, drama's and all. Where can I find the pic's?

[Saxon]

Marty now you have an excuse to get some rocker protection :wink:

[Marty]

Going to Melb tomorrow, might do some shopping there...

[TIGGER]

Marty - we weren't on private property dude - these guys aren't getting it....

The Jeeps in those pics werent on our trip - and it definitely wasn't sunday because it was pi$$ing down rain all day on our trip :roll:

Marty click on the link in my sig below...

Maddog hasnt put his up yet.

[Marty]

Good to see all photo's pre dint and minus dumb owner! Hopefully I should get away with this one.

[TIGGER]

im sure maddog will have some with the dint + dumb owner - :mrgreen:

[Marty]

That's just great....

I'm going to get some sleep. Still recovering from the drive out of Zig Zag and work last night....

[Saxon]

Marty - we weren't on private property dude - these guys aren't getting it....

The Jeeps in those pics werent on our trip - and it definitely wasn't sunday because it was pi$$ing down rain all day on our trip :roll:

Marty click on the link in my sig below...

Maddog hasnt put his up yet.

i got it......i like to stir :mrgreen:

[maddog]

Let me just clarify that the linked pic above was NOT from the trip we did on Sunday.

[sir_camel]

Hmmm... hate to say it, but there are two quarries up there. You chose the private one with the dumped cars in it. The forestry mob are a bit pissed at the dumped cars, and this is why they have fenced it off.

Best not to get caught in there.

There is another open quarry a little further up the trail, around the fenceline to the left. Go a couple of kays and you're there.

Yep, we screwed up. The trip was on Saturday. Was there a few weeks ago with some other non jeep people and they went in there. I had never been there before but they said it was ok. I thought the top quarry was the closed one. Unfortunatelty what was done was done and i humbly apologise for being stupid and not really checking it out properly. I have taken down the photos in question and hope it doesnt cause any trouble. Hope this thread doesnt turn into another one of these long fights. Those of you who know me hopefully realise i am not the sort of person who goes anywhere and ruins the enviroment and knowingly does stupid stuff. Hope it clarrifies a few things. And apologies again.