ORMEAU AUSJEEP TRIP 23rd May - Filmed by Final Cut

[Jimmyb]

Well its been a long time since the trip listed below. Now I think its about time we better the last trip and get over 16 Jeeps out there.

Date > Sunday 23rd May.
Rating > easy to medium (hard options for more experienced and for people wanting to watch some hardcore action)
Time > 9am at BP Yatala

This is only open to Jeep drivers, I think there are a lot of us that have met up but not all together from Brissy so come on, whos keen?

Have a look at the story below and see how much fun the last one was.
http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5415

[Big Mac]

Sounds like an exciting Sunday.....I've marked it in my calendar :D

[Dave'n'Wen]

That was a great day out. Jimmy not sure I can make this one, but you never know. Put Wen and I down as a goer and we will see.

[goodol55]

HEy good story ppl.

[wendaloo]

HEy good story ppl.

Just read the story, again. I / We have written a few stories. That was our first ever trip out with Ausjeep!! First trip out 4wdriving together. Makes me smile. :D

Damn it and now we are addicted.... :wink:

[andy_n]

I'll be there, just to cruise around and watch. :mrgreen:

[stu]

i'll try to get there....hey Andy if ya just watching can i borrow your 33 simex? :wink:

[brizXJ]

Jim, doesnt the date clash with the Leo Muller 'Jamboree' to Freshwater?

[Dave'n'Wen]

Jim, doesnt the date clash with the Leo Muller 'Jamboree' to Freshwater?


yep, they will be returning from the beach that day.

[CheSter]

Yeah I wouldn't mind coming along to watch / attempt so of the minor stuff.

Although I think Outerlimits is doing a stocker day out there the sunday before ? It is mentioned in one of the other threads somewhere.

C

[andy_n]

C, You will try all the hard stuff, I have seen you wheel. :D

[Jimmyb]

yeah OL is doing that yes, but I am trying to get another all Jeep all AUSJEEP day run. Have run them before with much success, good to put faces to names and learn a little for a day out.

[CheSter]

Cool either way .. I'm going to try and make it to both.

C

[ian]

I will be there :D I better start warming the cj up now :roll:

[Anonymous]

I will be there :D I better start warming the cj up now :roll:
or put some nicer shocks in so your passengers dont get thrown out :wink:

[mad buga]

Im always up for a play at ormeau, however I already commited myself to going up the beach. If your there all day Ill drop in, as Im keen to test new susp. set up. I to maybe thowing passengers out! Hope your passengers were O.K Ian?

[cannibal]

Should be there. Selling motorbike, so gives me $$ to build JEEP some more. Sad to see bike, happy to see Jeep break rocks :)

[ian]

I will be there :D I better start warming the cj up now :roll:
or put some nicer shocks in so your passengers dont get thrown out :wink:

Just because jimmy's rig is as smooth as a baby's bum! I think he should paint it pink !!:lol:

[Jimmyb]

yeah im selling bike to scott. bought myself a little 86 subbie L wagon, hmmm turbo ...........psssst.........


um ian, will you be coming over this weekend for a working bee ?? so i can actually still run this trip ?

[ian]

yeah im selling bike to scott. bought myself a little 86 subbie L wagon, hmmm turbo ...........psssst.........


um ian, will you be coming over this weekend for a working bee ?? so i can actually still run this trip ?

What ya going to do with that? subbie thingy :?



You have a pm about the weekend!

[Jimmyb]

subbie, well i selling bike and wanted something cheap and fun so the turbo factor got me.

just need to intercool it, hack the bonnet open and all will be good.

already got a 2 inch lift in it, yay lets go rally ;)

[Jeeps]

JB, will there be allowances for stockers on this trip?

[Jimmyb]

always jeeps, this is more a big meet and greet with some wheeling. last trip i ran listed in the beginning of this thread had quite a few stockers mate.

as you know, i look after everyone, no pressure.

[TJ]

can never get enough 4by'ing in... so i'll be there!!

[polly]

due to recent events I cant come along on this trip....

y'all have fun now and be careful

cheers

Pete

[Jeeps]

Yep, well AT THIS STAGE (i mightn't be able to get off work...) count me in DUDES!!!

[Jeeps]

i think you're cheating jb. Isn't jeepgirl coming with you? :mrgreen:

[Jimmyb]

ah yeah maybe im padding

[Dave'n'Wen]

JB, yep we will be there. 9 trucks, come on Jeepers, lets make this a great day. You will have fun.

JB, time and meet point, same as before?

[Reddy]

yes we'll be there. This time we'll tray to keep 4 wheels on the ground!! :lol: See you there

[North Coast Wrangler]

would love to attend JB but unless someone can call upon the mechanic god to grace me with some free time I'm going to miss out

[Jimmyb]

thats a shame nick. i know the feeling though, think my prob might be related to the banana that helps me steer.

[North Coast Wrangler]

lol same here everytime i drive past those "Is there a loose nut behind the wheel" I think hey they are talking about me :P

[80LIX]

Might get to come on this trip with ya lads.

Havent brought the ZJ offroad yet!

[Dave'n'Wen]

Good stuff. The seven day forecast said light rain saturday and sunday, will make a good trip.

[Area54]

I'm making plans to be there myself, camera in hand. Should be a good day with plenty of Jeeps along.

[Jimmyb]

so far we have

Jimmyb
Big Mac
dave_wen
andy_n
ian
chester
cannibal
jeeps
TJ
denis
bolix
patch
red_xj
area54

14 vehicles and counting

so who else, wanna make this a big

Area54, so everyone knows they can still get a dvd of the day for $15 right?

[polly]

Bugger :cry:

[Jimmyb]

will you have your truck or will it be off the road then?

[billsta]

bill broke + too far to drive :mrgreen:

[Jeeps]

You gonna spot me again Area54? :mrgreen: 8)

[Jimmyb]

dont you trust me sam?

[polly]

Nah not ready JB... goes in on Monday for about ten days

[Area54]

so far we have

Jimmyb
Big Mac
dave_wen
andy_n
ian
chester
cannibal
jeeps
TJ
denis
bolix
patch
red_xj
area54

14 vehicles and counting

so who else, wanna make this a big

Area54, so everyone knows they can still get a dvd of the day for $15 right?


Absolutely correct, in line with the Freestyle series, vhs or dvd will be available.

Sorry Sam I won't be able to spot for you, can't film and spot on the same day. :wink:

Really looking forward to this dayrun.

[stu]

think i can

[Jimmyb]

jezz polly, not llike panel damage to stop a outing :)

[ian]

should be a great day.. cant wait Penguin **)

[wendaloo]

should be a great day.. cant wait Penguin **)

Can you bring my hat please Ian? Thanx heaps!!

[Jeeps]

dont you trust me sam?

NOT ON YOUR LIFE!!! Well, as long as 83lux isn't around we should be ok :shock:


Just to let you know JB, AT THIS STAGE (not for sure) i'm bringing several 'non-jeep' vehicles along. If you guys get too hard core playing with bum cracks and stuff we might take off for a bit. No offence but bum cracks aren't my thing :wink:

Cheers

[Jeeps]

should be a great day.. cant wait Penguin **)

Can you bring my hat please Ian? Thanx heaps!!


Got anymore Ian? I think happyguts was after one!!!

[Black_TJ]

I can't make it...why did you put it on the same weekend as the Mullers trip..... I can't believe you aren't coming to the Beach JB??? And whats with the rest of you??? Its beautiful weather for the beach.....

[polly]

I tried to book ages ago and was told its booked out......

also theres sand at the beach and I hate sand

[ian]

should be a great day.. cant wait Penguin **)

Can you bring my hat please Ian? Thanx heaps!!


Got anymore Ian? I think happyguts was after one!!!

not a prob..wend :D
jeeps I have 2x pink.....2x jeep wrangler.....1x jeep cj7 :D
I will bring them all along :D

[Dave'n'Wen]

I can't make it...why did you put it on the same weekend as the Mullers trip..... I can't believe you aren't coming to the Beach JB??? And whats with the rest of you??? Its beautiful weather for the beach.....


Can do more at Ormeau than the beach.

[Anonymous]

Just letting you all know I wont be coming on the road trip. Unfortunately things have come up that i cant seem to get out of the way, so make sure you all take lots of pictures and have fun!
:D

[pickers]

90% chance of going.

Hopefully, I will see you all at the BP.

[andy_n]

I can't make it...why did you put it on the same weekend as the Mullers trip..... I can't believe you aren't coming to the Beach JB??? And whats with the rest of you??? Its beautiful weather for the beach.....

for some reason I drop in and out of their database and don't get the invite to every trip. And I hate the sand.

[Jimmyb]

bush better than beach, and no jeeps, bumcracks will only be 30min of the day when i wanna try and put my jeep on its side for you all to watch ;)

generally it will be a easy/med trip as i rated it, but you cant stop me from playing on a few hard things hehe

[Dave'n'Wen]

JB what time will you be leaving Redcliff? We are using the Gateway, so us know and what channel you will be on.

Is there any one else coming from the North of Brisbane?

[Jimmyb]

dood will be leaving home about 7.45 will be on channel 22 but uhf not working well. where you getting on?

[TJ]

Is there any one else coming from the North of Brisbane?
Yes.
i will enter onto the gateway motorway at the kingsford smith drive onramp - and so i can catch up with you guys on the way, what time do you think you'll be at the tolls? 8:15?

[wendaloo]

Is there any one else coming from the North of Brisbane?
Yes.
i will enter onto the gateway motorway at the kingsford smith drive onramp - and so i can catch up with you guys on the way, what time do you think you'll be at the tolls? 8:15?

We will be getting on at the same place as you TJ. Around 8 - 8:15...
Channel 22.

[Jimmyb]

ok wait on southern side of toll and we will meet there.

[TJ]

alrighty, will be at the south side of the tolls & on ch 22. (silverstone TJ as in avatar)

[andy_n]

Do you reckon we could use a channel less than 20, my handheld is old :(

[stu]

im shooting out from my folks place tomorrow morning at springfield, most likely along logan toll road about 8:00am

[stu]

Andy, i think your from Ippy, if i see ya i'll drop my UHF to 15.

[andy_n]

Stu, Ian and I are leaving my place at about 8, (bellbird Park)

[Jimmyb]

sounds like we got another guy i met at lcmp in a grey cherro coming too.

Jimmyb
Big Mac
dave_wen
andy_n
ian
chester
cannibal
stu
jeeps
TJ
denis
bolix
patch
red_xj
area54
Grey Cherro

16 vehicles and counting + whoever else shows up ~ all welcome!

[wendaloo]

JB,
my mum and her partner are going to meet us at the BP, they don't have a jeep but who cares!! I think they have a Mitsubishi Triton 2wd... 8)
Could make for some interesting recoveries if needed?? Penguin
They just wanna come along and see what we do :mrgreen:

[Jimmyb]

kewl wen no worries

[H.G]

I turned up late and left early.. I had my skirt hitched high.. it looked like great fun but I guess I just wasnt in that zone today.. hopefully Ill be up for it the next time around.. was good to see all those jeeps thanks candice for walking up that hill to find me .. and Jeepgirl.. Rudy wants another hug

[TJ]

awesome day!! thanks for organising jimmy!!
great to put some more names to faces :mrgreen:

[Big Mac]

Hi HappyGutz, I saw you when I was going home.....should have stopped to say hi.....I was following that Logan guy to find my way out of there.....I liked the look of your TJ. :wink:

[Dave'n'Wen]

Was a great day, many thanks again. Sorry I can not upload the pic's we got, I left the cable for the camera in Sydney and will get it tomorrow.

A big thanks to Dennis and his spotting, some good work there mate.

[H.G]

thanks dude.
It was a little dertay though.. Im so ashamed of myself hehe

[Jimmyb]

being on the pics, sorry ian i didnt get a pic of your tj, was so busy didnt even get the camera out.

as for carnage, front right hub, front right cv, front right driveshaft.................she still drove pretty well on 3 wheel drive for the last few hours though.

looks like yet more work to do.

thanks to everyone who came, i am glad you all had a good time, and you all see..........it was easy to medium, we all drove it so that doesnt make it hard in my books **)

[andy_n]

Totally agree with Jimmy, if we could get tom (chester) all the way through with no damage and he went through the sinkhole? it was easy/medium.

[andy_n]

here's some more, I don't know who is more scared Dennis or Sam.

[Princess]

What? Are you mental? Easy? Maybe for you, I was crapping my pants the whole time, I thought we were walking home. Next time we are at the back of the pack, so that if it is too hard we can just turn around and go past it. I don't think Lance (landcruiser) is too happy with the dent in his side step either. Plus I have dust in my hair and mud on my pants and some fool in a yota almost ran me over TWICE. I am not saying that it wasn't a fun day out, it just a little harder than we were expecting...

Maybe next time we split into two subgroups those who can and those who don't wanna

[andy_n]

some more of the guys on the trip.

[andy_n]

sorry Jimmy no shots of you, I was never close enough, heres some of me and ian though.

Princess, mother nature was just getting back at 'lance' for hurting her for no reason.

[Dave'n'Wen]

What? Are you mental? Easy? Maybe for you, I was crapping my pants the whole time, I thought we were walking home. Next time we are at the back of the pack, so that if it is too hard we can just turn around and go past it. I don't think Lance (landcruiser) is too happy with the dent in his side step either. Plus I have dust in my hair and mud on my pants and some fool in a yota almost ran me over TWICE. I am not saying that it wasn't a fun day out, it just a little harder than we were expecting...

Maybe next time we split into two subgroups those who can and those who don't wanna

mmm may be you better stay at the beach!! :?

[Barefoot]

Looks like an interesting day all :mrgreen:

Mix of mud,water,rocky stuff eh?

The ian pics are cool,and the one of Jeeps.

[Princess]

It was fun just a little harder than I expected is all, thank you for organising it Jimmy

Can't wait for the DVD

[Princess]

we should all get t-shirts like jeep girls, it was awesome

[Dave'n'Wen]

we should all get t-shirts like jeep girls, it was awesome

I think NOT. I would get a bashing if I worn a T with JEEPGIRL on the front. :shock:

But then again I could wear Wen PINK JEEP cap too...... :roll:

[Princess]

I would love to wear a "princess" t'shirt in a female cut like jeep girls...my friends would be jealous... 8)

[ian]

I had a great day! cant wait for the next one :D

[andy_n]

more pics people, I am an impatient bastard, I want more pics.

[TJ]

haha awesome! photo's!
great stuff andy >:)

[Jeeps]

here's some more, I don't know who is more scared Dennis or Sam.

hehehehehe it didn't feel that bad where i was sitting...i've been in worse 8)

ALLRIGHT!!??? What the go with sending Jeeps in first to bash rocks outta the way before you wooses come through huh punks? :wink: Ya'll wimps or sumfin? 8) 8) 8)

I had a ball. It was an excellent day out, plenty of great people to meet and heaps of new skills to learn...i just gotta sort out that getting stuck on rocks bit, gotta learn not to listen to you buggers and pick me own lines :P :wink: APOLOGIES FOR DRAGGING A TOYOTA ALONG!!! I will never do it again :wink: (poor tree... :shock: )

Did everyone else have fun?? The girls were rapt and told me they had a ball (the missus as you've read was concerned about $$$ & damage...who can blame her :wink: )

Ok, i got a few pics!! I even got a close up of jb's damage 8) :wink:



This rock worried most...

http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~loganses/Jeep/kl1.jpg

Damn, i have a habit of getting stuck! :wink:

http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~loganses/Jeep/kl2.jpg

Hehehehehehehehehehehehehe = damage 8)

http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~loganses/Jeep/kl3.jpg

Go the XJ's. Were there any stock ones there? They handled it so well.

http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~loganses/Jeep/kl4.jpg


http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~loganses/Jeep/kl5.jpg

There's a jeep there somewhere...

http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~loganses/Jeep/kl6.jpg

And after a day plugging through dust & mud & rocks, it's time to spend a few hours cleaning her. Hey, i gotta use her for work in the morning!!! :wink:
http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~loganses/Jeep/kl7.jpg



Oh, and Lexx - the steps came in REAL handy...not only did they take a heap of scrapes but we had to jack off them to get me out!!! DAMN THEY ARE STRONG!! Money well spent for those who are considering Jbitz slider... :wink:

[LEXX]

Fantastic PIC guys, looks like a great day.

[Jeeps]

Yeah, i agree JB's explanation as easy-medium is a bit...exaggerated. Especially when Area54 and a few others i spoke to thought for stockers it was boarderline ridiculous. If i had known the creek was gonna cause so much damage to the underside of my jeep i probably wouldn't have attempted it, i have some pretty bad scarring to both my driveshafts. I would consider the creek section the maximum ability of a stock Jeep therefore i would class it as medium-difficult, however more modded vehicles (and their owners) would obviously need a higher difficulty classification. but on saying that, i enjoyed it thoroughly!!! Oh well, we live and learn :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

[Jimmyb]

more pics !!

[andy_n]

Ok then, maybe with the range of vehicles it could be considered easy-extreme :shock: :lol:

[Jimmyb]

look you cant please everyone, most of the vehicles there were 2" plus lift with good tyres, therefore its was easy to medium, there were stock vehicles and as i said at the beginning, you DID NOT have to drive what you didnt want to. choosing to be in the front of the pack leads to exploration, if you showed concern maybe you should have walked it. i dont think it is easy/medium because i drive a big truck, hardly, i rate it that because of vehicles i have seen drive through in the past and trip i have been on. if i had never seen a stock or slightly modified vehicle drive some of those tracks i would not have taken them through.

again it comes to "you cant please everyone" and its hard work taking a big group like that through. so fair go! jezz take it as good experience, we all have to learn and you learnt a hell of a lot. complaining about damage, try replacing a warn hub, front axle and uni, $700 ++ and do you see me complain, no, not cause i can afford it but more it you go out wheeling and you put yourself into an enviroment where things can happen. scares to driveshafts and skidplates, cripes, least of the worry really.

sorry i put an effort in to give everyone a good day and copping slack from it kinda makes me feel like why did i bother. i keep driving the arvo on 3 wheel drive so that everyone could enjoy the reast of the day and not stop because i broke mine, i could have done more damage but i kept drivnig instead of going home to give everyone a good arvo so in my mind thats dedication to showing everyone a good day thanks.

[andy_n]

Thanks Jimmy, for battling on, I would have been disappointed to go home early, :D

Did you get my PM>

[stu]

i had a ball - like all things you can't expect to be good from the word go. it takes practice and patience and you will make mistakes and will continue to do so even if you are really good. it just the nature of 4 wheeling that when you do make mistakes your car will take the brunt of it. :wink:

if you are infallible, go wheeling = no worries
if you make mistakes and go wheeing = expect a little persuasion to learn faster.

[TJ]

Jimmy i appreciated all you efforts on the day and i would rate it as medium.. hard i think is when you are going to get some sort of panel damage.
i think you're being too hard on yourself if you think why you bothered - people would have pulled out it they thought it was too hard and you did a top job continuing on 3 wheels.

[ian]

I think jimmy did a great job of leading the group of that size. It was nice to see how many of you where more than happy to give it a go :wink: And the out come was every one had a great day. :D Top work.

[Area54]

I must thank Jimmy for the invitation to the run on Sunday - I had a ball. I witnessed some excellent driving and spotting by all concerned, even if some were rightly apprehensive of the track. Some of the tracks may have been a bit borderline for the stockers, on the other hand, the stockers should feel very proud of the trails they conquered. I think it's a tribute to the experience of Jimmy and the other spotters (sorry guys if I can't remember all your names) to get some of the lesser equipped rigs through the sections. It's not easy to plan a run for a broad range of rigs, from many levels of rig setup and driver experience. I guess in QLD a more formal range of track gradings would help, similar to other states - A-F ratings as opposed to easy, medium and hard. Some of the damage that was inflicted is something we all have experienced at one time or another, and I know it is not cheap to keep repairing things. It is one of the only negatives about going wheelin'. Some of the harder tracks done by the stockers are a real 'feather in the cap', even though it did not feel like it at the time (eyes tightly closed, white knuckles on the steering wheel, temples throbbing) turn the damage into a positive, and learn from it.

Just think, when you get the DVD, you can watch it with your non wheeling buddies and say' yeah, I went everywhere the big mod trucks went, and I'm STOCK!!!' 8)

Great day, great people, great trails, thanks JimmyB.

[CheSter]

Thanx very much Jimmy ... you did a great job .. even though I was the most stock vehicle there .. with my city slicks on ... I'm not upset about the damage I sustained ... I agree I accepted that when I went off road.

Thanks also to Dennis for showing me the line more often then not.

Also to the snatch from the XJ that pulled me off of my bash plate at the top of the water fall section of Carnage.

And finally to Jeeps for once again plowing the road as it were :lol:

My 13 or so pics will be up shortly although they are mostly of Jeeps being stuck.

C

[Anonymous]

ok i rant, post it, then delete it. hmm lack of sleep leads to insanity i'm told.

I'll keep it short. I had a good day and it was nice to meet a few new faces. Thanks to everyone who came, conquered, cried and rejoiced after seeing their jeep being bashed around.

Till next time ... 8)

[CheSter]

more pics !!

Ask and ye shall receive..... there shit and mostly of Sam aka Jeeps ... but heh.

http://nct.com.au/~chester/Ormeau23052004/

C

[Jeeps]

look you cant please everyone, most of the vehicles there were 2" plus lift with good tyres, therefore its was easy to medium, there were stock vehicles and as i said at the beginning, you DID NOT have to drive what you didnt want to. choosing to be in the front of the pack leads to exploration, if you showed concern maybe you should have walked it. i dont think it is easy/medium because i drive a big truck, hardly, i rate it that because of vehicles i have seen drive through in the past and trip i have been on. if i had never seen a stock or slightly modified vehicle drive some of those tracks i would not have taken them through.

again it comes to "you cant please everyone" and its hard work taking a big group like that through. so fair go! jezz take it as good experience, we all have to learn and you learnt a hell of a lot. complaining about damage, try replacing a warn hub, front axle and uni, $700 ++ and do you see me complain, no, not cause i can afford it but more it you go out wheeling and you put yourself into an enviroment where things can happen. scares to driveshafts and skidplates, cripes, least of the worry really.

sorry i put an effort in to give everyone a good day and copping slack from it kinda makes me feel like why did i bother. i keep driving the arvo on 3 wheel drive so that everyone could enjoy the reast of the day and not stop because i broke mine, i could have done more damage but i kept drivnig instead of going home to give everyone a good arvo so in my mind thats dedication to showing everyone a good day thanks.

Dude, honestly you think too much and take my babble too seriously. LIGHTEN UP THE LOT OF YA!! :wink:

It was an awesome day! I'd do it all again without a regret in world, it was sweeeet. Thanks to everyone helping to rearrange the creek bed when i was stuck. Damn i think i was the only one recovered yesterday (apart from yotas :oops: :wink: ) All in good fun!

Can't wait for the DVD 8) Cheers

[Reddy]

Thanks JB and every one else.
It takes a while to muster jeeping. I've had the CJ for 14 years and I'm still learning different tecnics every time we go out. (and we still make mistake, put the CJ on the side and did damige!!!.... but had a ball!!! every time we go out! And I can't blame anybody.... it happens.
Was good to meet other jeepers! and see what other do.
We love this 4wheeling stuff. absolutely love the rocks!!! Thanks Ian for the ride! (Maria)
Next time I would like a ride in the XJ, Jimmy.
:lol:

[Jeeps]

Dennis, thanks for the help during the day! :mrgreen:

[Big Mac]

I drove as car number 3 thru the first challenging rocky section and followed Cannibal with his 35's......my rig and its 33's made it thru with some help on that one big boulder....I got stuck with the rear diff....Cannibal just drove over it in front of me....you are a magican mate, right...or is it the good size rubber?

I was a bit wiser at the next challenge and got out of the car and started shifting rocks to make it more passable.....good exercise.... I loved it and it worked.

The guys behind me had it easier, right :D

Jimmy, we'll take that pic another day for the ausjeep cards.

I had some great time ! Thanks guys !

[Dave'n'Wen]

Jimmy, have you got the details for getting the DVD?

As I said before, the day was great. I see the work you do mate and some show a funny way of expressing there views, then thats there problem.

Its funny how us Jeepers will get out and offer a hand to get people thru nthe difficult spots, Dennis you love this and get the vote for the best spotter/traffic controler of the day. Jimmy get the award for best overall Organiser, no one could of got that many 4WD's together do what you did. Well done mate. We started of Jeep experience with you at Ormeau some time ago and will always follow you in there again.

JB forget what some say, all knows you did well.

[wendaloo]

Thanx JB for a great trip!!! Penguin

It was great to meet everyone!!

My mum and her partner were the ones with the Triton, and they had an excellant day!! They wish to say thanx to everyone who offered them a lift as there truck couldn't go down to the creek bed on that first leg. As they pulled over and were chucking there stuff in our truck it was great to see how many people asked if everything was okay and if they needed a hand!! That courtesy did not go unnoticed and was very much appreciated. :lol:

I tended to walk a fair bit of the track, with mum and the 'little ones'. Lots of questions were asked and it was just great to be explaining how things are done. I am by no means an exellant spotter, but it was nice to be helping people past that dreaded 'rock'.

Confidence in your vehicle and the people around you make all the difference. As some of you may know I have been placed in some pretty hairy spots while driving, but knowing there is always someone around to guide you thru makes all the difference.

Denis you are magic to listen to and you deserve the ultimate respect when you are spotting someone thru a difficult situation. I learned from you and I wasn't even driving. :lol: :lol:

Once again JB is wasn't a waste of time at all. Don't sell yourself short buddy!!

Sorry we had to leg it, but we had to get a new battery for the truck and get the 'little ones' home. As it was one of the 'little ones' was loseing her voice very quickly.

Can't wait for the next trip!!

ps: Thanks for my cap Ian!! I love it. :wink:

[andy_n]

Got word from Troy today, that the cover should be finished today and the DVD's will probably be ready on Wednesday.

He will post details when done.

[Dave'n'Wen]

Got word from Troy today, that the cover should be finished today and the DVD's will probably be ready on Wednesday.

He will post details when done.


Thanks Andy, looking forward to it.

[TJ]

Denis i must reiterate what others have said about your spotting during the day - absoutely tops! :D
Chester nice pics, you also got a couple of good action shots (people) there! ahhaha

[Jimmyb]

Next time I would like a ride in the XJ, Jimmy.


my shotgun seat is normally free whenever i do the "hard" or "extreme" stuff depends how you see it, anyways doors always open for anyone to hop in, just come and ask.

[andy_n]

Shotgun seat Jimmy, I enjoyed the view from your drivers seat. Now that is a good experience.

[Jimmyb]

shushhhh andy, i never let anyone drive MY jeep ;)

[H.G]

As I approached JimmyBs rig I could hear it growling at me.. it looked like a rabid dog ready to claw its way over anything to get to its prey.. ful sick mate

[Buddha]

Jimmy, forgot to say on the phone, im calling shotgun ,with my video camera for the 10/10 hardcore drive TW is leading at the jambo.

HAHA SUCKERS i called it first.

[wendaloo]

Jimmy, forgot to say on the phone, im calling shotgun ,with my video camera for the 10/10 hardcore drive TW is leading at the jambo.

HAHA SUCKERS i called it first.

LOL thats funny! HA HA suckers!! lol

[billsta]

was i there???
nice work.. and Jeeps, you suck...

[Jimmyb]

looking forward to dvd, i made so much noise trying to get outta the water hole in 3WD

[Jeeps]

was i there???
nice work.. and Jeeps, you suck...

you're still my sweetheart baby!! :wink: :wink:

[Jimmyb]

he just winges too much bill.

[wendaloo]

Jeeps was just collecting firewood for the new woodfired pizzas they are gonna start to offer...... 8)

[Jeeps]

he just winges too much bill.

Any excuse to pad 8) :wink:

[Jeeps]

I shouldn't have to apologise for my mate's stupid act but like everyone else i disagree with what he did to the tree and i want to apologise for him anyway. He barely stepped out of the cruiser and started sawing before i even realised what he was doing :shock: I've just had the chance to speak to him and he feels regret for his actions. :oops: So once again, i apologise guys, i hope you havn't lost any respect for me for dragging him along :oops:

more pics people, I am an impatient bastard, I want more pics.
Dude, just for you :wink:

http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~loganses/Jeep/yu1.jpg
http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~loganses/Jeep/yu2.jpg
http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~loganses/Jeep/yu3.jpg
http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~loganses/Jeep/yu4.jpg
http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~loganses/Jeep/yu5.jpg
http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~loganses/Jeep/yu6.jpg
http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~loganses/Jeep/yu7.jpg
http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~loganses/Jeep/yu8.jpg
http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~loganses/Jeep/yu9.jpg

Damn, checkout the towbar on my rig in the last pic!! I just noticed the damage from the pic! Hehehehe it's all good 8) :wink:

[Jimmyb]

only seen one pic of mine so far :shock:

[kyro]

that always the way when you lead the pack you don't seem to get many pics of your rig
looks like a great day bugger i had to move house for someone thats the draw back of having a big truck i guess **)

[Jimmyb]

one of ians is awesome

[Area54]

Okay, I have the production finished, mastered and duplicated. We have them available in VHS or DVD, $15.00 plus $5.00 for postage anywhere in the country, we take all major credit cards or direct deposit. Program length 1 hour 20 minutes. Now remember, this program format is from the budget 'Freestyle' series, with no music or extensive editing, just cuts only editing to keep costs (post production and music copyright fees) and production lead times down to a minimum.

We got some really great shots of all the rigs that attended, I would like to thank JimmyB again for his invitation to the run, and all the drivers for their participation in this video, and making it the great day that it was.

[Jimmyb]

Great work Troy. Look forward to seeing it.

[andy_n]

how different is the lines between Jimmy's and Ian's. :shock: Chalmers loves to go over the top rather than through. :lol:

[Big Mac]

Jimmy wrote:

shushhhh andy, i never let anyone drive MY jeep

Considering that I have similar principles and some well known guy drove mine without permission on Sunday, I am looking forward to do some rock crawling in a certain red XJ with 35's just for the fun of it, right Jimmy?

[goodol55]

Well I've seen THE video........any ppl on the trip would love to get a copy I'm sure.
Well done to all involved and to Troy for producing it at such a low price. Worth every cent.
:mrgreen:

[ian]

I have the DVD and it is sweet :D :D It has everyone in it .
Thanks Troy!!! everyone should get one.

[goodol55]

Ian that lil' v8 sounds sooo good :mrgreen:

[Dave'n'Wen]

Wen can you order a DVD?

[Princess]

I suppose we can show the DVD to all our friends who don't 4WD and pretend we go hardcore all the time...

Sorry 'bout kicking up a fuss the other day guys, I was tired and dusty...and worried bout the jeep jeep my sincerest apologies.... :oops: :roll:

[Dave'n'Wen]

Sorry 'bout kicking up a fuss the other day guys, I was tired and dusty...and worried bout the jeep jeep my sincerest apologies


We all where. Just remember Jb does a lot for his forum and its a love he likes to share. JB should not have to see some one ragging his effords. He could say stuff the lot of ya and do nothing, but there are not many forums that offer his level of service.

As I said before, I have been on some great runs with Jimmy and some he has arrange at a moments notice.

Just go easy.

[Jeeps]

Just go easy.


Mate, at no point did we say we didn't enjoy ourselves.

Mate, at no time did we say JB did a terrible job, in fact he did a great job - as i wrote.

Mate, i wrote that i thoroughly enjoyed myself.

Mate, i wrote that i would happily do the day again it was heaps of fun.

Mate, i wrote that i disagreed with JB's (and others) description of the level of easeness in which the day was described. This is my opinion, and not an attack on JB, his expertise - or his ability to teach others. I was out on the previous weekend in Ormeau with 50+ stockers and i believe that the Ausjeep sunday was a walk in the park compared to the Outer Limits day. The outer limits day was much harder and more time was involved in clearing obstacles because they were more difficult.

My argument was simply that the day was IN MY OPINION a medium-difficult track FOR MY VEHICLE and MY EXPERIENCE. I would class the Outer Limits day as medium-difficult also. However on that day we still managed to (although a struggle) get a stock Bravo & Feroza through all the tracks. Obviously my opinion is different than yours. Do not take my opinion of what i classed the tracks difficulty level to be as an attack on JB because it was not.

JB, i'm sorry if i have infuriated or upset you but i still think the day was a medium-difficult experience. If it was easy we wouldn't have had to do so much rock stacking. I loved the day, it was great and i've done similar trips before with you JB and i will probably do it again but i still class it as a medium-difficult day for me - but it won't stop me doing it. 8)

[andy_n]

Where's Chester, I want an overall vote on the difficult level of the two days. I would imagine they would have been fairly close to each other if you include the afternoon activities. :mrgreen:

[ian]

Let's move on........ It's a nice day outside :wink:

[xjdavid]

Well I would like to through in my 2 cents worth. I thought the whole day went very well and I had a great time. Was good to see so many big Jeeps and meet some new Jeepers. Thanks JB for making this forum and the day happen. Not easy to organize a large group and go 4wheeling with such a mix of drivers and vehicles. I suppose we could all benifit from a list of what to expect on a Forum run, such as what channel on the radio we use, what time we will actually be departing from the meeting spot as apposed to the time we will be meeting, what one is expected to bring in terms of recovery gear, an explanation of the trip rating for thoughs new people. Recovering vehicles can also be dangerous, we probably should try to make sure people know how to do it safely. These are all just ideas to improve our jeeping experience. Maybe we need a couple of links on the forum with some reading material such as the above.

Thank You all for the great day
xjdavid

ps I think I need some 35s for the xj now.

[Jimmyb]

Just to answer a couple of things there david, i covered them all when i made my little speech when we left regarding trip rating, radio channel etc. Most of the recoveries were supervised by myself to the safety issue also.

But yes good points on what to bring. I guess when you have articles on here in the Feature section talking about important basic recovery kits, one normally assumes people will put it together.

We tried a while back to do a recovery day, and there was a distict lack of interest in new people learning to do this.

Really if you are going to go and spend money to get someone else to train you, why not let experienced people from this forum train you for free?

[TJ]

okay my mate's upload some of his photo's for everyone's viewing pleasure:
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/r_maconochie/album?.tok=phnAzKBBBKF1K914&.dir=/8638&.src=ph

[ian]

Some good shots there Thor.

[Jeeps]

Chester, did you do the waterfall track? How'd you go? I WANT MORE PICS! :mrgreen:

Great pics Thor!

Ian, yours was by far the best rig there. That V8 growl was the shit :mrgreen: 8)

[RED097]

Thanks jimmy for a great day. Got the adrenalin pumping on every track that i would say was a good medium to fun all the way. With ormeau its hard to rate the tracks as they change every week. Thanks to all the guys that supplied the pictures too. Thanks Denis for excellent spotting. You should change your call from Ready to Spot. We are looking forward to another run. Jimmy we need you and some of the guys with big rigs to go thru the canungra track and tear it up a bit so the rest of us can get our jeep thru there again, before it gets closed down. Thankxj again.

[Jimmyb]

im up for that red...................jus tell me when...........dont think i have been to canungra

[Jimmyb]

im up for that red...................jus tell me when...........dont think i have been to canungra

[Jeeps]

dont think i have been to canungra

If it's the quarry section, you'd love it JB - it's awesome

[CheSter]

Chester, did you do the waterfall track? How'd you go?

Yeah I did 2/3's of the waterfall track bugged out just after the waterfall as I ended up sitting on my bash plate on top of it and had to be dragged off of it by one of the XJ's. Apart from the water fall the rest of the track wasn't too bad.

As per the thread in the general forum looks like I might of broken something whilst out that day ... but I'm happy to accept that it was my doing.

So all in all I had an AWESOME day. Just got to jack her up and slip some more aggressive rubber under her before I go and try silly stuff like that again.

C

[RED097]

well i'll get onto Reddy and see what we can do about organizing something. thing is all we can do is show you where it is and you will have to see what you think. because of the storms the gold coast had, its has made the ruts as wide as the car. Mad steve gave it his best shot and we ended up winching him back. if you chat with denis, ask him about it.

[Jeeps]

Well i've watched the DVD and all i can say it's AWESOME!!! I even bought a copy for my cousin (who's got a TJ) in NZ...top work Troy!!! Lexx, your copy should arrive next week :mrgreen:

[Dave'n'Wen]

Just go easy.


Mate, at no point did we say we didn't enjoy ourselves.

Mate, at no time did we say JB did a terrible job, in fact he did a great job - as i wrote.

Mate, i wrote that i thoroughly enjoyed myself.

Mate, i wrote that i would happily do the day again it was heaps of fun.

Mate, i wrote that i disagreed with JB's (and others) description of the level of easeness in which the day was described. This is my opinion, and not an attack on JB, his expertise - or his ability to teach others. I was out on the previous weekend in Ormeau with 50+ stockers and i believe that the Ausjeep sunday was a walk in the park compared to the Outer Limits day. The outer limits day was much harder and more time was involved in clearing obstacles because they were more difficult.

My argument was simply that the day was IN MY OPINION a medium-difficult track FOR MY VEHICLE and MY EXPERIENCE. I would class the Outer Limits day as medium-difficult also. However on that day we still managed to (although a struggle) get a stock Bravo & Feroza through all the tracks. Obviously my opinion is different than yours. Do not take my opinion of what i classed the tracks difficulty level to be as an attack on JB because it was not.

JB, i'm sorry if i have infuriated or upset you but i still think the day was a medium-difficult experience. If it was easy we wouldn't have had to do so much rock stacking. I loved the day, it was great and i've done similar trips before with you JB and i will probably do it again but i still class it as a medium-difficult day for me - but it won't stop me doing it. 8)

And the point you are trying to make is.....???














Mate

[Jeeps]

Mate :mrgreen: