Winchbreak Sunday July 25th Maybe

[sir_camel]

Was wondering if anyone is keen to go on a run to wincbreak on sunday? Now i have my lockers in i am dead keen to drive it before it gets graded. Anyone up? I really want to go with someone who has driven it b4 if possible as i have been there but never seen anyone drive it.

[Antz]

I'd be up for another go. (if it hasn't already been graded?)

[maddog]

I'm a possibility.. have you confirmed that it's definately not been graded yet?

[sir_camel]

Sweet. How does 930am at Dural Maccas sound Antz?

[sir_camel]

I am not certain on whether its been done or not. Might ask some Outerlimits guys.

[wiz]

OUCH!!! .... that hurts! **) ,
Stop twisting my arm :mrgreen:

[sir_camel]

So u iN Wiz??? >:)

[Jimmyb]

ok i'll come....................opps thats right i live to far away :cry:

[Saxon]

Lord of the Camel,

I may be in, where the firetruck is dural? Is it near hornsby?

[sir_camel]

It's kinda near Hornsby yea. Might be better for you to head up F3 tho and take Berowra exit and go down to berowra waters and up to Winchbreak. From all reports i have so far its still all good. So far we have:

Antz (driving the pass)
Camel (driving the pass)

???

Maddog
Wiz
Saxon

If all 5 of us are gonna drive the pass it will take a while i am guessing. I believe the fallen tree that halted proceedings on the last trip has been cleared now so its possible to get to the ruins maybe. If you maybe's could confirm tomorrow sometime that'd be great.

[maddog]

Antz was gonna run down there today and check that it's still open, if so, I'm in. Can we start any earlier though?

[Saxon]

Sorry dudes, im going to have to pull out. Someone is coming to look at the other jeep and hopefully they will leave with it.

Have a wonderful day :D

[Jaffas]

I'll come for the look see, but probably not going too far down... my Jeep still too small :(

[wiz]

won't be coming now :( ....

the Jeep is broken :|

[sir_camel]

Yea all reports i have heard is that it is still open. Bit worried about the rain. We can try a bit earlier i guess. Not heaps earlier for sleepy me tho. Penguin

[maddog]

Okay, so it's what, Mark, Antz and myself now? What time we meeting at Dural maccas?

I'll check this post before I go to bed tonight.

[Antz]

Winchbreak is still open as of 5pm this afternoon, looks like some work has started though, the section through the properties at the start of the track now has bitumen on it.

Will be interesting in the wet :shock: :?:

Hey Wiz, have you determined the problem?

[sir_camel]

OK. Thanks for checking Antz.

How does 930 at Dural Maccas sound? Hopefully it wont be pouring. You guys who have driven it before do u think its doable in the wet?

[Antz]

I imagine the rain won't make a huge difference. The pass itself is all solid sandstone (not loose at all) and has a fair bit of grip. We shall see. :mrgreen:


Edit: 9:30 am is ok with me.

[sir_camel]

Right on Antz,

So will be expecting to see

Antz
Maddog
jaffas
camel

at Maccas in Dural at 930. Any issues i will check on here at 9am tomorrow morning or call my mobi at 0414 692785

[wiz]

Hey Wiz, have you determined the problem?

Only had a quick look at it today ,
no codes come up though :roll: .
but ,Gee it's really filthy under that hood of mine too :|

And thanx again Antz :wink:

[Antz]

Anytime 8)

[maddog]

OK see you guys at 9.30 tomorrow. I'm keen to check that my lockers and everything are still working today after an interesting and scary incident that resulted in a bang/snap sound from underneath.

If it's wet, I'd seriously consider not driving the pass myself. But we shall see.

[sir_camel]

Thanks for a great trip guys. 3 of us ended up driving the pass. Antz had a balance issue and my sills liked the rock more than the air. All good fun. pics up later tonight.

[sir_camel]

pics r here. thanks jaffas for taking them

http://210.10.49.162/gallery/Winchbreak

[maddog]

Thanks again for the drive guys.

My pics are up here

http://maddog.ozstays.com/gallery/winchbreakpass-25-07-04

[wiz]

i wasn't feeling too bad about missing this trip due to broken Jeep :roll: ,
then you guys had to put up the the pics :shock: ... :cry:

DAMN JEEP ... i treat it like its wrapped in cotton wool , and this is how it repays me , by missing trips like this :wall:

[Jeff]

DAMN JEEP ... i treat it like its wrapped in cotton wool


**Cough Cough** Watagans mudhole **Cough Cough**

**)

[Wooders]

Bugga Bugga Bugga
Afterall this down time the Jeeps runing & running bloody nicely......
But did I get to go enjoy winchbreak?
Nooooooo I had to stay at home & work on the bloody renovations :evil: :-x :evil:

[maddog]

You should have come along Jeff, it was a C grade trip, easy :P

[Jeff]

Bastard. **)


Now I'm too scared to give the spanish steps trip a rating. Maybe call it A+++ just to cover myself :oops:

[Antz]

Great flood of pics as usual Ben, good stuff.

[maddog]

I think it can all be summed up by this one though...

http://maddog.ozstays.com/gallery/albums/winchbreakpass-25-07-04/166_6670_IMG.sized.jpg

[Antz]

Yeah :oops: , thanks again to all on the day for getting me out of that position safely.

I can highly recommend that accessory I've got on the rear bar to prevend roll overs, works a treat :mrgreen:

[Jaffas]

Ah yes, fun trip... not much driving for me, but hopefully the photos came out ok 8)

[JP Mark]

Hey Wooders, do you have 'BUGGA, BUGGA, BUGGA' set up as a Macro yet :wink:

Glad to hear it is still open and Sir Camel got to drive it. Don't even want to ask how you get a rear wheel that high in the air :shock: I'm guessing your spotter was relieved afterwards :roll:

[billsta]

and people were laught at us when we had the jeeps on straps...

[sir_camel]

We thought about strapping them but i went down first and didnt get too tippy so we thought it'd be ok. It was all staged on purpose for photography reasons.

[Jaffas]

ah yes... :wink: anything to get that pic!

[overlander]

out of interest, whats the min specs on a TJ/CJ to do winchbreak?
33s?
lockers?
balls up?

[maddog]

33s, 4" lift and lockers front and rear would be the minimum I'd suggest on a TJ. I'm not sure how CJs go on that sort of terrain as I've only ever seen one in action once.

It's an A grade trail.

[sir_camel]

out of interest, whats the min specs on a TJ/CJ to do winchbreak?
33s?
lockers?
balls up?

And a quick build up as its gonna get locked up soon supposedly. Is your CJ widetrack?

[overlander]

yes, wide track...

[sir_camel]

that would certainly help. i agree with what maddog lists 100%

[Antz]

I think a winch is essential too (at least one in the group)

[maddog]

Woo I got my winch today :P Will have to find somewhere I can't drive to test it!