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Antz
20-12-05, 12:03 PM
Meeting Point: 7:30am at the Berowra truck stop. 5mins up the F3 take the Berowra exit, turn right on the Pacific Hwy and continue north through Berowra, past the train station for about 2kms, the truck stop is on the left.

Trip Leader: Mark Hickey, contact Mark or Troy on 9677 2032 during business hours or contact one of the trip coordinators to register you interest in attending this trip.

Required equipment:
Food and drink,
air compressor,
basic recovery gear (snatch strap, 2 shackles, front and rear recovery points)

Please note that a $5.00 permit per vehicle is required. (these will be purchased on the way)

Highlights of this trip include;

Viewing of the wreck of the cargo ship Sygna (not much left of it now)
Touring the old artillery range and viewing the relics left in the area
Visiting Silvertown, the fishermans shantys behind the dunes
The tank traps towards the northern end of the beach


Attendees:

Hic
Maddog
Jaffas
Steve T
Tropey +2
Cpage66
Troy
Billsta ?
Antz

Ike
20-12-05, 10:23 PM
ill most probably come along to this. is it ok to bring membership form and money on the day. or do you need it before hand?

Tropey
22-12-05, 02:30 PM
I might be in for this one. Can non members come along??? I migt have 3 other cars that want to tag along.

Steve F
22-12-05, 03:52 PM
I might be in for this one. Can non members come along??? I migt have 3 other cars that want to tag along.

Best to contact Mark or Troy, it's normally at the trip leaders discretion as to how many visitors can attend a trip.

Cheers
Steve

Jaffas
26-12-05, 09:18 AM
I am hoping to attend, keen on doing stockton... will confirm a bit closer to the date.

Cpage66
26-12-05, 03:53 PM
I am hoping to attend, keen on doing stockton... will confirm a bit closer to the date.

Same here...will have my mother and brother over from the States then...

TheBeast
27-12-05, 08:34 AM
Once again I have a family commitment that day, sorry next time :x

Steve F
27-12-05, 04:39 PM
Just got back from Stockton, it's the softest I've ever seen it amongst the dunes. A bit of wind and hot dry days and in between the dunes it's really tough going. I stopped going down a very slight hill, no brakes needed (as is typical of sand), and basically just sunk. I had to dig a ramp out in front of the tyres to get moving again. Ended up taking them down to 12psi as even 15psi was too high!!!

The tank traps had all but disappeared under the dunes and around there it was almost undrivable!!!

You guys should have some real fun up there especially if we dont get any rain before you go :)

Cheers
Steve

BenC
04-01-06, 07:34 PM
In 8)

Jaffas
05-01-06, 12:01 PM
I'm a definite now!

stevet
05-01-06, 09:06 PM
I'm in for the trip :wink:

Jetty
05-01-06, 10:57 PM
I'm tentative. I'll confirm the week before.

Tropey
09-01-06, 11:36 AM
i'm in... plus 2 other cars will be coming along aswell.

sir_camel
09-01-06, 01:13 PM
Prob best to speak to Mark about visitors Tropey. Should be cool but best to concatc trip leader about it.

I am OUT unfortunatly.

Tropey
09-01-06, 01:41 PM
sir camel... I have already... thanks for the heads up though

sir_camel
09-01-06, 05:51 PM
sir camel... I have already... thanks for the heads up though
cool...just checkin :wink:

billsta
09-01-06, 06:16 PM
spare seats? :mrgreen:

BenC
09-01-06, 09:13 PM
You'd have to fight Ann for the one in my rig :lol:

Why don't you go with Hickey?

billsta
11-01-06, 12:18 AM
im not fighting her over nothing....
apparently she going to shoot me...
i dont know what i did to her but im heart broken....

and not going with hickey, i dont like those maroon coloured family wagons...

ann
11-01-06, 08:24 AM
Poor billsta :P

If Kim has her zook ready she may come and you could ride with her, be scared very scared :D

BenC
11-01-06, 11:46 AM
Hickey's gonna be in the bananananana split

billsta
11-01-06, 02:02 PM
right, but yellow jeep is just too metro for me...
oh thanks ann, but i dotn ride with strangers...

BenC
11-01-06, 02:05 PM
Ohh we're talking about the Stockton trip, for some reason I thought you were talking about the Saturday night drive this weekend.

I dont think Mark is going in the TJ to stockton..

/confused

billsta
11-01-06, 02:11 PM
read the heading fool....
gees, and you run the club?

SUBXJ
13-01-06, 10:01 PM
Jib, Jib's ` We (hole tribe) will be in the GayJ, Bill you are in the FamWag, Metro in Banananana..a Split Meeting us up there @ tomogo carravan park ~ has some other sorry affair to attend in novacastrian land saturday evening.

Antz
14-01-06, 04:05 PM
Added a list of attendees to the original post.

Jetty
15-01-06, 11:16 AM
Antz, I'm out. :(

Wife just confirmed our appointment was not cancelled for this weekend. I was really looking forward to this as I haven't been out with the club to Stockton. I'm sure this would be a great trip for everyone.

Jaffas
16-01-06, 11:43 AM
I'll be meeting you guys up there at the Tomago Caravan Park

MR_SUPER_STAR
17-01-06, 09:39 PM
Im In

I'll be meeting you guys up there at the Tomago Caravan Park :P

Tropey
23-01-06, 02:58 PM
some of the pics uploaded.
http://www.aussiejeepimages.com/gallery2/v/tropey/piccc/

ann
23-01-06, 04:07 PM
Our pics are currently being uploaded http://maddog.zook.org/stockton_beach_22-01-06

Steve F
23-01-06, 06:46 PM
How did Jaffas end up geting sideways on a dune like that? looks like he was lucky not to end up on his side 8O

Cheers
Steve

BenC
23-01-06, 07:05 PM
Misjudged driving along the ridge of a dune. There were a couple of those that day.

BenC
23-01-06, 07:11 PM
http://maddog.zook.org/albums/stockton_beach_22-01-06/205_0519_IMG.sized.jpg

http://maddog.zook.org/albums/stockton_beach_22-01-06/205_0517_IMG.sized.jpg

http://maddog.zook.org/albums/stockton_beach_22-01-06/205_0539_IMG.sized.jpg

http://maddog.zook.org/albums/stockton_beach_22-01-06/205_0550_IMG.sized.jpg

billsta
23-01-06, 11:07 PM
i was still in bed what all that happened :mrgreen:
and there were no semi nekkid bikini chicks :mrgreen:

Jaffas
24-01-06, 12:10 PM
How did Jaffas end up geting sideways on a dune like that? looks like he was lucky not to end up on his side 8O

Cheers
Steve


Misjudged driving along the ridge of a dune. There were a couple of those that day.

Ah yeah... what he said... oops :oops: :oops: :oops:

Soft sand, glare, car slipped sideways... umm... didn't really mean to do that!

But otherwise great day! I'll get my pics up this evening.

Steve F
24-01-06, 12:28 PM
That's Stockton for you, bloody glare always catches someone on a trip. I had the same sort of thing where I was on the crest of a dune and it just collapsed, just managed to get the nose pointing down hill and power out of it before she went over on her side.

Cheers
Steve

Jaffas
24-01-06, 12:36 PM
My reaction time was quite up to scratch for such things... still the experience was good and I'll know what to look for/ do next time.

BenC
24-01-06, 03:46 PM
As I said, now you know how much of an angle you can put your Jeep on without it going over :)

Jaffas
24-01-06, 05:42 PM
Well, at least we learnt something!

my pics at http://www.aussiejeepimages.com/gallery2/v/Jaffas/Stockton+-+22+Jan+06/