Gauging Interest - WSBK trip next year

[mattyvas]

Booked and in the mail.....

[Dannog]

so we have the following registering interest:

goldFiSh
Mattyvas
Dockstrada
Super TIB
Craigo
Monstermick58
Bazz
kickstart
SKOM
big (cause he can't resist a road trip!)

goldFiSh, I've just come back from an overnight-er and have wanted to do the snowy trip and SBK for some time. This could be the chance for me to combine both. I'll need to get the work thing planned around it though.

How long pre-post the SBK event will I need to take off?

Assume we'd leave on Wednesday 25 Feb and return on Tuesday 3 March which will mean a week of work. yeh?

I have a family holiday booked in April so this may be a bit too much but you've gotta try.

[goldFiSh]

the original idea was to spend a full day in the alpine region on the way down. Assuming you want to be there for the Friday morning, that would mean a Tuesday leave, which is probably a big ask for most.

I assume we're going to get some sort of consensus here for the people who are coming, and take it from there. I'll post up some ideas in the next couple of days....

[craigo]

Damn I need to pay more attention to this thread. I'm booking Bar SBK tickets tomorrow as soon as I know I can get the time off work.   

[goldFiSh]

I did the reverse - "so, I've got these tickets and need to take some time off"...........

[monstermick58]

I did the reverse - "so, I've got these tickets and need to take some time off"...........

Sneaky Nick, sneaky, but at least you are learning.






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[Dockstrada]

Il wait until the wifey see's the master card and tell her then and work with that then 


OH sorry I thought i told you its not a problem is it

[goldFiSh]

OK, some suggested routed to get the discussion rolling:

Day 1
Sydney. South through RNP, Keira, MQ Pass, Cambewarra Mountain, Clyde, Browns Mountain, The Alpine Way to Corryong

Day 2
Corryong, Great Alpine Road, Mt Hotham and Beauty, Finish in Beechworth

Day 3
Beechworth, and the spurs - Black and Reefton, down to the Island.


After making these, I thought that maybe the first day was a bit big - basically we'd end up at the 60km of twisties at the end of the day. Perhaps better to finish up in NSW somewhere (maybe Jindy) and then reconfig the second day to start with the Alpine Way...


Discuss 

[Dockstrada]

OK, some suggested routed to get the discussion rolling:

Day 1
Sydney. South through RNP, Keira, MQ Pass, Cambewarra Mountain, Clyde, Browns Mountain, The Alpine Way to Corryong

Day 2
Corryong, Great Alpine Road, Mt Hotham and Beauty, Finish in Beechworth

Day 3
Beechworth, and the spurs - Black and Reefton, down to the Island.


After making these, I thought that maybe the first day was a bit big - basically we'd end up at the 60km of twisties at the end of the day. Perhaps better to finish up in NSW somewhere (maybe Jindy) and then reconfig the second day to start with the Alpine Way...


Discuss 

Wow 800 od km ist day goldfish,Dam my ass is hurting already  :'(

[goldFiSh]

yeah it's a big day, but look at the farking roads 

the first 1/2 is very familiar territory to a lot of us, so it's kinda like a settling in for the trip.
like I said we could leave the alpine twisties for day 2...

can't wait for bigs comments "what only 800 in the day, yeah I guess you want to take it easy!"

[mattyvas]

I jut got up and started reading this, I'm tired already and have only had my open for 20mins or so.
800 in a day, I'll have to start sitting on the foot rest instead of the couch to get in training.

So when does that head us out Tuesday before?

[goldFiSh]

It would mean a Tuesday depart if you want to be there for Friday morning for first practice. If we give up a bit of that, then we can ride into Melb Friday, and leave a day later.

Earlier this year we did a slightly different trip and did it in two days without trouble, stopping in Corryong overnight. I think you'd be surprised how far you can go in a day.

My bike had the shortest range at around 200ish kms, so stops were reasonably frequent and you learnt to work out ways to stretch your legs at cruising speeds!

The maps posted here provide a pretty scenic route, covering a fair amount of the best twisty roads on the way south. Day two is pretty much an expendable day a bit of back tracking up and down the Vic alps. There's no reason we cant break it up into shorter or more direct segments.

Also keep in mind that a trip like day 1 would have no more than 4 riders who are comfortable with the groups pace...

[Dockstrada]

Ok im excited and ready to go,I think we need a gathering to get something started 

[mattyvas]

Tickets arrived today 
Already excited and looking forward to it.

[bazz20]

i can here are we there yet coming  [moto]