Red Centre Trip, Winter/Spring 2009

pipeliner · **Posted:** Sun Dec 07, 2008 11:11 pm

The suggestion has been made that in 2009 (around August/September) we all try to get together in the Uluru/Alice area - the idea being that the WA people can get there as easily (or with as much difficulty!) as the East Coast mob.

Anyone who thinks they might want to join in, put your names down. We can select a period of 4-7 days when we will all join up in the Red Centre, and each State can then organise how they get there.

Need to start organising early, as each participant will need to take at least 2 weeks off work (except you lucky SA and NT LOSTers who will have bitumen all the way!) to make it worthwhile.

cmohr · **Posted:** Sun Dec 07, 2008 11:58 pm

LOST IN THE RED CENTRE.......

This could be THE LOST TRIP...

Maybe we should sell tickets. Or start a Documentry about it , with everybody recording their own part of it, coming toghter with the meeting..

Team J.a.G · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:09 am

J.a.G's up for it

CD · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:46 am

Sounds like fun, how many k's is it from Syd?

pipeliner · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2008 2:16 am

CD wrote:

Sounds like fun, how many k's is it from Syd?

2,814 via Broken Hill and Port Augusta. 2,173 as the crow flies.

From Perth, 2,044 via the Great Central, or 3,246 via the Eyre Highway

From Melbourne, 2,317 via Adelaide

From Brisbane, 3,147 via Mt Isa, 3,156 via Broken Hill, or you can go via Birdsville and the French Line, or Boulia and the Plenty Highway.

Glend · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:42 am

I'd like to but I'll probably need to make a choice between the Lost Trip and the SJC Trip to the Simpson, can't do both.

KJ Renegade · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:20 am

This could be interesting...Hmmm, Road Trip!

CD · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:07 pm

Can't commit to anything till I go to Coffs, my track record isn't all that good so I don't want to make it worse :lol:

AUS-KJ · **Joined:** Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:22 am **Posts:** 28

Sounds Like a Great idea and would love to have joined in but I am already going to do Gibb river rd and kimberly around that time. So no chance for me.

smorison · **Posted:** Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:00 pm

i'm a for sure maybe

need to see how the year pans out...

Coff's is my first target, then after that i need to make a few decisions... this will be high on the list

i think i'd rather go with a bunch of KJ's than the SJC

Glend · **Posted:** Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:13 pm

SM I agree re "rather go with a bunch of KJs than SJC".

Team J.a.G · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:58 am

Glend wrote:

SM I agree re "rather go with a bunch of KJs than SJC".

Because we're such nice people

smorison · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:37 am

Team J.a.G wrote:

Glend wrote:

SM I agree re "rather go with a bunch of KJs than SJC".

Because we're such nice people

yeah why not

haha

CD · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:33 pm

Glend wrote:

SM I agree re "rather go with a bunch of KJs than SJC".

Remember guy's that SJC isn't in any way AJOR, there are loads of nice members. Yes there are those that you would probably rather not wheel with (one reason I didn't renew my membership) but lots that you would. I for one will probably renew my membership next year at SJC (for a few reasons, one is insurance another is Meani etc..).

Glend · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:26 pm

CD I wasn't bagging SJC, and I agree there are nice people there (also one I have on my Ignore List). Their Simpson Desert Trip is already well planned, itinerary, daily runs, fuel stops, lay days, side excursions, etc.. The advantages I see in a KJ trip is that we all have pretty much the same capability and limitations (at least in terms of our vehicles). I would love to go on both trips but if I have to choose, and I think I will have to make a choice, then I'd be leaning towards the KJ Trip assuming it gets off the ground.

CD · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:37 pm

Glend wrote:

CD I wasn't bagging SJC, and I agree there are nice people there (also one I have on my Ignore List). Their Simpson Desert Trip is already well planned, itinerary, daily runs, fuel stops, lay days, side excursions, etc.. The advantages I see in a KJ trip is that we all have pretty much the same capability and limitations (at least in terms of our vehicles). I would love to go on both trips but if I have to choose, and I think I will have to make a choice, then I'd be leaning towards the KJ Trip assuming it gets off the ground.

I know you wern't bagging them Glen, that's why I wrote "Guys". I just didn't want anyone to get the wrong idea about that club, especiall those that may visit the LOST Downunder section for the 1st time

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pipeliner · **Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:56 pm

It is now 2009, and I expect we are all beginning to plan our holidays for the year, so I thought I might move this back up to the top. Fros, how about making it a Sticky?

I've also posted a pollso that we can easily keep track of the numbers of people interested from each state (sorry ACT, I lumped you in with NSW!)

It also occurred to me that if any other LOST members (other than Australia, that is) wanted to come we could probably find a few spare seats.

Glend · **Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 8:10 pm

OK I've voted (Sydney start) but I may well be in Qld at that time coming back down from the Cape - so we'll see.

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