Condo to Cameron 2010 ride report

[Craig HattonMember]

micknmeld wrote:

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Just got off the phone from a dejected TB. Unfortunatly it rained “Like forty bastards” last night and the boys have had to make the decision to abort their plans of going to Camerons Corner. It was reported that Moose woke up with a swimming pool in his tent and he had to wring out his riding gear for today. They are now waiting back at Yunta, hoping that the service vehicle can make it back there through the mud. The amended trip will now include a 200km blacktop run to Broken Hill and then onto Silverton, where they have booked a bunk house and are going to keep drinking untill they get locked up.

Apparently Boony,they have decided that it is all your fault. :laugh:

what a bunch of pussy’s an inch of rain and it’s all over, sooks, :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Nah really, what a bummer, all that work, bad luck fellas

cheers Hatto

[Craig HattonMember]

Just got this alert, they need to make some decisions soon

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/warning.jsp?id=IDN36501

Hatto

[Mick DMember]

Hatto wrote:

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Just got this alert, they need to make some decisions soon

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/warning.jsp?id=IDN36501

Hatto

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh BUGGER!!!!!! Thanks for the heads up Hatto.

[Matt BakerMember]

screw the adventure bikes they should have taken jet skis

[Mick DMember]

It might pay to high tail it home. :ohmy:

Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
In the far west:

Cloudy. Areas of rain and the chance of thunderstorms during the day. Winds southerly averaging 15 to 25 km/h. Temperatures in the mid 20s during the day.

Elsewhere:

Cloudy. Areas of rain and the chance of thunderstorms. Winds northwest to southwesterly averaging 15 to 30 km/h decreasing below 20 km/h during the afternoon. Temperatures 23 to 28 during the day.

IvanhoeRain.Max25Broken HillRain.Max26Fire Danger:
Far Western: Low to Moderate [0-11]
South Western: Low to Moderate [0-11]
UV Alert from 9:40 am to 4:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

Forecast for Thursday
Cloudy. Patchy rain, becoming widespread and heavy by early evening. Isolated thunderstorms, mainly in the north. Light winds tending north to northwesterly up to 30 km/h later in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 14 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid 20s.

IvanhoeRain. Chance of storms.Min13Max26Broken HillRain. Chance of storms.Min14Max25Forecast for Friday
Cloudy. Heavy rain, easing to patchy rain during the morning. Winds northwest to southwesterly averaging 20 to 35 km/h tending west to southwesterly 30 to 45 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 14 with daytime temperatures reaching around 18.

IvanhoeRain. Windy.Min14Max19Broken HillRain. Windy.Min13Max16 :ohmy:

[Mick DMember]

The boys have just arrived at Broken Hill after what was described as the best riding so far.High speed twin trail that had TB pretty excited.

No prizes for guessing what type of establishment they rang from in Broken Hill :laugh:

They are going to get Jeffro’s foot pegs fixed proper in Broken Hill then head onto Silverton, then possibly head north to avoid the approaching adverse weather conditions.

The boys are all in high spirits and are having a ball by the sounds of it.

[Nick JacksonMember]

Just had one of the best rides from Yunta to Broken hill. We got off the tar and rode through twin track next to the railway line sitting on up to 120 kph. Then we hit some wider roads and uped the pace to over 130 with the biggest whoops and sandy creeks.
The last 2 days have been some of the best times I have ever spent on a motorcycle.

My foot has been interesting , I’m fairly sure I’ve broken the bone across the top that I broke last year , the puncture from the sleeper is ok but the only way to get a boot on is to take a couple of pain killers , cover it in voltaren , wait till it goes numb and jam it in. I do it while it’s still dark so the boys don’t see the tears !!!

tonight will be a big one at silverton pub then who knows what will happen after that!!

[WayneMember]

Bugger all right!!

Well done Mick and Hatto.

I’ve only just checked the OB site and read what’s been going on. I was listening to some specialist weather guru on the radio this arvo saying that a rarely seen event will occur on Friday, were the very moist air from all the rain they’ve had in Qld will collide with conditions coming from the south and cause it to rain extensively all the way from Tassie to Cape York, especially west of the Great Dividing Ranges!!!!

I was wondering how to tell them about it before tonight!

I’d hate to be TB’s dog or the mouth piece on his communication mic.

Ring Ring….Ring Ring – TB just rang, it’s 2.16pm.

They rode back to Yunta and waited for Bollocks………as they looked back…they Shut the Road….So I guess it was meant to be. Bollocks only just got out!

Imagine if they were 24 hours ahead………..They would have been stuck on the Strezlecki Track for Days, if not a week or more………Good advertising for OBTrailriders though, as TB and the boys are helicoptered out by an Army Chinook!!!!

They just had a beaut run into Broken Hill which topped a brilliant 2 days (So all has not been lost)Today was a run along a service track and everyone was really crackin’. Through foot high grass, easy flowing/ undulating terrain. Then you’d come across a sandy causeway and drop in and out whilst launching from the exit. Who needs Red Bull to give you wings?

They sound in good spirts again. Having a few beverages and will move on to Silverton this arvo.

That’s it for now, I’ll ring them later tonight.

Crash

edit – sorry Mick and NickJ, I was a bit slow in typing this.

[Anthony PepperellMember]

well its lucky that they took a NISSAN. perfect toyota recovery vechical

[Dwayne OMember]

:blink:
Just goes to show,
No matter how much preparation & planning you put in, God Old Mother Nature can always f&@% you it all up :angry: :laugh:

I`m sure the boyz will improvise & still have a ball for the remainder of the outing (if they leave the pub that is

[murph the surfMember]

Hope the hell ya’s are still enjoying that kind of shit,,,Yah
Gotta admitt it aint for me, but what ever takes your monkey???
OFF YA BACK???
Keep up the good work boys!!
Cheers
Murph

[Nick JacksonMember]

Plans have changed we’re now heading towards Victoria!!

[Mick DMember]

Nickj wrote:

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Plans have changed we’re now heading towards Victoria!!

No doubt you guys will be having fun no matter where you head!! :laugh:

[WayneMember]

Looks like they’ve just got moving again (in the last half hour)

They’ll be travelling North East until they reach the pipeline from Menindee Lakes and then turn South East to follow the service road down to Menindee.

From there, they’re thinking of heading south towards Pooncarie (down near Lake Mungo) If all goes well and everyone is keen they might try and cross the southern border to make the trip a Tri-State ride!

Time will tell!!

Crash

[mikeMember]

Good on em. Nothing like a revised plan to keep the spirits up and TB out of the pub :laugh: :laugh:

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