[DR-JEKL]

Hey guys I'm just seeking advice and to see if anyone is interested in a weekend drive up through thunderbolts way and the oxley?

I've always planned to do this run, and twice before had my bike ready but had to cancel due to wet weather going with a group of guys I use to ride with.

Since they knew the way I was just going to tag along, but sadly never ever got around to doing it.

My BMW rarely gets driven as it sits in the garage wrapped up in a cover, and it only gets driven once every few months (mainly because I've been flat out with all my spare time doing house renovations) and I really need to utilise it and blow the cobwebs out of her!

So my plan is to organise a run up through thunderbolts way then down the oxley and stay in say Wauchope overnight, then go back up the oxley and down thunderbolts way the next day (miss the boring drive back on the coast road)

By doing it over two days ensures it's not such a hectic long single day and provides plenty of time to stop for brunch/lunch and an overnight stop to have a meal along with a few beers and stay somewhere such as this:

http://www.booking.com/hotel/au/timb...ability_target

The proposed route:



One of my mates recently done it with the porsche club and loved it, and all my mates with bikes also have raved about it, how smooth the roads are and just endless flowing high speed yet safe bends.

So just curious guys seeking feedback from those that have done this run and let me know if you're interested.

I'm shooting to do it possibly on the sat 4th Oct returning on the sunday the 5th.

Cheers

Shane

[sjf430]

I maybe interested, seems like a decent drive, and I haven't taken my car on a longish drive for fun

[dr335e93]

Nice drive. Did thunderbolt's way once on my way back from teaching in armidale uni. Almost died on a yellow signed 25kmh 90 degree corner before a single lane bridge. Watch out for that little fucker.

[DR-JEKL]

Originally Posted by sjf430

I maybe interested, seems like a decent drive, and I haven't taken my car on a longish drive for fun

That's the trouble with me I hardly ever get out on the open road to really use the power I have and it's this type of driving which really is where the additional engineering our cars have had designed into them shines!

Would be good to have a convoy of sydney BM's come up and meet at a Newcastle destination and then start the drive

[DR-JEKL]

Originally Posted by dr335e93

Nice drive. Did thunderbolt's way once on my way back from teaching in armidale uni. Almost died on a yellow signed 25kmh 90 degree corner before a single lane bridge. Watch out for that little fucker.

Haha thanks for the tip!

[sjf430]

Originally Posted by DR-JEKL

That's the trouble with me I hardly ever get out on the open road to really use the power I have and it's this type of driving which really is where the additional engineering our cars have had designed into them shines!

Would be good to have a convoy of sydney BM's come up and meet at a Newcastle destination and then start the drive

Been looking at the 1addicts forum and they seem interested, and yeah would be awesome get get a few guys from Sydney coming up!

[srossy]

Has anyone done this drive recently? Just curious as last time I drove it a couple of years ago Thunderbolts Way was full of potholes.

[lemonpark]

need something like this for the melbourne boys

[_ink]

wow, epic 2 day cruise?? Way to go Shane!

[DR-JEKL]

Originally Posted by srossy

Has anyone done this drive recently? Just curious as last time I drove it a couple of years ago Thunderbolts Way was full of potholes.

This is the sort of info I'm after, but my mate who done it with the porsche club said the rds were great?

[DR-JEKL]

Originally Posted by _ink

wow, epic 2 day cruise?? Way to go Shane!

Will be good to see you there, and hear the crazy RB turbo's spooling up

You need to get some bmwgarage representation happening!!

[DR-JEKL]

Originally Posted by sjf430

Been looking at the 1addicts forum and they seem interested, and yeah would be awesome get get a few guys from Sydney coming up!

Dont worry you'll be safe if it's only just me and you who turn up and drive on some quite isolated county roads with no mobile phone coverage

[sjf430]

Originally Posted by DR-JEKL

Dont worry you'll be safe if it's only just me and you who turn up and drive on some quite isolated county roads with no mobile phone coverage

cute picture, im from campbelltown, you dont scare me! haha

[_ink]

Originally Posted by DR-JEKL

Will be good to see you there, and hear the crazy RB turbo's spooling up

You need to get some bmwgarage representation happening!!

I'd need 60l of e85 and 10 litres of meth with me too mate!!

[woosh]

So is this still going ahead Shane? New dates possibly?

[DR-JEKL]

Havent had any takers from here really, and organising it is a bit of a PITA but I'm doing it with a few mates on the sat 8th Nov and staying in port mac o/nite.

Let me know if u want in!

[chensta]

Funny story with thunderbolts! A mate was driving back to Sydney from armidale at night and hit a fox, which broke his radiator and then overheated the car, he dumped it on some random farm and we drove up next day with a car trailer to pick it up. We misjudged the fuel and didn't take out chance to fill up on the freeway up from Sydney, (we had about 60%-70% tank still), by the time we needed petrol, there was non, and the 2 or so we passed closed at 7pm...at one stage, the trip computer said we had about 30kms left and we were 35kms away from walcha, we could either find a decent place to camp out for the night and call for help in morning or just make a run for Walcha and hope for the best.....I never think I drove a car so lightly, caressing the throttle over every tiny hill and then hitting neutral...we made it to walcha on fumes and then behold a bp! (Or caltex), we danced around the streets after we filled up.

Then we headed off looking for his car, which then took 2 hours, cause he couldn't remember where he left it...everywhere looks exactly the same, so we went up and down a 25km section of the road about 5 times...until we finally found it.

It was also freezing and the car had icy frost all over and I was severely underdressed. Took us another hour to get the car back onto the trailer (he parked it a bit far from the road, as to not try and get too much unwanted attention).

Anyway, morale of the story,

1) watch out for foxes
2) get plenty of petrol when you can
3) it's freaking cold out there
4) if you break down, don't forget where you left the car



Having said all that, I am soooooo keen! Give me a time and I will be there

[woosh]

Originally Posted by DR-JEKL

Havent had any takers from here really, and organising it is a bit of a PITA but I'm doing it with a few mates on the sat 8th Nov and staying in port mac o/nite.

Let me know if u want in!

sorry for the late reply mate. thanks for the update.. don't think I can make it out to this one unfortunately as im still trying to sell the current car (handles like a boat) so I can get back into a 1er!

have a fun and safe drive