Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:24 pm
In a nutshell because that's all you need when you only have 5 members meeting over the course of a weekend:
Darren (Quick Et Turbo) got there with his mates after a mammoth drive from the other side of Melbourne on Friday night but because my car had shit itself, I couldn't be there to catch them then. Couldn't get my car going on Friday morning so headed off in family car. Contact with Tass indicated he was going to be about half an hour ahead on the highway after flying in to Sydney to meet up with his young bloke.
Got a call from Darren about 2:30pm, still 2 hours out of Port Macquarie saying his mates wanted to head back to Sydney for a night there and he had no choice but to go with them. Organised to catch up at pub in Port on his way back through. Meanwhile Glenn (Renegade) had left Port for Emerald Beach so our timing just wasn't happening.
Caught up with Darren for a schooner in Port and Tass joined us a short time later. All headed off from there, us north, Darren south. By this time it was getting late so spoke with Glenn who agreed to meet us for a pub meal at Macksville. Had a great meal, caught up with Glenn and the clan and then we split from there.
Got to Coffs Harbour where we loaded up with piss and headed for Emerald Beach, all 3 of us. About 10pm by this time, got a call from Sok (Kid Nismo) who was planning to leave about 3am to get to us by lunch next day. Told him how it had gone to crapper with numbers and was his call but no pressure to go. Got a call back as we got to caravan park from Sok to say him and his brother were leaving Sydney as we spoke.
Tass and I sat up drinking until 05:45am and then thought we'd better get a couple of hours sleep in. Woke up and 10 just as Sok was calling to say he was out the front. Headed out the front to catch a glimpse of the sole n12 et turbo on the National Cruise and 2 young blokes with big grins on their faces. Spent about an hour and half with Sok and his brother Pang before they had to head off back to Sydney. Very short time for a huge drive but they did have the pleasure of seeing the manager of the van park come out with the good news that they had received a noise complaint about the people in Cabin 90, namely us and that we were passed our checkout time of 10am. I told him I was going to stay another night and he indicated that wasn't going to happen. After we gave him what for, he changed his mind and said I could stay. I told him to forget it, he could go and recover the $90 he just lost from another nights stay off the whinging old pricks across the way, I'll go elsewhere. After getting a picture of the only N12 out the front of the caravan park, the boys headed off back to Sydney. Tass and me packed up and headed off. As quick as it began, it was all over.
If you're still reading after all that, personally:
Tass, it was great to finally put a face to the name and spend some quality drinking time with you and the young fella talking shit. Had a ball. Darren, I could see how disappointed you were, after the effort you went to to get there and the whole thing go to shit but we really appreciate your effort getting there and I will catch up next time I visit the old's in Frankston. It was a great effort mate, good luck finalising the sr20 build. Hope you had a win at the casino. Sok and Pang, monumental effort to drive 700k's for an hour and a half turnaround, it was great to see both of you. Hope the exhaust goes back together okay. Will definately catch up again, whether you're in an ET or a skyline mate you'll always be welcome with us, great effort.
The National Cruise at the central location accumulated approx 7000 - 8000k's of travel distance between 5 members, but I can now put 3 faces to member Id's that I couldn't before (already knew Renegade) and the personality that goes with those faces, and for that it was worth it. Would do it again, but some effort from others would need to be gaurenteed next time (food for thought). Long winded but had to get it out. A couple of pics will follow when I download them from camera.
Darren (Quick Et Turbo) got there with his mates after a mammoth drive from the other side of Melbourne on Friday night but because my car had shit itself, I couldn't be there to catch them then. Couldn't get my car going on Friday morning so headed off in family car. Contact with Tass indicated he was going to be about half an hour ahead on the highway after flying in to Sydney to meet up with his young bloke.
Got a call from Darren about 2:30pm, still 2 hours out of Port Macquarie saying his mates wanted to head back to Sydney for a night there and he had no choice but to go with them. Organised to catch up at pub in Port on his way back through. Meanwhile Glenn (Renegade) had left Port for Emerald Beach so our timing just wasn't happening.
Caught up with Darren for a schooner in Port and Tass joined us a short time later. All headed off from there, us north, Darren south. By this time it was getting late so spoke with Glenn who agreed to meet us for a pub meal at Macksville. Had a great meal, caught up with Glenn and the clan and then we split from there.
Got to Coffs Harbour where we loaded up with piss and headed for Emerald Beach, all 3 of us. About 10pm by this time, got a call from Sok (Kid Nismo) who was planning to leave about 3am to get to us by lunch next day. Told him how it had gone to crapper with numbers and was his call but no pressure to go. Got a call back as we got to caravan park from Sok to say him and his brother were leaving Sydney as we spoke.
Tass and I sat up drinking until 05:45am and then thought we'd better get a couple of hours sleep in. Woke up and 10 just as Sok was calling to say he was out the front. Headed out the front to catch a glimpse of the sole n12 et turbo on the National Cruise and 2 young blokes with big grins on their faces. Spent about an hour and half with Sok and his brother Pang before they had to head off back to Sydney. Very short time for a huge drive but they did have the pleasure of seeing the manager of the van park come out with the good news that they had received a noise complaint about the people in Cabin 90, namely us and that we were passed our checkout time of 10am. I told him I was going to stay another night and he indicated that wasn't going to happen. After we gave him what for, he changed his mind and said I could stay. I told him to forget it, he could go and recover the $90 he just lost from another nights stay off the whinging old pricks across the way, I'll go elsewhere. After getting a picture of the only N12 out the front of the caravan park, the boys headed off back to Sydney. Tass and me packed up and headed off. As quick as it began, it was all over.
If you're still reading after all that, personally:
Tass, it was great to finally put a face to the name and spend some quality drinking time with you and the young fella talking shit. Had a ball. Darren, I could see how disappointed you were, after the effort you went to to get there and the whole thing go to shit but we really appreciate your effort getting there and I will catch up next time I visit the old's in Frankston. It was a great effort mate, good luck finalising the sr20 build. Hope you had a win at the casino. Sok and Pang, monumental effort to drive 700k's for an hour and a half turnaround, it was great to see both of you. Hope the exhaust goes back together okay. Will definately catch up again, whether you're in an ET or a skyline mate you'll always be welcome with us, great effort.
The National Cruise at the central location accumulated approx 7000 - 8000k's of travel distance between 5 members, but I can now put 3 faces to member Id's that I couldn't before (already knew Renegade) and the personality that goes with those faces, and for that it was worth it. Would do it again, but some effort from others would need to be gaurenteed next time (food for thought). Long winded but had to get it out. A couple of pics will follow when I download them from camera.