The Rock in the Outback

Yeah I hope we get a few more people come along but if not then we'll have fun anyway.

This year I am climbing to the TOP of the rock....seriously.

 

Take a proper guided walk around the base first... seriously... Some fascinating facts, both historically, and spiritually....

I climbed it, but wish I hadn't after learning more about it.

 

only joking, too much time wasted climbing when we could be going 250kmh+ instead.

I think we'll still go though, makes for great photos and not that far from Alice.....even if the roads there are speed limited.

 

How many of you are going? It'd be an awesome experience never to be forgotten and i'd love to go if i had the means!

 

Im in alright boys I just looked in the dark side,i cant see a date when its goin down?? Unless i overlooked it?

 

have a look in the "One last push" topic......beamaphiles last post mentions it.

 

4-5 cars it seems at this stage, but I'm sure (hopeful) that more will join at a later date. The point came where we had to make a decision, and others will have to fit in around what we decide.

In the end this is a unique opportunity and anyone with an appropriate car would be crazy to pass it up IMO. It won't last forever.....

 

F*ck i am blind! Excellent! Done! Cant wait....... Ill book my hoilidays for then. Cheers boys! Rock on

 

are you on a land rights push ?

 

No, but climbing it is a total anti climax. It's just a frikkin big rock. Even when you're on top, there's still bugger all to see.

And, walking around it with a guide is really very interesting.

 

Awhile ago now one friday evening, my dad and his mate left work in my dads mate's e36 M3, drove all the way to ayres rock, climbed to the top, took a photograph and drove back to melborune to be home sunday night.. now thats what i call madness

 

an adventurous spirit is when you wake up with a bottle of smirnoff stashed in your undies

 

Stashed in the rear of your grundies.........

 

I have a mate who was just at the Fink Desert Race in the Alice. He told me it was 3 degrees at 8.30am, 2 days ago. Farken cold!!!!!! Are you boys sure you's want to go winter time?

 

Its about 4C in the mornings here at the moment, so no big drama.

You have heating in your car don't you? By that time we'll be on the road and the cold won't bother us.

 

bring warm clothes, that would seem to be the obvious answer..
so who's going and what cars are you all bringing?

 

Bloody hell! I wake up at 5am for dayshifts, and its around 6-8C. Thats chilly enough for this wog. Im more of a summer person, i love the 40C+ summers we have here. The heater in the 348 works great. Im tuff, should be great!

 

I'm thinking of bringing my M5, for a change as much as anything.

It would be good to get a Maserati QP up to the Centre as well...

 

can you bring your wife along in the SE then, I NEED to see that car.

 

M5's have a 250km/h limiter dont they? How fast will the QP go?

 

You better stop over in ADL on your way back.

 

275kph claimed.

 

There are a couple of M5's coming (other than mhh's) and they will have the limiter removed so we'll see how fast they can really go.

I'm actually considering it......never been there before (a good thing according to some people).