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Offline Gunna Do

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Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« on: July 29, 2011, 08:15:42 AM »
Just make sure your roof rack is bolted up tight,   :cup:

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Oh, and have the right music playing, it seems to make a difference.

Try not to let the lack of momentum hold you back also. ;D
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Re: Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2011, 08:56:05 AM »
Perhaps the roof rack was meant to do that - when the going gets rough it falls off, fills in the ruts and provides more grip.  >:D

Only a few years ago we did palm creek (2/3 of the OTT in total) in a stock standard rodeo with BFG AT's - no winch, max tracks, snatching required. Just goes to show how the condition of the track changes, doesn't seem to be helped by these guys either.
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Re: Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2011, 09:06:28 AM »
Come on Earle, you know you need a 6" lift, twin lockers, 12,000lb winch, four sets of Max Trax and a brand new set of 37" Baja Claw mud tyres to do the OTL.  If not stay at home.  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2011, 09:26:12 AM »
Oh No. Why do that so fast. It was a challange for some this year, Frostd and us had no issues but some did. No way going quick was going to help IMO...
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Re: Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2011, 09:30:41 AM »
Quote from: Gunna Do on July 29, 2011, 09:06:28 AM
Come on Earle, you know you need a 6" lift, twin lockers, 12,000lb winch, four sets of Max Trax and a brand new set of 37" Baja Claw mud tyres to do the OTL.  If not stay at home.  ;D ;D ;D
I'm not going to add all that stuff unless I can figure out a way to mount a jet engine so I can try creek exits faster than that guy in the Pajero.  ;D
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Re: Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2011, 09:38:53 AM »
Wow, that second youtube clip was a little bit of an anti-climax after watching the first one ;D..... go the mighty Paj!
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Re: Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2011, 10:07:16 AM »
A tale to tell , the wife had a Kia Rio and had to travel to Boulia on a regular basis , would always stop at the Middleton Pub to check in with  Stoney because after all its 350klm of nothing between Winton and Boulia , pulls up one day inbetween a couple of seriously modified Nissan patrols ,  you know the ones , 4/6 inch lift ,37 inch tires , twin spare carriers ,bullbars, winch and rails , 6 extra lights , roof rack with jerry cans etc , as she gets out of her little Kia she hears a womans voice saying in no uncertain terms to her husband, " Tell me again why we had to spend all the money on car modifications  to drive from Sydney to Boulia to watch the camel races ",,,,,, Makes me laugh when I see all these city folk spend $$$$$$$$ on modifications they " think" they need  for the scrub when locals don't.
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Re: Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2011, 11:04:21 AM »
Quote from: Alloy C/T on July 29, 2011, 10:07:16 AM
A tale to tell , the wife had a Kia Rio and had to travel to Boulia on a regular basis , would always stop at the Middleton Pub to check in with  Stoney because after all its 350klm of nothing between Winton and Boulia , pulls up one day inbetween a couple of seriously modified Nissan patrols ,  you know the ones , 4/6 inch lift ,37 inch tires , twin spare carriers ,bullbars, winch and rails , 6 extra lights , roof rack with jerry cans etc , as she gets out of her little Kia she hears a womans voice saying in no uncertain terms to her husband, " Tell me again why we had to spend all the money on car modifications  to drive from Sydney to Boulia to watch the camel races ",,,,,, Makes me laugh when I see all these city folk spend $$$$$$$$ on modifications they " think" they need  for the scrub when locals don't.

The reason we do it is because most of us CITY FOLK like to get away from the beaten tracks that the LOCALS use. How many locals up at Cape York use the OTL as there main track?
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Re: Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2011, 03:43:37 PM »
I betcha everyone checks the bolts on the roof rack now  ;D, but seriously wouldn,t you crap ya self when that happened .
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Re: Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2011, 04:22:04 PM »
Thats the problem with 'The Cape'. Its full of morons in sh1tbox cars with no idea all going 'Yeah... i did the cape' . Even though all up it only about 10 creek crossings. Then they buy their tee shirt ad drive home.
 That retard in the cruiser couldn't have made that any harder, and he posted it. Imagine getting stuck behind that.
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Re: Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2011, 04:27:32 PM »
I think I fell asleep on the cruiser, and the paj dude - that's gold!
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Re: Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2011, 06:12:56 PM »
maybe he needed a bigger run up  ;D
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Re: Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2011, 06:26:15 PM »
Quote from: DANBRI on July 29, 2011, 04:27:32 PM
I think I fell asleep on the cruiser, and the paj dude - that's gold!

I kept waiting for the music to change in the cruiser one to some head-banging stuff just as the Cruiser rolled onto its side.  It must have gone close when the video turned away from the action for a while.
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Re: Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2011, 06:38:15 PM »
Mate, i thought the same, and then the video returns and its still upright, let down, how about his spotter, i didnt think he was real interested, the good old hand signals then turn away, look back more hand sigs... WTF, a hand held UHF would have helped heaps...oh and also a clue on wat he was doing. 

Funny none the less.

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Re: Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2011, 06:50:06 PM »
that cruiser one is edited for sure.. just as the camera moves away, he rolls it.. then.. as the camera comes back that is round two.. oh i wanted to slap him
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Re: Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« Reply #15 on: July 29, 2011, 07:41:49 PM »
Yeppah, totally gypped.
I was expecting some carnage, and Nothing???
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Re: Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« Reply #16 on: July 29, 2011, 07:49:27 PM »
Quote from: Jon on July 29, 2011, 07:41:49 PM
Yeppah, totally gypped.
I was expecting some carnage, and Nothing???


Defies all the laws of gravity to stay on its wheels though Jon.
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Re: Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« Reply #17 on: July 29, 2011, 08:30:24 PM »
Quote from: Jon on July 29, 2011, 07:41:49 PM
Yeppah, totally gypped.
I was expecting some carnage, and Nothing???


Four and a bit minutes of my life I won't get back.
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Re: Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« Reply #18 on: July 29, 2011, 08:49:23 PM »
Quote from: Gunna Do on July 29, 2011, 07:49:27 PM
Defies all the laws of gravity to stay on its wheels though Jon.
Definitely a sphincter moment. ;D
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Re: Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« Reply #19 on: July 30, 2011, 01:14:52 PM »
Good to see everything stayed strapped down on the rack, except the rack had other idea's :cheers:
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Re: Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« Reply #20 on: July 30, 2011, 08:42:22 PM »
We had a saying (Up the guts with lots off smoke) but old mate in the Padg you have got to be kidding

hopefully he wont be up there when we go up
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Re: Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« Reply #21 on: July 30, 2011, 11:22:53 PM »
The term "Couldn't drive a nail into a fresh $h1t" comes to mind.

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Re: Palm Creek Cape York, a walk in the park really.
« Reply #22 on: July 31, 2011, 07:41:11 AM »
Quote from: Black Diamond on July 30, 2011, 01:14:52 PM
Good to see everything stayed strapped down on the rack, except the rack had other idea's :cheers:
I too thought it was nice to see everything IN the roof rack nice and secure.
Maybe should have spent a couple more minutes checking the actual roof rack bolts.
Oh ... and slowing the heck down a bit would not have hurt I reckon...
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