JohnA Posted 25May, 2015 Report Share Posted 25May, 2015 Did THIS drive yesterday with a friend. he was in his a45 amg and me in the 987.2 boxster s. Absolute amazing drive, with some very nice roads and a few scary corners. Cant believe there were so many push bike riders on some of these roads...very dangerous. Was the first spirited drive i took her out on. First of many i would think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam986 Posted 25May, 2015 Report Share Posted 25May, 2015 That would be a really nice drive! How long did it take? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poli84 Posted 25May, 2015 Report Share Posted 25May, 2015 Nice. I Next time travel from Marysville to Lake Mountain (up and down), and then to Warburton through Reefton. Fantastic driving, the route of many car clubs (SMT's) and weekend warriors. Make sure you are on the road by 6:30/7 and you should get a clean run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted 25May, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 25May, 2015 That would be a really nice drive! How long did it take? we met up at 2pm and finished 5:30pm we wanted to keep going and do a couple of those roads again, but nightfall and wildlife soon put a stop to that we also did a few pit stops, swapped cars, and also a coffee stop at healesville Nice. I Next time travel from Marysville to Lake Mountain (up and down), and then to Warburton through Reefton. Fantastic driving, the route of many car clubs (SMT's) and weekend warriors. Make sure you are on the road by 6:30/7 and you should get a clean run. thanks for that, will put it on the list for the next drive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterP Posted 25May, 2015 Report Share Posted 25May, 2015 Looks like you had a great drive in two sensational cars....out of interest, how was the A45? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted 25May, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 25May, 2015 Looks like you had a great drive in two sensational cars....out of interest, how was the A45? Peter the A45 is a great car no doubt, but coming from the boxster there were a couple of things i didnt like about it. 1: the seating position is a little high, and the seats, though body hugging and very supportive were also very firm and hard. 2: steering very light compared to the boxster, with not as much feedback it is very fast though and handles well indeed. Brakes are very good also. though you need to be careful at what part of the rev range you are in..no point going above 6000rpm, and seems you get all that midrange kick around 3500-4000rpm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Man Posted 25May, 2015 Report Share Posted 25May, 2015 Have driven that road many times as I'm not too far from there, however I made a conscious decision some time ago to avoid it. Way too many bike riders and 4WDs cutting the blinds corners. Keep an eye out for the next SMT. Always a great run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted 25May, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 25May, 2015 Have driven that road many times as I'm not too far from there, however I made a conscious decision some time ago to avoid it. Way too many bike riders and 4WDs cutting the blinds corners. Keep an eye out for the next SMT. Always a great run. we must have gotten lucky as there wasnt much traffic. We had a fairly clear run most of the way. All the bikes were already parked at kinglake or healesville, so dare say they went through earlier in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 2June, 2015 Report Share Posted 2June, 2015 You should really come on the next SMT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted 2June, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 2June, 2015 will definately try to get to the next one. today i am heading out again to do the Marysville to Lake Mountain, then to Warburton through Reefton as mentioned earlier in this thread. May have to invest in a dash cam for such days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam986 Posted 2June, 2015 Report Share Posted 2June, 2015 You may need a snow plough! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted 2June, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 2June, 2015 good point Pam, will see how it looks when we get closer. Just trying to get as much driving in as i can whilst on holidays, because once back at work, i will be very time poor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam986 Posted 2June, 2015 Report Share Posted 2June, 2015 It would be beautiful driving through the snow. It has been snowing and forecast is pretty good for more snow. It is the official ski season too so there be lots of traffic! You must take pictures of the car in the snow they would be beautiful! And share, share, share!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 2June, 2015 Report Share Posted 2June, 2015 will definately try to get to the next one. today i am heading out again to do the Marysville to Lake Mountain, then to Warburton through Reefton as mentioned earlier in this thread. May have to invest in a dash cam for such days Gopro Even the most basic edition is good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted 2June, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 2June, 2015 Gopro Even the most basic edition is good! i was thinking more along the lines of a blackvue as a permanent mount, one which also activates when car is bumped, so captures anyone who may hit your car in a car park and do a runner its also small and just tucks in behind the rear view mirror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poli84 Posted 2June, 2015 Report Share Posted 2June, 2015 will definately try to get to the next one. today i am heading out again to do the Marysville to Lake Mountain, then to Warburton through Reefton as mentioned earlier in this thread. May have to invest in a dash cam for such days Have fun and let us know how you get on. I'm planning to head out on Sunday for this drive but the mentions above of snow season starting might put a spanner in that plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 2June, 2015 Report Share Posted 2June, 2015 it's a great drive - aside from this (which coincided with the last time i drove through there in my hire car!) http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/camouflage-cops-go-undercover-to-spring-speed-trap/story-fnat79vb-1226574886387 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh Posted 3June, 2015 Report Share Posted 3June, 2015 ^^^ This is not uncommon unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevepGT3 Posted 3June, 2015 Report Share Posted 3June, 2015 it's a great drive - aside from this (which coincided with the last time i drove through there in my hire car!) http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/camouflage-cops-go-undercover-to-spring-speed-trap/story-fnat79vb-1226574886387 I am extremely sorry Your Honour, I thought they were deer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poli84 Posted 3June, 2015 Report Share Posted 3June, 2015 I do this drive maybe once every six weeks and touch wood, I've never seen the cops. Maybe I'm just not pushing hard enough to attract their attention... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 3June, 2015 Report Share Posted 3June, 2015 I think they get your attention via mail a few weeks later (unless VIC is further behind the times than us, we have TruCam almost everywhere now - a handheld radar that takes video/still photos and does plate recognition) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted 3June, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 3June, 2015 well 280kms of absolutely amazing roads were driven on today. Going up to lake mountain was not an issue, so if thinking about it, go up now. Not many cars out there today, and only encountered a couple slow goers which was no big deal some pics of the day Heading towards Marysville arrival at Lake mountain and some pics of the snow final destination at Warburton, and cars are absolutely filthy by this stage tomorrow she will have a nice bath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam986 Posted 3June, 2015 Report Share Posted 3June, 2015 Funtastic! Snow looks great! Oh and the car too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poli84 Posted 4June, 2015 Report Share Posted 4June, 2015 Glad you enjoyed the run! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
809 Posted 11July, 2015 Report Share Posted 11July, 2015 Love the roads up there as well, cyclists are definitely becoming more common these days especially on King Lake...There are a few back roads up there that are nice and usually free of too much traffic during the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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