Thread: Mount Gambier SA day trips, looking for 4x4 enthusiasts

Originally Posted by amshaw

yeah good fun & pics.......We had our AGM last Tuesday night and we have a heap of trips coming up each month.

Next is upto the Little desert on the 8-9 sep, we have an interrclub do, we camp on private property between Nhill & Kaniva.....Interested? I have heaps more details but no point tellin anybody if not interested.

Keen to go up and meet you all one weekend...

Is the property big or small??
What type of terrain is it??

Steve

Originally Posted by sclarke

Keen to go up and meet you all one weekend...

Is the property big or small??
What type of terrain is it??

Steve

The weekend is called Burn the Scarecrow

Its is a interclub deal, where at least 4 clubs take it turn to hold the event.

Its called Burn The scarecrow becasue they have a big bonfire and during saturaday all the kids help make a big scarecrow out what ever they can find, dress him up then stick him on top of the fire and burn him up later that night.....kids Love it....Oh and there is a prize for the person who names the poor sod.

The place is big, dont know for sure how big but thay can run 3-4 driving events there and not see anybody else for a while, driving course where you need to drive around a course and touch "bits" hanging from tree's with a certain wheel or with a mirror etc, so I would have a guess and say hundreds of acre's if not thousands......

King of the mountain were there is a sand dune and we just see who can get up the highest from a standing start (I almost won it last year if it wasent for a tool in a Nissan with 35's making big ruts).

Last year they had a very low 6x4 trailer, we had reverse to hook up, driving around a small course , stop then reverse around a corner and other stuff and finish up in a "Parking Bay" etc, that was good fun , but when I first saw it I wasent that keen, because I really hate 6x4's

Also had one of those drive and question type deals (dont know what they call them) where you drive out on the scrub tracks and need to find a post with a few questions on a sheet, do that heaps then who ever gets the most questions right gets more points for your club.

Also had a basic nav run, good for people to use the GPS.

Also had an event where there was a post with an 4L ice cream container on top with tennis balls in it. the idea was just like musical chairs, 4 cars, 3 balls, drive around post at a big safe distance, horn gos, passenger gets out and runs for the post and balls, last one holding his balls wins......

Its not a big track weekend, its manily for the kids (and Big Kids) to get away, lots of fun but nothing to serious.

I see it as a great family weekend and great for new members or people who are thinking about joining etc.

Plenty of camping room, two drop Loo's, free wood next to concrete fire rings all ready to go, terrain is fairly flat & lots of sand and scrub, lots of wildlife to Look at and eat, nothing super challanging but just good old country fun and mateship.......

Last year they had a big trivia night on saturday, it was a bit boring but they did try and get everybody involved as much as possible.......

My wife like it to so she can have a little drive without feeling the pressure of our club members watching and being smartarse's and then turn her off the whole club deal......But other than one member (that tool Nissan owner I was telling about before) everybody gets on very well, just need to keep an eye on those South Aussie's.........they talk funny dont you know