Thread: SERIES ONE GATHERINGS

Originally Posted by Col.Coleman

There was also a 6 week run from Perth to Alice next year, and a few of us thought a wagon wheel to meet up in Alice would be a good idea.

CC

Glad you mentioned that again CC - I'll go and give that thread a bump.
It's still on my list of should do's.

HHmmm me thinks we need to come up with a gathering here in QLD and oter states that yet to have one, does anyone have any surgestions for a name or site in QLD?

Originally Posted by Lost Landy

HHmmm me thinks we need to come up with a gathering here in QLD and oter states that yet to have one, does anyone have any surgestions for a name or site in QLD?

Cedar Grove

CC

An issue not always discussed here is that a number of the local "events" are run by the local or state Land Rover club. I regularly attend Paxina and The Gathering, however in light of the public liability insurance conditions many clubs (the LROC Sydney Branch included) have a policy that people can only attend 1 trip as a guest before they are required to join the club. In my personal case I am a member of both the LROC Sydney Branch and the LROCV so attendance at either event is not a problem

This may however cause problems for non-members and may be the reason that people do not know the events are on.

I guess it's a case of if we want to enjoy our hobby we also need to share the costs and responsibilities that encompasses.

Diana

I would have to agree with NM, a while back I was a member of Brisbane LOC and found that it was 99% focased on the newer coil sprung Land Rovers and that leaf sprund Landys were few far between, however I did go on a few trips with my old 109" S1 but found that there was no much "socks & sandle briagde" so I didnt both to renew my membership after 1998.

I think maybe for us here in QLD having a informal gathering between like minded people would be the way to go weather your a Land Rover club member or not wouldnt matter. Just putting the idea out there.

Originally Posted by Lost Landy

I would have to agree with NM, a while back I was a member of Brisbane LOC and found that it was 99% focased on the newer coil sprung Land Rovers and that leaf sprund Landys were few far between, however I did go on a few trips with my old 109" S1 but found that there was no much "socks & sandle briagde" so I didnt both to renew my membership after 1998.

I think maybe for us here in QLD having a informal gathering between like minded people would be the way to go weather your a Land Rover club member or not wouldnt matter. Just putting the idea out there.

Sounds like a plan. If someone wants to organise an event in QLD for Series 1 owners i would be more then happy to attend.....

I would have to agree with you Seriously.
Whilst the Alice Springs idea is a ripper I am just not that confident that my bum could handle 4 weeks in a series 1

Without trying to alienate our western brothers I would think a gathering somewhere central to the eastern states might be fun (Wilcannia?).

Diana has a good point though, as soon as you organise something there is legal accountabilities that must be considered (like it or not - that's the world we live in) and usually some kind of public liability insurance is required. That's why these type of events are normally held by the big LRO clubs.

P.S. I have no idea where Paxina is?? Google earth doesn't either.

Originally Posted by Sleepy

I would have to agree with you Seriously.
Whilst the Alice Springs idea is a ripper I am just not that confident that my bum could handle 4 weeks in a series 1

Without trying to alienate our western brothers I would think a gathering somewhere central to the eastern states might be fun (Wilcannia?).

Diana has a good point though, as soon as you organise something there is legal accountabilities that must be considered (like it or not - that's the world we live in) and usually some kind of public liability insurance is required. That's why these type of events are normally held by the big LRO clubs.

P.S. I have no idea where Paxina is?? Google earth doesn't either.

Paxina

Trans Tasman Land Rover Series 1 Register Forum • View topic - Paxina 2009

Its located not far out of Capertee NSW.

Capertee - Google Maps