Davidman
5th Annual Victorian Gathering member
We met up at the BP in Longwarry at 9:30 AM. It was cold, but not raining and there was a bit of sun about. That was all going to change.
Six of us turned up for the days driving
- Davidman
- Elbie84
- Jbs4wd
- XQZME ( Aaron )
- Mutley He He
and one black 2010 JK Jeep Wrangler driven by Simon, a friend of Aaron ( XQZME ).
We all took off and drove to the trail bike unloading area to air down and start the days driving.
Airing Down for the Day's Driving
Like most other times at Bunyip, we headed off along Robertsons Creek Firetrail with a view of heading to Bullock Link Track and some of the others in that area. When we got to the bottom of the first steep section of Roberstons Creek Firetrail, we came across the Jeep 4WD club with about 8 to 10 vehicles in various stages of climbing the hill. Given the super speed at which these Jeeps were moving, we decided not to wait and veered off Robertsons Creek Firetrail and down Rocky Track. It was a lot simpler going down as opposed to the usual climb that we do.
Go onto Forest Road and headed towards Bullock Link Track. We would be doing this in the opposite direction as well. Oh what a mistake that turned out to be. Lets just say that Bullock Link Track was pretty much the only track that we did for the day. Yes we did Rocky Track and a short section of Robertsons Creek, but Bullock Link was pretty much it. It isn't that long, and normally wouldn't be too difficult, but a few things happened.
1. The rock steps, which are pretty easy going down were a bit more difficult this way
2. At the bottom of the rock steps, Simon switched off his new 2010 JK Jeep. Lets just say it didn't run again all day, at all.
3. The next couple of sections required snatching and winching, and then we got to the bog holes.
4. After the bog holes, more snatching and winching, then came the thunder, lightning and hail. Never seen hail like it. It really did turn the tracks into rivers.
The Hail along Bullock Link Track
Thanks to John ( jbs4wd ) who after winching himself out of the bog hole and securing his rig to a tree, he then winched everyone else through. No one made it under their own steam.
Funny thing was, we had to winch Simon in his Jeep into the bog hole first.
Various Pictures of Bullock Link Track
Anyway, we got to the end of Bullock Link Track, got back onto Robertsons Creek Firetrail, headed for Quartz Creek Road and then back onto Forest Road. This is where we met Warragul Towing who took the Jeep away.
It was now pushing 5:00 PM, and in 7.5 hours, we had done a grand total of 33 klms, and this included the bitumen from the BP into the forest.
From there, goodbyes were said and people headed off home, except the Jeep.
The End of the Jeep
A great day had by all and one we will have to try again.
Thanks to everyone who came along, I really enjoyed it.
Six of us turned up for the days driving
- Davidman
- Elbie84
- Jbs4wd
- XQZME ( Aaron )
- Mutley He He
and one black 2010 JK Jeep Wrangler driven by Simon, a friend of Aaron ( XQZME ).
We all took off and drove to the trail bike unloading area to air down and start the days driving.
Airing Down for the Day's Driving
Like most other times at Bunyip, we headed off along Robertsons Creek Firetrail with a view of heading to Bullock Link Track and some of the others in that area. When we got to the bottom of the first steep section of Roberstons Creek Firetrail, we came across the Jeep 4WD club with about 8 to 10 vehicles in various stages of climbing the hill. Given the super speed at which these Jeeps were moving, we decided not to wait and veered off Robertsons Creek Firetrail and down Rocky Track. It was a lot simpler going down as opposed to the usual climb that we do.
Go onto Forest Road and headed towards Bullock Link Track. We would be doing this in the opposite direction as well. Oh what a mistake that turned out to be. Lets just say that Bullock Link Track was pretty much the only track that we did for the day. Yes we did Rocky Track and a short section of Robertsons Creek, but Bullock Link was pretty much it. It isn't that long, and normally wouldn't be too difficult, but a few things happened.
1. The rock steps, which are pretty easy going down were a bit more difficult this way
2. At the bottom of the rock steps, Simon switched off his new 2010 JK Jeep. Lets just say it didn't run again all day, at all.
3. The next couple of sections required snatching and winching, and then we got to the bog holes.
4. After the bog holes, more snatching and winching, then came the thunder, lightning and hail. Never seen hail like it. It really did turn the tracks into rivers.
The Hail along Bullock Link Track
Thanks to John ( jbs4wd ) who after winching himself out of the bog hole and securing his rig to a tree, he then winched everyone else through. No one made it under their own steam.
Funny thing was, we had to winch Simon in his Jeep into the bog hole first.
Various Pictures of Bullock Link Track
Anyway, we got to the end of Bullock Link Track, got back onto Robertsons Creek Firetrail, headed for Quartz Creek Road and then back onto Forest Road. This is where we met Warragul Towing who took the Jeep away.
It was now pushing 5:00 PM, and in 7.5 hours, we had done a grand total of 33 klms, and this included the bitumen from the BP into the forest.
From there, goodbyes were said and people headed off home, except the Jeep.
The End of the Jeep
A great day had by all and one we will have to try again.
Thanks to everyone who came along, I really enjoyed it.
