The Iceberg Run II - South Coast Chaos! August 2

CoffeeBoss · Postby **CoffeeBoss** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:36 am

mr2 spyder wrote:just wondering the brass monkey is comeing up before this run but no talk about it.

One thing you learn when you start hanging around the MX5 Club is that it's one of those car clubs where not every member is on the forum!

There will definitely be club members heading to the Brass Monkey Run - apparently it can attract upwards of 200 cars, and 100 open-top cars. Should be awesome, i'm hoping i can make it.

Meanwhile, have been driving the NC around in this lovely cold weather with the top down as much as possible. Have yet to need the full strength of the heater! Dress appropriately and top-down winter driving is in many ways more enjoyable than the heat of summer.

mr2 spyder · Postby **mr2 spyder** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:51 pm

yeh i saw someone on the way to work the other morning around 6am . mx5 top down no hat on, cruising happily down the m4. thought he might have been in training. i was rugged up in the work ute with gloves and my fudd hat on. did do a trial run up the old bathurst road 530 am sunday top down to seed what i was in for. not as bad as i thought.

RawSouth · Postby **RawSouth** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:59 pm

Not far away now

-alex · Postby **-alex** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:14 am

Had a bit of a test run on sunday, South Coast is as beautiful as ever =)

zawrilla · Postby **zawrilla** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:45 am

yeah yeah.. really looking forward to this

connico · Postby **connico** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:14 am

Just advising if I do get my car back by this date I will be attending

Regie · Postby **Regie** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:38 pm

im put back to a maybe at this stage

work has decided to conduct my first aid referesher on Sunday.. 12hrs double dollars or a run down the coast...mmm ill take the coast

i will try my hardest to be there

Hurricane · Postby **Hurricane** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:28 pm

Hi Jimi, sounds like a great run but just be aware there are ongoing road works in the National Park and sections of it have been closed this week. :lol:

r_muir86 · Postby **r_muir86** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:25 am

sounds like a good run and I'm not working, so count me in!

gobsmax · Postby **gobsmax** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 5:10 pm

Any word on road condition/closures?

Sunday Chance early shower.
City: Min: 9 Max: 19
West: Min: 4 Max: 19

Hurricane · Postby **Hurricane** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:15 pm

After driving south yesterday a section of the park was closed but all works are done Monday to Friday but some sections are still a little rough and have been gravel/dirt.

zawrilla · Postby **zawrilla** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:48 am

If it rains it will be a real downer for the day. Let's hope it stays clear. Every other day is meant to be fine... how crap is that.

CoffeeBoss · Postby **CoffeeBoss** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:02 pm

gobsmax wrote:Sunday Chance early shower.
City: Min: 9 Max: 19
West: Min: 4 Max: 19

Do you know the percentage of accuracy of a forecast more than 48 hours out? I have organised enough runs over the last decade with various clubs to know that up until the last 12 hours there's no point checking forecasts. But some people like to be seen to be keen, while not actually being so...

Yes, i'm stirring.

Oh, incidentally, even if the forecast is fine, when you crest Macquarie Pass, you are entering one of the highest rainfall areas in the state. I have been on drives around there which had rain and sun within the space of an hour. Fours seasons in one day and all that.

In short: prepare for anything!