On Saturday the 16th August at 6:30pm 9 vehicles met up at the Whittlesea McDonalds ready to head out into the darkness.
After leaving Maccas and grouping up we headed down Wallan Road a few Kilometres until we turned off at Mahadys Rd where we aired down ready for the adventure ahead of us.
Once we reached the end of Mahadys Rd we found a bit of shortcut through the scrub that lead onto Mill Range Rd. The shortcut had a steep bit to it and a few ruts to warm every one up for the night.
Further up Mill Range Rd we headed up a link track just to break up the monotony of driving in 2WD. Once back onto the main road again we turned onto Reynors Rd and headed for an unknown track at the very end of the road.
The track was a dead end but had plenty of bog holes to be enjoyed on the way in and on the way out.
Our next track (Quarry Rd) was a monster of a track. Over two bog holes we had 6 recoveries and with the rock placements in the creek a few of the vehicles needed spotting to guide them around and over the rocks. It was a real test of technical driving abilities.
After spending two hours on Quarry Rd we stopped to have a bite to eat and a warm drink. We didn’t arrive at the stop until 1am and with few of the members needing to be up early in the morning three of the vehicles departed the group from this point with the rest of us continuing on to Sailor Jack Track and Wild Dog Track.
With a lot more fun had and no further recoveries the trip officially ended at 3am at the Murchison Gap look out that overlooks Strath Creek.
Thank-you to everyone for a great night out and showing so much enthusiasm.
Arron.
