[N S W] Putty Road Run, Sunday Sep. 14th 2008

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:27 am

like STM says, it's not a race, it's a day to enjoy the road and ourselves.

my boss here at work tells me there's been "suicides" in the past where people drive their cars off the cliffs.... we all know it was for insurance purposes

Shadow · Postby **Shadow** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 3:40 pm

I think i should be able to make it.
It'll be the first run i've been able to make in over a year! been that bloody long. at least with other 5's anyway

and i can still remembers Stan's putty run from year before last.

not to mention a nice bleary eyed (and damn freezeing) start to get there from gosford.

fingers crossed something doesn't come up like normal...

MXcrazy · Postby **MXcrazy** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 3:58 pm

What's it like in comparison to Old Pac STM???

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:17 pm

its a lot longer.
a lot further from anywhere if anything happens
the posted speed limit is higher
a lot of corners are a lot tighter than the old pack with a higher speed limit.
heaps more corners
quite a no of double corners. where it appears the corner is finished & then surprises you.
The old pac has some of those on stage 3

temptation to go beyond your limits is far higher on putty.

wild life

that's all i can think of at the moment.

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:20 pm

Shadow wrote:I think i should be able to make it.
It'll be the first run i've been able to make in over a year! been that bloody long. at least with other 5's anyway
and i can still remembers Stan's putty run from year before last.

not to mention a nice bleary eyed (and damn freezeing) start to get there from gosford.

fingers crossed something doesn't come up like normal...

didn't you also make it to the Bathurst run?

MXcrazy · Postby **MXcrazy** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:35 pm

OK, thanks STM. I'll bring my gps, and there will be people in front of me, so i'm sure i'll be fine...

Alex · Postby **Alex** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:11 pm

StanTheMan wrote:quite a no of double corners. where it appears the corner is finished & then surprises you.

I hate corners like this, you head around them at a nice comfortable speed then they suddenly get sharper and it's hard braking then back on the throttle to stop the understeer, makes me very cautious of corners I can't see the end of

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:27 pm

Alex wrote:
StanTheMan wrote:quite a no of double corners. where it appears the corner is finished & then surprises you.

I hate corners like this, you head around them at a nice comfortable speed then they suddenly get sharper and it's hard braking then back on the throttle to stop the understeer, makes me very cautious of corners I can't see the end of

this is completely o/t, but i totally mixed u up for the other alex.. i was thinking, huh? this woman drives pretty sharp by the sounds of it :lol:

-alex · Postby **-alex** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:46 pm

sliq wrote:
this is completely o/t, but i totally mixed u up for the other alex.. i was thinking, huh? this woman drives pretty sharp by the sounds of it

pfffffttt I knew this would happen..!

but for the record I drive better than him, he doesn't have the time to get out and go for runs.

(though yes, I have incredible fear of blind corners.)

MxJadeMonkey · Postby **MxJadeMonkey** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:35 pm

So Stan,

Do you think you have room for and old foe on this run?

It's been a while, I been lying low for the last year or so!

What do you say? :twisted:

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:43 pm

ooh, did i just hear.. FOE? *bangs on table* fight fight FIGHT!!

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:45 pm

MxJadeMonkey wrote:So Stan,

Do you think you have room for and old foe on this run?

It's been a while, I been lying low for the last year or so!

What do you say?

man.....

it would be a total pleasure to catch up with you :mrgreen:

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:55 pm

good to have u on board josh.

9 ppl it is.

MxJadeMonkey · Postby **MxJadeMonkey** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:59 pm

Cheers guys,

Nah no fight fight fight,

All though, will you be on the semi slicks stan?
I must come prepared! haha

Would be my pleasure mate, it's been a while.

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:02 pm

andy_mx5 wrote:OK, thanks STM. I'll bring my gps, and there will be people in front of me, so i'm sure i'll be fine...

not sure if the GPS will help a lot. keep your eyes on the road & keep your head together. you'll be fine. we have several stops planed along the way for catch up & re-group. At the Half way house we'll be re-grouping & having a rest as well as telling tall stories & so on.
next stop is about 40km or so...when we turn off to Broke. I'll be stopping to re-group.

sure have your GPS with you But I'd be switching it off between the half way house truck stop as you will be on one of the best stretches of road around Sydney. I don't know but I would find a GPS a hindrance on a road like that. Maybe that's just me.

it will be pretty damm hard to loose me. Its only one way. we'll do a head count when we leave. so no one gets left behind if you get my drift. Yes we will probably have some distance between some of the cars but that why we have the re-groups & socials & photo opportunity.