Australia Trip

[Uncle Niceguy]

here is the act of some silly foreigners who decided to camp below a tree:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULEQpUY_crc

[Moby Vic]

Originally Posted by glavas

cause its really annoying when you americans say sir all the time. leave that for the army,

just say champ,mate,cobber,digger,chief,sport,bloke,buddy or even friend.

I'll just go with, "Hey, you!"

Originally Posted by dylby1

The only thing I an really say, is that there is a bloody good reason alot of Aussies travel australia for holidays.

Because it's beautiful, and it's huge. Screw going to Europe when I can travel my own country, I don't need a passport every time I cross a border, an I know everybody can understand my language and accent haha

And I can do it all in my own car.

Another thing, don't believe a single word you hear on the news (probably not much different over there)
Especially "a current affair", "today tonight" or any morning shows

I could probably say more but it's bedtime, I've got a 6 hour drive ahead of me in 7 hours.

Best of luck and I hope you enjoy your trip here, good choice on choosing a) ford over Holden, and b) choosing to attend our great race. You have amazing taste

Yeah, Americans have a similar attitude. We've got a lot of land to explore, and very different cultures in the different regions. I've spent most of my life in the south on the east coast, and there's plenty to see and do.

I finally ventured outside the US in 2009 with a trip to Morocco. In 2010 I went to Ireland, and I've been to Canada twice now (to the nowhere region where they built my Crown Vic). I just want to see a V8 Supercars race before they switch to the Car of Tomorrow.

Originally Posted by glavas

and drive a e1-3 maloo down the m1 from brissy to gold coast with some aussie crawl boys light up cracking!!! that will put some hair on ya chest

Hmmm ... where's my Aussie-to-American babelfish....

Originally Posted by Mr.NiceGuy

hehe if u want any sort of predictable weather head to either brisbane, cairns, darwin (to an extent) or perth cos ur garuanteed a nice warm day if its the west side its dry heat (saves you sweating ur *** off) if its east side its nice and humid and if its north ( cairns and darwin) its like a nice warm shower when there is a rainy day or storm. and to the south well i can't really comment but that's where you go for the big cities and its generally unpredictable. so thats weather covered for ya.

cheers
Mr. Niceguy

It's hot and humid here pretty much all year, and our weather is also highly unpredictable (but it rarely gets cold). We have incredibly violent thunderstorms, and I've been through three hurricanes.

And I think I'd rather risk a drop bear attack than deal with vegemite. Can't be worse than one of our chupacabras.

[Trevor 57]

Originally Posted by Moby Vic

Hmmm ... where's my Aussie-to-American babelfish.....

He is driving some P.O.S. Holden down the M1 motor/freeway from Brisbane to the Gold Coast listening to an iconic Australian song called 'The Boys Light Up' sung by a band called Australian Crawl, the poster believes it will make a man out of you

[Moby Vic]

Originally Posted by Big Trev

He is driving some P.O.S. Holden down the M1 motor/freeway from Brisbane to the Gold Coast listening to an iconic Australian song called 'The Boys Light Up' sung by a band called Australian Crawl, the poster believes it will make a man out of you

Thank you, sir. Er ... mate!

[Trevor 57]

cheers

[sgt_doofey]

One movie that hasn't been mentioned is The Dish. If you're going to Bathurst, then Parkes is not far from there and probably worth a visit if you're in to the moon landing.
Another great movie is The Castle.

At Bathurst last year, we had lots of rain whilst we were there. Most of it was at night though, after the races/practise sessions, so it was only miserable at night time. On the Sunday, there was a strong wind blowing up over the mountain which caused it to be freezing cold. That was whilst the race was on.
Having said that, this year could be totally different!

[Moby Vic]

Sebring is like that. I've been there when it's been cold, when it's been raining, and one year there was a full-course caution because part of the track was melting (it was 95 degrees that day).

What does camping at Bathurst entail? I've been told that a site must be reserved. At Sebring there is simply a designated area in a field. We drive in and set up a tent next to our cars.

Are there food vendors? Restrooms? Showers?

[Uncle Niceguy]

and another quick thing if ur thinking hotel accommodation for bathurst forget it and have a true camping experience on Mt. Panorama plus the hotel prices will probably be through the roof as well.

[Neale]

Originally Posted by Moby Vic

Sebring is like that. I've been there when it's been cold, when it's been raining, and one year there was a full-course caution because part of the track was melting (it was 95 degrees that day).

What does camping at Bathurst entail? I've been told that a site must be reserved. At Sebring there is simply a designated area in a field. We drive in and set up a tent next to our cars.

Are there food vendors? Restrooms? Showers?

Camping is probably the best way to go for the true experience, nothing like being woken up by a thundering V8 tearing across the mountain.
It used to be pretty wild up on the mountain there is a bit of history about it here.
http://www.therealmountpanorama.com/...tory/riots.php

But it has gotten alot better over the last few years. There is still a little fun up there, but you wont have to worry about getting bashed or your car set on fire.
I camped up there and the worst thing that I saw was a guy getting chased by the police for trying to sell counterfit T shirts.

There are the usual food vendors like hamburgers, chips & rubbish up there as well as a bar, you are also able to bring food & drink into the track. If you are camping you are able to bring in alcohol, but its limited to one carton of beer cans per person per day :( You will be searched comming into the track by police & they are also pretty strict about drugs aswell.

There is also a free shower block & toilets in various places for anyone that is camping.

You will also be able to buy basic camping supplies at the track pretty cheap from a big tent that the sponsor "supercheap auto" has at the track.

If your on Facebook, check out this group, camping at bathurst
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn...ng.at.bathurst

Also with watching the race, you will be allowed to wander around the track and view from different spots. There is a bus service from the top of the mountain to the bottom & if you get paddock acess you will be able to wander around the pits & check out the cars up close.

Hope this helps

[Moby Vic]

Yes, very helpful! I'll definitely check the links later. Everyone has given me good information so far. (But do I have to worry about drop bears at Bathurst?)

How many beers is a carton there? At Sebring I usually drink 12–14 pints of Guinness a day.

It sounds like this is the experience I was hoping for. I know that grandstand seats at a race are a much tamer experience.

[Moby Vic]

Originally Posted by Mr.NiceGuy

and another quick thing if ur thinking hotel accommodation for bathurst forget it and have a true camping experience on Mt. Panorama plus the hotel prices will probably be through the roof as well.

That's what I was thinking. Plus if I get a hotel room I either have to remain sober or catch a ride back and forth.

Are any of you going this year?

[glavas]

ill be on down there this year. A mullet a blue singlet and some winfield blue's. see if you can pick me out okay?

and make sure you drive a xr6 turbo(fg) Its a australian engine

[Moby Vic]

Do you have one to loan me?

[sgt_doofey]

24 cans in a carton. You guys call them cases.
I don't think I'll be allowed to go this year. The birth of our first child is going to happen in May, so I don't think I'll be allowed a weekend away from the house after then.

Don't worry too much about drop bears. They are quite rare.
P.s. Do a bit of googling on drop bears and do a bit of research in to them. Wikipedia might be a good place to start

[AC]

Originally Posted by glavas

ill be on down there this year. A mullet a blue singlet and some winfield blue's. see if you can pick me out okay?

and make sure you drive a xr6 turbo(fg) Its a australian engine

Going on Moby's previous posts, I think he's well aware of the XR6-T and its power plant.

[ebxr8240]

Yea no drop bears ..
The crocks ate them all...Lol..

[Neale]

Originally Posted by sgt_doofey

24 cans in a carton. You guys call them cases.
I don't think I'll be allowed to go this year. The birth of our first child is going to happen in May, so I don't think I'll be allowed a weekend away from the house after then.

Don't worry too much about drop bears. They are quite rare.
P.s. Do a bit of googling on drop bears and do a bit of research in to them. Wikipedia might be a good place to start

doofeys right 24 cans, & so you can have one can every hour Thats not enough for some people though, there was a massive uproar about it when they introduced the limit a coupe of years back.

On the funny side I herd a story of some guys that went up there before the race & burried a pallet load of beer up there on there campsite one year.

Drop bears are quite rare, there mainly in forests though.

Good chance you may come across one of these friendly critters though if you end up going in search of firewood.

[AC]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2VwO7Y8rnQ

This sums up our wildlife

[Pedro]

Or little stick insects that look like firewood ...

[Moby Vic]

Originally Posted by sgt_doofey

24 cans in a carton. You guys call them cases.
I don't think I'll be allowed to go this year. The birth of our first child is going to happen in May, so I don't think I'll be allowed a weekend away from the house after then.

Don't worry too much about drop bears. They are quite rare.
P.s. Do a bit of googling on drop bears and do a bit of research in to them. Wikipedia might be a good place to start

Oh, you may want to check out the chupacabra I mentioned on Wikipedia as well.

We have walking sticks in America. I haven't seen one since I lived in North Carolina, though.

And of course we have alligators all over Florida, but apparently they're much less aggressive than crocodiles.

Florida is actually the only place in the world that has both alligators and crocodiles. Somewhere south of me I think there's a salt water crocodile that coexists with alligators that live in brackish water.

[sgt_doofey]

Following on from Neale's post...


Would you change the time when daylight savings ended? We breed them big down here. Keeps out all the tourists. That and having 7 of the top 10 deadliest snakes in the world.

Originally Posted by Neale

doofeys right 24 cans, & so you can have one can every hour

The best I managed was 15 in a day, but was in much less time than 15 hours.

[Moby Vic]

Hmm ... three hands and eight legs on that clock.

So what's the good beer there? They sell Foster's here, but I've heard that's not considered good in Australia.

[sgt_doofey]

Nobody drinks Fosters here.

There are many good beers here in Australia. It really depends on which state you live in. Us South Australians will say Coopers, but people from the eastern state will probably say a beer from CUB (Carlton United Brewing).
There is a debate in this thread: http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11238867

[Uncle Niceguy]

hahaha that youtube video is funny and totally true hahaha rofl

[b055m4n]

Originally Posted by glavas

cause its really annoying when you americans say sir all the time. leave that for the army,

just say champ,mate,cobber,digger,chief,sport,bloke,buddy or even friend.

good to see you fellas are breaking this bloke in so he'll be right to go when he gets here...

[b055m4n]

Originally Posted by sgt_doofey

Nobody drinks Fosters here.

There are many good beers here in Australia. It really depends on which state you live in. Us South Australians will say Coopers, but people from the eastern state will probably say a beer from CUB (Carlton United Brewing).
There is a debate in this thread: http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11238867

yer.....thats why we export it to you lot, we apologize in advance.

[ebxr8240]

Originally Posted by sgt_doofey

Nobody drinks Fosters here.

There are many good beers here in Australia. It really depends on which state you live in. Us South Australians will say Coopers, but people from the eastern state will probably say a beer from CUB (Carlton United Brewing).
There is a debate in this thread: http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11238867

Yep.. Keep in mind your ONLY allowed 2 cases per person per day up the mountain...

[Matty4]

Oh....and BTW, you will need a visa to visit. If you're not working then you can be issued with a 3 month ETA (electronic travel authority). From memory they are applied for online and are free. You won't have anything stuck into your passport though, just the receipt.

Others have covered most things already.

Cheers,
Matty

[Moby Vic]

No harm, no foul on the Foster's—I'm sure we dump Budweiser on you in retaliation.

So the visa is back on! And here I am with MasterCard....

What kind of stuff that is small and lightweight would be good to bring for trading? I don't know what we've got here that might interest you that you can't get, but I'm thinking things like sales brochures, magazines, maybe some CDs or something.

[Ben73]

Originally Posted by Moby Vic

So the visa is back on! And here I am with MasterCard....

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Uh isn't a travel visa and a visa credit card 2 completely different things.