Gold Coast trip - help!!

[smally289]

Doing the 2000km trek up to the Gold Coast in a couple of weeks with the whole tribe. We are going to all 5 theme parks as well as a day up at Australia Zoo.
What 'blokey' stuff is there in the area that I can do? I was thinking of going to the DJR workshop for a look. Anything else worthwhile?

[BIGJB]

Players in Surfers Paradise.
Dont get more blokey than that

[prydey]

about 10min north of aussie zoo is the 'big kart track'. the karts aren't that quick though and its a lottery as to how good your kart is.

i think there's a couple of jetboat tours along the coast from the gold coast but they aren't that cheap.

whenever we go up we tend to spend a reasonable amount on decent luxury accommodation and then just laze around for a week or two.

[smally289]

I knew someone would mention a joint like Players!

Looking for something more petrol head oriented.
The karts sound good, kids will probably kick my butt on the track.

[Sam_Boss260]

Yeah, you can do the DJR tour and also the Stone Bros tour also.

[prydey]

http://www.gokarts.com.au/index.php/...nfo/kartstats/

if you want karts this place has some of the fastest in the country. 9hp. 90kph! they aren't cheap though but next time i'm up that way i'll be pretty keen to go there.

[AU1XLS]

Yatala brewery tour
xxxx brewery tour

[fiery]

There is the drags on Wednesday and Saturday nights at Willowbank.

I will try to think of a few other things for you over the next few days and if no-one else has posted them, will do so

[QLD-Bluey]

[deesun]

Got somewhere to dump the kids for a night, the Aussie Outback Spectacular is pretty good. http://outbackspectacular.myfun.com....back-Venue.htm

You will be pretty worn out if you are going to all 5 parks. Good luck have a great time.

[THE EB!]

well if your into petrol head kinda stuff, go on a jet ski safari. Theyre quite expensive, i suggest the one hour tour which is about $180-230 i think, but well worth it. Most fun ive had up there (including theme parks etc.) Theres a jet ski place that just goes around some bouys, but if you go the jet ski safari, you follow a tour guide, but you can go as fast or as slow as you want ( their jetskis get up to about 90-100) and do fishys etc, its alot more fun than it sounds just following someone. Jetboating is fun, but its not too long, and its the kind of thing you do once, you think "yeah that was ok, but i wont do it again" especially if you have been jetskiing. depending on how old your young ones are i suggest you all go to infinity, great for kids 4 and up, and if your like me and your a bit older but still have a bit of kid in you, youll have fun too. Its a maze kind of thing, and every room has something different, theres a room where the whole floor is like a trampoline, all kinds of weird things like that. i also recommend draculas - its a restaurant and show kind of thing, but all the waiters are dressed up, blood coming out their mouth etc, and their kind of service is: "what do you want to eat you moron" and they carry around baseball bats etc and slam them on tables when people are busy talking, scares the crap out of some people. try this site out for more ideas: http://www.hellogoldcoast.com.au/attractions.html

[Burnout]

How about some Fishing?

http://www.goldcoastsharkfishingcharters.com/

http://www.bksfishing.com.au/

http://www.gold-coast-fishing-charters.net/

A little Horse Riding perhaps?

http://www.numinbahtrails.com/

http://www.hillcrestbb.com/activities/riding.htm

http://www.tassirikiranch.com.au/hor...FSJIagodl1M3jg

Or some Ballooning perhaps?

http://www.balloonaloft.net/

http://hotairballoonrides.com.au/hot...st.php?kw=1435

[smally289]

Jeez, I'd better stay for a month!
Reckon I will give the karts a go up near Australia Zoo.
I dont think the DJR or SBR tours would be any good, I will be up there a week each side of the Phillip Island round and Im thinking they would be empty.

[Peuty]

Originally Posted by smally351

Jeez, I'd better stay for a month!
Reckon I will give the karts a go up near Australia Zoo.
I dont think the DJR or SBR tours would be any good, I will be up there a week each side of the Phillip Island round and Im thinking they would be empty.

If you are on the Gold Coast and are heading up to Aussie Zoo, allow a good hour and a half travelling time each way.

[TheSneakiness]

Originally Posted by Peuty

If you are on the Gold Coast and are heading up to Aussie Zoo, allow a good hour and a half travelling time each way.

Depending what time he leaves... add more.

If you are heading this way, watch the roadworks at Caboolture on the
Bruce Highway. Time it wrong and add an extra half hour plus to your travel time.

Big Kart Track is good, first time I went there I spent the first two laps getting used to the kart and ended up flat footing it the whole way round. And the lottery mentioned is so true... I got a dud one time... no fun. :(

[Aussie Falcon]

The GC hinterland is a nice drive.

DJR is only open certain days when I was there last so check their website. http://www.djr.com.au/jim-beam-racing-museum.asp

[Yaw]

Not exactly what you may find "blokey" but I was suprised how much I enjoyed the 1 hour Aquaduck Tour. could take the wife and kids too.

http://www.aquaduck.com.au/

[dave351cid]

Originally Posted by prydey

http://www.gokarts.com.au/index.php/...nfo/kartstats/

if you want karts this place has some of the fastest in the country. 9hp. 90kph! they aren't cheap though but next time i'm up that way i'll be pretty keen to go there.

WOW ...that place has gone ahead. i used to live just near there when i first moved to qld, in `96 , it was just a bit of a tar track in a dirt padock with a tin shed. looked pretty average then. looks like a pretty flash set up now.

[prydey]

Originally Posted by Rapid_Axe

Big Kart Track is good, first time I went there I spent the first two laps getting used to the kart and ended up flat footing it the whole way round. And the lottery mentioned is so true... I got a dud one time... no fun. :(

i went with my brother and over the 20 laps or so they give you i managed to lap him and it as much as i'd like to think it was all me, teh karts had something to do with it.

easily flat out the whole track though.

[BFZ Wagon]

There's also Le Man's Kart track at Pimpama (a few k's up the road from Dreamworld)
http://www.lemanskartracing.com/

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the the V8 SuperSchool at the Holden Performance Driving Centre at Norwell.
You can go for a few hotlaps in a V8 Supercar or even drive a V8 race car around their track and you can choose between a FORD or Holden to go for a run in. (So it's not all Holden/bad ;) ) They have different packages. I've put the link for the site below.
http://www.performancedriving.com.au/index_fl.html

[smally289]

Thanks guys. Keep the ideas coming!!

[deesun]

Hey smally351, if you get to do half of whats suggested you will be 2 things. Bu66ered and broke. But you will have had a great time.

[smally289]

Tell me about it! Do you know how much it costs to feed 5 kids? The 2 teenage boys eat more than me!

[AusM]

Go hammer a WRX!
http://www.goldcoastwrx.com/

[schultzie]

IF you wanna cruise every sunday they have the spit cruise at surfers... lots of cars turn up as well

[Vines5161]

For a good cheap feed try the Surfers Paradise RSL Club. It is opposite the bus station Level 1, 9 Beach Rd,
Surfers Paradise Qld 4217 (opp. GC Bus Centre)

http://www.surfersrsl.com.au/index.ews

Open daily for lunch from 12pm - 2.30pm with meals starting at just $7.90. Dinner is from 5.30pm - 8.30pm with an array of daily specials.


We found it was just as cheap to eat there most nights as it was to cook in our apartment. The meals were big and very tasty, with a good variety and great stuff for the little kids. Very clean and professional.

Another good activity that is fun for everyone was putt putt golf - there are a couple of fun ones on the coast. ebay quite often have vouchers for them (do not buy your theme park tickets on ebay though, as they are usually only valid for QLd residents).

Have fun.

[XYGTReplica]

Originally Posted by PFdesign

Go hammer a WRX!
http://www.goldcoastwrx.com/

I can recommend this one smally. I did the 6 lap Adrenaline Rush last weekend and it was lots of fun. They are certainly very different to drive than an old XY with a boat anchor between the front rails!

Cheers
John

[GCFordChic]

At the same place as the WRX experience (which is just down the road from V8 Supercar School) is BUGGY MANIA . Great fun as long as you don't mind getting dirty.

Don't bother with the Jetboats. sleep:

As for other blokey stuff...

Mini Golf then Hooters?!
They are next door to each other. How much more convenient could you get?! :
(yay for street view!)

[smally289]

Don't mind getting dirty! Can I do that at Hooters too?!?

[GT Chick]

Can I just say I have got from Queensland and did the DJR tour through the work shop!!! must say I had a ball. Also not far from them is Stone Brothers Racing but they are only open during the week.

Must say it is well worth it!!!