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May 28, 2004 at 3:55 pm #10634
Thanks to the topic being raised in another thread I thought I’d bring this up a level and seek Expressions of Interest from members interested in participating in a National ausmicro.com Meet up?
The Basic Plan
To select a weekend (probably in spring) where members and enthusiats of all R/C can come together in Canberra – so identified becuase it is the “Operational Home” of ausmicro.com and also becuase it’s fairly central to both Sydney and Melbourne based members.The weekend would involve LOTs of R/C centric activity plus as much sightseeing, place visiting and all that other kind of touristy stuff as possible.
The possibility may be there of getting some very special chances to run micro-scale or mini-scale R/C in some places where you’d never think!
If people are interested I can also arrange for visits to ‘other areas’ which would take in the highlights of most things that Canberra has to offer.
Sounds good but:
We need to know if peopel are keen to do this and what limitations they will have. ie Can you get transport to Canberra? Will you be over 18 or under 18? Do you want ‘special’ things planned?
How much do peopel want to spend on getting around, Getting into places etc? Would you be prepared to ‘prepay’ or pay a fixed price at the start of the weekend to cover entry into all things, some BBQ/Buffet food along the way and all that?Accomodation? We can get down to $18 a night to cram three people into a F1 room. However that means two are sharing a double bed.
So bring on the ideas and the comments and we’ll see if we can come up with something!
A.
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May 28, 2004 at 4:48 pm #32810
Oh yeah, i’m in!! Train or roadtrippin’ with Petewah, Jay-Z and Talldude would be our choice… dunno ’bout sharing beds with any of em though… Have’nt been to the Art galleries of our capital for waaayyyy too long, i’d probably find myself more interested in sightseeing than Z’ing, and that’s just not right. And the chance to run r/cs places “we’d never think of” is very tempting as well. With a large proportion of Canberra seeming to be paved, this could mean anywhere…
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May 28, 2004 at 6:23 pm #32802
Remember for a weekend there’s stacks of time, and beucase the cars are small it means they can be brought along through the sightseeing experience.
I _think_ it may be possible to arrange stuff at NSTC, OPH, maybe NPH, NMoA etc certainly…
Spring is a great time of year to be in Canberra….
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May 28, 2004 at 6:55 pm #32801
yeah im in, ill drive so i got a few seats in the car free.
ive already listed my reasons to going to nations capital or as i prefer to call it “our little Mexico”
just give us a date and cost’s im in 😀
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May 28, 2004 at 7:21 pm #32783
Now a good time to call shotgun, Talldude?!?! hehehe… i’ll speak to Jay-Z and peteWah tonite and see if they’re interested. Or rather, how soon they would want to go. (I’ll bet Jay-Z will be up for going this weekend… keen man…!!) But yes, as Talldude says, a date and cost would be super, plus ensuring people who say they’ll go will actually show; annoying when people pike and dont inform anyone
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May 28, 2004 at 8:29 pm #32789
Sounds interesting. I got a place to stay already.
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May 28, 2004 at 9:14 pm #32788
sounds good to me! i been thinking of reviving my porn career for a while now….:D:8ball:
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May 28, 2004 at 10:05 pm #32785
lol owuld love tp go but cant get there… oh well next time… when im 18 and can use canberra for it only real good uses … like betty said
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May 28, 2004 at 10:38 pm #32786
to fare away for me, be like a 5 day drive
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May 28, 2004 at 11:27 pm #32782
well there’s plenty of time to plan, and plenty of affordable transport options. i wouldn’t be so quick to say no.:8ball:
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May 28, 2004 at 11:50 pm #32781
Spring is a must, I know what its like down there in winter…
Would the revolving resturant be part of proceeds…And am i right to say you can buy fireworks there but not let them of untill your over the border which is illegal anyways.
Is that a catch 22 or what…There are many things i want to check, so yeah lets get a itin ready and start saving for it…
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May 29, 2004 at 1:19 pm #32776
do we have a timeline yet? what date(s) in spring? we should set a date and work backward’s. trust me, years of project managment have told me that you must set a date first!
I would be keen to come but I gotta speak to the ‘ol ball and chain, and then there’s the issue of sourcing a car (one car family)…
So I’m keen but I can’t promise anything…
cheers,
ph2t.
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May 30, 2004 at 3:41 am #32765
give us a calender date to work with, even if it’s rough it would help. i’m in armadale at the mo’ with my GF’s bizness and we have to travel alot of the year so i could be in the area.
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May 30, 2004 at 1:29 pm #32761
Think spring time dude.
Thats as much of a date i think your going to get untill the time is closer -
May 30, 2004 at 9:37 pm #32756
I’ll sit down this week with a Calendar and my diary and see if I can brew up a good time.
A.
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June 11, 2004 at 9:25 pm #32573
thanx Aaron. i’ll have a mini-z up and running as well as a few travelling bits.
it would be awesome to finally race you guys…
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June 13, 2004 at 1:16 am #32534
I can probably go too, will probably take the bus coz it aint THAT expensive ;). I’ll bring my miniz racers, overlands, and f1…oh and a coupla bitchargers. Theres a catch though, I’m a chronic insomniac so will probably need a single room to myself….ah and i’m allergic to nuts.
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June 13, 2004 at 2:34 pm #32540
Why not grab a lift geo.
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June 14, 2004 at 2:36 pm #32523
heheh maybe i will 🙂 but da bus has so much more room to stretch, etc;)
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June 16, 2004 at 4:33 pm #32471
peteWah; quick to reply you are… mmm yesss…
Geo; bugger dood! You’ll never know the pleasure that is a cruchy peanut butter sanger with raspberry jam… mmmmmyum. Anyways… A group of us is going from up our way (looking like 8 at this point), should be no hassles jumping into our convoy. What was it Talldude said? Ah yes, roadtrip… buses are a bit more expensive but you do get a lot more room as a trade off. -
June 16, 2004 at 5:41 pm #32469
8 peeps? damnnnnn this is gonna be fun lol
yeah geo dont waste money on a bus pffft i hate those things i avoid public transport like the plague these days!
plus half the fun is getting there mann, im sure if leg room is an issue we have a few stops to strech the legs and get food :smiley2:
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June 16, 2004 at 7:49 pm #32459
Thinking about it, east coast people could pick up the $99 virgin flights, and the busses run for about $25 between capital cities.
The train runs from Sydney to Canberra which I think is a nice comfortable run, XPT from melbourne is slow and you’d change at goulburn.
What a waste of time when flying is cheaper than train.
From perth you’d be looking at the cheap plane tickets being about $200. An that is probably one way.
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June 16, 2004 at 8:20 pm #32460
Yeah…plus its over 3 hours in a bus and just over 2 and a half hours in a car…
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June 16, 2004 at 9:00 pm #32453
OK here’s some thoughts.
Prepaid “Eating Package”
* Lunch on Saturday
* Dinner on Saturday Night
* Lunch on Sunday
Reason for prepay: We/You know where and when you’re going to get food, you know how much you’re paying and you’re certain to get a seat. Experience says otherwise people get stuffed around.We’d also try to establish a “deal” with a hotel/motel for accomodation to keep everyone as a group. Reason? If we’re all in same place we can save time on running around.
If there’s enough car seats we may do a cruise out to the Deep Space tracking Station which is actually reasonably interesting and makes a good drive/lunching venue.
Still workign through date ideas…
A.
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June 17, 2004 at 2:11 pm #32426
Sounds great. And dgs, not only do i not eat peanut butter, but also macadamia chocs, snickers, kungpao chicken, and all thai food. My sister is even worse, she’s lactose intorerant, no dairy products at all!!
We’ll need a lotta space for the luggage, too: mini-z toolboxes and stuff, with clothes and basic amenities thrown in….wonder if the others will bring 1/10 or micros? We’ll have a mixed-class race :)Largest (1/10) to smallest (bitcharg) all racing together LOL that’ll be worth watching.
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June 17, 2004 at 8:38 pm #32425
i’ll be bringing the full mixed bag… RS4, all Zs, Monster, couple of Bits and both the DigiQ. Would be funny to see a whole lot of different scales racing together
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June 17, 2004 at 8:39 pm #32424
oh and the Shmodd Acura… cant forget that thing
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June 23, 2004 at 7:02 am #32214
looks like you guys are gonna have some fun, take plenty of pics and vids!
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June 23, 2004 at 3:25 pm #32202
It’s not all set in stone yet!
We’re just teasing out the idea!
A.
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June 23, 2004 at 6:54 pm #32198
any idea of a date yet dude?
October or November?
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June 23, 2004 at 8:29 pm #32184
we’ll have to just drop in on Canberra one weekend… convoy!! lol
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July 6, 2004 at 8:42 pm #31800
If I get given an idea of numbers etc, we can book the track the other monthly meeting of the local r/c club uses at Exhibition Park.
I have sent off an email about it, now I need more info on size of venue etc.
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July 25, 2004 at 2:05 am #30815
There maybe a total of about 7+ of us coming from sydney, Those of us that go to meadowbank that is…
Not sure about melbourne peeps…
All we need now is a solid date to work with so we can confirm whos in and out
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July 30, 2004 at 6:25 pm #30625
Pete; you, me TD are 100% in… Kev, Geo, Nov, Jay-Z about 50% percent likely. I hope to get the interest growing with these guys…
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August 28, 2004 at 11:38 pm #29442
OK we”ll be starting to talk about this more now!
Things are settling down!
So it may be time to do the Spring thing in Canberra!
A.
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August 29, 2004 at 12:49 am #29445
Don’t forget to post a big message when you have a day, I haven’t been keeping track of this thread too well.
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August 29, 2004 at 12:58 am #29448
Spring is good any chance of this weekend being over summernats? lol
kill two birds with one stone, just kidding
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September 9, 2004 at 5:53 am #28981
Err, is this still on? Must know asap ;). cheers.
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September 9, 2004 at 3:01 pm #28959
Um I’ve been trying to nail down dates in my own Calander and so far it looks like Decemeber/January no go, October no go, Novemeber is looking like our only option for a Month of choice.
I’ll see if I can sure something up over the next two weeks.
A.
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September 9, 2004 at 4:18 pm #28953
nice one, sounds like a good chance to unwind before the christmas rush.:8ball:
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September 10, 2004 at 5:33 am #28849
would love to come…but im moving out soon and need house stuff etc….
long-ass trip from tassie…
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September 10, 2004 at 12:48 pm #28846
Jamie – We have ‘spare’ domestic item 😉 *laughs*
Got about 4 kettles etc
A.
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September 10, 2004 at 7:21 pm #28833
haha um im gonna be eating bread and water i reckon…
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September 10, 2004 at 8:28 pm #28830
And look foward to getting things like underware and homewares for birthdays/christmas:smiley2:
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September 17, 2004 at 3:29 pm #28481
any word on a date yet man?
im just asking coz bathurst is on in november and i might be going to that, so i need to know what weekend each thing is on to be sure i can go to them.
cheers
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September 24, 2004 at 12:26 am #28058
How’s about easter long w/e 2005? or would it be to packed then?? or is everyone making special plans….lol
I’m Sure Miniking will come to.
that makes errr…9 from Sydney? Depending on everyone’s plans.
Edited by – macroe on 23 September 2004 20:29:10
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September 24, 2004 at 4:18 am #28045
Yeah – Sorry everyone but a whoel bunch of nasty (bad)stuff has gone down here in the household and has kind of depleted my ability to get anythign formally organised this year 🙁
Sorry once again – but I think we’ll shelve for the moment and look at 2005….
A.
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September 24, 2004 at 11:29 pm #39515
Thats ok Aaron, 2005 it is then:smiley2:
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September 25, 2004 at 6:28 am #28011
i just checked my calender looks like im free for 2005 :smiley2:
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