summernats is in canberra, usually the first weekend of the year.. unless the first weekend is like the 1st january.. it should only take you about 7 hours to get there..

darkstar well if you decide to head up, give me a buzz cuz I'm trying to get all the Melb boyz cruise up together...

Summernat's is the best car show Australia has to offer, I go up every year with a bunch of mates all put in for petrol, motel works out cheap and party away, don't know about entering a car though bit of a travel 8 hours of driving with a trailer and car in tow. Over the years I have always driven up during the day and never seen a modified car pulled up by the coppers, seen a few speedsters and trucks nabbed but that's it. But if you do trailer your car up I to advise you to cover rego stickers up and remove number plates so as they can't get by mail later on. You know it's such a crime to enjoy spending money and time on a car these days. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Cant say what im doing at that time for sure, might go o/s or might just holliday in qld. Whats the plan if you go up there dave? hotel accomodation etc? you driving the aero? Ide chip in for fuel etc It would be interesting none the less. Whats the average fuel costs to get there? how many kms? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Melbourne to Canberra, about 645k's from Broadmeadows, 6 hrs approx. I used to live in Mulgrave and it would take about 6.5 hrs, roughly sittin on the speed limit,... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Hey Ben, is that the same Red Calais you've had for ages in your avatar? Looks like a nice ride. darkstar, I'm still looking into costs and stuff, but I'll probably stay at one of the hotels close by or camp there. Don't know for sure yet - might even be able to scam some free accomodation with Jarrad. Yeah, I'm driving up in my car. I figured it'd be around an 8 hour drive, +/- some.

Dave if you organise accomodation, get an extra 2 beds, i'm driving up with my bro... might even have a few more friends taging along in their cars.. let me know what happens. Worse comes to worse i sleep in the car Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

gotta love the wagon :-) if i go up i'll be sleeping in the wagon well off the road hehehe

Quote: Originally Posted by Jarrad ...as soon as you hit the aulbury area if people no where that is. that is where the cops are going to try to nab cars that have been hotted up. That's coming from the south. Coming from the north the Goulburn area is notorious for police cars under *all* circumstances. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

yeah.. stupid goulburn.. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

what do u rekon my chances are of driving up in a wh stato ls1 big exhaust and **** while im still on my ps? power to weight ratio is over...

If you're going to do that, take a 4L drum of lube with u

Quote: Originally Posted by Herbz what do u rekon my chances are of driving up in a wh stato ls1 big exhaust and **** while im still on my ps? power to weight ratio is over... yes you can drive up there, your car will fit on the Hume Highway Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by aus880 yes you can drive up there, your car will fit on the Hume Highway HAHAHA Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

ever seen a car get defected on a trailer? due to it currently bieng registered, they can still get ya, so remove the plates and sticker

If you remove your plates and your sticker, the cops can still look up the vin number of the car, and if it comes back that its a registered vehicle they can still slap you with a canary AND get you for not displaying your plates or current rego sticker. They had this issue with springnats a few years ago with everyone trailering their cars. Even if you cover your rego plates they can still go you for obscuring your plates if the vehicle is currently registered. I'm not sure if it would rouse more interest or not, but putting you car on a trailer then covering it with a car cover might see you get passed alot of the fuzz, but on the other hand, it may rouse more interest to see you pulled over.

so, pepople, regarding driving your car, your ducked if you do and ur ducked if you dont

lets say u do get pulled up in nsw and ur from vic, can nsw police defect even if ur not from that state

^ i think the answer is still yes because you are in their jurisdiction. just imagine if u drove a huge piece of sh1t which was blowing smoke eveyrwhere and falling to pieces, you would be defected. i also thought that you couldnt be defected if your car was on a trrailer because it isnt on a public road. there was a thread about this on boostcruising where the cop asked the guy to take the car off the trailer and as soon as the guy did he got defected because it was now on a public road. technically a car which has been in a crash on the back of a tow truck could be defected then

Quote: Originally Posted by 351 Who would have thought that driving a nice car would turn into being a crime? I pay 48% income tax, I pay 10% GST, I pay $500 every year just to have my car on the road, and I pay rediculous insurance prices, yet you still can't ****ing have a peaceful drive without stressing some lovely Police Officer is going to pull you over, fine you, and slap a nice Canary on your car - ALL BECAUSE YOUR CAR IS A LITTLE LOW, OR YOUR AIR FILTER ISN'T STANDARD. Someone help me, cause I just don't understand? Time 2 , very well put!!! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.