Author Topic: Sept 21st Tarana Pub Run (Bill Cox) CO62 (Read 8306 times)

Cameron 77C3 · « **on:** March 08, 2008, 11:39:20 AM »

G'day all.

Rusty has informed me this great yearly event by Bill Cox is now confirmed. Woo Hoo ;42

More details of times, meeting places, etc, etc will follow as the date gets closer.

RJ7868 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 08, 2008, 07:01:51 PM »

Thank you Bill Cox:

"Tarana Pub Run, Sunday 21 Sept.

Meet at Macca’s at the Creek at 8am for an 8.30 departure.
Meet up with myself at Mt. Victoria on the GWH at about 10am.
Then to Bathurst for a drive around the mountain and for those wishing to, a visit to the motor racing museum. Then on to Tarana for lunch around the 12.30pm mark. Make their own way home when ready.

The rout to the pub can be varied if they do not wish to go to the mountain. A drive around through Oberon would be the alternative I would think.

That’s, it.
Regards, BC."

gtc · « **Reply #2 on:** March 08, 2008, 11:11:35 PM »

I take it that's Macca's at Eastern Creek?

Cameron 77C3 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 09, 2008, 08:00:32 PM »

I'm guessing yes, but I'm sure one of the regulars to this event will chime in.

Panther · « **Reply #4 on:** May 17, 2008, 05:50:13 PM »

yes it is and I will be there, its one of the best runs of the year, thanks to Bill Cox, and its growing

72vet · « **Reply #5 on:** September 19, 2008, 07:39:46 AM »

This weekend ;54

See you City folk at Macca’s on the M4 Westbound for a 8:30 Departure.

nifty · « **Reply #6 on:** September 19, 2008, 11:23:44 AM »

im still trying to figure out what a tarana is......or do you mean TORANA?;41

gtc · « **Reply #7 on:** September 19, 2008, 04:34:30 PM »

No, it's Tarana, pronounced as I understand it as "Tarra-nar".

I was considering doing that run, but I've done my back instead. ;30

nifty · « **Reply #8 on:** September 19, 2008, 09:46:33 PM »

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Originally posted by gtc
No, it's Tarana, pronounced as I understand it as "Tarra-nar".

I was considering doing that run, but I've done my back instead. ;30

fraid not graeme....ive always known the toranna as a TORRY,

gtc · « **Reply #9 on:** September 19, 2008, 10:50:00 PM »

Neville, you are way off topic. The subject of this thread is a run to a place in NSW named Tarana (see link below).

The thread has nothing to do with the Torana car, the name of which apparently comes from an Aboriginal word meaning 'to fly'.

http://www.bluemts.com.au/TaranaHotel/

nifty · « **Reply #10 on:** September 20, 2008, 10:41:00 PM »

oops.....i was thinking it was a joint vette / torana run as was run in the past...my bad.....

72vet · « **Reply #11 on:** September 21, 2008, 04:36:09 PM »

Bugger left home at 7:55 for the short sprint to Eastern Creek to meet up with the rest of the group, on the way I received a call inquiring about the run, as all responsible drivers do with no hands free I pulled over on the Westbound ramp to the M4 freeway for a chat! After a brief conversation I lead footed the pedal on the Vett as you do to get up to speed onto a freeway, but there was one problem the accelerator Cable jammed with 4 barrels singing

Mmm what to do, apply brakes No! Select Neutral No. turn the ignition off yep, that worked. Here’s a picture of the culprit. Firewall side

Thank you to the guys that offered assistance. I would like to see some pictures of the day that I missed out on.

:an

gtc · « **Reply #12 on:** September 21, 2008, 04:45:40 PM »

Rotten luck, mate.

I had a similar thing happen to me in a Mazda years ago on the Warringah Expressway, except the return spring broke and, because of poor design, that pulled the throttle wide open and the donk was redlined. Turning off the ignition did nothing as it was pre-igniting by then. I stalled it by pulling the choke out. That would be no good today as there ain't no choke.

toyvet · « **Reply #13 on:** September 21, 2008, 07:56:20 PM »

;54 Sorry to hear that your car didn't want to go to Bathurst-- this insident make us members of the [ You were lucky club ]-----:(

69 DIRTY RAT · « **Reply #14 on:** September 21, 2008, 08:23:24 PM »

Geezuz....scary!

Cameron 77C3 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 21, 2008, 08:23:42 PM »

Pictures of the day are up in the MPG

Bob wrote

"20 vettes 1 porsche 1shopping trolley great day had by all"

Click this picture to see them all

Will get them put on the website

Cam

72vet · « **Reply #16 on:** September 22, 2008, 06:59:54 AM »

:an ;37 ;30

Cameron 77C3 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 27, 2008, 06:03:29 PM »

All pics now on website photo gallery for safe keeping http://www.nswcorvettes.com.au/clubpicture.htm