I'm particularly eager to see some from from the Sunday night awards dinner too. Some great snaps there. btw, sorry for pestering Stu.
hah no youre not More pics will be up within the hour, Im sorting them / resizing / rotating and annotating. Im pretty impressed that I remember 98% of peoples names
Day 1 Part 2 Friday Night What I didnt mention in the 1st post was that 300-CAZ, my Noble Steed V2 hadnt been let out of her stable for a long time. After the run up from Glenning Vale to Armidale she was a little bit shaky, running on 5 Cylinders. One of the Injector Plugs was stuffed and one of the Coil Pack plugs was also stuffed. Once all everyone had sort of settled in and people were wandering around everywhere it was good to see that alot of people were keen to help set things right. Rob (K-Zed) was smart enough to bring a few sets of injector plugs, Pete (OZ-300) had all sorts of tools and soldering equipment which made the repair quite easy. Also a few cable ties tightened up the Coil Pack plug. All was good again. At about 6:30pm there was the usual meet and greet BBQ. Haylz had organised a big feed and Karl gave the welcoming address Its funny on the way back Caz (angrybear's wife) was making comment how she didnt get to eat at the BBQ because she somehow got stuck cooking sausages. Caz looks like shes busy at the feeding station to me , Aza in the middle, Black Baz taking charge of the tongs Karl up front giving everyone a hearty welcome Ash on the left, Gavin (oohogwash) looks bored out of his brain with Karls speech. Chrispy on the right Rich (Reek) in his fluro tshirt with a pretty good impression of the dog that bit my hand. OK So Caz really did get stuck cooking sausages... While im up the back forking and other steak Group Shot Left to right Not Sure (BlueZ wife?), Ash (Nasty Girl), Shazza (Shazza Zedder), Andy (AndyMac), Cindy (Brissie Beauty), Maree (LadyZ), Gavin (oohogwash), Neil (Cove) Group Shot Left to Right Lea (Lil Baz Fiancee), Iain (Lil'Baz), Sue ?? (Stef's Wife), Stef (Stef), Unsure (ZedBoy GF), Unsure (ZedBoy), Unsure (OZ-300 Wife), Pete (OZ-300), Barry (BlackBaz) Lifes Alright with Magic Mike and Dino Cara (MrsMagic) and Karl (90TTZ) That was pretty much the sum of friday night. Bar a few of the old farts getting told off my the park management (me included) this is where we found out that life ends at 10pm.
Hi, to all Mary and I had a fantastic weekend,would like to thank Hayley , Karl ,Rob, Benny and Stu and all others for all the effort that has gone into making this event such a highlight.for making us feel very welcome to be part of our first Zedfest,many thanks to everyone for the comments i got for my car and winning 2 awards for the best interior amd people's choice,again i would like to thank everyone who voted for my car,it was an honour to get these 2 awards being in a competition with lots of beautiful 300zx's and also Karl you have a spectacular car,you can see the amount of work,thought and effort that has gone into your car,It's has been a pleasure to be part of it all. PS CAR GOT WET ON OUR WAY HOME BUT CLEANED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY:zlove: (Clean is good)
Day 2 - Morning Cruise Saturday morning - Cruise Day A 10am start for the cruise and everyone lined up out the front of the Caravan Park. I think we had 36 cars which is a fair amount. Cars Lined up Temporary Traffic Light for Roadworks, it probably took us 10 mins to all get through. In fact they were slow enough for people to get out and have a chat One of the cruise highlights was a stop at some waterfalls. We took over the whole carpark. BlueZ's new 370Z, 1st time I'd seen one in person Paparazzi Benny From the other side (me) Cindy (Brissie Beauty) Wayne (ports) Barry (Black Baz) Karls improved ride Chrispy Peter (OZ-300) Rob (K-Zed) Picture of the Waterfalls we came to see, not bad for a pissy little creek. Karl (90TTZ) Aza I wonder what would happen if we mixed this up with tea ? Thats some serious Funghi I really want some old school metal, Lukes 260z is fat. Lifes Alright with Eric (ed300zx) We didnt stay too long at the waterfall, once youd youve seen it youve seen it. We probably spent more time getting in and out of the car park than actually looking at the water fall. Next stop was in a town called Dorrigo. Haylz had booked a lunch at a tearoom called Tallawalla TeaHouse and we headed down the road to.. the local tip. So which clown was responsible for that detour anyway? Its funny watching 36 Zeds pointed down a hill into a local dump and the only way to turn around was a 3 point turn at the bottom. 10 mins later everyone was turned around and we found some long stretches of grass to park our cars. Lunch was great, the hosts had made up a ton of sandwiches and scones. I bought my wife some funky teas, Caz thought they smelled like shit, but I liked them and so did my wife, so NER!! Tallawalla Zed House A few photos of Zed's parked at the front Lil'Baz Joe (ZOE NX300) Anthony was lucky enough to borrow John (ZCar91) Car. Inside the Tea House We left the Tea House to head to a Lookout, this was the location of the ZedFest Photoshoot. Ill do a post dedicated to that next.
My pics Traffic on the way down from brisvegas grrr Pre cruise all lined up ready to leave Waiting for the rest of the group after the roadworks lights The waterfall at the first stop From the photoshoot stop Golping Couple of OZ-spec rear ends Show and shine, I think I got a pic of most cars, sorry if I missed anyones
Well we have finally arrived home, no the z DID NOT breakdown. we took the wrong turn and went south instead of north to Brissy. such a nice cruise through sydney, to Canberra ( met up with OZ_300 Peter & Heather, great ) then back to the coast and back to Brisbane via as many deviations to the sea as possible. Never before have I had a aus300zx site card put on my car and within 10 minutes of being in Goulbourn, Andrew I think it was got me, then we moved to a different part of the park only to be chased (on foot), great to meet another Z'er. So after 4500 kms, stuck on the F3 out of Sydney for nearly 7 hours, some great weather, a couple of very sneaky highway patrol cars we are back unscathed. Planning is already in the pipeline for the next one probaly 2 - 3 weeks needed for this extended cruise.
...good one, Stu .... most interested in pics of that brilliant Auctioneer bloke ... there has been no mention of him this thread .... !!!!!
Great w.end Wow, how fast did Armidale go..... blink and its gone! Another long trip down from T'ville, thank you to Lee for allowing me to be PSA again, was hoping that my zed was going to make it, but never happened, so it is being archived until further notice! :bash: Always great to see everyone again, and admire all the hard work and planning that goes into events such as Zedfest. Awesome job Haylz and Karl.... and a very touching speech, very well spoken. Armidale was a very scenic area, thoroughly enjoyed the cruises, and the sound of so many zeds (makes me miss mine even more), and as always alot of fun times and memories to take away at every zed meet! Enjoyable dinner... not .... waited 2hrs for a meal, had ordered a Barramundi with Sweet and Sour..... was told could not have it, no Barra available. Chose Snapper instead..... received the meal another half hr later being: A FISH CARCUS Skeleton (completely hollow with teeth and tail!) with some carrot and tiny corn jobs with Sweet n Sour sauce on top camaflouging it! Walked off and enjoyed KFC within 5mins. Saturday's Show n Shine was gorgeous weather and drooling over the numerous zeds on display as usual. Still in awe over Joe's zed, just immaculate....WOW :zlove: Saturday nites antics at party central, Baz your always the entertainment haha. Thanks to Cindy and Maree for joining me in our Wench outfits, glad you had fun. Thought it would be carrying on with the theme of the Medieval theatre group that were in Armidale that same w.end as Haylz mentioned in a thread. Sunday Golping was relaxing and fun on the golf buggy's. Got to see the Purple, Green, Blue and Red Highway Patrol cars during that w.end and while in Brissy. Countdown til the next installment of Zedfest community Shaz :zlove: