| Sydney,
Australia :
McMahon’s Point Meet (NSW, 15/2/2004) |
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| This
Meet was organised by Andrew Green and
Simon Chan. Pictures and writeup by
Simon Chan. |
Well, after much anticipation, a significant
buildup of pre-meet tension/excitement......
the day for our official 3rd NSW meet
had arrived! (Sunday 15th Feb 2004)
In
total, here is a list of attendees
who made an appearance for the day:
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Andrew Green
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Normann (aka TobyIIDog), and his wife
Heidi (or haydee, soz for any misspelling)
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John (aka Toy-23Q), and his younger
brother
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Shannon (aka sydneyshan), and his
bandanna'ed mate (soz i didnt catch
his name)
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Ramone and his wife and son (aka TobyIIDog's
uncle, aunt, and cousin)
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Sheila (aka Tsunami - who made a brief
proxy appearance on behalf of her
brother dhexsther)
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Simon (aka Stormcrow - me!)
11
people, 7 RAVs..... and what was looking
to be a top day (with great weather)
The
day started at 9:30am on Sunday (15th
Feb), at the Sydney Olympic Stadium
at Homebush Bay. On my way thru the
Olympic park (dubbed Sydney's white
elephant), I noticed a group of 20+
subie WRXs that had gathered, obviously
for another meet.
I
arrived slightly early at 9;25am,
and at 9:35am, I was still the first
and only person to be present.....
and heres the proof!
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| Weather
was looking a bit overcast.....
However,
I was not waiting long before the
rest of the RAVs arrived in style
- Andrew, Normann and Ramone (at speed,
into a small car park), John (with
his beefy sound system), and Sheila
Before
we started off on our cruise for the
day, he had to take a few glory shots
in the nearby gravel car park.
Here are the RAVs starting from the
left: Andrew, Stormcrow, TobyIIDog,
Ramone, and Toy-23Q
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| Two
closeup shots of our RAVs, three in
each. you can probably notice the signficant
lower profile of Andrews to-be showcar
relative to the others. |
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| Lined
up side by side.... looking almost directly
across the bonnets |
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| And
another side-by-side shot, but from
the other side.... morning sunshine
timed its presence well! |
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included in these initial pics was Sheila's
RAV, a silver 4.2 2-door edge model.
After a brief hello, she wished us a
good farewell and good riding on our
cruise…. Then
we were off ! |
| Toy-23Q
led the way into the city, with the
rest of us following in near-perfect
convoy, and Andrew ensuring all of us
kept in line. Both John and ANdrew had
CB-radios,
which seems like a very smart investment
if you participate regularly in cruises
We
headed straight down thru the backstreets
of Five Dock, and onto the City West-Link,
still in convoy. I don’t know
about the others, but I swear I spotted
at least 3-4 RAVs travelling in the
opposite direction, but you could
still see the look of awe/amazement/momentary
distraction..... the parade our RAVs
was quite a sight.... we certainly
attracted a fair bit of attention!
We
then cruised along Glebe Island Bridge,
and skooted over the Sydney Harbour
bridge whilst still maintaining convoy
formation. I must admit, I was starting
to get the hang of it all... Pointer
for next time...... we need passengers
to take in-transit shots!
At
MacMahons point we met up with sydneyshan
(great timing BTW) - ignoring the
"No Standing" signs, we
parked together for a great 'glory'
shot.
Have
to admit, great scenery...... and
as an added bonus, the bridge and
oprea house help to complete the picture!
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| Great
looking behinds!! |
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| Another
stocktake of Ravs present at machons
point: Toy-23Q, Stormcrow, Sydneyshan,
TobyIIDog, Andrew, Ramone |
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Just
2 non RAV shots.......
From Left to Right: Johns brother, John
(white shirt), Shannon, Shannon's mate |
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| From
Left to Right: Ramone, Normann, Andrew,
and Ramone's son. |
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| Lastly,
my favourite pic - Ravs and their Drivers......
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| Shannon
had other commitments, so we said our
farewells at MacMahons point, and Normann/Andrew
led the way back to Bicentennial Park
at Homebush (near our starting place).
We cruised thru North Sydney, along
past Epping, and back down past Ryde
and finally back to Bicentennial Park.
Finished
off with a long-waited BBQ - special
thanks to Ramone and his wife for
doing most of the cooking!
Overall,
it was a fantastic day, and we finished
around 4pm. Andrew gave a good conclusive
speech, thanking all those that had
attended, and we all wait in anticipation
for our next RAV meet!
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| Thanks
to all who attended…. And much
looking forward to our next get together,
which will be under the official ClubRAV4OZ
banner |
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