EXCEED March/April 2018 Vol 35 No:2 | Page 31

TRACK CLASSIFICATION : Medium – Blue Square MINIMUM DRIVER TRAINING REQUIRED : Proficiency IS THIS TRIP SUITABLE FOR AN ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE – ( SOFT ROADER )? NO VEHICLE & RECOVERY EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE ON THE TRIP : Snatch Strap , Shovel , Front and rear recovery points , AT Tyres , Additional Fuel , UHF In-car , UHF Handheld APPROPRIATE MAPS : I will have adequate maps but participants can bring own maps . Hema Desert Maps recommended . A South Australia Desert Pass is required . APPROXIMATE DISTANCE : Melbourne to Melbourne 6000 km . VEHICLE CONVOY NUMBERS – MAXIMUM : 5 ACCOMMODATION : Tents IF THIS IS AN OVERNIGHT ACTIVITY PROVIDE DETAILS : Will be a combination of roadside camping and caravan parks . The camp ground at Farina is exclusive and free to volunteers .

Please note that Jervious to Mungeranie is apprx . 1000 km . with no services . Both fuel and water for 10 days will need to be carried .

I also require all vehicles to have 2 spares .

Most days will only be 3 to 4 hours driving . The terrain is not over challenging but quite isolated . COSTS – ACCOMMODATION / CAMPING : Desert Pass $ 160 . 5 night s in caravan parks .

Canning Stock Route

LOCATION / DESCRIPTION : Travel via Gunbarrel Hwy to Wiluna then north up the Canning Stock Route with lots of one and two night stops . Visit Wolfe Creek crater and return via the Tanami desert track to Alice Springs , then back to Melbourne . The trip is flexible and open to discussion but is designed to be no more than 32 – 33 days for the trip leader ( others may wish to make variations to the route and time to suit themselves ?). Interested parties will be involved in meetings to finalise the itinerary at the trip leaders house . MEETING ADDRESS : BP Service Centre at Thunderdome ( Calder Park ) – Calder Freeway TYPE OF ACTIVITY : REGULAR CLUB TRIP ( insured activity – any ‘ non member ’ guests will be required to obtain a Temporary Membership ., CLUB EVENT ( blanket insurance – click fields below to enter further details ). TRIP / EVENT STANDARD : MEDIUM TRACK CLASSIFICATION : Medium – Blue Square MINIMUM DRIVER TRAINING REQUIRED : Proficiency IS THIS TRIP SUITABLE FOR AN ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE – ( SOFT ROADER )? NO VEHICLE & RECOVERY EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE ON THE TRIP : Snatch Strap , Shovel , Front and rear recovery points , Winch preferred , AT Tyres , Additional Fuel , UHF In-car , UHF Handheld APPROPRIATE MAPS : HEMA Desert Tracks or similar APPROXIMATE DISTANCE : 10000 Klms VEHICLE CONVOY NUMBERS – MAXIMUM : 5 ACCOMMODATION : Tents IF THIS IS AN OVERNIGHT ACTIVITY PROVIDE DETAILS : For the ease of travel and given time restraints to and from the “ Centre ” I will be " Motel-ing it but that will be optional . There will be plenty of setting up and breaking down camps once we leave the bitumen . Some cash will be need to be carried in case of emergency as the “ outback ” can be unreliable with credit facilities , but should be ok . No trailers / campers as there is a section of the CSR that has a ban ! ( apparently from well 1 to well 9 )