Nationals diary 2024

Here is the place to discuss the Nationals, each year will have a new thread added for up-to-date info!

Moderators: reidy, Blacky

Blacky
Posts: 12631
Joined: Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:58 am
State: WA
Location: up in the Perth hills

Nationals diary 2024

Post by Blacky »

Well it seems very weird starting our trip this close to kickoff but here we are - left home at 9 this morning, off to work to do some printing of things and hit the road
Image
Image
Off down the hill and away we go
Stopped for a coffee and to check the cruise route hasn’t been dug up with roadworks etc , found the shirt from my first ever nationals we went to way back in 2002 - before the forum was going and all !!!! God I am old …..
Image

It’s a bit tight around the middle - must have shrunk ImageImageImage


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.


Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Blacky
Posts: 12631
Joined: Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:58 am
State: WA
Location: up in the Perth hills

Re: Nationals diary 2024

Post by Blacky »

Pointed the old oil burner south and away we go ImageImage
Image
So far so good
Image

Started looking a bit iffy to the south ImageImage
Image


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.


Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Blacky
Posts: 12631
Joined: Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:58 am
State: WA
Location: up in the Perth hills

Re: Nationals diary 2024

Post by Blacky »

Nek minnit
Image
Fark …….
But as I always say, it’s gonna be warm and dry in the pub ImageImage
Image


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.


Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
In the Shed
Posts: 1963
Joined: Wed May 16, 2012 10:18 pm
State: SA
Location: South Australia

Re: Nationals diary 2024

Post by In the Shed »

[quote=Blacky
Stopped for a coffee and to check the cruise route hasn’t been dug up with roadworks etc , found the shirt from my first ever nationals we went to way back in 2002 - before the forum was going and all !!!! God I am old …..
Image




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
[/quote]


Looks like it has held up ok, not sure about the model? :shock:
A day in the shed beats a day at work!
User avatar
Brett027
Posts: 2353
Joined: Thu Apr 18, 2019 4:14 am
State: NSW

Re: Nationals diary 2024

Post by Brett027 »

I reckon the model is doing very well.
Sucker for a rusty bomb
Blacky
Posts: 12631
Joined: Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:58 am
State: WA
Location: up in the Perth hills

Re: Nationals diary 2024

Post by Blacky »

Yeah the model has been ridden hard and put away wet Image was feeling pretty shithouse with the horrid weather and all but when all the FB/EK family started rolling in it all seemed a lot better all of a sudden ImageImageImageImageImage

Nationals love all around
Image
Image
Image


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.


Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Blacky
Posts: 12631
Joined: Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:58 am
State: WA
Location: up in the Perth hills

Re: Nationals diary 2024

Post by Blacky »

View from the motel room - Image
Image
Image
Image


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.


Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Blacky
Posts: 12631
Joined: Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:58 am
State: WA
Location: up in the Perth hills

Re: Nationals diary 2024

Post by Blacky »

Made better with old Holdens driving in
Image
Image
Image
Dardy Tav was a good place to hide from the rain Image Image


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.


Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Mick
Posts: 4141
Joined: Sun Sep 26, 2010 8:47 am
State: NSW
Location: Coffs Harbour NSW

Re: Nationals diary 2024

Post by Mick »

Blacky wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2024 6:35 pm
Image

It’s a bit tight around the middle - must have shrunk ImageImageImage


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
on the plus side your head looks to have lost weight :thumbsup: :lol:
sometimes yor just better off shitting in yor hands and clapping

W.S.C.C.A
Woodstock chapter
Blacky
Posts: 12631
Joined: Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:58 am
State: WA
Location: up in the Perth hills

Re: Nationals diary 2024

Post by Blacky »

Day 2 - motel carpark is filling up Image
We did a run up to the sign on point this morning and surveyed the damage from yesterday’s storm
Image
Image
Image
Shit everywhere……
Saw some trophy hunters while we were out and about ImageImage
Image


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.


Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Blacky
Posts: 12631
Joined: Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:58 am
State: WA
Location: up in the Perth hills

Re: Nationals diary 2024

Post by Blacky »

Carpark is full of Queerslanders going on about some game of footy that was on the other night - no idea what they are on about ImageImage
Image
Image

Carpark looking as it should
Image
Image
Image


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.


Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
In the Shed
Posts: 1963
Joined: Wed May 16, 2012 10:18 pm
State: SA
Location: South Australia

Re: Nationals diary 2024

Post by In the Shed »

Awesome…….. so many cars to pick your favourite 👍

Have a great weekend folks😊
A day in the shed beats a day at work!
User avatar
Errol62
Posts: 10110
Joined: Sat Dec 06, 2014 2:44 pm
State: SA
Location: Adelaide

Re: Nationals diary 2024

Post by Errol62 »

That’s not football.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
getting my FB ute on the road
EK van on rotisserie
Blacky
Posts: 12631
Joined: Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:58 am
State: WA
Location: up in the Perth hills

Re: Nationals diary 2024

Post by Blacky »

A bit of drizzly rain to start the day , Grosey followed us up to the kickoff point in his ute - makes 872 at the hubs on the bottle ImageImage
Image

Starting lineup at the Crooked Carrot- I was too busy to take any photos of anything else but this
Image
Image
Image


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.


Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Blacky
Posts: 12631
Joined: Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:58 am
State: WA
Location: up in the Perth hills

Re: Nationals diary 2024

Post by Blacky »

Image
Image
Goody bag area was busy - Geoff and Anne were tireless in their efforts to ensure the nationals went off as well as they could - then it was time to head off on the cruise
Image


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.


Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Post Reply