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Stewart's Bendigo Pics

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Hi Everyone,

Here's a selection of pics in chronological order from start to finish of my Bendigo 09 experience...

Left Sydney 10am Thursday morning.

I'm "On the road to Gundagai..." well parked at the station that is...
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Had a great time Thursday night at Marks who put on a BBQ for everyone plus some locals and we had our own 'mini' nats...forgot my camera... :cry:

cccold Friday morning at Junee
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getting ready at Marks sheds
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parked out the Front of Junee Auto Repairs...including two nice local utes...the rest were driven to Bendigo in convoy 8)
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driving towards a place called The Rock with Terry FB Mad in front...I have no idea why they call the town The Rock...? :) :wink:
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sign on Saturday morning with Axeman keeping a watchful eye over the FB EKS...
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Gary and Spyder (grinning like a cheshire cat) arrival...
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...then we drive to Castlemaine which is over that way somewhere says Trev... :lol:
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FB EK carpark at sign on
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on our way to Castlemaine...bebop67 EK was 8)
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Show n shine Sunday...so many cars...74 entrants? plus many other visitors...a great day.
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MattO wagon flash
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John Oldnek wheels
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fins fins fins
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lovely flash...who owned this?
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great EK bebop67...
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no zimmermen in sight...
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for my next party trick watch me pull a rabbit from under this bonnet...
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Gazrats and Reidys... 8)
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venetians
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never tire looking at this
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fattys and skinnys
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looking ominous
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Grand Champion and a swag of other categories and deservedly so well done Gary
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on our way home now Monday...Echuca Holden Museum...a possible future Nationals location???
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miles of smiles and the long road home (or so we thought)...western NSW...
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looks like I've joined the 'timing gear gang"...5.30pm ish...bad moon arising...
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Got home 1am monday morning...tired but happy...what a blast... 8)

regards
Stewart
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Great shots, Stewart.


Looks like you had a top weekend..up until the last photo :cry:
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wow very cool 8) , think I have found a new photo for the desktop with those fins :D
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Great pics stewart, you got a real talent,,, :wink:

Saw you at your work taking the pics, was great to see how you work the angles,,,,,

Thanks for all your efforts,,,

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nice work
some great pics there 8) 8)
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Great pics Stewart, was good to meet you too. Albeit briefly. Glad to see you got home, eventually.
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Always sound like you know were you are going :roll: , otherwise no one would have followed me out of town :wink: .

I looked into Echuca but there is a working horse festival on there every Queens birthday weekend and got told you wont get accommodation :cry: .

Thanks for the pic's, it was good to catch up with you again, Trev 8) .
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fantastic snaps Stewart :D

always good to catch up with you mate

sorry to hear of your misfortune, on the run home...sounds like it all worked out well anyways :wink:

hope to do it all again next year :D

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thanks for the comments guys - it was good to catch up with many of you.

DR - no probs. Hope you enjoyed your lunch at the pub and hope to see you at Narrandera. :D

Bus1211 - you should have come and said hello. Don't be backward in coming forward...It was a bit tricky trying to work out who was who. I was chatting to gazrats other half for about 5 mins before I worked out who I was talking to. :lol:

Trev - When I drove out of the car park everyone was parked on the side of the road and promptly began following me...as if I knew where I was going :lol: I took the 'scenic' route and turned off at the second exit and then promptly drove past Rod Hadfields place and had everyone doing U turns and driving through parklands. Yep it was pretty busy around Echuca. I did see some signs up for that festival.

Ray - yep its all worked out fine. I have to say the NRMA and the local guy Brett were brilliant.

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Great work Stewart, Cool pics 8)

Sorry to hear of your misfortunes on the return trip.
Alls well now I hope.

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Very cool pics, good to have a running commentary of the entire weekend. Love the fins photo, I hope you dont mind if I use it as a desktop.
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Awesome photos Stewart,
It was a bit of bad luck on the way home for you guys, and I hope your Dad wasn't to stressed about it. There is nothing worse than breaking down out in the middle of nowhere, miles from home, when thats the only place you want to be at that moment.
But at least you eventually arrived home safe and sound.

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Help yourself Dakam. No worries. Maybe next year at Narrandera we should try and get a line up every sedan and get a line of fins...

Hey John. Dad was fine. The first thing he said was I'm glad you've got premium cover... :lol:
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Very nice Stewart :D :D

Photos and a story. Takes you along for the ride.
Shame about the ending. :cry:
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