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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...


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...

cccold Friday morning at Junee


getting ready at Marks sheds


parked out the Front of Junee Auto Repairs...including two nice local utes...the rest were driven to Bendigo in convoy


driving towards a place called The Rock with Terry FB Mad in front...I have no idea why they call the town The Rock...?


sign on Saturday morning with Axeman keeping a watchful eye over the FB EKS...


Gary and Spyder (grinning like a cheshire cat) arrival...


...then we drive to Castlemaine which is over that way somewhere says Trev...


FB EK carpark at sign on


on our way to Castlemaine...bebop67 EK was


Show n shine Sunday...so many cars...74 entrants? plus many other visitors...a great day.




MattO wagon flash


John Oldnek wheels


fins fins fins




lovely flash...who owned this?


great EK bebop67...


no zimmermen in sight...


for my next party trick watch me pull a rabbit from under this bonnet...


Gazrats and Reidys...


venetians


never tire looking at this


fattys and skinnys


looking ominous


Grand Champion and a swag of other categories and deservedly so well done Gary


on our way home now Monday...Echuca Holden Museum...a possible future Nationals location???


miles of smiles and the long road home (or so we thought)...western NSW...


looks like I've joined the 'timing gear gang"...5.30pm ish...bad moon arising...


Got home 1am monday morning...tired but happy...what a blast...

regards
Stewart

Great shots, Stewart.


Looks like you had a top weekend..up until the last photo

wow very cool , think I have found a new photo for the desktop with those fins

Great pics stewart, you got a real talent,,,

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

Thanks for all your efforts,,,

Cheers,
Bus1211

nice work
some great pics there

Great pics Stewart, was good to meet you too. Albeit briefly. Glad to see you got home, eventually.

Always sound like you know were you are going , otherwise no one would have followed me out of town .

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

Thanks for the pic's, it was good to catch up with you again, Trev .

fantastic snaps Stewart

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

hope to do it all again next year

cheers Ray

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.

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.

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 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.

regards
Stewart

Great work Stewart, Cool pics

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

Cheers
Jeff

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.

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.

Regards John

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...

Very nice Stewart

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