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Location: mel
Registered: February 2004
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Location: Rowville, Victoria
Registered: April 2003
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Thu, 05 February 2004 13:48

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Mount Dande. is nothing! Go drive up to Arthurs Seat. That's a pretty awesome drive 
I live about 20 mins from Mt. Dande. Usually people go at night 'cos basically no traffic and of course there are the Takumi wannabes 
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Location: Melbourne
Registered: January 2003
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Fri, 06 February 2004 10:25

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Look out for a yellow gze sprinter , with ssr wheels , he lives in my street and drives the road everyday .
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Location: Melb
Registered: May 2002
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Tue, 10 February 2004 13:25

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wow everyday!
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Location: Melbourne Eastern Suburbs
Registered: October 2002
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Wed, 11 February 2004 11:17

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I too have made it a habit to drive it everyday. I live 10 minutes away. Convenience dictates that I'd rather hit the Mountain than the Seat.
I reckon we should time it using the Mount Dandenong Tourist Road from the 70 sign at the bottom (where it changes from 60), to the gate to Sky High at the top (that 80's circular restaurant). Reason being is that ... erm...ahem... it is safer on our wallets after that 70 sign.
Perhaps we could post times in the "Victoria" section?
I recommend the Mountain Highway too, it is longer and has less traffic.
Maybe we can meet for some runs too?
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Location: Seven Hills
Registered: November 2003
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Thu, 12 February 2004 23:50

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Man there seems to great roads to race/timetrial in vic and qld... (mountain raods for uphill and down hill).
any good roads other than OP (old pacific road) that people would like to share...
i know spring road is good...
but is a little short...
i know camanara road is bendy but too many traffic...
anyone know any roads like springwood road...
around sydney please share...
thanks!!
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Location: mel
Registered: February 2004
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Tue, 17 February 2004 15:42

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Went to mt danny via the Mountain Highway yesterday,but forgot to record the time.
Well, the road was great but the suspension is just to soft to good fast
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Location: Ballarat, Vic.
Registered: September 2002
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Fri, 20 February 2004 03:40

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how bumpy is it??? my suspensions pretty damn stiff
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Location: melbourne
Registered: September 2003
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Sun, 22 February 2004 03:20

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i believe the fasted time down dandenong mountains is somewhere around 6 minutes by a honda prelude?
fwiw, i think you'd be stupid to attempt such a thing. i know of a few people who've actually come off the roads; if it weren't for rollcages, they'd be dead.
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Location: near chris and murray vic
Registered: July 2002
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Mon, 23 February 2004 05:29

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where was this 6 minutes measured from? im sure i can get to the top in like 4 mins?? who knows
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Location: melbourne
Registered: September 2003
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Location: Melbourne Eastern Suburbs
Registered: October 2002
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Location: Melb
Registered: May 2002
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Mon, 01 March 2004 06:27

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i've heard of an mx6 doing bottom to top in 6 minute something .. so that downhill record should be topped easy
wouldn't recommend trying it .. not only is there the danger of losing control, but also drunks or animals around blind corners .. and cops on high speed straights.. oh and it's illegal!
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Location: melbourne
Registered: September 2003
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Mon, 01 March 2004 10:41

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if thats the same mx6 i know of, it's sitting in the guy's garage being repaired at the moment.. after almost coming off the side of the road. luckily he hit the inside wall.
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Location: Melbourne
Registered: October 2003
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Location: Melbourne
Registered: January 2003
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Mon, 01 March 2004 12:54

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I've done a top to bottom pretty sedately in about 7 minutes. wasn't trying. one of my headlights were fucked and i was on stockies. Still is right no a sub 6 minute would be piss easy.
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Location: Melbourne
Registered: January 2003
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Tue, 02 March 2004 09:00

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How fast does that guy whos name starts with T do the mountain in .... Drives the panda trueno ...
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Location: Melb
Registered: May 2002
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Wed, 03 March 2004 03:53

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lol. You made me wonder who has a Panda trueno who's name starts with 'T' for 3 seconds there!
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Location: Melbourne
Registered: January 2003
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Wed, 03 March 2004 09:50

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Mic i took you that long ... We both know some wantabees .. don't we ///
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Location: Melbourne
Registered: May 2002
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Wed, 10 March 2004 12:50

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You're all idiots, it's a public forum
STFU
but i guess everyone knows the tourist rd, so maybe i should shut up
keep the great roads secret, it's getting harder and harder to have a pacey drive without the police patroling the area.
keep racing off the streets, by timing yourself on the street you have proved nothing, because no-one will believe you anyway.
if you must don't aim for trees, they hurt
dodgydan
p.s. it's mt dandenong
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Location: Melbourne
Registered: March 2003
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Mon, 15 March 2004 10:35

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What times do you go cruising around mt dandy? Whenever i go i get stuck behind someone and it kinda ruins the fun :/
And apart from the tourist road, what are some other good roads up there that are good to drive on?
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Location: Melbourne
Registered: October 2003
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Tue, 16 March 2004 11:02

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Yeah it is Mighty dangerous...
I was only doing it in a ae92 CS so it won't be all that fast speeds, maybe 40-50kms at most. and only like 20kms around the corners....
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Location: Melbourne
Registered: March 2003
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Tue, 16 March 2004 12:04

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Mountain highway comes off of the tourist road near that set of shops, its probably a muhc nicer less crowded drive thouhg
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Location: Rowville, Victoria
Registered: April 2003
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Tue, 16 March 2004 13:04

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Mount Dande is nothing. Go drive around Beaconsfield upper for a few hairy moments and Arthur's Seat
Seriously, if you're going to do something stupid like mountain racing don't take anybody with you and if you crash, try not to hit anyone Better yet, take it to the track it'll be a less costly experience if you happen to run off the road.
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Location: Melbourne Eastern Suburbs
Registered: October 2002
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Sun, 21 March 2004 02:26

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I like Mount Dandy, but Mt Donna Buang is the best. It has all those grouse tight corners like Arthurs Seat except it goes on for MUCH longer. It has many tight dropoffs too- good to sort the men from the ladies.
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Location: Montrose, VIC
Registered: May 2002
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Sun, 21 March 2004 06:46

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I shall hold comment on Mt. Dandy, suffice to say that I live right there, and uhmm, use the road for employment purposes
Aww yeah, Arthur's Seat is great, 'cept it's far too damned short - all the fun is over in about a minute!
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Location: Rowville, Victoria
Registered: April 2003
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Location: Melbourne
Registered: March 2003
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Fri, 26 March 2004 11:06

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Had a drive up there tonight, damn its fun 
Mtn highway is sooo smooth compared to tourist road, and theres awesome views from there as well. I think i hit a possum though, not too sure. Little bugger was sitting ont eh side of the road not moving so i slow down and move over a bit just in case, then just as the front of my car passed him he bolts to the right. so tomorow morning i gota see if i have possum guts all over my car, hopefully not
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Location: mel
Registered: March 2004
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Sun, 04 April 2004 07:25

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SR TWINCAM wrote on Tue, 16 March 2004 22:02 | Yeah it is Mighty dangerous...
I was only doing it in a ae92 CS so it won't be all that fast speeds, maybe 40-50kms at most. and only like 20kms around the corners....
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i did some run in a AE92 too. I did around 80 at most and somelike 40 round the corners, the shock are far too soft and the bodyroll are far too much
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Registered: August 2004
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Re: how often do people drive up Mt danny Vic and what are the time
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Tue, 12 October 2004 13:45
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Nah the better roads would have to be the black spur just out past healsville its 100 ks the whole way and still havent seen a cop some real tight windy corners or even the road from belgrave to monbulk done that i think about 6 or 7 minutes depending on no other cars and overtaking room lol
Pete
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