Set No Limits #2

[Mad Aussie]

Following on from my Set No Limits thread here http://www.photography.ca/Forums/new...treply&t=19430

It was a huuuge effort to get around the track. The wheelchair was brand new when we started ... it had 5mm less rubber on the wheels when we got around, it was that steep! We used the rope to hold the chair from getting away from us going down (it took two of us to hold it) and to pull the chair up as two pushed to get back up the top where we were camped.

At the top, my dad kept saying "leave me here" you guys can't get me down there, it's too steep" ... but when you get us 3 brothers together the crazy comes out

We had countless people come over and shake our hands (most shook dad's hand actually) and tell us how cool (and crazy) it was we were doing this.
We'd driven about 13 -14 hours to be there and see this circuit ... it was the first time EVER that we'd all been away together ... we were going to let a small mountain and a 6.2 km race circuit stop us

Here's a few snaps from the IPHONE from the week away ...

Dad on our breakfast stop after 4 hours of driving


A petrified log at a toilet stop


Uranus (and my brothers!) on the Planet section of the Newell Hwy


Some town along the way


more soon ...

[Mad Aussie]

After leaving home about 3am, this was our view as entered the outskirts of our destination ... Bathurst NSW


Stopped in a park to fill the water tanks and have a quick pee



With Dad's heart issues his circulation isn't good which in turn means he feels the cold more than we do


Our camp biatch cooking brekky


more soon ...

[Mad Aussie]

Telling my brother off ... a set up to send his wife back home



Mmmmm hotcake brekky at Maccas


Our campsite


The walk around the 6.2km circuit begins ...

[Mad Aussie]

Gives an idea of the height we had to deal with. We had to get dad all the done there to town level ... and back up


With Graeme's nerve issues he couldn't use his arms to help ... but his legs were ok so the rope came in handy


We found a drunk bloke and with a quick bit of reverse psychology from me he decided to prove he WAS a man by pushing dad up the steepest section! I love playing with drunks!


Me holding a special stubby cooler from the race


more soon ...

[Bambi]

so much fun. you should put these into a photo book and give copies to the family for Xmas.

[Mad Aussie]

Found a hot chick for my brother


Yes, it's true ... it's me! Here I'm showing my wife back home how much I love her.
And the T-shirt says "It's not that I forget ... it's just that I don't care"


After several days of motor racing, the big day arrived.
At 5am I was here digging in and staking our claim beside the track. Took me an hour. Then I settled in for the 2 hour wait for the racing to start




That's it

[ewaizel]

Congratulations! You'll never forget these moments you spent together.

[Matt K.]

nice going, MA .. especially loved the Virtual Solar System Drive poster , and the portrait of your dad eating breakkie ....

[Mad Aussie]

Thanks EW

Thanks Matt ... and yeh ... the planets were shining bright that day huh? Hopefully it doesn't make you think of the 'Big Bang' theory

[Lungelarry]

OK pics,but a GREAT story