Night in Nyngan

Fresh from our car washes, the esCarpade crew rolled through Nyngan town with a blazing parade of around 25 vehicles who were patient enough to bunch together on the outskirts of town. Cranking the noise and smoke once again, the esCarPARADE made its way down to the helicopter outside the Nyngan Museum for a check in with our trusty frontrunners and professional check in guys, Andy and Laurie - the best looking dudes in all of Northern Victoria. See them at work, below.

Our evening was effectively the last night all esCarpadians would be together... a fine blend of joy and melancholy captured the vibe of our dinner at the Nyngan RSL. However, this final Friday night of our trip was also the night that fundraising efforts were revealed. Considering the circumstances of the financial crisis that has plagued most of this past year, expectations were low. There is little to describe the incredible, uplifting, tear-in-the-eye moment when it was revealed that the esCarpadians had not only raised a combined figure of over $1million but that they had broken what was assumed to be the unassailable record fundraising of the previous year.

It just doesn't get much better than a moment like that.

With the nuns jumping out of their seats, a little emotion from Josh our fearless leader, general whooping and hollering, back slapping from the car 224 boys and raised glasses from all and sundry, the esCarpadians' tireless efforts from the year were validated by this moment. It's humbling to remember that esCarpadians do their own work, then follow it up with epic fundraising for Camp Quality.

Just one more drive tomorrow and it's over for another year. Sigh. Gilgandra Speedway calls us...