Experience Victoria a huge success

A total of 11 cars turned up to Costerfield in regional Victoria and took off on a 150km journey on dirt roads on route to Gsibourne. Entrants both old and new particpated in a fun day out and experienced what esCarpade is all about.

A big welcome to our new entrants this year - 112 Health in (no) a Hurry - in a nicely themed up Red Commodore, BM735 in their Beamer with the cool paint job, Andrew Mclaren and family from FCR17, and Adrian Ferris and family who we hope will join us in a Bedford van this October!

Also on the agenda last Saturday night was an awesome fundraising dinner by the guys from FR12 at Monochinos Winery in Numurkah. Around 250 people filled the place and raised a bunch of money for CQ. Well done guys!

Dont forget - NSW Experience is on this Sunday - Ourimbah interchange off the F3 at 10am. Be there or be square

josh

Experience esCarpade

Experience esCarpade is coming soon.....

Each year Camp Quality stages an "Experience esCarpade" In NSW & VIC which provides potential entrants with an opportunity to "try before you buy" and sample esCarpade before committing.

what is it?
A 100km drive on dirt and bitumen following route notes (identical to esCarpade)Information kits for potential entrants and media, mechanical & scrutineering information, promotional DVD, esCarpade vehicles to look at and/or co-drive. If your esCarpade vehicle is in one piece please bring it along. If it's in bits the drive will be suitable for the family vehicle.

VIC - 16th May
NSW - 23rd May

Contact Josh for more details 02 9876 0506

Camp Quality Cricket Day - Wednesday 3rd March 2010

Wednesday the 3rd of March saw the inaugural Camp Quality Cricket Day kick off with a dampish pitch and fears of further rain but exploded into a sunshine filled, good times affair of the highest order. The Camp Quality All Stars took on Randwick in a two game 20Twenty tournament at Coogee Oval on a finely mown, slightly sticky turf wicket.

Though the battle was hard fought, the first 20Twenty was won by a rampaging Randwick team with big hitting from some seriously big fellas to bring home the modest total of 143 runs. 

Captain Josh Donohoe from the CQ All Stars saved some of his best batsmen for last as they pushed the ball around the quick outfield.

 

After a revitalising lunch break it was into the second of the 20Twenty matches. This time the CQ All Stars demolished a hapless Randwick, routing them for less than 100 in a chase for 160 odd posted by the good guys. 

It was great to see some of the Escarpadians turn out for the affair. Cliff (in black pants) umpired the whole day. He is actually a qualified umpire and not paid by Josh for favourable adjudication. Carl (on far left) took several wickets and was a steady ship in the opening pair of the second game. 

All registration fees were donated to Camp Quality and Randwick additionally donated a signed Australian 20Twenty team cricket bat, a signed NSW Blues cricket bat and team T-shirt. Sensational stuff. 

Where are we part 2

This one might just throw you off the scent....







Ned Kelly's home town....or maybe not?






Im sure you will find this one on esCarpade....funny bunch of people out in....?






I got a great tip in ...... ?






Nothing like a bit of tree art....or has this one got you stumped?



Well folks we have returned safely from survey, have made some local contacts and put together a pretty good plan for making this another amazing event.



If you thingk you know where these photos were taken then let me know.....otherwise all will be revealed very shortly in the next newsletter.



hope to see you all at our upcoming pub nights!

Where are we now?

So after our last installment we have ventured further north into Queensland and visited some interesting towns and met some interesting people.

The following photos were taken on route and we challenge you to guess where we are. In fact, on esCarpade this year we will be challenging you to recreate these exact photos.

Been to Wagga Wagga, visited Wee Waa, now live in Woy Woy, and Woop Woop is where on this years event ....... ?

Click go the shears boys. Click, click, click....

Dont come the raw prawn with me, in .........?

Fork Knife and Pillow Update

Stopped into Tamworth on Friday and checked out a dinner venue for our opening night and got a few ideas from our local contigent for a starting location. Thanks to Ian Alford, Greg & Jo Townsend(and family) and the Rust clan.

From there we moved onto our first day lunch stop, which is for us to know and for you to find out. In fact, for the rest of survey we'll be calling this "Where's Josh?" Check the photo's and see if you can match it to the town we are in....

Ben and Gordon have completed first survey and their initial reports are of great roads and adventures ahead.


They love a good ornament in ........?


Just hanging around in .......?

Tomorrow we start visiting schools as we head further north on our way to Hervey Bay. More updates and photos to come!

CQ Survey

Josh and Candice are departing Camp Quality Head Quarters in Epping today and heading north to Tamworth for survey of esCarpade. We'll be meeting with schools, checking out venues for meals, researching accommodation options, and looking for fun stuff for esCarpadians to do in October.

The hardest part of a ten day road trip....arguments over who controls the music!

We'll be posting something most days on the trip, including photos from towns we visit. So remember to check back in