MBCNSW October 2023 Night Drive – Southwest loop

After weeks of warm sunny weather, a cold and wet change rolled into Sydney to perfectly align with our October night drive.    This cut numbers drastically, and we ended up with three cars.   The weather was better for the actual drive, and we just had occasional light showers.

The genesis for this route came from a motorcycle app designed to find good roads in an area.   One of our regulars on the drives suggested it.   With a few minor tweaks to the route (mostly to set a good start and ending spot) we gave it a try.  It came up with a southwest loop – some good roads around the semi-rural areas southwest of Sydney.   

The route was on the longer side of what we normally do, but it was really good.    We’ll probably schedule the southwest loop again, where better weather will result in a good turnout.

I took my 450SLC after installing the new flasher unit.    Even with the rain, it was a good choice for the route.    It was a night of classic Mercedes coupes, as the other two cars on the drive were a 1978 280CE and a 1983 380SEC.    These cars were all veterans of the big Adelaide trip last year.

The Chubby buns burger truck is always a good place to end one of these drives.   There are very few places in Sydney that open late and have good parking, other than McDonalds.    It turned out to be quite a late night, but a good one.   Next month’s drive is to Bilpin for apple pie.