Camping @ Phillip Island

Mel · Post by **Mel** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:30 pm

Hi all,

A friend and I are planning on heading down to the GP this year, and neither of us have ever been to PI before, and are a bit excited so starting to look at it now

What is camping at the track like? I understand that there is two camping areas, highside and trackside, which is better? We are just a bit worried it might be a bit feral there?

Or are there any caravan parks within walking (read: stumbling) distance?

Cheers!

stevew_zzr · Post by **stevew_zzr** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:37 pm

highside is slightly less feral than trackside but it's kind of much of muchness really

just stick close to the KSRC camp and you'll be right ... it was my first time last year and in spite of the best efforts of some I managed to survive and didn't pick up very many incurable diseases

(eww showers) or get trampled by roaming bovine (eww cows/rob)

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:06 pm

its fucken awesome..last yr there was abt 50ksrc members camped in a big circle... we had a bbq and stace organised the meat (mwahhahaha)

just do it...

MrStompy · Post by **MrStompy** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:03 am

camping is awesome.

i reckon its the only way to do it (unless you can get one of those VIP packages with the chopper ride in and out every morning)

Trackside isnt too bad. there was some shenanigans but i reckon highside folk were doing the same thing.

mfzx6r · Post by **mfzx6r** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:07 am

MrStompy wrote:
Trackside isnt too bad. there was some shenanigans but i reckon highside folk were doing the same thing.

you mean like this ??

MickLC · Post by **MickLC** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:12 am

I'm not 100% sure where I'll be staying yet, but there is a strong possibility it will be at the track. There are plenty of routes to get down there and back, depending on how many days you want to take and how much you want to be harassed by the cops. To be honest, if you want to have a harrassment free ride there and back it's better to do the scenic route for the Supers...there are way too many cops around the GP.

...but having said that it's a bloody fantastic trip to do, you'll have a great time, and you'll get hooked and keep going back every year

Mel · Post by **Mel** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:22 am

We will definitely be taking the "less supervised" route down there, over a couple of days

Shenanigans hey... wouldn't be a proper trip away without some

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:28 am

i've stayed in the trackside campground everytime i've been, WSBK or GP - its the only place to stay IMHO.

BTW i've only missed 1 GP since it returned to the island in 97, did 3 wsbk trips prior to that and 2 since.......

Post by **icebreaker** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:52 am

Groggles... Trackside this year???

Something tells me this year is going to be bigger than last year for me...

MickLC · Post by **MickLC** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:25 am

icebreaker wrote:Groggles... Trackside this year???

Something tells me this year is going to be bigger than last year for me...

WTF! Isn't it a bit early for the Vic crew to be getting organised for this? Shouldn't you be leaving it till about a week before?

gigksrc · Post by **gigksrc** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 2:05 pm

Mel just plan on turning up.
There will be heaps of us there & we need more chicketty chicks .....
yes you youngies to liven things up.
Good so we are expecting you to be there

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 2:28 pm

Ill go highside again this year.... Loved it last year.... we need to be on the action side this year though..... rather than at the back fence...

Mel · Post by **Mel** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:40 pm

gigksrc wrote:Good so we are expecting you to be there

Oh, I'll be there

Just a matter of where... I'll start working on my friend to camp at the track... I think she'd rather stay at a caravan park

photomike666 · Post by **photomike666** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:47 pm

Wouldn't miss it for the world. Will probably be team Kombi in highside.

MrStompy · Post by **MrStompy** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:16 pm

Mel wrote:
gigksrc wrote:Good so we are expecting you to be there
Oh, I'll be there Just a matter of where... I'll start working on my friend to camp at the track... I think she'd rather stay at a caravan park

just leave it till its too late
then the c/van park will be booked out and she has to camp at the track