crossing Simpson end of month. looking for company/passengers

We didn't even know about the event at Birdsville, so that is something we would like to avoid as well!Dalhousie springs is somewhere we wanted to go anyway, so we would like to join your group there on August 1st. From Birdsville we will head down to Marree and then up to King's Canyon on main roads. It's a bit of a loop, but I feel a lot better crossing Simmo with others, so thanks.

Sorry Brian for not following up this sooner but it's been a hectic social weekend.
I understand your movements better now and your need to eventually still get to Darwin. That being the case the double trip around just for company on the simmo is a huge extra journey both in time and cost. I would suggest you continue with your original plan of leaveing from Birdsville, and in fact if you have never been to the Birdsville races stay and enjoy and leave straight after. It's an event you should experience at least once. I would think that if you utilized the notice board at the caravan park or pub you will find a few parties doing the simmo afterward. In fact our greatest fear is indeed how many vehicles we are going to meet comeing from Birdsville in the opposite direction to us. It can be a dangerous meeting. Even if you didn't team up with some people the simmo is not that frightening that you can't do it alone IF (and I do mean IF) you are properly prepared, vehicle, water, and fuel wise. Allow for at least a 30% increase in fuel useage and take extra water and food in case of mishap and you need to wait for help. If travelling alone in the isolated outback (not just this trip) I would also recommend a sat phone. If you don't want to buy one there are places that will hire them and it would be a worthwhile expenditure what ever you decide.

Thanks for letting us know about the races - our trip is already kind of planned with meeting people in Darwin. Hopefully we can avoid the crowds by going the other way and arriving a few days afterwards :)