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Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby dutchy » Fri Sep 06, 2013 5:22 pm

Hi all,
Seems to be a few topics from people giving late notice.

Thought i'd start a topic as i head around there basically every weekend (sometimes for a play and if conditions are good a freedive)

flick me a text if you are keen (or post up here but may miss it) will post up some footage aswell if there is something worth mentioning.

Will be meeting a couple trucks at 11 tomorrow (7/9/13) if anyone else wants to join.

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Re: Red Rocks

Postby dutchy » Sat Sep 07, 2013 6:09 pm

good wee trip today. hit the bog holes and the gate at the cable.
bit of footage

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at the cable gate


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S3otv6mR-A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb73xGafb5w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma87NJPOFVY
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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby nztimr33 » Tue Sep 10, 2013 9:11 pm

good trip :D Would be good to see some more trucks come and join in , Cheers.

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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby dutchy » Thu Sep 12, 2013 7:26 pm

Any one keen for this saterday? along with the usual suspects. Plenty of recovery capability and gear if it is needed. Tide dependent on how far around we go (as always)
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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby dutchy » Fri Sep 13, 2013 7:54 pm

looks like high tide at lunch so most likely just work instead. unless some else is keen.

a pic from a trip been for good measure.

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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby dutchy » Sun Sep 29, 2013 7:24 pm

me and nztimr33 went around sat been.
spearing season has started. any others out there?
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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby Colinl » Mon Oct 14, 2013 1:08 pm

tracks washed out just past the first lot of batches.
pulled out a surf stuck on his rear diff while going through there.
still passable on the old track if your trucks not super wide.

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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby mumbls » Mon Oct 14, 2013 3:50 pm

dutchy wrote:me and nztimr33 went around sat been.
spearing season has started. any others out there?


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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby parriehunter » Mon Oct 14, 2013 3:56 pm

Colinl wrote:tracks washed out just past the first lot of batches.
pulled out a surf stuck on his rear diff while going through there.
still passable on the old track if your trucks not super wide.


Was there on Saturday no issues in the standard Jimny :)

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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby Big » Mon Oct 14, 2013 4:33 pm

:mrgreen:

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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby dutchy » Mon Oct 14, 2013 7:24 pm

yeah is a touch narrow but the hilux had plenty of room and followed a disco that made it with a lot of room to spare. wellington drivers will need to learn the size of there trucks.... pulled a guy out of that spot a couple weeks ago aswell
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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby Colinl » Mon Oct 14, 2013 8:39 pm

nothing like learning the size of your truck like taking it through slippery forest! (branches & bog hole like to attack LWB utes in there :evil: )

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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby sublimenz » Mon Oct 21, 2013 9:05 pm

What is the best way to get to red rocks? Have never been into that area at all, looks like a nice day trip to take wifey on.

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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby Cameron » Mon Oct 21, 2013 9:29 pm

head to Brooklyn, straight through the shops, down ohiro/happy valley road to the coast(owhiro bay), turn right. follow your nose.

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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby Colinl » Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:31 am

tracks been fixed fyi, easier than ever before to get to devils gate, same old past there.

Went out to Long beach for fish then to lighthouse and back,

Seen a big dirty green hilux parked up airing down in the carpark out there though! :wink:

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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby sublimenz » Tue Oct 22, 2013 11:39 am

Cameron wrote:head to Brooklyn, straight through the shops, down ohiro/happy valley road to the coast(owhiro bay), turn right. follow your nose.



Greats thanks for that info. we may head that way the next fine weekend.

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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby dutchy » Tue Oct 22, 2013 2:56 pm

Colinl wrote:Seen a big dirty green hilux parked up airing down in the carpark out there though! :wink:


That would be Tim :lol:



let us know next time. we go nearly every weekend if you want to come along
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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby dutchy » Tue Oct 22, 2013 3:05 pm

also had to save this guy from the surf :shock: notice the tide line in the sand

nothing quite like draging diffs through the sand that cant be dug out as the swell puts it all back

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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby Colinl » Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:55 pm

How far around do you head? Only ever been to tongue point (light house) heard cave bay can get fuggin soft and need a setup like the ah wong 13" wide tyres to get past?

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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby dutchy » Wed Oct 23, 2013 5:46 am

dont normally bother with cave bay. normally go to the bog holes.

its soft yeah but thats not what im worried about generally.
I got 12.5 tyres but tim has simex with no probs either but we air down to 10-12psi.
Im more worried about how tidal it is and how easy it is to get be stuck there (unless you like to drive through the salt water like the blue mu)
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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby Colinl » Wed Oct 23, 2013 6:39 am

sounds good, I've got tims # will give him a txt when Im out next.

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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby nztimr33 » Wed Oct 23, 2013 12:43 pm

Wasn't me officer :mrgreen:

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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby Colinl » Wed Nov 06, 2013 7:09 am

Went out last night,
Right at the entrance almost there is a big debris pile from the stream that has flowed across the road.

Which means most cars & soft roaders might have ground clearance issues going over.
Not that people take those kind of cars out there:wink:
Otherwise a perfect evening for a fish & fireworks.

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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby dutchy » Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:30 pm

Colinl wrote:Went out last night,
Right at the entrance almost there is a big debris pile from the stream that has flowed across the road.

Which means most cars & soft roaders might have ground clearance issues going over.
Not that people take those kind of cars out there:wink:
Otherwise a perfect evening for a fish & fireworks.



would that mean it would be worse at karori stream? or did you not go that far around?
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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby skid » Wed Nov 06, 2013 5:39 pm

exit carpark and cross the little stream and then the next 100m is very soft at the moment

sat and watched and laughed at the recovery of a 2wd ute the other weekend

nothing further round was as soft as that, unless you were too close to the water :wink:
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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby Colinl » Thu Nov 07, 2013 6:35 am

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Colinl wrote:Went out last night,
Right at the entrance almost there is a big debris pile from the stream that has flowed across the road.

Which means most cars & soft roaders might have ground clearance issues going over.
Not that people take those kind of cars out there:wink:
Otherwise a perfect evening for a fish & fireworks.



would that mean it would be worse at karori stream? or did you not go that far around?


Sorry just reread and i meant to say the first hump after you cross the stream at the start. (Must be a water catchment further up that burst after all the rain) & brought all the shitty shingle down onto the track.

I went to the stream on the tuesday and it was reasonably soft after the frying pan. (Massive wire rope fence).

I found he first 100m the most fun. Bury boot and hang on for the ride!

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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby dutchy » Thu Nov 07, 2013 9:27 pm

skid wrote:exit carpark and cross the little stream and then the next 100m is very soft at the moment

sat and watched and laughed at the recovery of a 2wd ute the other weekend

nothing further round was as soft as that, unless you were too close to the water :wink:


surprisingly iv had to tow a 4x4 out of that area aswell. always a good laugh for a few min before i feel the need to help.
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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby peanut.901 » Fri Nov 08, 2013 7:35 am

my family owns a batch round past cave bay through the locked gate at the very end went for a drive on the weekend was very soft in some paces leading to cave bay heading towards devils gate had to stop there as the tide was in..

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Postby dutchy » Sat Nov 09, 2013 5:33 pm

peanut.901 wrote:my family owns a batch round past cave bay through the locked gate at the very end went for a drive on the weekend was very soft in some paces leading to cave bay heading towards devils gate had to stop there as the tide was in..


Are you by the power station? went for a drive about 4 this afternoon to test the work on the cooling system VERY soft in Windy bay. was bogging with 33x12.5 on 10psi. 1st time that has happened for me and i go around there nearly every weekend :shock:

saw a few people being towed out aswell. :roll:
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Re: Red Rocks, Wellington

Postby peanut.901 » Mon Nov 11, 2013 8:19 pm

yep the bach just around the corner from the power station

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