- yes I remember the dinghy

Finally updated "Baxter's Niva Story" on my site - there's a couple of off-road trips, a Niva stand at a car show, Lada Niva New Zealand's first meet & camp, a long holiday, a couple of cruises, and a gearbox failure... Full diary at: http://www.ladaniva.co.uk/baxter/baxtersniva.htm http://www ...

It's open to inderviduals - took the Lada through a few months ago - you need to give the NCC a refundable $100 bond for the key

Cheers all. Yep, I'm a big fan of keeping motorsport accessible with a daily driver option - I also compete in hillclimbs etc with daily drivers, often as unsuitable as the Niva was ( though my CRX was competitive for a standard car back in the day ). We had some random carby related power issues on ...

Some pics - www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.634240206706071

After my first crack at a 4x4 Trial - nothing broken (except possibly my hand). And only nearly rolled it once - and we scored heaps of points Avoided the rougher 2 or 3 hazards where there was a good chance of rolling, and was quickly nailed by a combination of my lack of practice, my tiny 27 ...

More info at www.facebook.com/events/427334030754593

Facebookers - Lada Niva New Zealand is group page for Kiwi Nivaesti to network, natter, and swap bits: www.facebook.com/groups/1411012652526111

Finally pulled finger and got a WOF. Now to fit the Detroit Locker and the 4.3s for some summer fun... Look out for me when I inevitably get suck ( because I've broken a delicate Lada axle or more likely because I haven't 4x4ed for several years ) around Chch over xmas and don't know any locals to ...

In typical Baxter fashion I've left it till the last minute, Detroit is being fitted to the low-ratio rear diff today, hopefully I'll have them all in the Niva by the end of the weekend...

Nah the Niva's totally stock other than a 2" lift (and hopefully the Detroit and low ratios y summer), but with decent tyres it can sometime embarrass much more $$$ machinery. But then with my crappy driving these days I'm quite capable of embarrassing the Niva Will flick you a PM if nelson's on the ...

Help repair the Damaged Boundary Hut, Mavora - http://www.facebook.com/events/315713188634810 I have spoken to Ken Bradley from DOC Te Anau and he is really happy with the idea. So now we just have to make it happen! Volunteer working bee, camping, 4WD trip to repair the Hut. Anyone with any skill ...

So all going to plan I'll have my low-ratio diffs and Detroit-Locker in before xmas.

Anyone want to play over summer around the Dunedin/Otago, Chch, and maybe Nelson areas?

"Vandals shoot up Mavora hut" m Some fuckwits smashed up the hut facilities during Labour Weekend, and now "DoC, which manages Mavora Lakes Park, is reviewing whether 4WD and vehicle access to the park will be allowed to continue." If anyone knows who the fuckwits are, please dob them in to the ...

Here's my shots: www.facebook.com/mark.baxter.otago/medi ... .644227323

Nothing special, but a crime not to share.

Cheers for that.

So um, where is the Landslip held. A quick search suggests Pukerau, north of Gore, any one got specific directions?

Damn, only just noticed this.

...and promptly broke my front diff after a minute offroad (I forgot to re-tighten it up after an engine swap a couple of years ago ) The good news is, only a few weeks beforehand I bought a couple of lower ratio diffs to go with my Detroit Locker. Hopefully I'll have these installed before summer

I'm not (only because my driveway is full of projects I'll never finish ), but it might help if you say where in the country it is if it's still for sale.

Champion. Cheers for that.

"MWC Round 3 - Dunedin - Ceder Creek" - http://www.4x4events.co.nz/node/413

Where the hell is Ceder Creek? Even Google doesn't know.

Nah, no Kurt Cobain playing a golden guitar to welcome you.

Certainly looked wet as; thankfully the weather stayed nice and dry during the day.

A good day out, but I didn't get any pics sorry - anyone else?

Too long - I don't think I've even been a passenger in a 4x4 since. And like my Niva, I've literally died and been reanimated in the meantime

...with a WOF for the first time since 2010!

Cheers

What are the seats out of as a matter of interest?

What time is kick off for spectators?

Let us know if the trim causes WOF issues; I'd love to do the same.