Thommos - Eater weekend????

[xj]

Anyone keen for another little Jaunt up Thommos......???
What day suits???

[DieselBoy]

Jeeeeeeeesus, aren't you guys SICK of Thommo's????

Go up the wires for a CHANGE OF SCENARY

Go up to the Tairua river and camp the night, theres a shelter up there, a toilet, a gas BBQ and a picnic table. Its an easy gental drive in. Just take your own gas bottle.

Theres huge bogs to get stuck in and use your winch on if you head into the loop as far as you feel comfortable, and a leasurly yet entertaining trip into the other end of the loop.

There's also some ammature rock crawling to be had on the ABC rock.

[xj]

theres one member here who has lived years in tha waikato, and has never been up thommos and is keen to go. Another "Jeeper" who may still be here on easter weekend is laso keen to head up Thommos. And yet another bloke thats been part way up, that maybe wants to have another crack.

Sure, Thommos gets a bit tedious..... but for those who havent been up there much its all new and exciting.

[Sadam_Husain]

Shit it might be too easy for you guys at Easter

>>>> Thompsons closed for track maintenence thread here <<<<

[xj]

hell, might just take the neighbours mx5 fpr a spurt up there then!!!

Aside from the long sticky hill bit half way up, i dont see what else was required, hell, i reckon that ought to have been left as it was anyway......

Bugger

[mercutio]

i would be keen but i have plans for easter weekend which involve a 4x4 and an old turbo diesel engine

keep watching for more details

[tintin]

sounds good, im sure i can find $10 for gas

[LOWDWN]

sounds good, im sure i can find $10 for gas

wat the hell, ur shittin me!

lol

yea boys id be keen, rep the family wagon again, take some ppl that are keen to get dirty this time

unless the plans change count the pajero in

[TJ]

I could be interested, let me see how this weekend goes first.

[tintin]

live 3k from the gate

sounds good, im sure i can find $10 for gas

wat the hell, ur shittin me!

[yorick]

i would be keen but i have plans for easter weekend which involve a 4x4 and an old turbo diesel engine

keep watching for more details

This is true, but if'n I got it started and got a day or two ahead of things earlier in the week and we aimed for a Sunday Drive on Tommos, Gods willing we may even have her ready. Short block and trans can go in before the head goes on, which after all is the critical part. And if not, we just take the Paj and get a break in!

[yorick]

Jeeeeeeeesus, aren't you guys SICK of Thommo's????

Go up the wires for a CHANGE OF SCENARY

Go up to the Tairua river and camp the night, theres a shelter up there, a toilet, a gas BBQ and a picnic table. Its an easy gental drive in. Just take your own gas bottle.

Theres huge bogs to get stuck in and use your winch on if you head into the loop as far as you feel comfortable, and a leasurly yet entertaining trip into the other end of the loop.

There's also some ammature rock crawling to be had on the ABC rock.

So I take it you're leading trip up there Pete, I'd be a starter for that!

[TJ]

So I take it you're leading trip up there Pete, I'd be a starter for that!

Auckland guys are going to the Wires track on Sunday (16 March). Send a message to Peter Vahry, he is leading the trip. At this stage, I am planning on going there as well.

[xj]

well bugger, i got this little jaunt at Clevedon on Sat and am tied into a cricket game with customers on sunday.

[BrentC]

well bugger, i got this little jaunt at Clevedon on Sat and am tied into a cricket game with customers on sunday.

You coming on the First Alert trip Saturday afternoon?

[xj]

Yeah, bringing the wifes Wrangler up for a little play for the arvo. Im not allowed to drive her wagon, so a good little day out for her (last time i drove her wagon "just for 5 mins while you have a smoke dear" she got it back two weeks and $2500 later!!I have been forbidden)

[natedogg]

if i can get my hooks mounted this week i would be keen to tag along.

[LOWDWN]

if i can get my hooks mounted this week i would be keen to tag along.

get right into it man get them on

[LOWDWN]

the young ex-farmer thats working with us now made a big investment and got a safari the other day, hes amping to make the thomsons track a smoko story for tuesday

ill havta make sure he wont back down

[TJ]

Had a small hick-up over the weekend with the WoF man, should be sorted on Thursday. Pending no more dramas, I should be good to go.

[tintin]

track was finished last night, its very dry and like a main highway
message from guys doing is for everyone to help pack the track down by driving in a different place and to respect what the have done over the last four days

[yorick]

track was finished last night, its very dry and like a main highway

Oh bloody wonderful, next thing they'll be metalling it and expecting us to thank them! Lets pray for a seriously wet easter Saturday. Mind you, not a lot you can do in 4 days... did they just deal to the slip that everyone was talking about?

[tintin]

they been every where and a lot of metal has gone down

[wopass]

track was finished last night, its very dry and like a main highway
message from guys doing is for everyone to help pack the track down by driving in a different place and to respect what the have done over the last four days

did they do anything over the katikat side ? or just te aroha side ?

[xj]

WOP, TeAroha side is maintained by Matamata-Piako district council, theyre the dudes that have been doing the work. They dont touch Katikati side, not their turf. However, there was talk of BOP 4x4 moving in there (katikati side)and cleaning it up... how true that is though remains unknown, perhaps someone from the BOP 4x4 club can confirm or deny?

Guarantee that the TeAroha side will become a "shiney" track over time.

[wopass]

Guarantee that the TeAroha side will become a "shiney" track over time.

thats all good, kep the katikat side for the winching fun times

[RJ]

All set for Saturday.
Happy to have another crack at getting the mitsi up that muddy stretch. Athough by the sounds of the murmours it may not be as bad. Cant see how that could have put too much metal in there over such a short period of time, but hey the proof will be in the looking on the day.
Anyone meeting to go in convoy or all just meeting out there?

[xj]

Guarantee that the TeAroha side will become a "shiney" track over time.

thats all good, kep the katikat side for the winching fun times

If "they" (whoever that may be) leave it alone yeah. Can you see that getting "tidied" too though?

RJ, i guess we'll sort that on friday. nothing like sorting it out last minute.

Isnt it about time the lads and ladesses from Hamilton and the surrounding spots all got together for a night out?

[hitbiga]

id be keen to come, are there any other aucklanders out there that are making there way down??not 100% on how to get to tommos

[TJ]

I'll be coming down from Auckland. Don't mind going out in a convoy. Where do other Aucklanders want to meet? Perhaps the BP gas station before the Bombay hill (the one on the left with service area - just after Papakura). Or may be further down somewhere.

This is ofcourse assuming I get my act together with the WoF man on Thursday.