Thommos - Eater weekend????

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what day suits?

Poll ended at Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:17 pm

Friday 21st
1
10%
Saturday 22nd
9
90%
Sunday (lord forbid!!) 23rd
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Monday 24th
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yea meeting at the BP just past papakura sounds good :lol:
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hitbiga wrote:yea meeting at the BP just past papakura sounds good :lol:


Lets wait for Hamiltonians to figure out when they want to reach the track, and we'll work out our probable meeting time based on that. Any other Aucklander keen on coming along?
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Us Southern Waikato types will meet everyone at the Old TeAroha Road intersection. What time are we gonna land there.
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how does 9 sound? Im assuming saturday sticks at this juncture... according to the poll anyway
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hmm got things to do on the g
my 4wd is not a truck

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xj wrote:how does 9 sound? Im assuming saturday sticks at this juncture... according to the poll anyway


Nine at the intersection or nine for leaving comfy Hamilton???

mercutio wrote:hmm got things to do on the g


Might be good time to test some things as well. Track sounds easier than ever.
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TJ wrote:
mercutio wrote:hmm got things to do on the g


Might be good time to test some things as well. Track sounds easier than ever.

got to fix things before i can test them :(
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xj wrote:how does 9 sound? Im assuming saturday sticks at this juncture... according to the poll anyway

Nine at the junction sounds good to me.
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Nine at the junction is fine. Now we need to figure out a time to leave Auckland (haven't had coffee yet, can't think straight).
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what junction?

Im talking 9am, inside the first gate, on the grass, to the right, beside the stump, before the creek
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any room for a newb?

Would like to take the surf out, I aint taken er out in a wile aye, Any from this side going up??, i aint know where to go or have my restircted...
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So where is the exact meeting point at the track gents (and ladies, if any).
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xj wrote:what junction?

Im talking 9am, inside the first gate, on the grass, to the right, beside the stump, before the creek


Well I didn't know where the Stump beside the Grass to the right of inside the gate but before the creek was, But it sounds pretty damn fine to me! :D
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TJ wrote:
So where is the exact meeting point at the track gents (and ladies, if any).


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About there from what XJ was saying.... Hmm shoulda put an X perhaps. :mrgreen:
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yorick wrote:About there from what XJ was saying.... Hmm shoulda put an X perhaps. :mrgreen:


Here you go Jase, arrow marks the spot for 0900 hours meeting point on Saturday.
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yorick, half a gnats teste to the right and youve got it, take the branch to the right.... below the dingleberry.....
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so what time should us aucklanders leave the big smoke, 7:30 8am??
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Tell ya what, for those that are keen, bring a spade/shovel........ i have a plannnnnnnn
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hitbiga wrote:so what time should us aucklanders leave the big smoke, 7:30 8am??



136km from Manukau - 7.30am through at latest ??


1. SouthernMwy 0 m 0:00:00 S36.99230 E174.88802
2. Get on Southern Mwy and drive south 0 m 0 m
3. Exit left onto ramp onto State Hwy 29.5 km
4. Turn left onto Cross Rd 67.1 km 37.7 km
5. Turn left onto Wilson Rd 94.6 km 27.4 km
6. Turn right onto Te Aroha Rd 102 km 7.5 km 9
7. Turn left onto Waiorongomai Rd 127 km 24.9 km
8. Turn right onto Te Aroha-Gordon Rd 127 km 15 m
9. Turn left onto Thompsons Rd 134 km 7.1 km
10. Turn right onto Thompsons Tr 135 km 1.2 km
11. 11ThompsonsTr 135 km
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Cant convince you to come down too brent?
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xj wrote:Cant convince you to come down too brent?



Not going to Wires now - so may chuck the simex's on and come for a drive if i get my chores done on friday - no promises though - have a very looooooong list :shock: :lol:
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BrentC wrote:
xj wrote:Cant convince you to come down too brent?



Not going to Wires now - so may chuck the simex's on and come for a drive if i get my chores done on friday - no promises though - have a very looooooong list :shock: :lol:


why would you need the simexs? Loop road???? 2nd play area up to the Plateau???? Hmmmm
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xj wrote:
BrentC wrote:
xj wrote:Cant convince you to come down too brent?



Not going to Wires now - so may chuck the simex's on and come for a drive if i get my chores done on friday - no promises though - have a very looooooong list :shock: :lol:


why would you need the simexs? Loop road???? 2nd play area up to the Plateau???? Hmmmm



coz those dead Hankooks are crap and I ain't ever again going to be pulled up a not so slippery slope by a jeep :lol:
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will be waiting at first gate at 9am see you there
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my easter 4x4 plan died, will join you guys , will see you when i get down there
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(right guys........... shhhhhhhhhhhhhh............ dont tell coxy, We'll now meet at 8.... shhhhhhhh)

Brent.. seeing as how you bought it up, it was a CHICK in a JEEP that pulled you up the hill..... remember????? I wasnt going to mention it at all.

Has anyone invited Jerry to be our onsite tow hook inspector? After all, noone will be allowed to come if they dont have rated tow hooks.... [tui ad]

We're looking like we'll have to head up in two groups anyway, or perhaps split at the play areas...
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if you think this old man is getting up a sparrows fart to get there by 9 its not going to happen :D :D
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BrentC wrote:136km from Manukau - 7.30am through at latest ??


I would say even then it would be touch and go for 0900 at the track. Some of the roads are less than 100 km/hour speeed area. I don't mind meeting up at the BP gas station by the Southern Motorway around 0715 hours. If we get to the track early, we can have an early start back home in the evening (or more fun time).
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xj wrote:Brent.. seeing as how you bought it up, it was a CHICK in a JEEP that pulled you up the hill..... remember????? I wasnt going to mention it at all.



I was going add that the jeeps passenger sat down to pee - but I didn't want anyone to think that is wasn't your wife driving 8) :D
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TJ wrote:
BrentC wrote:136km from Manukau - 7.30am through at latest ??


I would say even then it would be touch and go for 0900 at the track. Some of the roads are less than 100 km/hour speeed area. I don't mind meeting up at the BP gas station by the Southern Motorway around 0715 hours. If we get to the track early, we can have an early start back home in the evening (or more fun time).



it should only take you guys an hour at the most from bombay bp
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