Reefton Challenge October 09

[gards]

Gidday Al, Mike from the club has put his name foward to be our club spare if we need one.

cheers kerry

[toysuzi]

ok Al, will have to get a team from the mighty Suzuki club,

not sure about mighty
the Suzuki club in 06 did not do very well

[QUADRACER]

men who live in the past
have a dark future.
we go forward not backwards

[Bulletproof]

ok Al, will have to get a team from the mighty Suzuki club,

not sure about mighty
the Suzuki club in 06 did not do very well

Hi James
I believe you because you have a modified Suz yourself and you know how they go.

What you need is a modified Hilux and then you will be able to keep up to Scotty.

Don't take me too serious James, couldn't help my self

I took a group up Cooze hill at easter and only 2 of us made it up. I was on my 35 simex and dragged the diffs all the way from the corner half way up the hill to the next corner so will be interested to see if anyone drives it in the challenge.

Out of the 3 Nissan Safari's with us not one made it . One stuffed a winch and another broke a cable and the other couldn't get traction from the creek at the bottom of the hill.

Cheers Richard

[toysuzi]

its more hilux now with a light body

[toysuzi]

talking to sav and its full
18 teams confirmed

if you missed out talk to sav if you want to marshal

tyre size
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=15480

[albundy]

Does anyone know or can point me in the direction of what rules this event will comply with? I know the tyre size rule, but what about helmets? I assume that fire extingusher and first aid kit will be compulsory as they are for club trips. What about definitions of a live rope/wire when it comes to recovery. Want to nail these rules down for other team members benefit. Not to long to go know.
Al

[toysuzi]

helmets? no

fire extingusher and first aid kit yes

What about definitions of a live rope/wire when it comes to recovery.
i will find out but probable as long as it is safe (eg practical thinking)

[stainless]

[quote="albundy"]Does anyone know

hey al
do we know if jim is in or out yet?? tried to call you last night..
would be good to try to fit in a practise drive some time even if it was just up the hill...
iv got a bit of work to do on the lux, broke a rancho at johns farm on sat and still need to put the new arb in the front..
give me a call some time
360 3564 after 5

steve

[albundy]

Not sure about Ji9m just yet Steve, think he will know for certain next week sometime. My cellphone is missing hence why I didn't answer. have a trip to westcoast this weekend if you are interested.
Al

[stainless]

Iam all booked up this weekend, I would like to do that trip but sometimes i have to listen to her.. keep me posted..

steve

[albundy]

One week to go
Just looked at the weather forecast for the next week, looks like there will be plenty of mud around for the event , may even rain that weekend
Al

[stainless]

ummm its gona be fun, man that clay and rock is super slik when its wet over there....
gona be lots of winching!!!! but thats why we are going aint it dingo...

[Bulletproof]

ummm its gona be fun, man that clay and rock is super slik when its wet over there....
gona be lots of winching!!!! but thats why we are going aint it dingo...

I like that "DINGO"

Cheers richard

[stainless]

Yeah anyone who has met Al would probably get that!

[PigFmr]

LOL i would of said roothy from australian 4wd action,but al has had shave now ,

[albundy]

Weather has improved considerably with the outlook getting better all the time. Team's ready. Bring it on.
Al

[toysuzi]

sav is down there already getting tracks set up ect
so far not much rain at all and is very dry

[albundy]

What times kickoff, heard it's early? Suppose there will be briefing friday night saturday morning?

[toysuzi]

What times kickoff, heard it's early? Suppose there will be briefing friday night saturday morning?

should not be to early with sav running it
not sure about briefing

[1lurch]

I would have thought that all the entrants and marshalls would have been told when they are needed for scruiteneering and the likes ?

We are heading down in the morning , but I have been passing (truck driver) marshalls heading down all afternoon today.

As far as I know , scruiteneering is at 5 ...... and a couple of 'quiets' are at 5:15


AL

[Bulletproof]

also do not forget to get monday off
to do the Bulletproof Chasm Track

This might be interesting today. Just had a look at the Grey River flow and as I write is 2000mm at Waipuna. Crossing at 2100 is the upper limit.

It is falling though

Cheers Richard

[albundy]

Awesome weekend. Thanks to the Guys that ran it and especially the Marshalls. At least some of us competitors had warm vehicles to get into every now and again, those Marshalls had nothing. It poured it's heart out at times on saturday, they got snow ontop of Garvies mine course, blokes reckon the mud was so cold. Sunday turned out to be an awesome day for sunshine.
Broke a hub on Saw pit rd/wankel hill, and crushed a passengers door in on the "kiss me rock" in the deadman's course in the mine. Lot's of winching, but then that's what it's about.
If you ever get a chance to ever do one of these, do it. It is really worth the buzz.
Al

[hosehustler]

had a ball myself, was a laugh a minute running the ropes for Al, the body sure got a workout over the weekend sounds as if it may unfortunately be the last one

[swampa]

thats what they said when i did it about 3 year ago

[surf10]

Us guys from invercargill had a blast up there, first time any of us had ever been 4x4ing up that end of the country, awsum tracks awsum people, pitty about the run bearing in our $600 hilux

[surf10]

any one get some good photos?

[David_S]

Didn't have time to get many pics. Too cold and too much water in truck after this river crossing, but at least the seats in my old P40 MQ were dry after this crossing (yes we made it) unlike Trev and Grant who had to sit on wet seats for the rest of the weekend, and probably icy ones after the frost on Sat night.

Here's some of Trev Jamie's FJ40 which came to a stop in the middle of the Inangahua - suspected leak in his air intake somewhere. The water was cold and fast.

[NJV6]

Yes, thanks Sav and all the others involved in organising this, the marshalls and of course the landowners for the bits on private land.
It was my 1st time at Reefton and I'm sure we will be back. Next time with more alternator parts!

Saturdays weather was atrotious but Sundays was perfect, with a nice layer of snow on the higher stages. The 1st stage on day two the 4Y ran a bearing or something by the sounds of it, but it still drove on the trailer at the end of the day. Even the marshalls believed it was a Diesel rather than the petrol due to the combination of smoke and rattle!

Got home 1:30 this morning, was quite the drive.

[swampa]

so well worth the trip??? when you heading back up there? gonna wait till the new rig is ready or before then?