ORE Westcoast Easter 2017

[mike]

Who's keen? I'm definitely heading down. A few (or maybe just a couple) from the Kiwi 4x4 club are keen. Would be good to catch up and do some tracks with some of the old ORE crew.

Tracks I'm thinking we could do
Tailings again (love this track)
Maybe chasm although will depend on the track conditions and trucks keen.
Tunnels again, just for the shear coolness of that area.

Touristy stuff,
Denniston, Cave creek ( A must walk ), pan cake rocks. Gold mining history in numerous places. Really worth the stop and reading all about it (lyell - the old ghost road start)

Stay in westport motorcamp,
Somewhere around Reefton

I'm aiming at a nice relaxed trip, good lunch spots, not breaking trucks, good team work (so as not to break the trucks) and not too long a days, ie back to have dinner and drinks.

[catalystracing]

Im keen mike, what kind of truck setup are you thinking of and how many days approx.?

Paul.

[mike]

To do tailings you would ultimately want a winch, otherwise a very capable truck without and to buddy up to a truck that has one. Definitely mud tyres and don't mind a few new racing stripes. (not panel damage, just pin stripes). It is an epic track. Min 32's or pretty high dif clearance.

The other tracks are pretty mild (usually) except chasm, which is usually for tough trucks. Although my surf has done it twice without damage but that was quite a long time ago.

Sat/Sun would be main tracks. With Friday and Monday travel/shiny tracks.

I'll probably stay down a few days extra either side and have an extended easter this time.

[mercutio]

9 months away is that enough time to get the G up and running going by recent progress not likely lol

[DieselBoy]

.......definitely interested, it's been a while since we had a decent ORE gathering, and that's the best part of the country to do it in

[Smurf]

Definitely keen.
Could be an option to hire the Westport Scout Hall and have our own venue for a weekend?

[mike]

Definitely keen.
Could be an option to hire the Westport Scout Hall and have our own venue for a weekend?

Yeah that sounds cool. Do they have showers and toilets? If not that westport camp ground is pretty cool, it has quite a cool hangout area. But having our own base would also be really cool as we have a guy coming with a caravan.

[mike]

.......definitely interested, it's been a while since we had a decent ORE gathering, and that's the best part of the country to do it in

Ha wicked! would be cool to see Betsie in the flesh

[Smurf]

Definitely keen.
Could be an option to hire the Westport Scout Hall and have our own venue for a weekend?

Yeah that sounds cool. Do they have showers and toilets? If not that westport camp ground is pretty cool, it has quite a cool hangout area. But having our own base would also be really cool as we have a guy coming with a caravan.

I'll get back to ya once I talk to the guy. We use scout halls a bit as they are cheap. Greymouth one costs $80 a night, has wetback to the showers.

[nzhunter]

Put my name down please, was planning on a 3 week South Island tour around then anyway.

Anything I can help with shout out.

Cheers, Dan

[wjw]

I shall talk to the boss would be bringing at least two kids...

[Jerry]

Added it as an Event on the ORE FB page as well
https://www.facebook.com/events/1064742200259102/

[mike]

I shall talk to the boss would be bringing at least two kids...

I thought you had 4 kids bill, did you sell two into the circus?

[hosehustler]

I intend to be there

[coxsy]

passed it by the Mrs , said yes so we,re in

[mike]

I intend to be there

very very cool

[mike]

passed it by the Mrs , said yes so we,re in

Directions from Bombays to westport, Roads are sealed as well

https://www.google.co.nz/maps/dir/Bomba ... 41.7545216

[wjw]

I shall talk to the boss would be bringing at least two kids...

I thought you had 4 kids bill, did you sell two into the circus?

I do but 4 is too many to take with me

[tallsam66]

Sounds like fun ... ill know for sure closer to the time.
For Tailings winches and chainsaws are now essential ... over last Cpl of years has been a lot of windfall and scouring of the track with rain.

[coxsy]

passed it by the Mrs , said yes so we,re in

Directions from Bombays to westport, Roads are sealed as well

https://www.google.co.nz/maps/dir/Bomba ... 41.7545216

cheek driven south a few times the big wet bit in the middle is the only problem

[KIWI_TERRANO]

Jerry invited me on facebook, indont know who giving him his passport but i think we can let him down!

Il be there if i have a truck thats mildly kitted out by then!

[Jerry]

Found some pics from 2010 trip

[NJV6]

Sounds like fun ... ill know for sure closer to the time.
For Tailings winches and chainsaws are now essential ... over last Cpl of years has been a lot of windfall and scouring of the track with rain.

Don't forget your Health n safety plan, have you contacted the town planner?

[Taz]

Would a motorcycle or two be welcome?

[wjw]

Wife has said yes, depending on costs....

FYI, NZ4WDA look to be running a trip on the Westcoast over easter,

"A circuit of the Paparoa Range with scenic & tuff route options"

As my mum is here and hopefully she will be funding this, I'll have to ask her what she wants to do....

[mike]

There are usually a few club trips in the area over easter. As long as they don't hold us up there won't be too many fisticuff incidents.

As for bikes, I'm not sure, I guess so. The only thing I would be hesitant about is that we would be slower than you guys and recovery if they break? could be fun though watching you go through water holes and rivers

[Taz]

There are only so many times Jed will want to come for a night time dip with me and my bike so I'd be picky with the rivers

We'll see. Might even be better to just come for a beer and a catch up with a few faces.

[JR]

There are only so many times Jed will want to come for a night time dip with me and my bike so I'd be picky with the rivers

We'll see. Might even be better to just come for a beer and a catch up with a few faces.

I'll be coming if I can, always more than happy to drag you out of a river Taz. Maybe I'll just get the yz and come for a hoon on the bikes mate!

Been a bit of track work lately so no doubt some fun new parts to explore

[Jafa]

Yup I'm in Assuming we can cater for trailer queens. I've stayed at the Reefton motocamp in the past, great spot for a base of operations for that area. Good pub nearby too

[nuts]

taillings looks way different now lol ......