Dirty Weekend - Queens Birthday - Rallywoods Wgtn

Cloggy_NZ · Post by **Cloggy_NZ** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 1:34 pm

Planning a long weekend off-roading at Rallywoods here in Wellington.
Being a long weekend and still about 2 months away there is no excuse for some of you Northern folk ( or Southeners willing to cross the ditch) to not come and join us.
Camping permitted on site or spend the night in the hut. The hut is accessible by two wheel drive vehicles towing trailers. Secure parking for trailers etc. (it is a private property) Current charges are $10 per vehicle per day and $5.00 per person to stay the night ($10.00 family with 2 kids)
Still giving the format some thought, i.e. wether to cater for different levels of difficulty ("insane" and "sheer lunacy" :lol:

)
Suggestions most welcome.

lilpigzuk · Post by **lilpigzuk** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:51 pm

Well Ive booked the friday and tuesday off work, the wife said "Maybe" :mrgreen:

so pencil me and one other for the hut please... All assuming LP is in one piece etc......

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:46 pm

Booked the time off. Missus got refused the time off so she's gonna quit her job :lol:

(4x4 comes first in our family)

Prolly stay in tent or in the back of the Safari

Now, gotta get this zook sorted..................

I'm sure we can drag Wopass down........... :twisted:

Cloggy_NZ · Post by **Cloggy_NZ** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:03 pm

DieselBoy wrote:Booked the time off. Missus got refused the time off so she's gonna quit her job (4x4 comes first in our family)

Now that is dedication to the cause. :thumright:

DieselBoy wrote:I'm sure we can drag Wopass down...........

I would think so! Would love to see that truck of his in action.
Hear that Wopass? "No" is not an option

mroffroader · Post by **mroffroader** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:17 pm

I will be there hopefully with strong diffs

Cloggy_NZ · Post by **Cloggy_NZ** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:26 pm

For the out of towners who don't know where Rallywoods is and who have Google Earth installed on their computers.
Download this file:
http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/~cloggy/Green_Hut.kmz
Unzip to location of choice, double click the unzipped file (probably called doc.kml) and Google Earth will open taking you direct to the Green Hut in Rallywoods.
Then you can see where in relation to Wellington, Upper and Lower Hutt and Porirua, Rallywoods is located.

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:06 pm

I'll be there with the Rugger....

Cloggy, can you have a think about the trip requirements, ie meeting points, safety requirements, drivers briefing etc, start and finish times etc and do up a little trip sheet thingy, we will need one for the next newsletter.

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:12 pm

Jerry wrote:I'll be there with the Rugger....

Cloggy, can you have a think about the trip requirements, ie meeting points, safety requirements, drivers briefing etc, start and finish times etc and do up a little trip sheet thingy, we will need one for the next newsletter.

This is NOT an association trip jerry

Cloggy_NZ · Post by **Cloggy_NZ** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:12 pm

No worries, but you are talking about the CCVC newsletter right?

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:17 pm

No the ORE one, We still want a "tripsheet" anyway listing the trip leader(s) and other info even though its a non assn trip.

redzuki · Post by **redzuki** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:39 pm

Il probibly be there , hopefully it nice and wet

so we don't have to go hunting for mud.

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:44 pm

Cloggy_NZ wrote:
DieselBoy wrote:Booked the time off. Missus got refused the time off so she's gonna quit her job (4x4 comes first in our family)

Now that is dedication to the cause. :thumright:

DieselBoy wrote:I'm sure we can drag Wopass down...........

I would think so! Would love to see that truck of his in action.
Hear that Wopass? "No" is not an option

you do know its just a standard 40 with big wheels and a very old standard 4.2 eh ? its nothing amazing,just a 40.....

ill work on it and see if i can manage to squeeze it into my busy schedule...hang on...im selling my bike :shock:

so no motor cross to worry bout !

should be there !

have a few little jobs i would like to get done on it before i do any big trips,things that would cause problems if they broke(custom tie rods steering links,etc not available from repco....)

but yea pencil me in :wink:

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:49 pm

i may make it (if i have a truck by then?) or if
anybody needs a co driver??? :wink:

brianr70 · Post by **brianr70** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:05 pm

for the more technically challenged who can't open the zip file :shock:

can you indicate the rallywoods location in relation to Hutt Valley :?:

could be interested in coming down

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:11 pm

brianr70 wrote:for the more technically challenged who can't open the zip file can you indicate the rallywoods location in relation to Hutt Valley

could be interested in coming down

You open it with google earth :wink:

Rallywoods is between Porirua and the hutt valley, it borderlines the akatarawas

mroffroader · Post by **mroffroader** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:12 pm

brianr70 wrote:for the more technically challenged who can't open the zip file can you indicate the rallywoods location in relation to Hutt Valley

could be interested in coming down

if your in the hutt valley you go over the haywards hill and its just off that main road (you will see a whole lot of trucks on a corner)

Cloggy_NZ · Post by **Cloggy_NZ** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:19 pm

brianr70 wrote:for the more technically challenged who can't open the zip file can you indicate the rallywoods location in relation to Hutt Valley

could be interested in coming down

No worries

Green Hut is the central meeting place, accomodation etc.

brianr70 · Post by **brianr70** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:19 pm

Moonshine Road? or Judgeford golf course?? am I close???

Cloggy_NZ · Post by **Cloggy_NZ** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:22 pm

brianr70 wrote:Moonshine Road? or Judgeford golf course?? am I close???

Right on the button with Moonshine Road where it intersects with Haywards Hill Road/SH58
Then down Bulls Run Road which more or less ends at Rallywoods.

Mattman · Post by **Mattman** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:26 pm

Would be good if there was a couple of different driving options.

Sounds like a good trip, are there cooking facilities out there?

Matt.

Cloggy_NZ · Post by **Cloggy_NZ** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:02 am

Yes, I at the moment I am thinking of having maps available for handout which will show the general property layout with all the main tracks and hazards marked. Could then grade the hazards easy or hard so you don't end up driving a shiny (well it might have been the day before you came to Rallywoods) vehicle down a narrow track only to be confronted by a metre deep mudbog for which your gonna need 37" tyres and then have to try and turn around whilst a rally truck is parked up your back bumper.
Depending on the turn-out on the day we could possibly split the vehicles into smallish groups of similar capabilities to make negotiating the terrain easier. The emphasis will be on having fun.

Cooking facilities are very basic. Best to bring your own cooker. Across from the hut there is a barn like structure but with open sides, In the centre of this there a large open fireplace with about 4 very basic cooktops (steel plate above the fire). Probably better used for keeping warm, sitting around the fire and telling bullshit stories than cooking.
The hut itself has a generator, phone, stereo (last time I looked), piano, basic kitchen etc. Nothing flash, most of it could do with some TLC.
Somebody must have some photos, otherwise I'll take some so you guys know what you are in for.

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:09 am

Mattman wrote:Would be good if there was a couple of different driving options.

Sounds like a good trip, are there cooking facilities out there?

Matt.

Don't you carry a gas stove in ya truck?? Or is it just a Nissan Owner thing :lol:

Made a list of jobs to do before the trip:

Get wheels and tyres
Make and fit exhaust system
Make and fit deck
Make and fit cooling system
Make and fit air cleaner system
Fit disc brakes
Make engine run properly
Fit seats
Build and fit roll cage
Fit harnesses
Fit tow hooks
Fit lights
Find and fit shocks
Test and fix small (very optomistic) problems

Wopass wrote:have a few little jobs i would like to get done on it before i do any big trips,things that would cause problems if they broke(custom tie rods steering links,etc not available from repco....)

but yea pencil me in

Pffffffft

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:24 pm

DieselBoy wrote:
Wopass wrote:have a few little jobs i would like to get done on it before i do any big trips,things that would cause problems if they broke(custom tie rods steering links,etc not available from repco....)

but yea pencil me in

Pffffffft

yea but you have a spare vehicle to drive if you break the LJ :!:

lilpigzuk · Post by **lilpigzuk** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:25 pm

Not me dude, wouldnt take the ole work disco round those tracks....

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:23 pm

so is this still happening ? just in case i have the missile up and running by then ?

still keen to come down and play

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:24 pm

Its booked (according to teh website, by cloggy), so it better still be happenin.

Bubba · Post by **Bubba** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:46 pm

yeah I think I will be in. As long as I get a few things out of the way first.

1. buy new truck! Semi shinny
2. A frame the Zuk
3. New tires for the Zuk
4. New starter motor for the Zuk (maybe just fit a lawn mower start pull :wink:

)

Cloggy_NZ · Post by **Cloggy_NZ** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:52 pm

Sure is still happening. About 6 weeks or so away isn't it.

lilpigzuk · Post by **lilpigzuk** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:55 pm

Cloggy_NZ wrote:Sure is still happening. About 6 weeks or so away isn't it.

If anyone has any bits needing bringing down about then let me know. Will have a little bit of room between the Disco, zuk and trailer....

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:36 pm

Hmmmm 6 weeks.....thats good timing.......good Prado test :twisted: