THOMPSONS TRACK

[wopass]

OK .
short notice for this but too bad

heading over to have a play up thompsons on saturday 21 may, Te-aroha side. Just a bit of a play up in the mud,nothing toooo serious. i havent been up there for ages so am unsure of the track condition but my dad took his dog for a walk up there a few days ago and said he would have taken his VX cruiser up if he had better tyres,so.... i would assume that the track is capable by shinys with decent tyres on the main track to the summit.

will look at meeting at the te-aroha caltex at about.....9-10'ish sat morning and go from there.

if interested in comming, post here or give me a Buzz 027 270 5895 to sort out who has spare seats up for grabs etc....

[DJ]

hi
count me in. possible a couple more but give me a time at the car park at the start of Thompsons as we have to travel pass to meet at Te Aroha then travel back ???? huh!! Have a spare seat for anyone who wants to learn the finer details of winching thru mud must also be able to fix water soaked motors, make lunches, shout beers, pay for petrol and look like Pam Anderson with the same morals.
see ya in a home movie DJ
ps did I mention white tee shirt no bra???

[wopass]

yea fair enough mate, say thomps road end at about ..... 10 - 10.30am or there abouts.

as for the passenger your trying to get, if you get one ill chip in a dollar maybe $2 if its a good one.

[DJ]

Hi I hope it cant rain too much more I went pass the turn off to Thompsons yesterday and the stream is flooded and in the hills? there is a new? waterfall. Maybe a longer snorkel
cheers DJ

[wopass]

flooded !

choice !

what snorkel

gonna be a good day i can see it already

have a friend of mine comming as my passenger, SHE wont wear a white T shirt damit, even after i told her bra was not necesary at all..... lol.

[DJ]

flooded

COOL they have had 160 mm of rain and are expecting a further 120
seen a guy with robes looking for pairs? of animals mumbling something about boats 60 cubiks by 40 somethings ........................

have a friend of mine comming as my passenger, SHE wont wear a white T shirt damit, even after i told her bra was not necesary at all.....

ask if she has a friend ...my $2 is in the mail. ( or is that male) cheers DJ

[wopass]

yea i thought i saw that guy walking round at carters building supplies yesterday muttering something about new boat designs.....

so its gonna be muddy,, mores the better i say

nearly new 9mm rope on the winch,,80mtrs of it with room for more so ive got a good reach might need it for the bikes when they get bogged hehhehehe

[wopass]

where are all the aucklanders??? BOP people??? waikato people???:roll: or dont they like getting their trucks muddy..... i would like to think we could muster up more than just DJ and me to go,surely theres more people who would like to go for a play than just us..... .... ohh i know, they all scared of the rain might get wet

im sure that if you are thinking it might be a bit tough or rough and you dont have a winch or big fat mud tyres , we should be able to recover you without tooooo much damage to your truck and it will be fun , im bound to break something, and then you can all have a laugh at me

so C'mon, get into it

[DieselBoy]

I'm there with you in mind and spirit man

Next time for sure, I'll bring my mate in his surf and we can all perve at his new fiancee. Mmmmmmmmmm.

Be sure to take a digital camera even if it means steeling one!!!!!!!

[wopass]

when you get settled in mate we will have to do a trip over Stadia great track,hope you have a good winch or get DJ to show us some of rotovagas's wonders,and of course thompsons again, you need to do the other side to be able to claim it as being done properly but thats a summer trip

when you moving up ? need a hand ? im only on the other side of town but pfft its only 5 mins .. sing out bro, my number is posted

[DieselBoy]

Thompsons on the Katikat side is a motor bike track. F that, last people i heard that did it took them 26hrs. Nah, but I'll go as a passenger.
I've been right through plenty of times as a kid

Its one hell of a ride on a bike, and if you want more of a challenge, take a 4wheeler. Just not one with an electric gear shift

There's heaps and heaps of stuff down Rotorua ways, pureora forest and then there's private land........

As for moving, i should be sweet, i'm gonna crash at my folks place till i find some where with a decent garage with a high roof.

What i really need is a trailer, moving companies don't like carrying oil and paint and all that good shit you keep in your garage. I'm going to have to pack it descretely some how. I might hire one and just not take it back

[DJ]

Thompsons on the Katikat side is a motor bike track. F that, last people i heard that did it took them 26hrs.

and the problem being..????????? I can understand the concern if you had a Rangi over.
the watercress sandwiches would be soggie the corgies would be missing Corro street reruns and the proud doggie ?? owners would have run out of pooper bags. GET TOUGH GET TOYOTA

last people i heard that did it took them 26hrs

er I think it was the land rover club

but I'll go as a passenger.

sure no sweat but for you ( nissan Owner) please leave your bra on and please no white tee shirts.we will pay you the $1
cheers DJ

[DieselBoy]

Black T.Shirt and Bra. Noted.
By the way, just what type of people do you go four wheeling with normally??

I read it in 4x4 action, They did it back in Jan this year i think, some of the northern tribe of the far north, four Zooks and three Whales. 2 whales were running at the end.

We used to go right over back in the day with Series 1 LR. Thats been retired to the hay shed.

Besides, getting mud on my carpets and in my sheep skin seat covers??
I don't think so!!!

I do have sheep skins though

[DJ]

By the way, just what type of people do you go four wheeling with normally??

people with BIG gonadds who are not afraid of a little exceitment in their lives.( In realality ! any one who will have me, usally once if there is a R/R lerking )

hey klompie and Scottie what ya doing sat morning want to earn $2 at thompsons.

[DJ]

thinking about a 2dr Vitara as a hack. Welded diffs that sort of thing............
They are cheap to import damaged, about $NZ250 to buy, + shipping expenses

yep thought about that as well but Im looking at Mitsubitshi jeeps. Same price better articulation and can easily be repowered and look out at the approach and exit angles. Most of all they can look cool If you are looking at importing, PM me, as importing small cars (m*n*s) from Japan regularly
DJ

[DieselBoy]

Hey, thats usefull to know, i will bear that in mind, any web sites you use in particular or do you do it another way??

I usually go on http://www.tau.co.jp. Havn't actually imported one, but have found a couple for other people have decided to import. Latest was a SWB Nissan Safari for $2000!!!!!

[lilpigzuk]

:roll: where are all the aucklanders??? BOP people??? waikato people???:roll: or dont they like getting their trucks muddy..... i would like to think we could muster up more than just DJ and me to go,surely theres more people who would like to go for a play than just us..... .... ohh i know, they all scared of the rain might get wet

so C'mon, get into it

Got a big day planned on Sunday so will be prepping Lilpig for that, otherwise I may of considered it. Oddly enough this day is going to include a shitload of the british product

And yes back in the 90's we used to go to Katikati side and back in the old mans 1957 series 1 Landy (not quite standard ) a number of times.

Hope you have a ripper trip - get plenty of pics

[DieselBoy]

Hehe, go the Series one!!
My olds mans is a 1956, and all we had was a set of SAT's on reversed rims and a roll cage!!!!
Good memories, good pics too. I'll have to do some scanning and set up a vintage 4x4 album on here some day

Those were the days you could drive easily through Satdia, up the grapevine, Peels creek and so on. Bloody winch challenge vehicles and their damn 38's and V8's.
I gotta get me one

[wopass]

stadia's ok to get thru, was up there not long ago when the cruiser had 31" kumhos on it still.just before it went into the garage to get its new brakes,powersteer and new feet.
had to do a bit of winching here and there but wasnt THAT bad, bloody good track to get the skeelz up i reckon , probably look at doing it again soon loved it

[wopass]

and where is the grapevine, i keep hearing about it but have no idea where it is,,, i wanna go do it !

[DieselBoy]

From memory, and my memories shit, its a branch off Stadia. Will ask the old man to confirm when he's back from the UK.

[wopass]

ohh is that the one that runs up the tirua river from the bridge ? if it is ive done it on the bike about 5 years ago, would be a great 4x4 track if its the same one im thinking of

[DieselBoy]

Yup, i think so.

[wopass]

AHHH CRAPPER ! ! ! THE GIRL THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY PERV FACTOR HAS PULLED OUT, GOT THE FLU ! ! ! DAMMIT

HAVE TO TRY FIND ANOTHER ONE NOW

[DieselBoy]

So you havn't put a baby seat in the back then yet??
Gotta start training them young male or female!!!!

[wopass]

Nah F$#K that, then the bloody missuz would wanna come aswell,, bugger that !

have just traded the sexy perv material for a BURLY BIG PROP FORWARD to run the winching duty ahh the price we pay

[DieselBoy]

Hehe, just stiring man

Probably more suitable for the job aye, sounds like you won't have any worries finding somthing to winch from. Arrg, I'll stop. Time for a coffee and get to work on the Safari. Been sitting here far to long

[wopass]

hehhe by the sounds of this guy im taking(i have never met him) ill be able to winch off him ! one of my mates mates, nick name is "STUMP" so im pick'n hes a big lad.. great news for me, i wont have to do any physical shit

[DJ]

AHHH CRAPPER ! ! ! THE GIRL THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY PERV FACTOR HAS PULLED OUT, GOT THE FLU ! ! ! DAMMIT

chest cold ....???????????????????????? Im not qualified but I'll have a look
for her
cheers
practising Doc / mechanic DJ

[wopass]

GREAT DAY!

FOUND OUT WHERE THE WEAK POINTS ARE ON MY NEW STEARING BENT THE STEERING BOX TO HUB LINK ROD INTO A BANANA WHICH THEN SPLIT THE ROD END OUT AND BROKE THE TIE ROD LINK END OFF ...... BIT OF BUSH MECHANIC'ING BY DJ AND MYSELF AND WERE BACK ON THE ROAD.... HILUX LINK NOT CUT OUT FOR THAT APPLICATION, HAVE TO MAKE A BETTER ONE LUCKY IT WAS THE END OF THE DAY.....

UNEVENTFULL TRIP TO THE TOP, THEN A BIT OF GAS TO GET RIGHT UP TO THE SUMMIT NOTHING TO MAJOR,I DONT KNOW WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT I JUST DROVE STRAIT UP

NOT MANY PICS TAKEN AS WAS A BIT CRAPPY ON THE WEATHER SIDE,AND UP THE TOP WAS SIDEWAYS RAIN NOT GOOD FOR CAMERAS, I DID HOWEVER TAKE 2 PICS AT THE CROSS ROADS HALF WAY UP, RESCUE'ING AUCKLANDERS IN A mumu WAS FUNNY AS HELL, DJ GAVE THEM THE JAFA TREATMENT

ALL IN ALL, GREAT FUN DAY, BE GOOD TO HAVE A FEW MORE TRUCKS NEXT TIME AND WITH BETTER WEATHER WE COULD HAVE MUCH MORE PICTURES AND DO THE KATIKATI SIDE, AFTER ALL THE FUSS I'VE READ ABOUT TE-AROHA SIDE BEING "REAL TOUGH 4X4 COUNTRY NOW" WHAT EVER .. COULD HAVE DONE IT IN MY MISSUZ'Z CAR, BUT WILL HAVE TO DO A TRIP ON THE BIKE TO CHECK IT OUT FIRST,CANT IMAGINE IT BEING THAT "IMPASSABLE" MAYBE TO AN UNEXPERIANCED DRIVER WITH A SHOPPING TROLLY ON CHROMYZ$$BLING BLING$$ .... ANYWAY. SEE HOW WE GO, HAVE TO FIX THE STEERING AGAIN FIRST ....

2 NEW PICS IN ALBUM