THOMPSONS TRACK

[DieselBoy]

So have they had a dozer or digger up there or is it still good??

In September the second bog was over my head lights!!!

[wopass]

IM NOT TOO SURE MATE, SEEMED OK TO ME WAS'NT ANYTHING THAT WAS DIFFACULT AT ALL SO MAYBE THEY HAVE HAD A BULLY UP TE-AROHA SIDE...

AFTER OVER 200mm OF RAIN UP THERE DURING THE WEEK I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED IT TO BE A BIT DEEPER THAN WHAT IT WAS, THE TOP OF THE TRACK UP TO THE SUMMIT TRACK IS STILL THE SAME AS IT HAS ALLWAYS BEEN, ONLY GOOD TRUCKS(TOYOTA'S) CAN MAKE IT UP THERE WAS GREAT FUN TOO, THERE WAS A BRIEF MOMENT WHEN THE CRUISER SLIPPED INTO THE BANK AND STALLED, HUGE LAUGHTER FROM THE GROUP,GOT THE BEAST RE STARTED AND BURIED IT,CLIMBED THE HOLE IT WAS IN AND KEPT ON GOING ALL THE WAY UP TO THE TOP, IF IT WAS A CLEAR DAY IT WOULD HAVE MADE A NEAT VIDEO CLIP BUT IT WAS SIDEWAYS RAIN AND CLOUDY AS HELL SO .

WILL HAVE TO TAKE YOU UP THERE AND SHOW YOU HOW TO DO IT ... AFTER I FIX MY STEERING THAT IS

[DieselBoy]

Hehe, i got my Terrano up to the top in the wet on 30 X 9.5's

Yeah, It'l be first on my list of tracks to do once I'm up.

Gotta get those tyres first though, the maxxis mudders are really bad!!!

Only three weeks to go.......

[wopass]

ok

another bit of short notice

possibly heading over to thompsons again this weekend, will have to confirm with a few people yet but its on the cards, probably saturday possibly sunday, depending on who wants to go and preferance of day, i have a bunch of guys wanting me to go motocrossing still but im not to financial at the moment so , thomps is closer and no entry fees and still great fun

so, post up if anyone is interested and which day suits you better

[wopass]

this saturday (tommorrow ) is the go

a few people going so far,D'boy,myself and a couple of shinys by the sounds of it,possibly a couple of my mates might be interested,havent heard back from them as yet slackers they are

i will be aiming to be at the road end at thompsons at about... 10 - 10:30'ish to do my wheel swap over before everyone else gets there so im not holding anyone up

should be wet as hell and probably raining so will be a good fun day hopefully i can do another trouble free stealth mission over there and back with no law issues touch wood....

[wopass]

day turned out relatively fine and great fun had by all .... except my front drive shaft at the end of the day had enough and parted company with the transfer case .... DOH !

summit reached again with a bit of battleing and most of the way up to the top clearings but ran out of time so will finish it next time.....when i have front drive again

couple of new pics added to album

[DieselBoy]

Glowey bits are goooood

Damn there was a lot of Track sitting on the drive way this morning

[mike]

looks like a good trip, hope you don't mind me stealing your truck for the front page, as usual old dieselboy was in the middle of all the others and we cant have him plastered all over the front page

Mike

[wopass]

yea mate. lots of track sitting in my garage too most of it is still stuck to the cruiser not looking forward to climbing underneath to pull the T case out to fix it hhahahaha, ahh well, the things we do

cool see'ing wopass on the cover of the site thismornig was a very good day indeed, have to do it again when pete gets his new tyres .... if i have earned any browny points by then from the missuz ...

looking forward to it.... or we do the stadia... or the grapevine...something different

[DieselBoy]

The poor poor cruiser.
Im still impressed. It's being forced to move a seriouse quantity of chunky rubber.

I tell ya, it was so much more fun slipping, sliding,drifting and burning excessive quanities of diesel going about 1mm per hour in 4th L4 at 4000rpm on the mighty maxxis mudders in the clay.
Thats what i tell my self.
I DON"T NEED COMPETITION TYRES

If only i had have taken my camera.

Though, it wouldn't have been much use, rural dial up is so slooooow, i wouldn't have wasted my time trying to up load photo's, and trying to get a turn on the PC round this place. Arrrrg.

Still. My Mum does do my washing..........................

[DJ]

. or we do the stadia... or the grapevine...something different

count me in bin over thompsons track both sides toooo many times need a change.
Pateatonga Hi way 27 ????? check out previous winch challage DVD (2003?)its interesting
cheers DJ

[wopass]

you mean up in the back of mangapiko'ish ?

or in to the patetonga forestry itself ?

[DJ]

you mean up in the back of mangapiko'ish ?

or in to the patetonga forestry itself ?

Hi
off hi way 27 ( thats Matamata north to thames turn off about ?? 1/2 way there is a garage and a food shop and thats all) turn towards hills and forestry, its a privately owned block which is interesting. But tell me more about Mangapiko
cheers DJ

[wopass]

i think i know where you meen mate, i was just lookin on a map and saw some tracks in the back of mangapiko, thought that might have been what you meant, never been there tho. you talkin about up by the quarry? back of patetonga ? done a lot of trail rides in the forestry there craaaaaazy mud sounds interesting, do tell more

[DJ]

you talkin about up by the quarry

?
yea thats the place just above the quarry between there and the forestry
if you continue up the road and turn in just before the gates,thats the start , along the creek bed for about 1k back towards the quarry then into the scrub then up then down then up then .... well you know the rest. If you can get a copy of the 2003 or 2004 Dennys winch then you will have a better idea. This is a private block of land (NO GREENIES) it cost $20 per vehical which is well worth it.
where is Mangapiko ???
also could show you some interesting tracks in Mumaku but dont tell anyone Shhhhhh!!!

[wopass]

as soon as i get the cruiser fixed we should go for a look pretty close to home for me and pete and he will neeeeed to give the new tyres a work out by then

i think the tracks i was looking at in the back of mangapiko might be just walking tracks, not to sure. will do some research on it and get back to ya when i know more.