aotea, sunday 1st april

warlord225 · Post by **warlord225** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:45 am

thats a good idea jerry, can you do that for us?

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:48 am

Yep.....can even drag out the tea and coffee pot as well

mroffroader · Post by **mroffroader** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:31 pm

I have a few road cones if they are needed???

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:35 pm

I'm not even going to ask where these came from...and don't want to know either :shock:

warlord225 · Post by **warlord225** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:59 pm

yip, they are needed, jerry did you sort out those pegs for me?

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 3:54 pm

I don't have to go back to work tomorrow so I think I'm clear to go

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 3:56 pm

haven't got hold of any yet....

warlord225 · Post by **warlord225** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 4:02 pm

don't panic if you can't get hold of any, we can just show ppl where to go and use some sticks or something.

Handbrake · Post by **Handbrake** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 4:04 pm

We'll see what we have here. We may have about 6 orange cones from when I used them for hockey practice. Will see if I can dig them out.

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 4:37 pm

We need to look at starting a collection of ORE pegs somehow.... :lol:

Cloggy_NZ · Post by **Cloggy_NZ** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 4:39 pm

I have 2 of them orange cones.
Every little bit helps I suppose.

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:05 pm

Handbrake wrote:We'll see what we have here. We may have about 6 orange cones from when I used them for hockey practice. Will see if I can dig them out.

sorry in advance if I run over one and squash it

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:23 pm

You may be safer with 44 Gallon drums ....although Mr O seems to hit them easy :lol:

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:37 pm

Sadam_Husain wrote:
Handbrake wrote:We'll see what we have here. We may have about 6 orange cones from when I used them for hockey practice. Will see if I can dig them out.

sorry in advance if I run over one and squash it

Idea of the cones is that if you run over it, it shouldnt remain squshed, unlike pegs which break.

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:40 pm

turoa wrote:Idea of the cones is that if you run over it, it shouldnt remain squshed, unlike pegs which break.

once we manage to get it out from under my truck I'm sure we'll be able to get it back into shape again :wink:

jumper · Post by **jumper** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 8:11 pm

Got the brakes sorted so i should be there

warlord225 · Post by **warlord225** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 8:16 pm

the more the merrier I say

see you all there for a great day of wheeling

daisy · Post by **daisy** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:17 pm

warlord225 · Post by **warlord225** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:54 pm

Seems like all went well, except sadam nearly loosing his head after daisys tow hook ripped out of the chasis :oops:

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cloggys landrover loosing a brake line, redzooks, zookie busting a mirror and loosing a flair. partially my fault sorry.

a couple of take alongs too, 2 vhicles stuck in the car park, jerry and one of the tag alongs, oh and a broken exhaust.

Mr O as usual got dumped in a mud hole for being cheeky again.

and the amazing truckie showing off and, marks and handbrakes whale showing its climbing skills again.

enough rambling, pics time, got some video, just need to resize

http://offroadexpress.co.nz/modules.php?set_albumName=Project-Rubber-duck&op=modload&name=Gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php&page=1

mroffroader · Post by **mroffroader** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:09 pm

warlord225 wrote:Mr O as usual got dumped in a mud hole for being cheeky again

I got dumped in the mud hole....becuase turoa broke jerrys handbrake and jerry thought it was me!!! :roll:

I ended up fixing the handbrake for jerry :roll:

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:25 pm

Just on this towhook issue....

Here is the hook that came of Daisy's truck...unrated factory hook and mount

Here is where it came off

Here is where it hit Saddams window

This is the damage it caused

GET YOUR RATED HOOKS SORTED and GET THEM MOUNTED PROPERLY ... if you need help ask !!!! This could have been an ugly incident...if Saddam was driving a Shinier vehicle then the hook would have hit him in the head as it passed on thru the front window.

I may start insisting that hook checks are mandatory on ALL ORE Welly trips in the future (whether these are Assn or non Assn ones), all other clubs insist on proper rated hooks and this incident shows why. It doesn't really matter if you are an Assn or Non Assn member you are still part of ORE. just remember it could have been your head that it missed.

I would like some thoughts on a rule that you can do 3 shiny trips with non rated hooks, after that then they are required....

Anyway thats that out of the way...here are the rest of my pics
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules ... _album.php

Cloggy_NZ · Post by **Cloggy_NZ** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:25 pm

Yep, got lots of photos as well plus a bit of video. Will upload soon.
I had a ball of a time, good place, weather held out, awesome company.
Thanks Warlord for organising this.

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:32 pm

warlord225 wrote:
Mr O as usual got dumped in a mud hole for being cheeky again

I got dumped in the mud hole....becuase turoa broke jerrys handbrake and jerry thought it was me!!! I ended up fixing the handbrake for jerry

You were hassling me all day (and Turoa), and you were lucky that Warlord didn't throw you in the deeper wetter bog a bit further down (the one I wanted to throw you in :lol:

and why were you and Turoa pushing my Daihatsu with the handbrake off :twisted:

So thats 1 bog each I need to push both of you in on the next trip....look out..... :twisted:

graemec · Post by **graemec** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:22 pm

As Cloggy said, Thanks Warlord for organising today.

Some very interesting challenges.

Cheers

Graeme

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:06 pm

Great day out, chased and bet up Mr O, made a small child cry (by putting him in a landrover), and fed them chocolate ... whens the next one :lol:

warlord225 · Post by **warlord225** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:12 pm

prolly middle of winter, and it will be trials, with a pot and points and classes

Handbrake · Post by **Handbrake** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:27 pm

Jerry wrote:Great day out, chased and bet up Mr O, made a small child cry (by putting him in a landrover), and fed them chocolate ... whens the next one

Yeah Jerry, you weren't flavour of the month when you put Olly in the landrover, but made it up to him when you gave him chocolate! You might earn yourself a dodgy reputation though if you start giving little childrens sweets all the time!! :lol:

We had a great day too. Great company and good fun.

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:44 pm

I had a good time. I think Jerry was a tad humiliated about me driving his rugger through a hole which he himself couldnt get through without getting stuck first, and lots of right foot :lol:

warlord225 · Post by **warlord225** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:51 pm

is hat when you broke his handbrake?

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:54 pm

Turoa is lighter than me.....that minute weight difference must have been enough to make the difference....it must have been all that chocolate I ate