Pete's Paradise 4x4 trip 6.5.07

brianr70 · Post by **brianr70** » Sun May 06, 2007 4:23 pm

A good day was had by all I am sure

had 5 trucks
Brian
Nathan
Sam
Jason + 1 from Taupo

what a great place to have some fun, 300 acres of tracks varying from easy [ that suits me] to hard yakka.

you could play there all day and not cover all the tracks.

I managed to get stuck, but thanks to Nathan managed to get out of trouble

Tracks were quite dry, but did find the odd bog hole to play in, ask Nathan about that

as this place potentially could not be available much longer, am keen to have another crack at it at some stage in the next 4/6 weeks.

So who's keen for round 2?????

hope to load some photos soon.

brianr70 · Post by **brianr70** » Sun May 06, 2007 4:46 pm

http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules ... _album.php

nz4x4 · Post by **nz4x4** » Sun May 06, 2007 7:39 pm

Im keen for the next one, just tell me where and when.

In the end I had a rather large list of things to fix.... but still a great day

photos to come soon.

Dick · Post by **Dick** » Sun May 06, 2007 7:48 pm

I live 40 mins from vegas, and would be keen, however i havent got any bars on my new truck yet, and would be scared that i might dent something.

Is there quite a good chance of denting your vehicle on these tracks? If i had my bars on i wouldnt care so much, but without them i want to be a bit careful !!

nz4x4 · Post by **nz4x4** » Sun May 06, 2007 7:54 pm

wait till you see my pics... :lol:

nz4x4 · Post by **nz4x4** » Sun May 06, 2007 8:02 pm

Here is are a few pics of myself from the day... see if you can spot the damage?

More to come in the next few days (about 100 pics)

Cheers
Sam

Dick · Post by **Dick** » Sun May 06, 2007 8:06 pm

Ha dunno aye. Looks like mabye your left front panel is a bit bent???

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Sun May 06, 2007 8:15 pm

Looks like a cool trip :thumright:

and it looks like you forget to wind the window up before the bog too

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Sun May 06, 2007 8:19 pm

not winding up the window before a bog is a real shitter. As I found out..... in my dads truck :oops:

nz4x4 · Post by **nz4x4** » Sun May 06, 2007 8:23 pm

No water came through the front drivers window...

Cloggy_NZ · Post by **Cloggy_NZ** » Sun May 06, 2007 8:32 pm

Nice bow wave,

fearless · Post by **fearless** » Sun May 06, 2007 8:42 pm

lol what gear did you hit that bog in?started to rip both those front guards off :shock:

any other damage?

nz4x4 · Post by **nz4x4** » Mon May 07, 2007 7:36 am

hit it in 3rd gear low range.

Damage/list of things to fix:

Both front guards
Doors aren't shutting properly (looks like they are catching on the front guards)
Winch solenoids (killed them after winching myself and 2 other trucks in tow up a rather long hill)
Guages (stoped working)
Windscreen wiper switch which got ripped off, so i cant use them atm
handbrake

nz4x4 · Post by **nz4x4** » Mon May 07, 2007 6:52 pm

Pics are up on my site.

http://www.kiwiracing.co.nz/photo_gallery/Pete's%20Paradise/index.htm

Dick · Post by **Dick** » Tue May 08, 2007 4:45 pm

Pics look great. Would have been an awesome day!!

Would it be suitable for learners, if you were to go again?

brianr70 · Post by **brianr70** » Tue May 08, 2007 8:25 pm

definitely suitable for learners and all skill levels

safari_mulisha · Post by **safari_mulisha** » Tue May 08, 2007 9:05 pm

needs more bogs and less ruts tho

i had ruts coming upto my windows and had to do alot of digging
bowling trees was good fun tho