Omoto mudlark

Danielle · Post by **Danielle** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 10:55 am

Has anyone on this site heard of the omoto mudlark, near greymouth held annually in november?

I have heard that this isn't going to be going ahead this year due to lack of participation. If anyone has heard of this and is thinking about doing it please let me know as I really wnat it to go ahead and I am going to do what I can to try and get them to hold it again.

Please post if you know of this event...

Maddog · Post by **Maddog** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 7:39 pm

I dont know anything about this meet ,but Their possibly not doing it becuase of all the red tape involved in these things ,ever since that court decision about the organiser of the CHCH to Akaroa bike race where that lady got run over a couple of years ago.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 1:19 pm

I don't think it is to do with that... they had it last year and quite a few before that.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 10:58 am

keep us informed,I know a few guys who would be keen on travelling down from Nelson for this

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 6:32 pm

Yeah, I will keep you informed... if it goes ahead that is. i was thinking of doing a petition about putting it on this year but I wouldn't have a clue how to do that on the internet so I can't

Danielle · Post by **Danielle** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 6:48 pm

Just so you know, it was me who started this topic. Took me awhile to sort out the site though, there were afew problems but its all good now.

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 11:00 pm

what sort of petition were you thinking of??? I'm sure if you posted your idea and a sample in text format on here some of us could sort it for ya.... I would say I would , I could but dont know if I'd have the time.... but who knows.... what sorta thing you after???? I'm not doing much tommorow

Danielle · Post by **Danielle** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:04 am

Um, I just want a petition with people putting their name on it stating if they would be intreasted and maybe enter it this year or just if they think that people should get one last chance at it (the mudlark going ahead with people knowing it is the last one going to be held). Its just that I think this year they would get more people in the mudlark... especially if it is advertised more and earlier too. We have done up a new truck (the patrol) mainly for this event and hearing it isn't going ahead would be really gutting!!!

Danielle · Post by **Danielle** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 4:51 pm

Anonymous wrote:keep us informed,I know a few guys who would be keen on travelling down from Nelson for this

Could you possibly give me your postal address? Its just that I could hopefully get an online petition but also could send you one by mail for those people and whoever you could get to sign it (mainly ones who are keen to come over for it)... I have got one around Greymouth but as you are from Nelson (I take it your are anyway), thats a different place. I'll be in Nelson next thursday, but only for the day so I can't really do it. Please post back anonymous!

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 9:29 pm

Danielle wrote:Um, I just want a petition with people putting their name on it stating if they would be intreasted and maybe enter it this year or just if they think that people should get one last chance at it (the mudlark going ahead with people knowing it is the last one going to be held). Its just that I think this year they would get more people in the mudlark... especially if it is advertised more and earlier too. We have done up a new truck (the patrol) mainly for this event and hearing it isn't going ahead would be really gutting!!!

If mike reads this , I would suggest a topic in these forums with a link for the Mudlark from the homepage. Then people can just post their name, location & whatever...... it would be a start at least. Mike, what do ya think...

If not I can do it... would just make sense to have it on the offroad pages..

Post by **mike** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 9:48 pm

I can do up a page on the site for you if you like. Doesnt have to be in the forums as such, you might get people posting questions in the middle of the topic :roll:

or I can do up a page independant of the site if you would like. :wink:

Mike

Danielle · Post by **Danielle** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 9:57 am

Um, just whatever you would suggest aye, any petition you could do for me on the net would be very helpful!!! Thanks so much!!!

I have typed a petition and got it around my home town (which isn't very big) and I have emailed one to smurf to print off so thats one in nelson. Last year people came from places all over the south island for this event so thats why the internet would help... to get chch people and all over the south island.

Would there be anyone on this site that would come to the west coast for it? Just wondering...

Post by **mike** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 1:18 pm

Ok I have a petition system uploaded onto the site now (not live), I just need the wording from you in a word doc along with any relevant photos etc that you wish to include in the page. email to mike@ore.co.nz

Mike

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 5:33 pm

If I had a reliable truck, I'd come up for it....

Danielle · Post by **Danielle** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 5:36 pm

I have emailed the information to you mike, no pictures though unfortunatly.

Are there any people on this site that would be interested in coming to the West coast for this 4WD competition? I think it will be about $40.00 per vehicle and you will need a co-driver too. It will only be going ahead if I can either get 100 vehicles or I can get $5000 from different places in donations. It is a great day though... definatley worth it and then prize giving after at the pub with the main proze being a set of brand new tyres and other spot prizes too.

Post by **mike** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 9:51 pm

I have created the petition which is located here

http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/Omoto/

I would be keen to come over and have a spectate for the day. Can't compete as the old LR isn't upto it at the moment.

Mike

Danielle · Post by **Danielle** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 5:04 pm

Cool, thankyou so so much!!! I will try and advertise it on other sites and see what happens... 80 vehicles on the coast is alot but I will try.

Thanks mike!

If anyone is intrested in a 4WD comp. go to the site above that mike posted

Rocko · Post by **Rocko** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 9:21 pm

HEY EVERYONE OUT THERE YES DEFINITELY GO THE MUDLARK FINALLY HAVE A TRUCK NOW JUST BEEN SPECTATING LAST FEW YEARS ITS THE SORTOF THING THE COAST NEEDS MORE OF ALOT OF FUN FOR ALL!!

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 9:29 pm

Rocko wrote:HEY EVERYONE OUT THERE YES DEFINITELY GO THE MUDLARK FINALLY HAVE A TRUCK NOW JUST BEEN SPECTATING LAST FEW YEARS ITS THE SORTOF THING THE COAST NEEDS MORE OF ALOT OF FUN FOR ALL!!

So its still run then?

Rocko · Post by **Rocko** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 9:43 pm

NOT TO SURE YET IM LOCAL SO WILL TRY FIND SOME INFO ALL I NO IS THAT THE VENUE WHERE ITS BEEN HELD OTHER YEARS HAS BEEN SOLD TO FULTON HOGAN BUT IL GET SOME INFO

Danielle · Post by **Danielle** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:15 am

Hi there, I haven't been on here for ages but was just reminded today about this forum! Anyway... is there interest in the omoto mudlark? If there is could you please place your interest here and I will think about doing another petetion (the last one failed but now as its been a few years and if we got enough interest, I'd say we would have more luck). The mudlark was a great event and it was held by the lions club. I know who to go through and everything so show me some interest and then we could try and get this event back on!

Rocko · Post by **Rocko** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 3:08 pm

YES YES YES go for it apart from land has been sold now owned by Fulton hogan

cornfarmer · Post by **cornfarmer** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 3:14 pm

Yeah mate, I know atleast 3 jokers who would be keen as.

SMOKEY · Post by **SMOKEY** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:09 pm

Hi Danielle, A great idea to recreate the Mudlark or some form of 4WD comp; Your earlier expectation of 80-100 vehicles is far to many, go for a max; of 50, its all you will be able to handle. You would need to get the local 4WD club involved or some organisation to help run it perhaps as a fund raiser. Give Dave Taylor at Falsgrave Auto Spares a call 033662374 for information as he has been the organizer for the last 8 yrs of Canterbury 4wd trails. If my memory serves me right the mudlark had 33" max tyre size, this would need to be revisited to have the rules the same as other trial events.

I'm KEEN FOR A PLAY,

FITZY.

QUADRACER · Post by **QUADRACER** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:26 pm

hi guys, sounds great but could someone please explain what this is,
have not been around that long, thanks :lol:

Danielle · Post by **Danielle** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:07 pm

Was it the lions club who owned to ground last time was it? I didn't know it had been sold so that makes things a little harder but I think entry fee's were about $40 or something a truck and about $2 per spectator so I guess that could help for ground and for the tractors to pull people out and whatever other expenses there would be.

The main problem is the land... does anyone know who owned it previously?

Um, the Omoto mudlark was a 4wd day on just out of greymouth. It happened annually but the lions club cancelled it because they didn't think it was worth it as they weren't getting enough people but I beleive that was because it wasn't advertized properly. There aren't a lot of things like this on the coast so it would be great to have it back!

Is anyone on here from a westocast 4wd club? I think that if there is anyone, they would be a great help for trying to get this event back on...

Rocko · Post by **Rocko** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:27 pm

land was owned by Greymouth jockey club i guess or whoever owns the racetrack but has been SOLD can even get down onto beach anymore pretty sure its fulton hogan itd be worth approching them tho they only got the land for the rights to the gravel off the riverbed

Danielle · Post by **Danielle** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:30 pm

Yes. I guessed that would be why for the gravel so hopefully they would be quite understanding and good about using the land for a local event. Um, a main thing is the Lions club though as they know how to run it and set up the tracks and everything and thats who said no to my petition last time (well, they said yes and then when it came closer to the time they then said no!).

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