Petes Place Rotovegas

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 1:32 pm

DJ wrote:theres always a track that Wopass, Ben? Desiel boy,Chops and a few others did about a year ago which is closer to Rotorua than Minanui and is not too bad but has a few mudholes,and a scary hill that I rolled going up
could be a back up if interested
Wopass coments??

up to the summit ? yea thats not a bad track, pretty cooool,we did that again on our mid north island trip, the top was pretty cut out by heavy rain and had to be pretty carefull not to fall into the massive crevace that had been created but ok if your carefull. that rainbow mountain track is a cooool track if your stuck for places to go as well. just trying to think of the other track we did with you and scott, that was a nice drive as well. also those minginui tracks were cooool some interesting spots to challenge the vehicles and drivers :twisted:

Big-AL · Post by **Big-AL** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:35 pm

cooool or cooooool?

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:36 pm

Rainbow mtn track(not in andys book) is cooool BUT you need a permit from the forestry owners

.If you get caught in the forestry they will take you to COURT :shock:

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:44 pm

There's heaps of good 4wheeling around

Minginui/Pureora/Pureora nth block/Porters road/Thompsons track. These tracks are all in Doc land -free to go

Heaps of old tracks to explore and open up as well

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:48 pm

Scott wrote:Rainbow mtn track(not in andys book) is cooool BUT you need a permit from the forestry owners .If you get caught in the forestry they will take you to COURT

ohh yea.... forgot that :oops:

dont go up there without a permit :wink:

klompy · Post by **klompy** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:09 pm

Porters is easy, the track to the trig is not suitable for road trucks and you'll need a ramp to bridge the washout at the bottom, washouts on the righthand side in places.Minginui is good but a long way out.Pureora is my pick closer and heaps of tracks.SF70 is good this time of year but still a good drive to get there.Have fun were-ever you go. :lol:

DJ · Post by DJ » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:18 pm

.SF70 is good this time of year but still a good drive to get there

yep a fair way out but I think its under a polictical agreement or ... involving DOC and Taupo club so best to stay away .......
is that correct Skid???

skid · Post by **skid** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:19 pm

klompy wrote:Porters is easy, the track to the trig is not suitable for road trucks and you'll need a ramp to bridge the washout at the bottom, washouts on the righthand side in places.Minginui is good but a long way out.Pureora is my pick closer and heaps of tracks.SF70 is good this time of year but still a good drive to get there.Have fun were-ever you go.

judging by the areas you mentioned, you are probably unaware that you should not be going in to SF70. I know you've probably been there lots along with everyone else, but it is actually a no go area as far as DOC is concerned.
We are currently in talks with DOC regarding this area and are very close to getting full permission to use and open up side tracks etc etc.
Anybody venturing into this area is just going to make it harder for us to get our point across to DOC
It would be really nice if everybody stayed out for now.

Cheers

SKID

klompy · Post by **klompy** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:22 pm

Easy to just ring doc before you go, i,ve heard these rumours from other clubs in the past but doc have always said its good.Its just a phone call.

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:22 pm

where the hell is SF70 ? i keep hearing about it but never figured out where it is ?

DJ · Post by DJ » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:27 pm

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:18 pm

DJ

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:19 pm

Skid
jezzz you are gittin faster an faster :lol:

skid · Post by **skid** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:31 pm

klompy wrote:Easy to just ring doc before you go, i,ve heard these rumours from other clubs in the past but doc have always said its good.Its just a phone call.

could you please let me know what office you are ringing. we need all the arsenal we can get
cheers

SKID

skid · Post by **skid** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:38 pm

DJ wrote:
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:18 pm
DJ
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:19 pm
Skid
jezzz you are gittin faster an faster

hahahahahaha, just wait till monday Dennis. one word describes the fun I'm going to have.

BROADBAND

klompy · Post by **klompy** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:43 pm

Was probaly 2 - 3 years ago when I went in last and from memory would of rang Taupo but one of the places I used to ring made you ring Opotiki but that may have been Waimana.Any way I always rang the nearest office to were i was going and made sure its ok with DOC.Its not that hard and I have never been refused entry.Mind you i don't go out much now. :lol:

DJ · Post by DJ » Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:22 pm

BROADBAND

oh really

...is that a faster way to have your porn delivered :lol:

Is the railway track still happening or has this been taken off us as well ?

xj · Post by xj » Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:32 pm

Sooooooooo, anyway, back to Petes..... any news/updates?

brianr70 · Post by **brianr70** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:43 pm

no news is good news

Pete was/will ring if no go.

skid · Post by **skid** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:44 pm

DJ wrote:
BROADBAND

oh really ...is that a faster way to have your porn delivered
Is the railway track still happening or has this been taken off us as well ?

i never seen any trains in taupo ?????

DJ · Post by DJ » Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:00 pm

i never seen any trains in taupo ?????

sorry should have explained .. the Railway track is a 4wd track along side the Murapara ? edgecombe ?Kaurwua rail lines. Is used or was used in the Geyserland Sarfai and could ( if still acessable ) used as a back up incase Petes place doesnt happen... ok
Just tiring to help, dont want to see any one come to Rotorua just to see me eating at Mc Chuck's :roll:

xj · Post by xj » Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:22 pm

Brian, fingers crossed then aye.

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 11:09 pm

Railway still able to be used just have to get permit from hancocks froestry

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:05 am

I'm heading into to Pureora to visit the Nagroma block with a couple of guys on Saturday the 23rd if you lot wanna tag along.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:33 pm

DieselBoy wrote:I'm heading into to Pureora to visit the Nagroma block with a couple of guys on Saturday the 23rd if you lot wanna tag along.

i would but i will hopefully be replacing my spring perches that weekend

i'll probably be up the road at my parents in tokoroa

brianr70 · Post by **brianr70** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:13 pm

just remember them folks thats acomin to Vegas to bring 40 peso's to Senor Pete

offrd · Post by **offrd** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:52 pm

Some here will remember when my 40 snapped its transfer box clean off the gearbag out 70, right in the far end, at the bottom, in the BOG..... LOL

That was fun... NOT :oops:

God i have to get my butt into gear and build my truck, i wanna get to petes place!

Hmmm Muzz needs his 1JZ wired into his bundie and then just a few things to get my truck finished (not little things :roll:

) and if hyperlux can keep his front diff in the front we will have to join in...!!!

xj · Post by xj » Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:54 pm

DB, you camping out at pureora o/n on the 23rd? There's a hill climb thingy on sun 24th in Auckland someplace isnt there?
Might be keen on a trip down there, no doubt the wife will be dragging me along... theres going to be no stopping her after Sunday!!!!!!

So Brian, i assume that Pete is happy at this stage.... no rain etc bothering him?

brianr70 · Post by **brianr70** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:59 pm

at this stage no news is good news

weather forcast looks good

DJ · Post by DJ » Fri Jun 15, 2007 9:47 pm

Some here will remember when my 40 snapped its transfer box clean off the gearbag out 70, right in the far end, at the bottom, in the BOG..... LOL

yep still having night mares over that forgetable trip but you made it back even if it was very late ??
If you come to Petes place great!! will catch up there?
Hyperlux front diffs falling out? hope not as I have just about to start on the same design except using R/rover trailing arms.

offrd · Post by **offrd** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:20 pm

Hmmm Late...

We got back to taupo and got a tow home to toke, 5k past oruanui the tow vehicle broke the powersteering belt and that toasted ALL the belts

, we then had to get a tow vehicle for the tow vehicle and a lift to tokoroa to get the A frame and my service truck, arrived there really late, opened the workshop and found some prat had opened my truck turned the stereo on

, opened the toolbox and helped themself to almost all my tools :shock:

, which i found scattered all around his rotary powered car :evil:

.. His car misteriously got a large dent as i repacked my truck.. :roll:

I then jumped in to find the stereo going for the weekend had flattened the batterys :shock:

so there was another hour on the charger to get it so start then all the way to taupo to tow it home again to start at 6.30am..

great fun! Thnks to Sam Baddely and the other guy in the safari for some serious HP to drag my arse back to the easier tracks, altho that was not uneventfull!

I will NEVER EVER EVER EVER own another early boxed cruiser EVER!
Its just great to hear from everyone AFTER the event that its a common little issue.... Grrrrrrr

LOL its all fun...

Tony had some panhard rod issues....

I hear you have dilligaf running?

Will be a little while before we get to petes place, lets see.. Motor and box over there.... Rollong chassis over there.... SUPER lowered isuzu MU body over there.......

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:57 am

xj wrote:DB, you camping out at pureora o/n on the 23rd? There's a hill climb thingy on sun 24th in Auckland someplace isnt there?
Might be keen on a trip down there, no doubt the wife will be dragging me along... theres going to be no stopping her after Sunday!!!!!!

So Brian, i assume that Pete is happy at this stage.... no rain etc bothering him?

Not to thread jack any further seeing as Pete's place is all go but:

Just headin down EARLY saturday morning to get a good day in. Idea being to head up to the drags on sunday for a look

Petes Place Rotovegas

Hmmmm SF70...