nats entry

tpft · Post by **tpft** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:57 pm

i got a truck now, nice little zuk c class rig

how do i get into the nationals, missed 1st round.
damn if i want to wait another whole year

Furgus · Post by **Furgus** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:27 pm

well first you need to get a Competition licence which you can get from here
http://www.4x4trials.co.nz/competitorforms.aspx
then read & check the scrutineering forn also there
once you've got the licence etc sorted (well actually you don't really need to wait for the licence to come thru you could contact Jude Weatherly http://www.4x4trials.co.nz/contactus.aspx to speed it up - or just get a day licence) then complete an entry form for the Wanganui round - available here http://www.4x4trials.co.nz/event.aspx?Round=2
Hopefully I'll see ya there

tpft · Post by **tpft** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:12 pm

cheers
I read somewhere about needing to do 2 club rounds before entry?
i,m from motorsport background. and have competed lots of differant codes but no 4wd.
haven,t held anything but mnz licence last few year
(slowing down my old age)

Furgus · Post by **Furgus** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:10 am

tpft wrote:cheers
I read somewhere about needing to do 2 club rounds before entry?

That's a new one to me - BUT personally I'd do a fair bit of practise somewhere (& club champs are great for it) before I hit the national circuit.

Dr_PC · Post by **Dr_PC** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 8:03 am

Furgus wrote:
tpft wrote:cheers
I read somewhere about needing to do 2 club rounds before entry?

That's a new one to me - BUT personally I'd do a fair bit of practise somewhere (& club champs are great for it) before I hit the national circuit.

Brave man thats going to start 4 wheeling in the nationals without practise

skid · Post by **skid** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 1:13 pm

you have to be affiliated to a club first. then when you apply for a licence, you need to get a club official to sign your license application. this will hopefully be someone who can verify that you are competent enough to be driving in a national rally.

once you've got all that you should be away laughing.
if you've seen it on telly and think you're up to it, then theres no reason why not.

see you soon

SKID

Furgus wrote:
tpft wrote:cheers
I read somewhere about needing to do 2 club rounds before entry?

That's a new one to me - BUT personally I'd do a fair bit of practise somewhere (& club champs are great for it) before I hit the national circuit.

furgus practices all the time, but it doesn't help him much :lol:

Dr_PC · Post by **Dr_PC** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 2:16 pm

skid wrote:furgus practices all the time, but it doesn't help him much

Yeah I almost beat him in the afternoon :lol:

Oh Furgus I'm loving this but I'm sure Wanganui will stop the gloating

skid · Post by **skid** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 2:34 pm

Dr_PC wrote:
skid wrote:furgus practices all the time, but it doesn't help him much

Yeah I almost beat him in the afternoon Oh Furgus I'm loving this but I'm sure Wanganui will stop the gloating

he'll probably come up with some poor excuse, like he sits on the other side of the truck. Last time I looked there was a lot of stuff to do with the driving on that side of the truck. So no excuse will wash with us. :lol:

Furgus · Post by **Furgus** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 4:41 pm

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skid wrote:
Dr_PC wrote:
skid wrote:furgus practices all the time, but it doesn't help him much

Yeah I almost beat him in the afternoon Oh Furgus I'm loving this but I'm sure Wanganui will stop the gloating

he'll probably come up with some poor excuse, like he sits on the other side of the truck. Last time I looked there was a lot of stuff to do with the driving on that side of the truck. So no excuse will wash with us.

Oi ya b'stards thats enough fom you lot

Ya can't blame me for Neils F'ups - well ya can but I'll ignore you

just like I ignore him when he tries

& for your information I came 3rd overall in club champs this year beaten only by Neil & Neville Dunton

Oh & I don't really like practice - that's where I work :twisted:

tpft · Post by **tpft** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 9:25 pm

cheers for replys.

I don,t think we would be a threat too the points at all, but confident would not be a burden to the event as well.
by playing with the big boys i think would gain valuable experiannce

Own a few pretty steep knarly paddocks and spent a few hours today and will again over the next few weeks getting a feel for the limits of the new truck
feel a lot better tonight about playing in the big league, my co driver has done a lot more 4wd then me and he pushed to try harder and harder stuff, some of it i wasn,t too confident first attempt but attacking it pinned now that i,m getting a feel for how it reacts to a failed climb

toyota diffs and 33,s very wide for a suzuki, 1850 wide and i think we are still a way off finding the limit on the side of a hill,

i,ve contacted local club and staring the process, doubt we will make next round but maybe round 3

(p.s washing a truck with a garden hose suxs!!!!)

Dr_PC · Post by **Dr_PC** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:51 pm

tpft wrote:(p.s washing a truck with a garden hose suxs!!!!)

Yep good for an hour and a hlaf with a suzuki