Offroad-Express

17th December
At the 4WD Stuff shed...
in Christchurch

Hopefully the MU will be done, and after the BBQ we can bugger off down the river for some playtime...

Last years event was a Major success with Mike and I attending... yup, 2! people. This year I'm going for double or nothing!

Mike, would be most excellent if you could wangle it to be here... you're the star of the show and all... and anyone else that can make it.

RSVP to me via PM and I'll keep everyone posted.

Cheers

Steve

I was there ... actually still my shed then as well.... ???

good shed that, seem's eveyone's had that shed including me
I'll be at the BBQ,
with speights

hmmm a bunch of country boys all with big 4WD's talking about how they've all had this shed .... I can almost hear the dueling bangos playing

wish I could get down... wish I could aford to take time off!

Cheers Reece

Just so happens I'll be in chch that weekend so sounds dam good, I'll definitly be there. I'll organise the bangers and stuff if you bring the bbq again

Mike

Actually, I think I was paying rent at that point Mike - and you were there... but far too busy bending my good ball joint puller with the rattle gun on Grunters truck to do much more than order sausages from the grill

Oh, and Mike - I never quite got around to taking the BBQ home after that event... so it will be there... presumably still with gas - better check that...

Yeah, the shed has been around a bit... and it will be someone elses turn soon, as I'm building my own shed... so this will be the last christmas party down there...

Tim - if you bring Speights, make sure you get there early so we can drink it all before the vultures show up No point wasting good beer on everyone else

Great that you can make it Mike... see you there.

I'm figuring a 10:30-11ish start? BBQ lunch then playtime in the afternoon?

Steve

Too far for me to comute (Auckland) but I'll have a speights with ya (albeit on my own in my shed)

Heath

I'll be there if I can, might have antinatal class things that day

I've been to anti-natal classes... they're over-rated. Bring her along and we can induce early labour in the afteroon using the time-honoured and traditional "bouncing down the riverbed" method

Steve

PS: We'll be thinking of you sitting on your shed Heath... we'll have a beer for you

shit yeh but i might be helping somone move house ill try and do that the day before what sorta time were you thinking???
rik

bugger, will be too piss crook to drive as work do is day before, mmm. gray fish, cod, pawa, samon, pig on the spit, etc, etc

Would be nice to meet you guys in person but never mind, maybe next year!! Have a good one and get dirty

Beer, Meat and big tyres, Yep Steve it's you all ova!
Surley a townie like me can make it out, might even bring some real snarlers with me, you know the ones they inject the cheese into
I will be there with bells on!
Tony
P.s. If you go truckin I might need to hitch as I'm still havin that trouble with my truck! Ta.

I'll be there

is it just for friends are can members come to would like to come play in the mud thanks was just wanting toknow and would bring food and drink

Count me in, can't you toyota boys having all the fun now, can we.

Its an open invite to offroadexpress.co.nz members. Good idea re: the food - bring something to throw on the BBQ - might need a couple of 3- or 4-burners going to keep the food flowing... does anyone else have one they can bring down to help cook?

Cheers

Steve

PS: No-one bring salad... I don't wanna see salad. IF you bring salad, disguise it as a sausage

Ok, update on the BBQ. At this point I need to get numbers because I suspect we might have a few too many people to cram into my wee shed. There is a great place for BBQs just around the corner - at Spencer Park - so we might adjourn to there for the festivities. Can I get a show of hands as to who wants to go so I can organise something?

If its wet, then the whole thing is going to go to the dogs I haven't really got a contingency plan for that... I'm just hopin for sunny days

To get to the shed - if you drive up Marshland Rd from town heading towards Kaiapoi then keep going until you go over the railway line at the top end just beside Chaneys Corner (big buildings with Blackett Engineering and a kitchen place among others) and turn right - that should be Spencerville Rd. Follow it for about 5km through the countryside and eventually it goes over a one-lane bridge then shortly after ends in a T-intersection. At the intersection turn left, then its the first driveway on the left - #373 on the mailbox. The shed is the first building up the driveway (its a farm property).

If we go to Spencer park then turn right instead of left at the intersection, then its the second left (signposted) - over three judder bars then second right (first right takes you into the camp ground, second into the park).

If people think they might get lost then arrange a meeting near the palms or somewhere like that and convoy out there.

Also, had one offer from redneck of a BBQ, and mine... which might be enough but one more would be good for safety... I'd hate for someone to have to wait for a sausage

If you could bring your own meat and beer/drink - just be aware that we're going out 4WDing afterwards and I'll play big bad policeman at give anyone who drinks too much then thinks they can drive the bash Be sensible, or else... No point giving the anti-SUV nutcases any more ammunition...

My MU should be ready, but it won't have had any offroad trials, so I'm thinking the Waimak will be the best option for me - I don't want to go too far on it until I've proven it... and I figure if it breaks then at least the Waimak is close enough to tow it back to the shed Anyone have any objections to the 4WDing being there?

Ok, so a show of hands: whos coming?

Steve

yeh no don't know is that clear enough in kiwi

I'm a definite, prob bring another bbq if required?

Mike

If I'm not in Timaru I'll be there, should know by wednesday

bring something to throw on the BBQ -

a Range rover??????

Hell yeh count me in. What next Sat? Yeah that was my last chance to go shopping for the family. Bugger them BBQ and Mud sounds like much more fun than spending lots of cash. Still cool if I ride shotgun Steve? Cause I tried and my 31's don't fit under the Astra!
See you then
Tony

For those that dont know where to go pm me and we can meet you at the palms at about 10

I'll bring my bbq

Matt

Ok, pretty sure we're gonna have it at Spencer Park... and since theres a cool space and playground there it would be a good family thing I think.

Anyone object to it being a family day? Seems like a good idea to me.

Its not mandatory to bring your family of course

Cheers

Steve

Yeh I was planning on coming as well, thanks for the directions

Mmm. Can I get time off work? Can I get my wreakage back together? Has anyone got a 5.29:1 diff they want to sell? So many questions...... Three yes's and I'm there.
Got all of today to work on it though. Best I get out too the garage.

yep ill come, are we still needing bbq's?
if not that will save me cleaning last years tea off the top

count me in for the bbq, but not the 4wheeling. have work to do on truck for central trip and work do that night, plus I got my fill of the waimak for a while last weekend. what time do we meet at the shed/park, looks like weather will be shit.
Al

hey Al,

palms @ 10 of spence at 1030 i believe

we 4wheeling first, my breakfast won't even be down by 1030. Lunch time would be ebtter for a BBQ.
Al