Mt. Greenland:track condition?

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:18 pm

Heading up Mt. Greenland on Friday, word is the track is
undoable :lol:

Has anyone been up there lately or know anyone who has who can shed some lite.
Al

SMOKEY · Post by **SMOKEY** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:51 pm

It was fine last time I (we) did it

, don't you remember two years ago :roll:

. You have already made your mind up anyway, ( rain, hail, sleet or snow----- we GO.
Have a good one Al, sorry we are not with you this year, keep me on your Christmas card list. To everyone on the trip :wink:

KEEP SAFE and have a couple or dozen or two dozen for the ,

FITZYZ.

PS: A big KIWI welcome to RUDE and his Mates, sorry I miss you this year and you will be sorry you missed John Boy.

Jacko · Post by **Jacko** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:07 pm

Just wondering how you got on with Mt Greenland, might head up that way sometime this week....? Any recommendations for other tracks along the west coast? - Franz Josef, Ross, Greymouth area....?

Cheers

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:34 am

If you go through the centre of the mudholes ensure you have plenty of jandle going. So called "unpassable" part hads been re-made. We just cut the washout edges more, filled it in some and it now fits a nissan. Rockgarden is getting easier. Still a good track. The clay rock was very slippery going down in the wet.
Al

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:39 pm

albundy wrote:If you go through the centre of the mudholes ensure you have plenty of jandle going. So called "unpassable" part hads been re-made. We just cut the washout edges more, filled it in some and it now fits a nissan. Rockgarden is getting easier. Still a good track. The clay rock was very slippery going down in the wet.
Al

This is a snap of the boys finishing off the track before we all went through. I only wished I had taken a pic before they started any work. It sure looked un-doable! :shock:

Where Rude is standing. (swinging the pick) The track was that washed out that it was a bank that was pretty much vertical from his feet up to around 5ft.
They did really well clearing it.

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:50 pm

If anyone has any more pictures/vids from Al's trip would they upload here please?

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:33 pm

Sorry Pete, never took any. Nifty did a great vid, but he has to burn it and send it over. Can't really say I saw many cameras as most of us were either road building, assisting with winching of trucks and fixing trucks. I will ask around though.
Al

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:46 pm

albundy wrote:Sorry Pete, never took any. Nifty did a great vid, but he has to burn it and send it over. Can't really say I saw many cameras as most of us were either road building, assisting with winching of trucks and fixing trucks. I will ask around though.
Al

that fella in the pic, right of center in the cammo gear. He took heaps. Can't remember his name.

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:39 am

That's John, mate of Ricky's and Jas'.

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:52 am

albundy wrote:That's John, mate of Ricky's and Jas'.

John's the man to chase Al! He's got all the pix/vids.

hosehustler · Post by **hosehustler** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:04 pm

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:48 pm

Nice one.
Cheers Tim!!

Andrew1706 · Post by **Andrew1706** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:41 pm

I might have to consider the move to the South Island :shock:

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:57 pm

Andrew1706 wrote:I might have to consider the move to the South Island

nah mate. you guys in the north island are spoilt for choice for the nailest 4X4 tracks in NZ. :shock:

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:19 am

nah mate. you guys in the north island are spoilt for choice for the nailest 4X4 tracks in NZ.

Pete, now you are really showing how green/newbie you really are :lol:

The best 4wdriving is in the sth island, predominantly the Westcoast.
Al

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:25 am

albundy wrote:
nah mate. you guys in the north island are spoilt for choice for the nailest 4X4 tracks in NZ.

Pete, now you are really showing how green/newbie you really are The best 4wdriving is in the sth island, predominantly the Westcoast.
Al

Everyone knows I'm green Al. No surprises there mate.

Sure, we have mountains. They have hills. But from what I've "heard" they have just as many good tracks as us. :wink:

fweddy · Post by **fweddy** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:07 pm

albundy wrote:
nah mate. you guys in the north island are spoilt for choice for the nailest 4X4 tracks in NZ.

Pete, now you are really showing how green/newbie you really are The best 4wdriving is in the sth island, predominantly the Westcoast.
Al

SHHHH Al - He's just trying to keep the NIers up in there own island and keeping ours for us! Don't blow his cover!

coxsy · Post by **coxsy** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:07 pm

to late i ve been seen an driven some

Post by **mike** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:10 pm

albundy wrote:
nah mate. you guys in the north island are spoilt for choice for the nailest 4X4 tracks in NZ.

Pete, now you are really showing how green/newbie you really are The best 4wdriving is in the sth island, predominantly the Westcoast.
Al

its about time you came to rallywoods Al :wink:

just ask bulletproof if youll have fun :lol:

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:22 pm

Couldn't agree with you more Mike. Got a big trip to Oz planned next year for Rude's 42 (double 21) so that is the priority. Want to do a big road trip up that way, maybe in 2011.
Al

Bulletproof · Post by **Bulletproof** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:32 pm

[quote="albundy Want to do a big road trip up that way, maybe in 2011.
Al[/quote]
Hi Al
If you just do a road trip up north you will miss the challenging tracks like Rallywoods has to offer.

It is worth just going for the weekend and Socializing with the Wellington Guys who are like a family and driving the tuff tracks.

There are a dozen tuff tracks 5mins from the hut. Janet says it is like a whole lot of Petrol Hills.

We are heading North again in a little over a month for 11 day's

Cheers Richard

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 7:12 am

Thanks Richard, will keep that in mind. maybe if we get a little bored next year we may just do that.
Al

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