Offroad-Express

Only a week to go to the first round.

How many ORE members are there involved??

Looking at the forecast for the weekend and what has already been looks like it is going to be wet and slippery, what a shame since the truck is all nice and clean. Sure I will get over it though

Even managed to find my log book from last season and plan to get the truck already to go tomorrow.

just out of interest, who as a compeditor has heard about the seymours new truck being chromemolly and then phill collins making the cage being cut back off for a normal cage which is proven physically and mathimatically 12x weaker (obviously waaaaaaay LESS safe)? who has heard about all of this?

cool__bananas wrote:just out of interest, who as a compeditor has heard about the seymours new truck being chromemolly and then phill collins making the cage being cut back off for a normal cage which is proven physically and mathimatically 12x weaker (obviously waaaaaaay LESS safe)? who has heard about all of this?

This sounds like a thread in itself

SirGerald wrote:Only a week to go to the first round.

How many ORE members are there involved??

Looking at the forecast for the weekend and what has already been looks like it is going to be wet and slippery, what a shame since the truck is all nice and clean. Sure I will get over it though

Even managed to find my log book from last season and plan to get the truck already to go tomorrow.

I'll be there the buggy SHOULD be ready Thursday night

Dr_PC wrote:

cool__bananas wrote:just out of interest, who as a compeditor has heard about the seymours new truck being chromemolly and then phill collins making the cage being cut back off for a normal cage which is proven physically and mathimatically 12x weaker (obviously waaaaaaay LESS safe)? who has heard about all of this?

This sounds like a thread in itself

dan, where ya been??!! Should send you a PM Look forward to seeing where you mounted the training wheels

I'll be there aswell with a new navy so will be a quite round teaching and learning yea right hope to catch up with you guys down there still working on the cruzer as we speak hahaha

cool__bananas wrote:just out of interest, who as a compeditor has heard about the seymours new truck being chromemolly and then phill collins making the cage being cut back off for a normal cage which is proven physically and mathimatically 12x weaker (obviously waaaaaaay LESS safe)? who has heard about all of this?

really really

pedro

Pedro wrote:

cool__bananas wrote:just out of interest, who as a compeditor has heard about the seymours new truck being chromemolly and then phill collins making the cage being cut back off for a normal cage which is proven physically and mathimatically 12x weaker (obviously waaaaaaay LESS safe)? who has heard about all of this?

really really

pedro

i just thought id ask rather and see if our friend has gone around just telling his side of the story haha

Looking forward to first round!! Should be good and muddy!!

BTW, SIRGERALD, please change your avatar, it's too distracting..

was out with Dan the other week, i can confirm he has put the wheels on his roof!! hahaha

Yep - we're back into it this season......the new truck may even be going by the last round........

rotordogg wrote:BTW, SIRGERALD, please change your avatar, it's too distracting..

Does that mean there is another "twink" mark on your screen??

was round at Pedros tonight working on the rally truck, as you do in the final week before a trial

turned into a cluster faaark


Pedro, you are too clever for your own good

as the NCO would say.................

"theres room in our sport for ABS pump operated pulsating wheel brakes, but just not yet"



so back into it thursday night and probably a fair bit of friday and friday night and maybe even saturday before hitting the road to scrutineering

the things we do to enjoy ourselves

skid wrote:was round at Pedros tonight working on the rally truck, as you do in the final week before a trial

so back into it thursday night and probably a fair bit of friday and friday night and maybe even saturday before hitting the road to scrutineering

the things we do to enjoy ourselves

I want to be on the road Friday afternoon BUT the rest of the story sounds EXACTLY LIKE what is happening up here

skid wrote:was round at Pedros tonight working on the rally truck, as you do in the final week before a trial

turned into a cluster faaark


Pedro, you are too clever for your own good

as the NCO would say.................

"theres room in our sport for ABS pump operated pulsating wheel brakes, but just not yet"



so back into it thursday night and probably a fair bit of friday and friday night and maybe even saturday before hitting the road to scrutineering

the things we do to enjoy ourselves

Hey Skid, you have any problems getting your navi licence?

mudnutz wrote:

skid wrote:was round at Pedros tonight working on the rally truck, as you do in the final week before a trial

turned into a cluster faaark


Pedro, you are too clever for your own good

as the NCO would say.................

"theres room in our sport for ABS pump operated pulsating wheel brakes, but just not yet"



so back into it thursday night and probably a fair bit of friday and friday night and maybe even saturday before hitting the road to scrutineering

the things we do to enjoy ourselves

Hey Skid, you have any problems getting your navi licence?

had to wait about a month or so for it to turn up in the mail but it finally arrived the other week

if you havent got yours yet, I'd be ringing Marion ASAP dude

so you back in again then

Dr_PC wrote:

skid wrote:was round at Pedros tonight working on the rally truck, as you do in the final week before a trial

so back into it thursday night and probably a fair bit of friday and friday night and maybe even saturday before hitting the road to scrutineering

the things we do to enjoy ourselves

I want to be on the road Friday afternoon BUT the rest of the story sounds EXACTLY LIKE what is happening up here

I thought this was just normal for all compeditors??

The truck I co-drive in is at the dyno shop waiting to see if they get time to try to find a problem before the weekend, we still got a few other little bits to do if we get it back in time!
Be alot more interesting this year, 3.8 V6 vs 1.3 4cy last year!!

skid wrote:was round at Pedros tonight working on the rally truck, as you do in the final week before a trial

turned into a cluster faaark


Pedro, you are too clever for your own good

as the NCO would say.................

"theres room in our sport for ABS pump operated pulsating wheel brakes, but just not yet"

perhaps i should run it past the design team, they have the final say........ don't they?????

Pedro wrote:

skid wrote:was round at Pedros tonight working on the rally truck, as you do in the final week before a trial

turned into a cluster faaark


Pedro, you are too clever for your own good

as the NCO would say.................

"theres room in our sport for ABS pump operated pulsating wheel brakes, but just not yet"

perhaps i should run it past the design team, they have the final say........ don't they?????

So it's not in the rulebook,
Design Safety team say it's OK
Not so fast, we need to call a meeting in Palmy and vote about it.
You can't go to the meeting and there are no minutes

skid wrote:

mudnutz wrote:

skid wrote:was round at Pedros tonight working on the rally truck, as you do in the final week before a trial

turned into a cluster faaark


Pedro, you are too clever for your own good

as the NCO would say.................

"theres room in our sport for ABS pump operated pulsating wheel brakes, but just not yet"



so back into it thursday night and probably a fair bit of friday and friday night and maybe even saturday before hitting the road to scrutineering

the things we do to enjoy ourselves

Hey Skid, you have any problems getting your navi licence?

had to wait about a month or so for it to turn up in the mail but it finally arrived the other week

if you havent got yours yet, I'd be ringing Marion ASAP dude

so you back in again then

Yep back in for another season thats as long as they proccess my comp. licence in time seems my nz4wd affiliation fees from kiwi werent paid but i checked and they were paid back in june so i hope its sorted by scruteneering or my drivers going to be pretty pissed. Will see you there

mudnutz wrote:Yep back in for another season thats as long as they proccess my comp. licence in time seems my nz4wd affiliation fees from kiwi werent paid but i checked and they were paid back in june so i hope its sorted by scruteneering or my drivers going to be pretty pissed. Will see you there

I'd get somebody onto it immediately

clubs dont realise the importance of needing the affiliation

and our new exec are a pack of wan#ers, who don't give a fuk and wont go out of thier way to help ya

skid wrote:

mudnutz wrote:Yep back in for another season thats as long as they proccess my comp. licence in time seems my nz4wd affiliation fees from kiwi werent paid but i checked and they were paid back in june so i hope its sorted by scruteneering or my drivers going to be pretty pissed. Will see you there

I'd get somebody onto it immediately

clubs dont realise the importance of needing the affiliation

and our new exec are a pack of wan#ers, who don't give a fuk and wont go out of thier way to help ya

only got mine in the last week, although i cannot remember opening it nor can the wife.....

get hold of the club secretary and see if they have had notification of affiliation numbers, our club got them e-mailed not long after paying the bill, failnig that ring jenny jordan ( i think) and ask... certainly payto be pro active on this one.

Cheers

pedro

rotordogg wrote:I thought this was just normal for all compeditors??

i think it is haha my bonnet is being painted friday nite along with the rest of the frame because of our cage issue. and even though it will be ready juuuuust in time theres the little issue of not being able to drive it good

cool__bananas wrote:

rotordogg wrote:I thought this was just normal for all compeditors??

i think it is haha my bonnet is being painted friday nite along with the rest of the frame because of our cage issue. and even though it will be ready juuuuust in time theres the little issue of not being able to drive it good

why can't you drive it good

mudnutz wrote:Yep back in for another season thats as long as they proccess my comp. licence in time seems my nz4wd affiliation fees from kiwi werent paid but i checked and they were paid back in june so i hope its sorted by scruteneering or my drivers going to be pretty pissed. Will see you there

They were paid to the NZFWDA on the 31st Of July, is an ongoning battle to get the membership numbers out of the Exec.

curly12 wrote:

mudnutz wrote:Yep back in for another season thats as long as they proccess my comp. licence in time seems my nz4wd affiliation fees from kiwi werent paid but i checked and they were paid back in june so i hope its sorted by scruteneering or my drivers going to be pretty pissed. Will see you there

They were paid to the NZFWDA on the 31st Of July, is an ongoning battle to get the membership numbers out of the Exec.

Thanks Curly. Karen has sorted it out by ringing NZFWDA this morning. They have said they are having trouble with a few affiliation fees being lost in the system and that I can pick up my licence at scruteneering again

rotordogg wrote:The truck I co-drive in is at the dyno shop waiting to see if they get time to try to find a problem before the weekend

Sweet picked up the truck last night and found out the ends of the ht leads where cracked and it was shorting out. That explains why it was running like crap.

Have now found that it has dumped all of the hydraulic fluid out of the locker again while at the dyno. Everytime the diff heats up it pushes the fluid out the top of the reservoir. We thought we had it sorted but can only assume that there must be a big air bubble in there that is going to require the diff to be removed to be fixed. Guess that is going to have to wait until after this weekend.

skid wrote:

cool__bananas wrote:

rotordogg wrote:I thought this was just normal for all compeditors??

i think it is haha my bonnet is being painted friday nite along with the rest of the frame because of our cage issue. and even though it will be ready juuuuust in time theres the little issue of not being able to drive it good

why can't you drive it good

cuse i havnt driven for ages and i havnt had much practise in it, i keep forgetting to change gear haha

"I'd get somebody onto it immediately

clubs dont realise the importance of needing the affiliation

and our new exec are a pack of wan#ers, who don't give a fuk and wont go out of thier way to help ya"

You sure as hell know how to be offensive Skid. Why would anyone go out of their way to help you with that sort of comment!

PeterVahry wrote:"I'd get somebody onto it immediately

clubs dont realise the importance of needing the affiliation

and our new exec are a pack of wan#ers, who don't give a fuk and wont go out of thier way to help ya"

You sure as hell know how to be offensive Skid. Why would anyone go out of their way to help you with that sort of comment!

Peter, I don't know if its personal thing with the exec, but it seems that some of the wellington clubs are being ignored.

letters get sent and we get no replies

we offer to hold trials and we get no replies

and a whole bunch of other shite

all we ask if for execs to be a little more pro active in thier correspondence as it seems to be lacking slightly

when we mention that it doesnt seem to be a good idea to hold a speed event with the need for helmets, we get shot down.

we are only trying to throw common sense into the equation but it seems that doesnt seem to exist in some folks world