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10/06/06 CCVC 35th Anniversary Trip....

For those interested there is a upcoming rerun of the 1st ever trip the CCVC did for as part of its 35th anniversary, its a trip round wainui coast, trip is a family shiny so all past members and visitors welcome, there will be (i think) someone from http://www.nz4wd.co.nz on the trip as well. Quite an interesting trip, lots of hills and an interesting rock garden (lahar?) to go thru...... If you are keen please contact the trip leader Ron Wadham 04 563 7907 / 025 210 6455

We have a Anniversary dinner that night, if you are a past member keen to attend PM me and I'll put you in contact with the ticket guy...

We also have a driver training on sunday, if interested contact Steve Mercer 04 233 1121 or 027 442 2898.

I can let you know the next visitor trips we have if you want...just yell.

im keen for the trip round the coast, though im not a member.
should i just contact them or join the club first?

also, is that date supposed to be 10/06/06?

- David

doesn't matter if you are a member, I haven't been with the CCVC long and reckon its a great club for newbies.....all you need to do is ring up Ron ..... Steve is doing a driver training the next day as well which includes a trip, let me know how you get on....

cheers, will give them a ring

I'm going on both these trips. training is $75 bucks and you need a book etc to study first. The $75 includes the club membership.

Mike

Hey Mike,
Are you living in both Wellington and Christchurch??
Just wondering

yup, but working 4wd = wellington, project 4wd = chch

Mike

I am going to come along on his trip as my 4wd experience has been limted to red rocks and a bit around terewhiti and am keen to learn a bit more .
I know this is a family shiny type drive ( which suits as I am bringing the family along ) any one able to shed some light on the route type of terrain etc do I have to let the tyres down etc?

Thnks Neil

The route is mostly clay farm tracks. There are a couple of rocky sections, some beach sand, all fairly easy stuff. Unless it absolutely pours down with rain the day before there is no reason to have mud tyres although the trip sheet says mud tyres are preferable. There are a couple of places where over-growth on the side of the track will touch the car so expect some light bush marks. Nothing serious but I did overhear some comments last time I did this trip from someone who was a little peeved at getting some light scrathes (which would easily polish out) on their new 4x4. The expection is that being a "family shiny" no damage of any kind is likely or to be expected. This of course depends an aweful lot on the nut behind the wheel as well.
It is an excellent introduction to the family type trips CCVC runs.

Thats great thanks
My surf already has more than a few scratchs on it anyway.
More wont be a prob ( proberly wouldnt notice them ).

Any idea how long a trip?

Meet at Rimutaka Forest Park around 9.30am
Trip departs around 10am I think, (have to check)
Expected return around 4.30pm (need to be back in time as there is the 35th anniversary dinner to attend)
Fuel required for around 70km which in my truck means I need to have nearly a full tank

make sure you guys come up and say hello as I wont know anyone there unless they were at the aotea block on saturday. Just look for the red surf with ORE stickers on it. Always good to meet more members off the site.

Mike

Shall do...
I'll be in a green disco with "cloggy" number plates.

will see you guys there

Mike, i think i was following you through town the other day, had an ORE sticker across the rear windshield?

Yup that would have been me not to many up here with ORE stickers on their back window if I remember correctly. If it was a blue wagon then it was bubbas not mine.

Mike

Some Pics (have got some other ones from a later trip somewhere....

PS It gets very windy and cold up there sometimes, and theres a nice bit prado sucking bog down the coast, the odd horrible looking ruts in the tracks but nothing too bad, a nice fun scenic trip. lots of big hills .... really bad if you have a v8 disco like cloggy.

If you have an altimeter in your truck it will get up to 900m/1000m















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And theres also lots of long grassy bits (truck swallowing grass) so you can pretend you are in a landrover on safari in africa or somewhere....

Jerry wrote: and theres a nice bit prado sucking bog down the coast,

That looks like David's Prado stuck up to its axles (again ) Seen a few pics of him bogged down like that

Jerry wrote:really bad if you have a v8 disco like cloggy

The oil companies aren't complaining, although I think it is about time they started giving me bulk discounts

OK What gave it away?





It was sticky mud....and a surf got stuck before him!!!, I see a Nissan is towing him out.....

Had a bit of an eventful trip today with one vehicle on its side. Expected on Club 4x4 or Hard Yakka trips, but on a Family Shiny???

Anyway, no real damage done, just a broken rear window. Didn't take too long to get it back on its wheels.

And one of Ashley Lucas getting down and dirty, doing the wrenching on the Land Cruiser after the rear axle moved on its springs, making the whole thing crab sideways down the tracks.


Other than that it was all plain sailing, not as many vehicles there as expected, perhaps 18 - 20 all up.

nice looking trip by the photos.. where exactly did ya head to, along?

oh the perks of having a reg and wof vehicle.. not an a-framed dedicated off roader..

pics and threads like this are a real motivator to get my thing up and done.. ]:-)

thanks for the pics and bits..