gwava"s tough truck

[pruggerdore]

due to having a couple of team members pulling out I have a space in my team for a truck or 2.
the event is next weekend so rather short notice. any body with a team of 4 wish to loan me member. any body that was real keen and couldnt get in a team ???????????????????????

Clive 0210606695

[pruggerdore]

still open

[DieselBoy]

Sooooooooooo, how did it all go this time round??

We won the event in 2009, I think we completed 15 stages which was the most ever completed by any team in the history of the event!!!!

Here's the 2009 winners:

Jeremy, Jack, Pete, Sarah, Ben, Paul.

The Trophy has been sitting on my shelf for the last two years, this is the day before we had to send it back:



So who's got it now??

Stories and pic's!!!!!!!!

Come on, some of you have to be home by now!!!!!

[Beer_Cruiser]

I could be wrong but I think a team of tricked up zuks won.
Lots of stages done buy all teams it was dry.
The logging roads were so dusty you couldnt see your team in front of you between stages

[Sadam_Husain]

I wasnt paying much attention and correct me if I'm wrong but 1st was Nigel Reid, Wayne Lovejoy and another joker and I think Goodmans came in 4th?

[Jerry]

I think it was these fellas


still uploading pics

[Jerry]

more coming later

[lilpigzuk]

I wasnt paying much attention and correct me if I'm wrong but 1st was Nigel Reid, Wayne Lovejoy and another joker and I think Goodmans came in 4th?

The Third member (blue zuk in Jerrys pics) is Ben Towse, hes on here. Looks like similar team that won it the year before.

[badnuz]

it was def more "suited" to the zooks,(after all a lot of it was between trees, one pair of trees was so tight the big Nissan only just sqweezed thru!) but the fact that the goodmans arrived late, and got 2nd in their trio of V8 40s means that there is no real advantage to running the smaller 4x4s..... (except maybe a fraction of Stans fuel bill hahahaha)

[Jerry]

[Jerry]

More pics here http://s339.photobucket.com/albums/n475 ... 1QQtppZZ20

[jeremy]

We are home (finally) after another awesome Hawkes Bay Tough Truck challenge - challenging tracks, incredible location and a great bunch of marshals/organisers.

1st place, was team zuki as mentioned
2nd, the Goodman FJ40's
3rd, Manukau 4wd club
4th, (us) Auckland 4wd club / Norwest OHV club

Pete, we didn't manage to hold onto the trophy this time. We were trying, and we were going pretty well until the last stage where it all fell apart. But we had heaps of fun in the process, which is what it's all about.

So although we didn't get the trophy this time around, we did get awarded the 'Overall prize'. For those of you who haven't been, it is an award given out based not only on points but also on marshal feedback on things like team work, bribes, team spirit etc. It was an honour to be given that prize, so a big thank you to all the marshals/organisers.

...already looking forward to the next one

[taz01]

due to having a couple of team members pulling out I have a space in my team for a truck or 2.
the event is next weekend so rather short notice. any body with a team of 4 wish to loan me member. any body that was real keen and couldnt get in a team ???????????????????????

Clive 0210606695

just clicked who team mark and me were in ........... bloody awesome event....... but gotta say dude get more rope huh? i will be looking at entering the next one

[Sadam_Husain]

We are just home also.
We had a Ball. Thanks Hawke's Bay 4X4
I didnt Brake any thing... I mean my Brakes didnt work and I broke every thing.
Jerry has more photos than a bus load of Japs.... He should be home in a hour or so...

only got a couple of photos back at the campsite after Beer Cruisers break/brake episode(s) and Jerry took a couple of pics of one of the stages on my camera after he filled all his SD cards up

[skid]

correct if I'm wrong, but is this the same man that damaged his face the last time he went to Gwavas

[Jerry]

correct if I'm wrong, but is this the same man that damaged his face the last time he went to Gwavas

[Beer_Cruiser]

correct if I'm wrong, but is this the same man that damaged his face the last time he went to Gwavas

I wish I could get a pair of sunnies to last 2 years....

[rokhound]

correct if I'm wrong, but is this the same man that damaged his face the last time he went to Gwavas

Na that can't be right, you can't physically do that much damage.......Can you??

Looks like you boys had a good time, that's what it's all about

[Sadam_Husain]

correct if I'm wrong, but is this the same man that damaged his face the last time he went to Gwavas

Na that can't be right, you can't physically do that much damage.......Can you??

Looks like you boys had a good time, that's what it's all about

I never let the side down..... you should have seen the state of the other joker

[Ben]

Sooooooooooo, how did it all go this time round??

We won the event in 2009, I think we completed 15 stages which was the most ever completed by any team in the history of the event!!!!

We had an awesome event. The organisers did a fantastic job as usual, with great tracks, great organisation with the map system, and great food at Hoki's cafe.

Wayne and Nigel managed to keep their trucks in one piece this year so we could pick up the 1st place trophy for a second time for the all Zuk team!

We completed all 15 stages without much drama. Just the usual mud and swamp grass stuck in everything including radiators, air-boxes and electrics.

I don't know how some of the bigger trucks managed to fit through some of the stages. Judging by the amount of bark missing on the trees I guess they didn't really fit!

We made it home to Auckland about 12:30am after a bit of a late prize giving and a trailer blowout on the way home.

Ben

[MNC]

That is a sexy line up right there

Seams there were a few 40s in this comp - loving it

Is there to be a video Jerry?

[4WDbits]

First over all was the 3 vehicles of Steve Reed, Jack Talbot and Jeremy Walker.

[DieselBoy]

Sooooooooooo, how did it all go this time round??

We won the event in 2009, I think we completed 15 stages which was the most ever completed by any team in the history of the event!!!!

We had an awesome event. The organisers did a fantastic job as usual, with great tracks, great organisation with the map system, and great food at Hoki's cafe.

Wayne and Nigel managed to keep their trucks in one piece this year so we could pick up the 1st place trophy for a second time for the all Zuk team!

We completed all 15 stages without much drama. Just the usual mud and swamp grass stuck in everything including radiators, air-boxes and electrics.

I don't know how some of the bigger trucks managed to fit through some of the stages. Judging by the amount of bark missing on the trees I guess they didn't really fit!

We made it home to Auckland about 12:30am after a bit of a late prize giving and a trailer blowout on the way home.

Ben

Awesome man!!!!!

GO TEAM ZOOK

[rotordogg]

Any idea when the other placings will be released??
or where will they be posted??

[Jerry]

Is there to be a video Jerry?