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After to long an absense its back. Whangarei is again running a Winch Challenge.

When: April 27-29 (sort of)
Where: Whangarei (exact location known but yet to be disclosed)

The difference.
Although I have listed 3 days this is going to be 20hrs of open tracks not 3 part days of racing.

The Plan
Scruiteneering Friday 27 april from 4pm till 10pm on site.
Briefing 10pm Friday
First trucks on track 6.00am Saturday
Last trucks onto tracks by 1.00am Sunday
Finished racing before 2.00am Sunday
Brunch prizegiving late morning Sunday

Camping onsite
Possibly 2 truck teams (feedback dependant)

Will supply email contact soon

Hi Dan if you guys are running a winch challenge then do you think it would be best to postpone the event we were going to run to avoid the clash .Not much point having two events in the same month .But in saying that we are aiming at the basic club truck not full on winch challenge trucks ,Might have to give it some thought and see what feedback there is .
Steve

Hey Steve

Saw your post and we were never looking at easter. Two events in a month is a lot but like you say aimed at a slightly different audience. From what I seen on the replys to your thread, ther aren't to many W/C compeditors putting their hands up, and even if they were, so long as they are nice to their trucks they could do both. I'm seriously considering it, just have to put a case to the minister of finance and all things fun

The good thing about having a couple of events close together is that the guys who have to travel a bit further than most can link both events up with a holiday between them

Any more progress on this event ? Info etc .cheers

gona be nice to co drive in a truck that i wont spend all night fixing beer food bed sounds good to me maby clean raditor out

monstr wrote:Any more progress on this event ? Info etc .cheers

Progress is happening slowly but looking at getting into a new part of the site in 2 weeks to plan most of the tracks.

Once we have checked them I will get an entry form online.

Gotta remember we operate on Northland time not super organised Auckland time.

Plan is as above and that wont change. teams can be any combo of Club, Challenge or Modified classes as described in 4x4 challenges rules. Standard Class wont be catered for.

Cool cheers mate .i think i had better keep the truck in one piece setting our tracks and start looking for a victim to team up with.

Event info and entry form avalible now. Cant post it on here so PM me an email addy and I send it out.

Feel free to ask any questions.

Anyone thats not racing but wants to come for a look let me know, we can always do with more marshells. We will make sure you get plenty of time to wander and look.

Dan

Its owwwwnnnn.

Forecast is for rain tonight and early tomorrow then pretty good for race day. Rain will change the tracks that had dried out and gotten easier, back to being how they were planned.

Its gonna be long and late, with the distinct po ssiblity of a coeys revenge for the last stage, best you be nice to your coeys, they will have full control.

Headn to the race site shortly, for a few quiets and allowing the morning for all those last little things. see you racers tomorrow.

Hi Dan ,I hope you strapped another Suzuki to the side of yours when you set the tracks to allow for us that drive fat arsed Nissan s

Dan, Can you post up the results?
How did the event go?
Looking forward to some pictures.

Here a few photos suzookyman got of our team.....








We came 4th out of 6 teams. We only completed 4 stages with the big mud hole stage 2 being our last stage, which killed both trucks.

Heres a video from a mate of mine,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoeSRFJc ... re=g-all-u

suzukisport wrote:

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Knew I had seen this pic before



Fawk, what a truck killer hole

suzukisport wrote:Heres a video from a mate of mine,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoeSRFJc ... re=g-all-u

That's a good vid! orsum footage and you really hear the winches working hard, that's

Heres a video of our team through stage 2,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNWj30jvr4A

That'll be fun to clean up! What died? Alternator?

zukmeista wrote::shock: That'll be fun to clean up! What died? Alternator?

Nothing died, both trucks lost battery power from big long winchs.

suzukisport wrote:

zukmeista wrote::shock: That'll be fun to clean up! What died? Alternator?

Nothing died, both trucks lost battery power from big long winchs.

Na my alternator is not right , new (secondhand) for the event. Not sure I can blame the swamp for the control arm bracket though, think that is a long term fatigue thing. Will get meore steel when its fixed.