Maratoto or Stadia this wednesday or thursday

[mudlva]

Im bored.....
have been awaiting for a reply from the BoP chap (lucky bugger might be out wheeling )

anyway im keen on either doing a maratoto wires loop run or stadia run
Maratoto is $10/vehicle
Stadia is $25/vehicle

vehicles will need to be well step up with good muds and decent winches and all the usual recover and safety gear. (think standard club type rules)

booth trips will involve some form of panel damage as you will be resting your sides on banks, rocks and trees etc. side glass will have to put in the tempary item basket. mud holes shouldnt much more than 3ish foot deep at a guess.

looking at a departure time off 8.30 and i could easily be convinced to do a run on both days

anyway reply here or give me a text on
021 599 519
cheers Rohan

[MNC]

Are you talking about tomorrow (in 40mins today) and Thursday this week?

Would be keen for next week... got a few repairs to sort and my new 9,500lb winch from SuperCheap to fit to meet your demanding standards

[pruggerdore]

how about friday when the rain returns lol. getting there mate leaving here thursday . where we go to still be decided. end up in pureora tho. until the truck is broke or run out of dry clothes. thought it was suposed to be summer

[mudlva]

Are you talking about tomorrow (in 40mins today) and Thursday this week?

Would be keen for next week... got a few repairs to sort and my new 9,500lb winch from SuperCheap to fit to meet your demanding standards

Haha dont know about "demanding" just common sence when the next truck could be 200 plus meters away next week is good atm my work scene is pretty slow over the next couple of weeks so should be easily available

[mudlva]

how about friday when the rain returns lol. getting there mate leaving here thursday . where we go to still be decided. end up in pureora tho. until the truck is broke or run out of dry clothes. thought it was suposed to be summer

Friday is good im heading out with leeography? today and go and play in thomos

[MNC]

Haha dont know about "demanding" just common sence when the next truck could be 200 plus meters away next week is good atm my work scene is pretty slow over the next couple of weeks so should be easily available

Just winding you up.

Looks like wife may have locked me down for next week to do work around the house

Make sure you take some pics for us

[mudlva]

ok it look like we are now doing a run with pruggerdore around maratoto on friday looking a leave the fjord at around 8.30

anybody else keen??

[mudlva]

Haha dont know about "demanding" just common sence when the next truck could be 200 plus meters away next week is good atm my work scene is pretty slow over the next couple of weeks so should be easily available

Just winding you up.

Looks like wife may have locked me down for next week to do work around the house

Make sure you take some pics for us

come on and man up creep out whilst shes down the shops or some thing similar....
or....
say that you are popping out to get some thing from the hardware store but you will need your 4by to assist

[mudlva]

bump all go for friday 8.30
anybody else keen??

[Jay]

Sooooo keen Rohan - but bloody working grrrrr

Next time tho......

[mudlva]

dont worry fella your time will come we will take you up stadia for an introduction to distruction

na seriously i will look at a run for sunday later in the month got a camping trip coming up if you are keen

[Jay]

Introduction to destruction? If I remember correctly stadia has now claimed 2 of my snorkel hats and a flare off the old 80 series, not to mention the dents! Hahaha

Sweeeeettt... Sounds good. Flick me a text when u sus some dates.

J

[Sadam_Husain]

I spotted your blue 60 series on an old dvd thats got some Laurie Sanson footage on it Rohan, nice hill climb

[mudlva]

I spotted your blue 60 series on an old dvd thats got some Laurie Sanson footage on it Rohan, nice hill climb

Haha yep she climbs like a goat but she has the turning circle of the interisland ferry.

Mind you i kept the guys that put the pegs in busy

[Sadam_Husain]

Haha yep she climbs like a goat but she has the turning circle of the interisland ferry.

Mind you i kept the guys that put the pegs in busy

haha well you did alright on that stage

[mudzuki]

Could be keen will try sort a trailor and victim to ride shotgun

[mudlva]

Could be keen will try sort a trailor and victim to ride shotgun

sweet as text me on 021 599519 to confirm
3 trucks will be a good number

[mudlva]

Could be keen will try sort a trailor and victim to ride shotgun

all good bud just seen your truck photos will be good to see you tomorrow do you know were you are heading?

[Hug-o]

You need a trailor as in a car trailer? I have one you can use. Its twin axel, deck is 1900wide but could fit something 2100easy.

Let me know 02102470477

[mudzuki]

Yeah know where im headed, just trying to sort final details, will let you know if i can make it or not

[mudlva]

well it was a good run

Clive and Tracey in the reasonably standard hylux (you know 3.8ltr slightly modded spring pack and silver stonesetc etc) and i went for a stroll around the wires maratoto track anticlockwise in direction. all good, until, whilst Calvin was climbing the long rock his cv desided it wanted no more and spat the dummy, a bit of a winch onto level ground and replacement installed off we went again.
its quite ampressive watching a long wheel base (he must be about 3m+ long) coming down the the rock garden, his front is past the dropoffs and the rear still hasn't got to the lip yet (not quite but along those lines )
got to the "log" and this was the first time that ive sceen a truck just about climb it without the use of a string. once again my coe and i were impressed

after that it was a amble to the top and out to the carpark

good day had by all

the main wires track has been cut up hard by the looks of it by smaller trucks having a hard time and using massive wheel speed were the use of a spade might of been more prudent.
softer tyres and picking the "line" will help safe this track from being closed again. there is two big araes around the maratoto loop gate that is just about shot until the weather gets better (prob around 2013) with little to self recover from.

just something to think about for those that are looking at going up there in the near future

[UBZ]

the main wires track has been cut up hard by the looks of it by trucks having a hard time and using massive wheel speed were the use of a spade might of been more prudent.
softer tyres and picking the "line" will help safe this track from being closed again.

Well said ! Would be a shame, to see this track turn into a grade 5 tuff truck track only. The loop is there for that.