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Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 4:56 pm
by muddy
Any information yet? The Mainland Winch Challenges and 4x4events websites are pretty sketchy on details... Only 3 weeks away and keen to enter....
Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:35 pm
by yeti
Ring Rick 033651909.
Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 9:43 pm
by aroma
you in it wayne??
Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 10:05 pm
by H2OLOVA
Event is on the Friday night and Saturday. The 4x4 Events website shows it as being Sat and Sunday but this is wrong. Entry at the moment is through the 4x4events website. Its going to be a bare bones event this year. Been real busy so concentrating on getting good tracks setup, wont be any prizegiving or meal etc. Entry is $75 incl Mainland Challenge fee. Any queries email me at
info@puckerpark.co.nz
Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 8:19 am
by QUADRACER
will be bloody cold, lots of snow in area.
all that were their last year knows how cold it got.
frozen winch ropes on trucks, and that was before the event started.
make sure you are all, prepare for the cold this year.
Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 3:50 pm
by yeti
QUADRACER wrote:will be bloody cold, lots of snow in area.
all that were their last year knows how cold it got.
frozen winch ropes on trucks, and that was before the event started.
make sure you are all, prepare for the cold this year.
Bugger that then .. I'm out

Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 8:24 pm
by imsohi
I Am Dont know hoe the navi will handle it tho,

might have to spend some hours at the hot pools on sunday

Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 12:15 pm
by QUADRACER
right , truck really to break again.
replaced big end bearings, replace hydro pump for winch.
nothing to serious.

Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 7:29 am
by hiriklux
Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 10:59 am
by yeti
Yep if jeep ready in time .. Or b there anyways watching
Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 10:03 pm
by H2OLOVA
yeti wrote:Yep if jeep ready in time .. Or b there anyways marshaling
Fixed it for ya

Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 10:21 pm
by yeti
H2OLOVA wrote:yeti wrote:Yep if jeep ready in time .. Or b there anyways marshaling
Fixed it for ya

sweet as jase

Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:17 pm
by imsohi
we have 4 trucks from Blenheim and i think 2-3 from nelson i know between all top of the south guys we have rented 10 hamner homes

Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:08 pm
by hiriklux
We've been at alpine of road park clearing track's there's still 150 mm of snow shoud make for an iteretesting event get your entries in boys and girls
Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:42 pm
by nismo26
Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 8:10 am
by hiriklux
BUMP............We've been at alpine of road park clearing track's there's still 150 mm of snow shoud make for an iteretesting event get your entries in boys and girls
Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 12:24 pm
by terrano
Ill be there watching, im assuming it will be all sign posted ect? Where will be the best place for viewing?
Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 5:37 pm
by H2OLOVA
Never assume anything my friend

. Won't be signposted but once you go past the service station take the next left, then left again onto Woodbank Rd. The Park is about 6kms along, big sign at gate.
Will be a great event this year, was still 3 inches of snow about at the bottom of the hills. The weather should have it all gone by the weekend. Time will tell

Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 5:57 pm
by muddy
I hope Rick hasn't been digging any more of those crazy deep icy mud wallows! Probably not since he's trying to drive them this year... Not as much fun as watching others wade through them...
Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 7:53 pm
by terrano
H2OLOVA wrote:Never assume anything my friend

. Won't be signposted but once you go past the service station take the next left, then left again onto Woodbank Rd. The Park is about 6kms along, big sign at gate.
Will be a great event this year, was still 3 inches of snow about at the bottom of the hills. The weather should have it all gone by the weekend. Time will tell

Awesome cheers for that, will be there

Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 4:56 am
by H2OLOVA
muddy wrote:I hope Rick hasn't been digging any more of those crazy deep icy mud wallows! Probably not since he's trying to drive them this year... Not as much fun as watching others wade through them...
Don't worry about wading round in icy mud, Its that thick the navis will be able to walk on it

Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 6:38 am
by imsohi
H2OLOVA wrote:Don't worry about wading round in icy mud, Its that thick the navis will be able to walk on it

Only the light ones like mine

Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 6:43 am
by muddy
imsohi wrote:H2OLOVA wrote:Don't worry about wading round in icy mud, Its that thick the navis will be able to walk on it

Only the light ones like mine

Much nicer to watch than than mine!
Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 5:43 pm
by H2OLOVA
muddy wrote:imsohi wrote:Only the light ones like mine

Much nicer to watch than than mine!
But that's not saying a whole lot aye

Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 5:45 pm
by rokhound
Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 6:23 pm
by Craigs4wd
looks like to nor-west wind has melted a be of the snow over the week.
hopefully that melts some of the ice.
Is there a charge on the gate this year?
Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 6:52 am
by QUADRACER
craig, i dont think so, but if there is it would be bugger all.
the boys are already up there getting the final track marking sorted.
a couple of changes to the first tracks due to snow damage, but these will be driven before the start of the event.
lets see if you can guess the tracks i put in

Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:20 am
by petefj40
Snow melt = lots n lots of mud?

Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:39 pm
by aroma
still looking for marshall's on sat I've heard
am going up saturday morning

Re: Hanmer (Thermal Thunder) Winch Challenge
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:32 am
by QUADRACER
Great event, we done Rik and jas.
Good to see stan goodman come down from the north island, I'm sure he
Had a blast.
Videos will be on the mainland winch challenge Facebook page later this week.
If you have some footage you wish to add pm me.
Cheers bob