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hi there i live in mana area and have just got a old hilux and would love to go on trips.Do i have to join a club??? and if so is there one in my area.
thanks blair

welcome, where is mana?

[quote="abbo"]hi there i live in mana area and have just got a old hilux and would love to go on trips.Do i have to join a club??? and if so is there one in my area.
thanks blair mana is north of wellington in porirua and i would be keen to join a clud anywhere in wellington thanks blair

ah cool, sorry i only have eyes for one island (go the south!!) , lots of good guys from welly on here, i think there is even a training day coming soon, check out the new posts i think its on at the mo.

CCVC is a good club to join. It does lots of shiny trips. Alternatively, stay tuned to this site.

PM Sent re CCVC trip coming up, let me know plenty of trips coming up.....check out all the clubs and find one you like, 12th is a Wainui coast and Rallywoods 18/19.

I belong to 3 Clubs so good to be in more than 1 club

cool thanks guys for the replys very keen to have a play in mew toy .It is a standard truck but its a good one! Whats a shiny trip? is that beginners like me

Shiny trip is on the easy scale........you will be fine....

LOL need any parts? Turoa has his own private wreckers yard

abbo wrote:hi there i live in mana area and have just got a old hilux and would love to go on trips.Do i have to join a club??? and if so is there one in my area.
thanks blair

It's not necessary to join a club immediately. There are a good group of people in Wgtn that reside on ORE and organise trips quite regularly. Even if you want to post a new topic in the "Planning a trip?" section saying "Hey, I'm going for a cruise around Red Rocks next weekend... anyone want to come?" there are bound to be a few people go. I think there are a couple of people doing that this weekend actually. Check out http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules ... pic&t=7174.

Have a look in the "Planning a trip?" section here and pick a trip to come on with us.

I'm not saying "don't join a club", just don't feel like you have to immediately.

We hope to see you out and about at some stage. If you have any questions about anything just fire away and someone will share a fine pearl of wisdom with you.

Well he's got a Toyota so thats a good start

Mark wrote:

abbo wrote:hi there i live in mana area and have just got a old hilux and would love to go on trips.Do i have to join a club??? and if so is there one in my area.
thanks blair

It's not necessary to join a club immediately. There are a good group of people in Wgtn that reside on ORE and organise trips quite regularly. Even if you want to post a new topic in the "Planning a trip?" section saying "Hey, I'm going for a cruise around Red Rocks next weekend... anyone want to come?" there are bound to be a few people go. I think there are a couple of people doing that this weekend actually. Check out http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules ... pic&t=7174.

Have a look in the "Planning a trip?" section here and pick a trip to come on with us.

I'm not saying "don't join a club", just don't feel like you have to immediately.

We hope to see you out and about at some stage. If you have any questions about anything just fire away and someone will share a fine pearl of wisdom with you.

Yeah, what he said, if you sit back a bit and just piggy back on others for a while, listen to what each club is about and then pick one from there, they all have their + and - or you can choose not to join one and pay a little extra if you want to go out on there trips.

Or if you want to do a certain trip, ask Jerry to organise it for you, thats what most of us slack bastards do around here

thats a good idea red rocks is one place i want to go so i can found some good fishing spots.I wasnt to keen just to go have a look going with a group whould be good What sort of gear do you nedd to go around red rocks???

abbo wrote:thats a good idea red rocks is one place i want to go so i can found some good fishing spots.I wasnt to keen just to go have a look going with a group whould be good What sort of gear do you nedd to go around red rocks???

The only gear you really need for Red Rocks is a spade, a snatch strap/rope and preferably some rated (and suitably mounted) towhooks for people you recover you out of the sand. The other usual stuff is a fire extinguisher or two, a first aid kit, and an emergency blanket.

Some of the stuff you just build up as you go, but those are the main things that you need. If you need help with purchasing/mounting tow hooks then contact stinky. He sells them, has a workshop, and does custom bar work, etc.

Take a bit of cash with you as well... a few years back I got stuck around there in a car (back when I was young and stupid) and had to pay a guy in a 4wd to pull me out of the soft gravel just on dark. He was a bastard, but I was happy to be out for the $40 that he charged me

thats great thanks for the help, i will start to get my self sorted and hope to get around there soon thanks blair 012735354

Yo, got a nice shiny trip you can come on on Sunday

http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules ... 6897#76897

sounds great but i dont have tow hooks on my ute yet i dont think?? will have a look but what else would i need???but would been keen to come a long blair

Quote Jerry

"Rated Recovery points required for those that use the optional play area's, however this is a shiny trip and I will allow non rated hooks on this trip."

So I'll see you there then?

yep i would be keen is the $15 dollars is that per person or per 4wd? my mate wants to come along for the ride? how much time is spent over there time for a fish??? There is a good towbar and bullbar on the ute so if i get stuck will be easy to pull out.. i hope! so if you can think of any thing i may need lets me no cheers blair

Trip fee is per vehicle generally , the trip fee for this trip is $15 for land access and to cover your day insurance as you probably aren't a 4wd assn member yet then add $5.


PS may as well come along to the Training trip in Oct as well...
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules ... 7060#77060

Rallywoods is the next weekend, if your vehicle isn't up to spec then plenty of spare seats...., stay the night and meet the crew....

Ummm fishing....haven't planned any fishing stops...could just leave him at at the carpark with his fishing rod and grab him on the way out

sweet i will see yous on sunday morn

hey abbo you should come along to the training day at aotea block too??

PS may as well come along to the Training trip in Oct as well...
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules ... 7060#77060

Ha ha too slow again RYAN

haha bugger!!