ashley river trip sunday 2nd.

hulux-happy · Post by **hulux-happy** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:06 pm

hi to all,
we doing another trip on the ashley river and will be meeting at the marked place on map. (northan side of river on western side of sh1 bridge) just head to river edge from the turn-off.
the trip is grade 1-3 with by-passes around most if not all hazards.

"tow hooks a must"

we will meet at this assembly at 11:00am and will head of at about 11:30am.

hope to see you there and have a good weekend if we dont see ya.

ppl coming-
hulux-happy
azza (co-pilot)
wayne
and a few mates

so far,so if keen you are more than welcome to come along.

call for inquieries on 0211420934 or 3816688 steve.

Azza · Post by **Azza** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:34 pm

I'll be there!... even if my truck isn't fixed by then, its a good run and would be happy working my ass off as co-pilot :wink:

billyvanboheman · Post by **billyvanboheman** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:01 pm

can you please confirm the trip is on sunday 2nd September not saturday 2nd september as per the map :?:

Will a snorkle be required for this trip :?:

Cheers

Azza · Post by **Azza** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:09 pm

billyvanboheman wrote:can you please confirm the trip is on sunday 2nd September not saturday 2nd september as per the map

Ignore the map, Hulux-Happy must of been distracted at the time :wink:

I can confirm that it will be Sunday the 2nd! :lol:

billyvanboheman wrote:Will a snorkle be required for this trip

It's unlikely that a snorkle will be required unless you decide to deviate from the group. :lol:

i've done the route in my bighorn a couple of times in the last few weeks and I don't have a snorkle :shock:

hulux-happy · Post by **hulux-happy** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:12 pm

my bad, i used last weeks map ic and have only changed the date not the day. woops :oops:

my bad.

yes its sundat i will change the pic. cheers

billyvanboheman · Post by **billyvanboheman** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:13 pm

sweet we should be there

kaney · Post by **kaney** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:15 pm

may chase yas on the bike when i wake up

Azza · Post by **Azza** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:18 pm

billyvanboheman wrote:sweet we should be there

Awsome!... better allow for an extra 1/2 hour at the meeting point so I get a chance to check out your mods to your bighorn :lol:

fweddy · Post by **fweddy** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:34 am

How far up river are you planning to go? - how far did you get last time?

hulux-happy · Post by **hulux-happy** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:51 am

we got upto where the two rivers join not far west of rangiora bridge. as we are starting from sh1 i is the sort of thing that we go up to split in river then head back to where we started. would be great if you came along as you may know places we dont, but we are happy to explore and tack the same track we took last time. cheers

fweddy · Post by **fweddy** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:56 pm

May come along if I can fit things in - the main 'official' 4x4 track starts after the Makerikeri river (where you mention the rivers split) and goes up to the Okuku River, if time is the limit then you can pop out at the Okuku and head back to town via the seal through Rangiora instead of back down to SH1.

4wdnuts · Post by **4wdnuts** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 4:25 pm

i may turn up in the hilux and a couple of mates may come as well. one in a pretty standard surf and the other in a safari. will let you know closer to the time.

billyvanboheman · Post by **billyvanboheman** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 4:27 pm

I hope everyone is bringing their family's, seeing it's a fathers day trip :!:

Steve_t647 · Post by **Steve_t647** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 4:48 pm

Last time I took him on a trip he said Woo Hoo revenge for when I was driving, then like the donkey on Shrek (come on it is an adults movie) it was:

Are we there yet? (10 minute intervals) :roll:

I'm boored! (5 minute intervals) :roll:

I want an ice cream (every town or dairy petrol station) :shock:

Oh and the obvious race to the drivers seat when we stopped :lol:

One wonders why my mum is asking me when I will settle down. :shock:

I got him an Ice cream in the end and he went quiet, also bought chewy toffees for when the ice cream was gone. I think I will leave him at home he has my other Hilux there anyway! and uses it! I like the petrol one more.

Jezza · Post by **Jezza** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:13 pm

I may turn up, I'll see how I am after saturday

hulux-happy · Post by **hulux-happy** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:05 pm

yes yes yes, dads are allowed, but someone bring the chewy toffies as we dont want any grumpy dads.

as for standard 4wd's, well hmmmm.

honistly the track is muddy and getting stuck is all part of it. so rated tow hooks are a "MUST". if it has rained in the week then the track conditions will be slippery and muddy so all terrains are a minumin. you wont need a snorkel or mud tyres but if you do then you can do the knarlier stuff along the track. just remember that safety is a main concern but we also want you to have a good day and we dont want to spend the whole time pulling 4wd's out of stuff that they shouldn't be doing. just keep in mind if inviting freind with 4wd's that arnt set-up. all good guys you can always come along and asess the track for later trips.

and on another note.

"I GOT MY STICKER YAY

"

Jezza · Post by **Jezza** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:16 pm

hulux-happy wrote:"I GOT MY STICKER YAY

looks good

I have never been 4wding at the Ashley before, do you go up stream or down stream from the bridge?

hulux-happy · Post by **hulux-happy** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:33 pm

we go up-stream to where the okuku meets the ashley the back to starting point but you can also leave when we get to cones rd bridge. the map should help.

Jezza · Post by **Jezza** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:36 pm

Thanks, What was it like last week?

hulux-happy · Post by **hulux-happy** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:43 pm

good, nice as the track had dryed out abit. but since we have had rain this week, id say she will be fairly muddy. im hoping anyway

. any time sapent in the truck before the mud-plug is a bonus for me. i have been to waimak twice this week already. if you haven't been before you will love it. much like the waimak trip a few sats. ago with petefj40. good variety on the one track.

Swaney · Post by **Swaney** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:12 am

will try and make it out.. will have missus and kid as passengers.

is this the same start point as last time (SH1)?

fweddy · Post by **fweddy** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:30 am

There is one section of the 'track' (I say track loosely as there is no set track from SH1 to Rangiora bridge) that will scratch your paint work as you go through a patch of broom but again there are ways around it. In fact any where along there you can resort to either the good track on the top of the stop bank or the open river bed.

hosehustler · Post by **hosehustler** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:54 am

I start work 6pm on Sunday night but I might make it out for a few hours

Azza · Post by **Azza** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:10 pm

Swaney wrote:is this the same start point as last time (SH1)?

Yup

fweddy · Post by **fweddy** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:45 pm

hosehustler wrote:I start work 6pm on Sunday night but I might make it out for a few hours

Yup its easy to leave the river bed at any time to head out.

Aza · Post by **Aza** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:43 pm

cool, um yea i mite be able to make it

QUADRACER · Post by **QUADRACER** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 6:35 pm

Looking forward to it, will be great to meet some new people to cruise with, also just down the road for home sse you there

kaney · Post by **kaney** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:58 pm

well me and my mate have decided to chase you guys up the river on sunday. :whizz:

Will be on our bikes. mine ktm250 and his kawsaki 200 so keep a look out

. will try say hello

we are leaving town at 12 or so, im anticipating that we will catch up at around the turnround point. if not sooner.

how long are you guys expecting to take?

Azza · Post by **Azza** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 10:34 pm

kaney wrote:well me and my mate have decided to chase you guys up the river on sunday. :whizz:

Uh-oh.... will it be a race??... and what, dare I ask, will happen if you catch us? :shock:

kaney wrote:how long are you guys expecting to take?

Based on past outings on the ashley, I wouldn't be surprised if there are still some of us on the track after dark :wink:

Will be nice to have a bit of 2 wheeled competition :wink:

Azza · Post by **Azza** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:10 pm

It's looking like it will be a populated trip... I just read through all the posts and it seems like there might be upwards of 11 vehicles!

Will be nice to meet quite a few new ORE members/supporters and see what their trucks can do :wink: