Offroad-Express

we have set the dates as the 16th and 17th of febuary 2008, the plan of attack is that people can either find there own accomodation in hamilton, te awamutu, pirongia, or people can camp at the event head quaters, (the woolshed) we will have all breifings etc from there, leaving on the saturday morning and trekking around the te pahu area, farms, native bush stream crossings etc, stopping for lunch and then continuing on to finish at a awesome little play area in the afternoon, then back to the woolshed for a little bit of light entertainment, please email pirongia@xtra.co.nz and i will send an entry form, this is to go to funding the operational costs of the rural brigade

count me in!!!

that sounds like a good fun trip. depending on work i will be in

I'm in

what sort of trucks? i.e club trucks allowed (no rego etc)

Im keen

Detail bottom at of page - including entry forms etc

http://www.nzgpsmaps.com/4wd/trips.htm

tpft wrote:what sort of trucks? i.e club trucks allowed (no rego etc)

entry form still didnt really cover this?? Im interested if club trucks are allowed

lilpigzuk wrote:

tpft wrote:what sort of trucks? i.e club trucks allowed (no rego etc)

entry form still didnt really cover this?? Im interested if club trucks are allowed

Indemnity, acknowledgement and declaration:
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6. I will be licensed to drive the vehicle named in this entry form and the vehicle I will use will meet all legislative requirements to be operated on public roads.
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Signature

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Print your name …………………………………………………….
Date…………………..

see above

pirongia4x4 wrote:see above

ah
guess I shouldnt skim read

printed off a few forms, got my sisters house in te pahu to stay in ,

lilpigzuk wrote:

pirongia4x4 wrote:see above

ah
guess I shouldnt skim read

you can be my navi

navi pays for all costs associated with the trip.owner,driver of the vehicle pays nothing

Is it a shiney trip i dont mind some scratches ?

long wrote:Is it a shiney trip i dont mind some scratches ?

im sure we can arrange scratches

wopass wrote:

lilpigzuk wrote:

pirongia4x4 wrote:see above

ah
guess I shouldnt skim read

you can be my navi

navi pays for all costs associated with the trip.owner,driver of the vehicle pays nothing

Is that right??!!
Be keen though, sis lives in Pirongia

are we limited to numbers, im keen but i need to find someone to milk my cows

we have set a limit at 60 vehicles

This is a wicked plan martin!!!!!!!

From our conversation last night it is going to be an awesome weekend and its for a good reason

We will be there!

Satalite wrote:This is a wicked plan martin!!!!!!!

From our conversation last night it is going to be an awesome weekend and its for a good reason

We will be there!

cheers. should be super fun. hopefully its something we can do every year and make it bigger and better, different routes and maybe even some prizes, i was speaking with a mate from auckland he works for http://www.tankboy.co.nz and they are keen to come down in there landrovers with promo girls and cruise around :) if anyone has a problem with promo girls please speak now

I'm sure that none of the guys will have a problem with any sort of girls being there

shouldent be a problem just have to make sure they don't look wen there wife/girlfriend is waching them:D



Im keen to come but im not sure if i will make it.

my have my land rover going to. but i don't think i will be able to bring i.

Questions for the organisers.

1)

"standard towage hooks are not sufficient"

If factory towhooks are rated then surely they are acceptable?

2)

Fire extinguisher - minimum 2kg

2kg????? I have one .9kg one currently, which I had alway thought sufficient. (and OSH considers sufficient in our work trucks/utes) Am I now expected to add another two to get over the 2kg minimum?

3) One document says $140.00, the Registration form says $150.00, and then also has a "donation" box to fill, can someone on the organising committee please clarify the actual entry price and explain the addition of asking for further money?

Cheers

Mark

xj wrote:Questions for the organisers.

1)

"standard towage hooks are not sufficient"

If factory towhooks are rated then surely they are acceptable?

yes if it is a rated
factory tow hook then this will be acceptable,

2)

Fire extinguisher - minimum 2kg

2kg????? I have one .9kg one currently, which I had alway thought sufficient. (and OSH considers sufficient in our work trucks/utes) Am I now expected to add another two to get over the 2kg minimum?

being fire fighters i guess we know how quickly a car fire can become uncontrollable, especially once you decide that its smoke and not steam coming from the bonnet, as long as you have somthing in your truck then its better than nothing, we have to be prepared for the worst.


3) One document says $140.00, the Registration form says $150.00, and then also has a "donation" box to fill, can someone on the organising committee please clarify the actual entry price and explain the addition of asking for further money?

answer to question 3 is, the entry free is $140.00 in my mad dash to complete the entry form i obviously made a typo, as for the donation box, this is of course optional, but bearing in mind we do not receive any assistance from NZFS (new zealand fire service) some one has to pay for the petrol on our very old and very thirsty V8 international fire appliance,

cheers

marty

xj wrote:2)

Fire extinguisher - minimum 2kg

2kg????? I have one .9kg one currently, which I had alway thought sufficient. (and OSH considers sufficient in our work trucks/utes) Am I now expected to add another two to get over the 2kg minimum?

Yep - 2kg is the standard for any Forest Trip for a lot of clubs

See

http://www.nzgpsmaps.com/4wd/gear.htm

and

http://www.nzgpsmaps.com/4wd/Naike.htm


Whereas ORE Club Rules state

3. A Fire extinguisher, suitable for fuel or electrical fires and a min size of .9 kg, must be carried in each vehicle at all times and must be securely mounted in an easily accessible location.

Which won't get you into any of the old CHH forests

pirongia4x4 wrote:

Satalite wrote:This is a wicked plan martin!!!!!!!

From our conversation last night it is going to be an awesome weekend and its for a good reason

We will be there!

cheers. should be super fun. hopefully its something we can do every year and make it bigger and better, different routes and maybe even some prizes, i was speaking with a mate from auckland he works for http://www.tankboy.co.nz and they are keen to come down in there landrovers with promo girls and cruise around :) if anyone has a problem with promo girls please speak now

Mmmmmmm....girls... (drools)

i will be going on this as its local, and my truck should be on the road and ready for its first excursion fingers crossed by then

Whos still goin out of you lot? Will have my new truck by the weekend so pretty keen on coming. Entrys close on friday i think. Just need the towhooks mounted

DAN

well I'm all set to go , with a mate of mine is joining me in a suzuki, got the keys to my sisters place so beds are set for theweekend