Whangarei Club Invitation Runs - Thompson's & J**p Park

NOTES:

2nd, 3rd, 4th Oct 09

The plan:

To Offer a reciprocal trip for The Whangarei Club, to show appreciation for Mitimiti trip, have fun and include as many people/trucks as possible

The camp has a minimum charge for the use of the facilities, so we need numbers ASAP this is also for catering purposes.

Accommodation:

Motu Moana Scout camp, Green Bay, Auckland.

http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~scoutak/motumoana/

This is a great place for kids, my 12 year old son knows it like the back of his hand, so pleanty for them to do also.

14 Bunk Rooms - Sleeps 54
(2x3 beds,12x4 bunks)
Well equipped kitchen
Dining Hall
Hot Showers
Toilets
Laundry
Wheelchair access

Tracks & Trips:

Thompsons Track Saturday, and Jeep Park (woodhill Forest) Sunday.

Food:

Spit roast or similar on Saturday night included.

Breakfast & lunches will be your care.

Truck Requirements:

Suitable for family type truck, but can & will be as hard as you want to make with plenty on optional tracks and areas to play in that you WILL not be able to complete/get to the top of, great to watch some of the better prepared/better equipped trucks show off and see capabilities & give us something to talk about

Possibly scratches and maybe panel damage but not normal and very un-likely..

Below are a MINIMUM.

MUD TYRES.

Tow hooks, front and rear, tow balls to be removed & shackle fitted if required.

Min 1 x 3m rated KERR rope or strop.

2 x rated recovery shackles.

Spade.

Fire Extinguisher, (current cert)

First aid kit.

Other recovery gear if you have it.

All gear is required to be well tied down.

NB:

There will be a safety inspection, and these things will be checked, this is for your safety and the safety of others.

The Blurb:

To meet at Motumoana Camp on Friday night, informal introductions, and social time as people arrive, the aim is to have as many people here on Friday night as possible to allow for people to get to know each other. (and talk sh*t)

Supper, and bed for earlyish start.

Leave camp around 7.30-8am ish, earlier if the masses wish.

Drive to Te Aroha, about 1.5-2 hours.

Drivers brief, & air down.

Lunch at the top.

Return to camp for Saturday night for a roast that has been cooked while we have been playing.

Showers at camp, they are all NEW yeah.

Drinks, & fire if people wish, & weather permitting.

Sunday:

Drive to Jeep Park, possibly via a couple of paper roads.

Finish mid afternoon Sunday.

Cost:

The cost for this trip will be $30 per truck $35 for peoples, this price includes two nights accommodation and a meal on Saturday night, and truck entry to Jeep Park.

I would anticipate that we would have as many people from LROCA stay at camp as possible, both Friday & Saturday nights even if you live local (as I do) it would be great if you could join us for the social/comradeship side of 4wding.

I will not be able to do any further palnning for the next 4 weeks, I have done what I can, I now have to hand this over to Indy & Andrew Chase who have kindly offered to be the point of contact in my absence.

I will be back in the country on the 21^st August and at the club meetings in September, if there are any questions that Indy is not able to answer.

I hope I havn't missed any thing.

Please RSVP ASAP to Indy or Andrew,

 indi_ikn@hotmail.com

Thank you for your support and I look forward to seeing you all on the 2^nd of October.

I will think of you all while I am in Paris, London & Scotland, it is SUMMER over there you know.

Kind regards

Blair Stanley