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The Official Magazine of The Cross Country Vehicle Club (Wellington) Inc PO Box 38-762, Te Puni 5045, Wellington CCVC Four wheeling in the capital since 1971!www.ccvc.org.nz Page 1 CCVC Four wheeling in the capital since 1971! Page 2 Cross Country Vehicle Club (Wellington) Inc PO Box 38-762 Te Puni 5045 Wellington www.ccvc.org.nz The club meets at 7:30pm on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Petone Working Men’s Club, Udy Street, Petone. Position Name Home Phone Work Phone Cellphone Email Club Officers President Ralph Dobson 526 5119 568 5562 027 494 6699 [email protected] Vice President Stewart Burrell 529 7295 576 0813 021 999 263 [email protected] Immed Past President Paul Adams 04 905 2343 027 594 1343 [email protected] Secretary Dennis McKinlay 04 234 7317 04 496 9611 021 396 966 [email protected] Treasurer David Kibblewhite 577 0680 021 765 554 [email protected] Club Captain Charles Odlin 562 8657 04 498 2902 021 372 990 [email protected] General Committee Members Driver Training Officer Steve Mercer 233 1121 386 0300 027 442 2898 [email protected] Entertainment Officer John Vruink 567 1142 027 443 9981 027 443 9981 [email protected] Membership Officer Mike Stephens 04 902 2559 021 260 0975 [email protected] Land Access Manager New Members Officer Steve O’Callaghan 235 9849 021 131 0647 [email protected] Newsletter Editor Alan Donaldson 564 3045 550 5052 021 448 127 [email protected] Publicity Officer Stewart Burrell 529 7295 576 0813 021 999 263 [email protected] Radio Officer Ian Hutchings 478 5863 474 2940 021 435 675 [email protected] Safety Officer Murray Taylor 04 473 0554 04 934 0554 027 448 1044 [email protected] Trip Coordinator John Parfitt 477 0267 021 280 0170 [email protected] Competitions Officer Neil Blackie 04 587 0456 04 474 7806 027 510 9801 [email protected] NZ4WDA Delegate Morris Jury 04 566 6197 04 499 0933 021 629 600 [email protected] Appointments and Other Useful People Archivist Ralph Dobson 526 5119 568 5562 027 494 6699 [email protected] Asset Manager Duncan Grocott 04 528 3491 027 487 6676 [email protected] Assistant Trip Coordinator Club Night Photo’s David Coxon 567 4501 463 4263 027 451 0361 [email protected] Club Recovery Anthony (Ant) Reid 04 973 8262 021 061 1831 [email protected] Help desk John Parfitt 477 0267 021 034 0400 [email protected] Membership Database Mike Stephens 902 2559 021 260 0975 [email protected] External Search & Rescue Track Maintenance Trophy Officer Alan Donaldson 564 3045 914 8352 021 448 127 [email protected] Webmaster Murray Wills [email protected] Welfare Gillian George 232 4200 [email protected] CCVC Life Members Tom Adams Graham Barr George Bean (Deceased) Leith Bean Peter Boniface (Deceased) Stuart Brown Andy Cockroft Owen Farghar Mike Gall John Hughes Bob Jeffery (Deceased) Heather Jeffery Ron Johnson Steve Lacey Colin Landy Phil Lewton Vern Lill Bruce Mulhare Raynor Mulhare Ron Oliver (Deceasesed) CCVCPeter Osborne Four wheelingRoss Perkinsin the capital sinceGrant Purdie1971! Tony Street Ron Wadham Page 3 WHEN HELP IS NEEDED Should any members fail to return from any outing, four wheel drive or otherwise, whether as a club member or as a private individual, the fol- lowing person/s should be contacted in the first instance: Anthony Reid 973 8262 or 027 273 6579 or 021 061 1831 Morris Jury 566 6197 or 021 629 600 Gavin Holden 478 4666 or 027 249 1959 Table of Contents Editorial Cover I suspect the road may be a little narrow? Ramblings P. 3 Club Officers, Committee Members WANTED: Society Gossip, Scandal, Rumour, and if all else fails, NEWS! P. 4 Help, Index, Editorial Rambling Photos also very welcome …. P. 5 Safety Inspectors, National Events Welcome to 2012, I hope everyone had a P. 6 Sub-Committees, Presidents Piece decent break over the holidays and got to stretch their legs and get out and about a P. 8 Coromandel Hideaway bit P. 9 Mangamahu Magic Jan 2012 I spent time in the South Island (Christchurch, Ashburton, Dunedin, P. 11 Co-Drivers Report - Mangamahu Queenstown & the West Coast) with friends and family but no 4WDing this trip P. 14 A visit by the Manakau Club unfortunately. P. 15 Maowhanga Tagalong Trip Hey, don’t forget to support our advertis- ers and sponsors, they offer us generous P. 18 Deadwood Scenes discounts but won’t continue to do so if we P. 17 Trip Categories don’t! P. 20 Club Trips - February - April Alan! P. 21 Trip Categories We (CCVC) have been advised by the Petone Working Men’s Club that everyone who is not a member of the Petone Work- ing Men’s Club MUST sign in when they enter the club, including CCVC members attending club nights, meetings, etc. This is standard procedure for licensed clubs and it is a legal requirement that this be done so please ensure you sign in as a visitor whenever you attend CCVC events at the Petone Working Men’s Club (if you are not a member of PWMC of course). It is very important that we comply with their request if we wish to maintain the good relationship we have with them. MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTIONS This is your magazine so it can only be as good as the contributions you make!! We need any articles, trip reports, technical items, “How-to’s”, etc to be in the hands of the editor by the end of each calendar month. Please email to [email protected] or post to 34a Hine Rd, Wainuiomata or fax to 04 914 8366. DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the contributors and not necessarily those of the club, it’s executive o r committee members. Publi- cation of maintenance techniques or mechanical modifications should be weighed against generally accepted procedures and the Club should not be considered an authority in this area. CCVC Four wheeling in the capital since 1971! Page 4 National Events Vehicle Inspectors Mar 03: National Trial Series Round V, Bay of Plenty 4WD Club Dayal Landy Gold Coast Mechanical Mar 03-04: NZFWDA National Park in aid of Rua- 2 Epiha St, Paraparaumu pehu Alpine Rescue Organisation. Again based at the Ph. 04 902 9244 Park Travellers Lodge with exclusive access to nearby Landcorp farm properties. NZFWDA members get 20 Antony Hargreaves percent discount on two nights accommodation or 10 Epuni Motors 1987 Ltd percent for single night. Trip fees $70 per vehicle. See www.4x4nationalpark.co.nz or email in- 2 - 6 Hawkins St, Lower Hutt [email protected] Ph. 04 569 3485 Mar 09: Project Promise Hokianga 4WD Safari, Dave Bowler Opononi & District Lions Club in association with Kauri Pete Beckett Coast 4WD Club. Tour through the blocks of the Bowler Motors Ltd Waimamaku west coast across farm tracks, rivers and 11 Raiha St, Porirua mud tracks. Shiny & tough trucks welcome. More de- Ph. 04 237 7251 tails from [email protected], 09 405 7490 or 027 422 2251. Grant Guy Richard Blair Mar 10: Waimiha Safari Organised by Sulphur City G Guy Motors 4 Wheelers, this will be two full days of “light scratchy 61-63 Thorndon Quay, Wellington but not a walk in the park” tracks. For more details contact Rob Stevenson at [email protected] Ph. 04 472 2020 Carl Furniss Mar 11: Wairakei School, Taupo One day fund- raiser on scenic private farmland seldom open to the Wellington 4WD Specialists public. $50 before 1st March or $60 after. More infor- 26 Hawkins Street, Lower Hutt mation from www.wairakei.school.nz or contact Kel- Ph. 04 976 5325 vyn 07 378 7952, [email protected] or Roger 07 377 1337 Shane & Carl Mendoza Mechanical Mar 24: Lake Tekapo Lions Club MacCaulay Hut 34 Goodshed Road, Upper Hutt 4X4 drive trip. Low ratio vehicles with adequate Ph. 04 527 7274 ground clearance only. Meet 8am Lake Tekapo Re- gional Park car park, briefing 8.30am for 8.50am NB: Please remember to call and start. Sausage sizzle at regional park on return. Cost $60 and entry forms available from 03 680 6669 or make an appointment before turning email [email protected] up for an inspection! Mar 24-25: OCS 4WD Safari Otamatea Christian CCVC Trophies School PTA & Rodney Off-Road Club, based at Matakohe (2 hrs north of Auckland). Safari and play We are trying to find out more runs available. $170 per vehicle incl driver, passenger details on the history of our & 3 meals each. Camping available. Contact Phillip & club trophies and awards: Julia Leaf 09 431 6622 or [email protected] things like previous winners, Apr 7, 2012: National Trial Series Final, Thames where the trophy came from, Valley 4WD Club what it was originally given out for, etc. So if you know anything that we don’t know (see trophy page on the website to see what we do know) then please Some details in this column appear courtesy of Cathy get in touch with a committee member or drop Parker, publisher of the New Zealand 4WD and Sportvehicles magazine. Potential participants should an email to: contact the event organiser; CCVC cannot take re- sponsibility for any changes or inadvertent inaccura- [email protected] CCVC Four wheeling in the capital since 1971! Page 5 Club Sub-Committees The club has the following sub committees running currently (convenor named first, where applicable): 60k: Terence Broad, Ron Johnson, Bruce Mulhare, Antony Royal, John Vruink, Mark Wolstenholme Club Recovery: Anthony Reid, Morris Jury, Rodney Bracefield, Gavin Holden Competition: Neil Blackie Deadwood: Paul Adams, Roger Seymour, Neil Blackie, Morris Jury, Nick Martin, Dennis Mckinley, John Vruink & Ray Harkness Emergency Comms & Radio: Ian Hutchings, Grant Purdie, Rodney Bracefield,
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