Locations, Locations, Locations

[Dangerous Dave]

Howdy,

I'm looking for some good offroading locations that are semi local in SA. I have a regular local one but when i go there i feel like i'm driving to work. there is no thrill in it anymore.

If anyone knows of any can you either post them or pm me to keep it quite. I don't know if the boys in blue monitor this forum.

Cheers

Dave

[murcod]

Dave you've got a PM.

[Dangerous Dave]

Howdy all,

Crowey and I went to my local yesterday. There was about 8 other 4WD's down there as well as 3 motor cross bikes. Was all good until Crowey decided he was going to drive up the creek instead of just crossing it. Result: a 3 inch gash in the side wall of his back left tire.

To make things even better the weld on the bottom stud of his spare wheel carrier decided to snap! Anyways we got it off spare tire back on and off we went.


Dave

[murcod]

Any pics?

(...... with number plates suitably blanked out of course .....)

[crowey]

yeah i got a pic of the tire but i cant manage to shrink it down to 800x600 so it wont let me post
Sorry guys
Thanks dave..... you didnt have to tell everyone!!
Oh yeah.... does anyone have a spare 31x10.5 super digger in the shed they dont want??

[murcod]

I might have to come for trip down your end of town guys.

I've got another tip for a track too- this time at Willunga.

The quarry at Morgan is supposed to be good too.

[crowey]

Yeah i havent seen dangerous dave for a few years and it was only a last minute thing that we decided to go 4wd yeaterday, although i did a tire it was worth it, next time we go ill try and organise it a bit and see if we can get a few more cars there.

As for Old willunga hill, its not to bad, there is a few tracks, went there a while ago. "widow maker" is a massive hill and as you can tell by the name its got a reputation.

[crowey]

There ya go fellas..... laugh it up!!

[murcod]

So do you carry a full size spare, or just the factory size 225/70?

[murcod]

Check out this link- a guy on Overlander posted it!

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/4wd ... _adelaide/

[crowey]

Yeah david i have left the stock rim on the back of the feroza, but have slipped an old 31x10.5 on just in case i got a flat. Its the first flat i have ever had in the 5 years i have had the car.

And that link you sent through. Can you cut and paste what that message said cos its a dead link. You must be a member to log on and i am but your link doesnt go directly to a message?!?!
If that makes sense??

Crowey

[murcod]

You have to join Yahoo groups and the apply to join that particular group..... So I've joined and applied, I'll wait and see what happens.

[crowey]

Yeah i am a member of the out of SA yahoo website. There are a few ok people on there but its full of wankers!

Dangerous Dave is also a member on that site.

[murcod]

So is there any useful info on there about locations to go- particularly to the north of the city where I live?

[crowey]

yeah there has been a few posts put on there about 4wdrving out north, nothing much down south though. there is heaps of pics that people have put in there but they are all weak photos because grandpa doesnt want to get his 100 series dirty!

[Dangerous Dave]

Sorry Crowey,

Can't keep anything like that too myself . Might have to go up to willunga and check that out some time eh? Ah well until next time.

Dave

[crowey]

Yeah thats ok dave just stirring, did you lihe the photo i put up?? i could stick 2 fingers in the tire, so its a bin job!

There is another few tracks behind the sellicks hotel, go down main south rd to you get to the pub turn left into the pub carpark go through the carpark and follow the dirt road. If you go up there, there are a few hillclimbs.

Murcod have you got any grid refs from the mapbook of the tracks at willunga?? ill go and check them out for ya if you like (im a bit closer)

[murcod]

I'll just go have a look and get back to you shortly.

[murcod]

Check your PM's.

Looks like it's near that other track and not in Willunga.

[Dangerous Dave]

Jared if your going for a look see count me in. I'll be there wit bells on! The pub is called the Victory Inn. I've been up behind there before but never ventured up the tracks. Send me a PM when your thinking about going well take it from there.

Dave

[*BESTY*]

The pub is called the Victory Inn.Dave

They do great meals at the Victory.....................well..they used to back in the early 90's

Whenever you guys extract your digits.....take heaps of pics for the rest of us to enjoy !!!

[murcod]

So you know this track then Besty??? I was told behind the hotel- so that's the one. There appears to be a bunch of tracks up that way, going by a contour map it's all steep stuff.

Dave and Jarrad- doing much this weekend? I'll come down for a drive and we'll go out exploring.

[Dangerous Dave]

Murcod,

I'm not doing much this weekend. I've got work saturday afternoon which i'm trying to get out of but the rest of the weekend is free. I was hoping to do by body lift this weekend but i'll see how thigs go. If Jarrad goes i'll go!


Dave


Oh yeah i almost for got, i have to spend some time with the other half sometime over the weekend too. ! lol

[murcod]

OK Dave. It's a long weekend, so there are three days (plenty of time for the other half )

Jarrad how about you?

Sunday would be good for me- that way there's Monday for a clean up if things get muddy...... Dave you could do the bodylift Saturday, all ready for Sunday.

These tracks- will I get through with standard suspension OK? I don't want to ding the sills in or anything. (I don't mind the bashplate copping a hit, but not the body.)

[Dangerous Dave]

Murcod, i've never been on the tracks before but i think you'll be alright. I'll probably still have stock suspension too if we end up going so we'll see what its like when we get there.

If it eventuates and you come down this way we will show you the local although it will be pretty crap due to the lack of rain this week.

Dave.

Jarrad are you up for it on sunday?

[crowey]

Hey guys
sorry it has taken me a bit to reply. i am on my 4 days off from work which means the missus is cracking the whip at me doing some stuff around the house. I finish work at 8am on sunday morning so i am keen to go for a bit of a drive up behind the victory hotel. The tracks from memory are not that good, there are a few slippery mud climbsbut dont worrk murcod your car should be fine!
I am back at work tomorrow so ill reply to the rest of the posts then!

Oh yeah..... yokahama super diggers have changed their tread pattern so it looks like ill be running a BF Goodrich on the back till i get the mud terrains

Jarrad

[murcod]

the missus is cracking the whip at me doing some stuff around the house.

So everyone's OK for Sunday then? Dave?

[Dangerous Dave]

Yeah i'm up for sunday. may even bring the miss's. What time? Where are we going to meet? Jarred you missed out tonight man. Sheidow was as slippery as sh*t. Had a ball. No near misses though so we weren't trying hard enough.

Ah well see you all Sunday.

Dave

[crowey]

Dave and David....... and all others who want to come

Yes i am good to go on sunday.

Since Murcod is from the other side of town and might not be that familiar with the south, lets meet at the BP service station on Main south rd, Ohalloran hill. Its a big servo and its on a service rd so there is a place to pull off the rd and group up.
Murcod ill PM my mobile number to you incase you have any problems

Any ideas on what time is good for everyone?? ill be home from work at about 0830 so anytime after that is good for me.

[murcod]

Yep, you're right about me not knowing the area down your way!

The BP servo sounds good, I'm easy as far as a time goes (but don't make it too early as it'll take me a good hour or more to get there....)

Check your Pm's.