Nissan Trials

[Macca177]

it was a good weekend...it did seeem to be very poorly organised and recoverys were gheey... but was a bit of fun... glad i didnt have to pay to get in thow! dont know if i woudlve liked the $80 cost.

sum very poor decisisons seemed they let certian ppl get away with certian things that others didnt!

get sum pics up tommrow tired now

[My Lil Lux]

From a spectators point I got there late Sat (and still had to pay $80) and noticed on the last event that the rules seemed to change within about 3 cars from being able to reverse to the count to 3 to not being able to reverse or count to three, whichever came first, It was pretty obvious the officials all had very different understandings of the rules

[bubs]

On behalf of 83lux and myself, we had an awesome weekend

But fark I am tired, 12hr drive

Talk more tommorow, fark i gotta be at work at 7

[cebarry]

Some NT results


1st Modified Guy Holt ....club ... On All 4's
1st Overall Guy Holt ....club... On All 4's
1st Club 'On All 4's'

Congrates to Guy in his 80 Series Land Cruiser.......and the rest of the On All 4's Team.

Celia & Eugene

[turbo gu]

just a quick defence of the trials. it is cheaper to get into than willowglen but with bigger trucks, it is also run by the club with members volunteering there time put to build tracks and everything else.
the reason for the count out rule is insurrance related.
as for the tracks getting pretty average try putting 112 cars up your favourite track in one day and see what it looks like after that. as for the club encouraging foot to the floor driving how about the drivers walking the tracks before driving them. you stand there watching where there going and they have no idea what line they want to take, they just hold it flat and hope they get to the top.
thats just my 2 cents on it.

[Hekta]

I had a good weekend it was good to meet some people off the board and there were some great trucks there. The $80 is a bit steep I think but I still pay it cuz it's good entertainment for the weekend. I think the wombat holes were harder this year than last, I don't know if it's because they were muddy this year from all the rain we've had. Last year there were lots of roll overs but a lot of people still got 100. There weren't as many rolls in the 'Trees Revenge' this year (except for our guy in the Hilux that put it on his roof in the mud). Some of the recoveries could have been done a bit better (says me sitting on the sideline).

Couple of Funnies. The nerdy recovery team guy that slipped over and nearly went in the puddle then made a bigger dick of himself by getting up and yelling out "I didn't get wet! Suck eggs People!"

The fat guy that was doing the presentation said that he would try and hurry through the awards because he was getting hungry.

All for now.

[83 lux]

well i had the best time
so much fun was that
You guy built them HIGH down there
learnt so much about you guys well down
maybe the recovery team could be a bet faster thou.
but hell i had the best weekend

Thanks

PS rbzook said "DRS is such a girl a F*** him"

[Old Yella]

just a quick defence of the trials. it is cheaper to get into than willowglen but with bigger trucks, it is also run by the club with members volunteering there time put to build tracks and everything else.
the reason for the count out rule is insurrance related.
as for the tracks getting pretty average try putting 112 cars up your favourite track in one day and see what it looks like after that. as for the club encouraging foot to the floor driving how about the drivers walking the tracks before driving them. you stand there watching where there going and they have no idea what line they want to take, they just hold it flat and hope they get to the top.
thats just my 2 cents on it.

You can't walk every track,you have to stay outside the bunting.
Could you imagine how long it would take for every competitor to walk each track aswell as the long recoveries.

[Old Yella]

I saw and heard of a few discrepancies with the officials timing out drivers for hitting the bunting on the James and Bob hole while letting some of the well know big boys get away with it, and aswell as 2 guys allowed a reverse on the rock garden on event 4. ppfff this is BULL$*#T You need to keep the same rules for every driver not let your mate stretch it little bit.

And also class verification, track bars in modified don't get me wrong but ain't thet an added link.

[turbo gu]

just a quick defence of the trials. it is cheaper to get into than willowglen but with bigger trucks, it is also run by the club with members volunteering there time put to build tracks and everything else.
the reason for the count out rule is insurrance related.
as for the tracks getting pretty average try putting 112 cars up your favourite track in one day and see what it looks like after that. as for the club encouraging foot to the floor driving how about the drivers walking the tracks before driving them. you stand there watching where there going and they have no idea what line they want to take, they just hold it flat and hope they get to the top.
thats just my 2 cents on it.

You can't walk every track,you have to stay outside the bunting.
Could you imagine how long it would take for every competitor to walk each track aswell as the long recoveries.

i know its hard but the tracks are able to be walked friday or even when you are in the line up waiting to do the event.

[turbo gu]

I saw and heard of a few discrepancies with the officials timing out drivers for hitting the bunting on the James and Bob hole while letting some of the well know big boys get away with it, and aswell as 2 guys allowed a reverse on the rock garden on event 4. ppfff this is BULL$*#T You need to keep the same rules for every driver not let your mate stretch it little bit.

And also class verification, track bars in modified don't get me wrong but ain't thet an added link.

the cars with the track bars where bumped up to open when the mistake was found. as for them letting some cars go then stopping others i don't know as i didn't see it. on the event i was on, the group of us running it agreed on a standard and kept to it. if there was a problem we just all discussed it and i admit i made a mistake but the other marshalls agreed with the driver and we let him continue. we did our best to keep it even for all cars.

[ferog]

Whingingvoiceon/:

I have to agree with the complaining side... I won't be going again if they don't make big changes to the way it was run and the speed of recoveries, saturday was awfully boring the most exciting part of the day was the end. Big complaints about the trivia sat night as well .
At $80. a car for spectators... I would have expected better.

As for the drivers efforts, i didn't have a problem with anyone from this board, i believe they all done what was necessary to get as far as possible according to the tracks. I was annoyed at the judging, im sure more than a few people were upset by this. They must have had communication problems with each other as everyone seemed to have a different understanding on what was acceptable and not. If you are going to be competing and providing the main entertainment and $ from using your own rig plus breakages, i would expect the judging to be fair and precise at all times.
/whingingvoiceoff./

Thanks to everyone who competed , and congratualtions to Guy, go the 80's

[STUMPY]

I saw and heard of a few discrepancies with the officials timing out drivers for hitting the bunting on the James and Bob hole while letting some of the well know big boys get away with it, and aswell as 2 guys allowed a reverse on the rock garden on event 4. ppfff this is BULL$*#T :bad-words

yeah i saw those guys do a quick reverse and hit it with more stick. i haven't read the rules but i persumed it to be illegal

[Shorty40]

I was a bit dissapointed with the number of competitiors. Last year was 96 or so and it was a bit hectic, but this was 120ish. Way too many IMO.

I didnt do the last 2 events on Sunday as I didnt want to wait 4 hours in a line

I dont want to hear shit about "if you dont like it, why dont you organise it". I just think they need to organise it better. A couple of suggestions from me (in my limited knowledge of organising events)

a. maybe run all 8 events at once - less cars at each event means faster flowing. (if that means more marshalls, recovery people etc, then so be it - make each competing club suplly 1 or 2 people)

b. limit the number of competiting vehicles

Overall, I think the tracks were driveable but it required a point and shoot mentality.

I think with a bit better organisation, this could be a top event. We dont want to lose peoples interest because of a few small issues that can be addressed. We need to keep all the comps we can down here as there are not too many as it is.

Dan

BTW - we did ok in the events. A massive wheelie that trashed my track bar on one event. And proceeded to break it again after welding it between events

BIG ARMSUP TO SAM (from OverKill) AND GONADS AND HIS BOYS (M&M) for fixing my shit . The atmosphere around the camp sites and the willingness for people to help was evident over the weekend. Great bunch of guys

And a final note - Luke and I lost a wheel off the trailer on the way up. Not cool to do that when you have 2-3 tonne behind the 80 series Also not good on King Georges road during peak hour to have your trailer wheel overtake you

[MY45]

Good weekend....I think that the point and shoot only really applied for the std/mod class's, but hey they have to run the same tracks that are ment to be for outlaw as well. Some of the out law tracks were a bit over the top but its the same for all of the competitors.

The bit about all 8 events is what we thought should happen next time for that many competitors....just need to orginise more officials etc.

Good to put some faces to names and see all the comp trucks running their super ultra Grimace wheel flairs

[turbo gu]

I was a bit dissapointed with the number of competitiors. Last year was 96 or so and it was a bit hectic, but this was 120ish. Way too many IMO.

I didnt do the last 2 events on Sunday as I didnt want to wait 4 hours in a line

I dont want to hear shit about "if you dont like it, why dont you organise it". I just think they need to organise it better. A couple of suggestions from me (in my limited knowledge of organising events)

a. maybe run all 8 events at once - less cars at each event means faster flowing. (if that means more marshalls, recovery people etc, then so be it - make each competing club suplly 1 or 2 people)

b. limit the number of competiting vehicles

Overall, I think the tracks were driveable but it required a point and shoot mentality.

I think with a bit better organisation, this could be a top event. We dont want to lose peoples interest because of a few small issues that can be addressed. We need to keep all the comps we can down here as there are not too many as it is.

Dan

BTW - we did ok in the events. A massive wheelie that trashed my track bar on one event. And proceeded to break it again after welding it between events

BIG ARMSUP TO SAM (from OverKill) AND GONADS AND HIS BOYS (M&M) for fixing my shit . The atmosphere around the camp sites and the willingness for people to help was evident over the weekend. Great bunch of guys

And a final note - Luke and I lost a wheel off the trailer on the way up. Not cool to do that when you have 2-3 tonne behind the 80 series Also not good on King Georges road during peak hour to have your trailer wheel overtake you

thank for positive input. i'm sure it will be taken on board so we can improve the event for next year.
i'm only offering my point of view from the side of running any event like this. by the way if someone else wants to run other event in sydney it would be great to be able to spectate at one

[MY45]

I was a bit dissapointed with the number of competitiors. Last year was 96 or so and it was a bit hectic, but this was 120ish. Way too many IMO.

I didnt do the last 2 events on Sunday as I didnt want to wait 4 hours in a line

I dont want to hear shit about "if you dont like it, why dont you organise it". I just think they need to organise it better. A couple of suggestions from me (in my limited knowledge of organising events)

a. maybe run all 8 events at once - less cars at each event means faster flowing. (if that means more marshalls, recovery people etc, then so be it - make each competing club suplly 1 or 2 people)

b. limit the number of competiting vehicles

Overall, I think the tracks were driveable but it required a point and shoot mentality.

I think with a bit better organisation, this could be a top event. We dont want to lose peoples interest because of a few small issues that can be addressed. We need to keep all the comps we can down here as there are not too many as it is.

Dan

BTW - we did ok in the events. A massive wheelie that trashed my track bar on one event. And proceeded to break it again after welding it between events

BIG ARMSUP TO SAM (from OverKill) AND GONADS AND HIS BOYS (M&M) for fixing my shit . The atmosphere around the camp sites and the willingness for people to help was evident over the weekend. Great bunch of guys

And a final note - Luke and I lost a wheel off the trailer on the way up. Not cool to do that when you have 2-3 tonne behind the 80 series Also not good on King Georges road during peak hour to have your trailer wheel overtake you

thank for positive input. i'm sure it will be taken on board so we can improve the event for next year.
i'm only offering my point of view from the side of running any event like this. by the way if someone else wants to run other event in sydney it would be great to be able to spectate at one

TUFFTRUCK

[turbo gu]

thats still only 2 events in a year i think i want to move north

[DAZ]

On behalf of 83lux and myself, we had an awesome weekend

But fark I am tired, 12hr drive

Talk more tommorow, fark i gotta be at work at 7

same same

[bogged]

Have to agree with Stumpy and MQ080 there. There were only a handful of what I would call good drives. There isn't much skill in flat to the floor obstacle bouncing. Having said that there was a lot of crowd pleasing carnage which is always good to see, specially when I'm not paying for it.

Wow 3 people that agree with me.. PAS driving blows. I still dont see how people get a boner over carnage... Yippee that bloke just destroyed his $60,000 truck, woohoo... IF you like that shit go to a demo derby, Id rather watch people pick the best line and take the challenge...

[greenfourby]

Overall a fun week-end with masses of frustration and waiting and waiting and waiting (You get the idea )

2 cv's and a heavy roll onto the side made it an expensive week end and the consistency in the marhsalls was questionable to say the least.

In fairness to the Nissan club running an event like that is a tough call but everyone paid big bucks to get in, most frustrating thing was no food or drink after 2pm on Sunday (they lasted till about 3 on saturday I think), OK before you all point out that the rules said provide your own drinking water either provide it or don't, if they ran out on saturday then ......

I think they need to re-think the running order (i.e run more events concurrently) for next year or take less teams

Congrats to those that competed and see you next year.

[alki]

They ran only 4 events a day so it's easier for crowd to see all of them, and also for organisors to go from one event to other in short time.
That's my understanding

[Gigantor]

Hardi hardi ohhhh, everywhere we go
People want to knowww, whowww we are, where we come from
and we tell them....
Where the mighty ON ALL 4'S
Mighty mighty ON ALL 4's................

ha ha lol.....................

ON ALL 4's came first in overall points.......(First time ever)kicked arse.


Open class
Mal (All Terrain)
Dobbin (Oz rock Packers)
Jamie Smith( On all 4's)

Guy Holt (On all 4's) came first overall
Guy Holt (On all 4's) came first in Modified
Brian Andrews (On All 4's) came 2nd in Modified
Jamie Smith (On all 4's) came 3rd in outlaw

Not sure of the rest.
Regards
Shane Barlow

P.S..I did take some pic's as well on my site
www.orp.com.au

P.P.S..Jamie you should join up with the Holden Dealer Team.
Did everyone see Jamie driver the siemens truck up on two wheels, must of travelled 10-15mtrs on 2 wheels.
Awsome stuff!!
I had a ball, yeh it was slow, but as a spectator, their was always something happening!
Must have just been a slight hick up, because last year and year before event went smoothly.

[MY45]

Look its me stopped by the 1st wombat hole

http://www.orp.com.au/Nissan%20Trials%202004/Web_site/DSCF1477.JPG

[Hekta]

Nice pics Shane. Dial-up warning though, they're big files. I love how you always manage to capture some of the 'off track' talent around the place too

[83 lux]

ok i have spoken to hypo
did anyone see a sign about 500m pass the road house

[glen1n]

Couple of Funnies. The nerdy recovery team guy that slipped over and nearly went in the puddle then made a bigger dick of himself by getting up and yelling out "I didn't get wet! Suck eggs People!!

Fark that was funny. There was a silence of about 5 seconds after then some random yells out, " YOUR A KNOB MATE!!!!!"

[MissDrew]

Got home at 9am this morning

Had fun weekend

Some tracks were good, some were just dumb

Some recoveries were good, most were dumb

Jamie is a prick when it comes to horns

Hypo is a early to bed skirt

We checked hubs at camp on Sunday moring, bog hole was our 1st event

83lux believed me at 1st when I said no to his question but later found out it was yes

Man there are some yummy chicks getting around the comps now

Cable ties and tents go hand in hand

[83 lux]

Cable ties and tents go hand in hand

did you learn nothing from me IT ZIP TIES

[MY45]

Got home at 9am this morning

Had fun weekend

Some tracks were good, some were just dumb

Some recoveries were good, most were dumb

Jamie is a prick when it comes to horns

Hypo is a early to bed skirt

We checked hubs at camp on Sunday moring, bog hole was our 1st event

83lux believed me at 1st when I said no to his question but later found out it was yes

Man there are some yummy chicks getting around the comps now

Cable ties and tents go hand in hand

I knew it had to be you you barstard do you know how bad i needed to piss, and trying to figure out how to get out of the tent at that time of the morning really sux ......but i will definantly doing that to someone next time i go camping