nightowl family weekend October 1&2

[bear]

shit hot weekend. Lots of tyres u/s after the rocks took their toll!!! have pics but comp playin up will try to get them asap. And i have a good shot of scots side roll and his new style door for zooks. lol..Thanks to niteowls for a greatfun weekend.

[nicbeer]

Pics.

As always the work digital camera died when i tried taking a photo of scotts door. doh.

cheers

Nic

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[alchemist]

Well that was bloody fun, big thanks to Duncan and friends for help cut down that tree which got in the way

All of my plans of bringing the FJ40 up went to crap on Saturday morning due to various reasons so I decided to take the 80 and risk damaging her

Very good camping area and bloody amazing tracks throughout the hills close-by the camp site, beats going to Mundaring or Harvey etc anyday

Did some minor damage to the 80 series, such as passenger mirror smashed, dented side panels above fuel filler, two flares knocked half off, completley bent roof rack (but all fixed now) some sil damage, bent lower control arm oh and a staked tire that I only just realised this morning

Overall, a bloody good weekend, looking forward to future events to come

*** All of my 680 photos have been uploaded to my photo gallery at http://www.tuff4wd.com/images under Trips -> 01-10-2005 4WD Gymkhana Campout -- Enjoy people

[alchemist]

Duncan, got a real awesome photo of the zook up that extreme hill

[DeWsE]

Did you get up that hill duncan?

I told Bevan it was possible and he just laughed at me...

You pricks have got me excited again, I wanna build a new rig now. Now I just need to find one of those tree's that parents have, you know the ones that grows money.

[bazooked]

this looks like its goin to be a good event, none of that crappy sand around that f**ks evrything up!!, how did scotty flop it??

[jeep97tj]

Take 1 off camber hill, place 1 large rock on the high side, then have the high side rear shackle un pinned and the low side shackle pinned, now hit that rock with the left front tyre flat out while trying to climb that same hill.

[duncan]

Excellent photos guys had a ball cant wait for the comps with some harder lines just got to get a new tailshaft and were ready to go whos going to be next to try Evolution Gully were going back and next time we will get up that last rock

[duncan]

Dose anyone no if anyone has some footage of us trying to get up the gully

[JEEP1]

yeh it was a great weekend that same track were u stuffed ur tyre duncan i did mine aswell but hasnt fully stuffd it, i also bent the S*** out of that EXTRA STRONG tie rod that you made up for me duncan hahaha.

any1 got any pics of the tjs.

[bulldogy]

Evolution Gully
We came we saw we got our ass reamed, but that fukker is going down next time.
Had a great time thanks too alan for letting us come and play and for the boys who went up and got the courses and work done a few weeks ago.
And Just remember LEFT Hand DOWN LEFT HAND DOWN LOL.
Thanks for the ride Duncan .
Dave

[OldGold]

I am so very spewing I didn't come along.
Looks like an awesome day... when is the next one?

[alchemist]

Dose anyone no if anyone has some footage of us trying to get up the gully

I know a bloke who was filming video footage of you coming up the gully, I'll see what I can organise and hopefully throw onto DVD for ya.

[jeep97tj]

not 4x4 related, but make sure u check your selves for ticks, I had 1 on my neck.

[DeWsE]

not 4x4 related, but make sure u check your selves for ticks, I had 1 on my neck.

Fark I hate ticks...... pricks of a thing

[duncan]

Yeh Kyle had 2 ticks on him ,if you could get me a dvd of the gully that would be cool Alcamist.
Dave already talked it over with Julie the winch for the suspension will be on before we return ,we will be the first one up Evolution Gully the challenge is on can anyone else make it or is game to give it ago.Im sure I no one guy that will give it a run wonce his buggy is finished heh Diy.Actually Scottys marutu looked like it would give it a good shake if it dosnt cause to much damage getting round the tree at the bottom

[alchemist]

No worries, I'll see what I can get and drop it around, need to sort myself out a mobi tow trailer for the fj40

[jbell]

Yes was agreat weekend, was all over pretty quick.
Thanks to Alan for getting it together.
The landy cruised home after being caned on the course thank
goodness.
Looking forward to the next get together.
Undecided what to do with the roof, maybe just checker plate
for now.

Cheers all Jeff

[GQ Toy]

Sounds like it was a good weekend, pity everything is so far from Esperance - but we are about due for another trek from down here

[cbr]

Looks great.

Now I just need to get my butt into gear and finish the $runner.

Anyone want to give me hand on the 4 link

Chris.

[duncan]

Would love to Christian but youd be about 6th in line for suspension work

[duncan]

Guys would be great to get some feed back from everyone on how they thought the course was and how to improve it also how you see the comps run as to what classes there should be how to determin them should there be a seperate comp for open class or add open class to the gymkana

[DeWsE]

I though the track was really good for a family type fun event. Wasn’t the hardest track out there (proved by the stock zook). I think the red track should be made a little harder. Maybe some cones so people have to take certain lines or loose points. I would love to see some steps made with wood, that could be separated to advantage the LWB’s a bit considering how tight the track is. Also the logs could be off camber so the cars will slip a bit and the second step should go the other way so it will twist the car up. The rock section that stuffed your tire, maybe take the small rocks out so there is deeper holes in it and you can attack the bigger rocks better. If you need to stack small rocks in the holes then you loose points… And you must take the rocks out after.

I don’t think you need to make the track longer like you suggested on the weekend Duncan, for a spectator it would be getter to make more with what you have so you can see more action from one spot. Just make it a little bit harder.

Although I hated the drive I’m keen for a busy bee if you guys want to do another one.

[duncan]

Im sure Alan will have another one soon to develop the track .

My own thoughts are that on the red track you should be made to drive straight up were you drop into the gully ,also start this a little more north just a bit steeper then you have to do it twice .Put some of the logs back in the bottom of the gully to drive over then cut out the left hand side of the little water fall to give you just a vertical climb.The rocky section you should be made to drive the left hand side and loose points if you go to the right .As for the blue course use a lot more of the available land to make more loops with some more of camber sections and maybe climb up to the top of the platue a couple of times instead of just the once.Remember that you will be doing these courses in reverse so climbing up out of the gullies on the red course will be difficult as there 90 degree turns with no run up.

As for sellection of divisions its very hard as by the old rules say AJs car will be D division as in he has suspension lift ,body lift ,tyres and lockers which is 5 mods as its one mode per locker.Now put him up against say one of the Quad Drive Gq wagons that turned up they had 35BFG muds ,3 inch suspension lift,2 inch body liftand at least one locker both these cars would be in the same division .But the Jeep comes from factory with a 5 link front end giving heaps of flex against the Gqs with radius arms that wont flex short wheel base which is nimble agianst long wheel base the jeeps power to weight ratio is way in front of the Gq wagon in all honesty the Jeep would beat the Gq hands down .You have to some how come up with a selection criteria that makes it fairer for those people who dont have full on tyres twin lockers ratios and full on suspension do you add more divisions ?

Just a thought suspension lift up to 3 inch 1 mod over that 2 mods 1 mod per locker 1 mod if you change ratios 1 mod for tyre size change but still street orentated ie BFG mud or Mtr all other tyre types and list them 2 mods body lift 1 mod trimed pannels 1 mod suspension mod ie fitting 5 link or a frame 1 mod per end add all your mods up then apply penalty points for the more mods you have that then would even up cars in the same class making it more fair.Then out on the course give some bonus lines for extra points but make the bonus lines hard any thoughts

[JEEP1]

I rekn there should be a seperate section for just the buggys make it a full on track just for the bugies to have a play at, if that stock zook can go through all the tracks itll be far to easy for the "angry ant" and other done up buggys.

[tuls]

just a thought on the classes for the comp.
A class stock up to 31's

b class 1-2 mods up to 32s

c class 2-3 mods upto 33's

d class 4 mods upto 34's

e class 4 mods + over 35's
suspenion 1 mod
lockka 1 mod each
body lift 1 mod
ratio's 1 mod
tyres 1 mod only if they are to big for that class
still have the bonus points and penalty points where ever you want to put them on the coarse and modifi the coarse to suit the bonus point and penalties .

[tuls]

just a thought on the classes for the comp.
A class stock up to 31's

b class 1-2 mods up to 32s

c class 2-3 mods upto 33's

d class 4 mods upto 34's

e class 4 mods + over 35's
suspenion 1 mod
lockka 1 mod each
body lift 1 mod
ratio's 1 mod
tyres 1 mod only if they are to big for that class
still have the bonus points and penalty points where ever you want to put them on the coarse and modifi the coarse to suit the bonus point and penalties .