Pajero Challenge 2006

[Bitsamissin]

Hey Andrew got that U bolt fixed yet
Oh and that new windscreen
I hear those Q78's grip real well

[HG]

Dave what have you been doin' to your dog ?

[Big Red Toy]

*U-bolts are ordered & waiting for pick-up- prob saturday
*3rd gas tank fitted
*new windscreen is in
*got maps on gps, thanks hottie

**q78's grip nicely & also fold in half funny enough, gotta love bias tyres

so now just gotta get a couple of new gas lines made up tomorrow or start of next week & then all is good

[pickle]

Now we have a height limit of 2.2 metres...any ideas why? Gunna be close for us.
Dave

[daflee]

Now we have a height limit of 2.2 metres...any ideas why? Gunna be close for us.
Dave

Us too, might have to get the gas axe out.

[The Fish]

Now we have a height limit of 2.2 metres...any ideas why? Gunna be close for us.
Dave

Yeah, there's nothing like being told a week out from an event that your vehicle is too high!!!

I fail to understand how event organisers can except your entry and money and then 1 week out from the event add extra vehicle restrictions.

No doubt there is plenty of other teams effected by this........

[Ruffy]

i'm taking a chainsaw

[daflee]

i'm taking a chainsaw

Is that for the truck or the overhead hazzard

[RoldIT]

A little birdy tells me it is a tree and it's FARKEN HUGE!!! ... so don't count on it moving for you.

[Ruffy]

The chainsaw is for the truck... as if i'd cut a friggin tree up!!!

[Ruffy]

Perhaps i should take a coupla shovels so we can dig the road out a little..

[Big Red Toy]

I'm thinkin shit!!! can't run roof lights but its only during daylight hours so

I guess that means if you go down that track during the day, your going the wrong way

[OnPatrol]

Now we have a height limit of 2.2 metres...any ideas why? Gunna be close for us.
Dave

Yeah, there's nothing like being told a week out from an event that your vehicle is too high!!!

I fail to understand how event organisers can except your entry and money and then 1 week out from the event add extra vehicle restrictions.

No doubt there is plenty of other teams effected by this........

Oh well. Shit happens!

In 4 years that I've been involved in organising the Paj Challenge, there's always something that puts a spanner in a well laid plan and most of these are out of our control. A couple of years ago we had to re-print 55 copies of Section 1 notes because DSE decided to start contruction on a new bridge the night before the challenge and another track had a huge tree that had fallen on a major track that same night. We didn't finish re-building the route notes until midnight, then we split into teams and drove the affected sections at less than 8 hours before the start of the event.

Eight months of planning and testing goes into this event and sometimes shit happens at the last moment, so get over it....

Apparently it affects the first half only which is during the day, so take off your roof lights and/or drop your tyres down to 5psi and pump it back up when you pass the obstacle.

Besides the Disco is only 2.1m high, so I'll be saying goodbye from the other side

[The Fish]

Now we have a height limit of 2.2 metres...any ideas why? Gunna be close for us.
Dave

Yeah, there's nothing like being told a week out from an event that your vehicle is too high!!!

I fail to understand how event organisers can except your entry and money and then 1 week out from the event add extra vehicle restrictions.

No doubt there is plenty of other teams effected by this........

Oh well. Shit happens!

In 4 years that I've been involved in organising the Paj Challenge, there's always something that puts a spanner in a well laid plan and most of these are out of our control. A couple of years ago we had to re-print 55 copies of Section 1 notes because DSE decided to start contruction on a new bridge the night before the challenge and another track had a huge tree that had fallen on a major track that same night. We didn't finish re-building the route notes until midnight, then we split into teams and drove the affected sections at less than 8 hours before the start of the event.

Eight months of planning and testing goes into this event and sometimes shit happens at the last moment, so get over it....

Apparently it affects the first half only which is during the day, so take off your roof lights and/or drop your tyres down to 5psi and pump it back up when you pass the obstacle.

Besides the Disco is only 2.1m high, so I'll be saying goodbye from the other side

No doubt we will do what is required to pass under these "obstacles" even if it means we will be removing coils but 5 psi in tyres might get us through though

By the time we encounter them hopefully a more permanent fix might be in place

[pickle]

Now we have a height limit of 2.2 metres...any ideas why? Gunna be close for us.
Dave

Yeah, there's nothing like being told a week out from an event that your vehicle is too high!!!

I fail to understand how event organisers can except your entry and money and then 1 week out from the event add extra vehicle restrictions.

No doubt there is plenty of other teams effected by this........

Oh well. Shit happens!



Eight months of planning and testing goes into this event and sometimes shit happens at the last moment, so get over it....

Or under it in this case
Dave

[Ruffy]

if you built your car so that it could drive through the first layer of gravity then you may be able to levitate you vehicle over the obstacle!

[OnPatrol]

if you built your car so that it could drive through the first layer of gravity then you may be able to levitate you vehicle over the obstacle!

If the 2.2m height limit is a real problem for you why not email your concern to the organisers and tell them your brand of roof lights so that can cut out the correct shape for you.

[Ruffy]

The height limit is not an issue for me.. I drive a 60 series chitty chitty bang bang. If its too low i'll fly over it!
And besides, theres that must rust in the roof you can lift it off at will.

[Bitsamissin]

Well I've been thinkin about choppin the Jabber into a ute anyways

[Ruffy]

There's no time like the present so hack into it!!. you've got 6 days, should be shite loads of time

[turps]

Well I've been thinkin about choppin the Jabber into a ute anyways

Yer come on Frank hack into dont be scared. Then when its not finished in time it will give Rob and I a better chance of winning stuff again.

[Bitsamissin]

Yeah good onya Turps
Actually I spoke to Bob yesterday at Wandin and everythings good until I saw him later on under the Jabber unbolting shit

[The Fish]

If the 2.2m height limit is a real problem for you why not email your concern to the organisers and tell them your brand of roof lights so that can cut out the correct shape for you.

Do you reckon they could cut out a shape of a 75 series roof

Our roof measures 2.3m but looks like we'll get some lower coils for the weekend seen as wheel travel and bump stop clearance isn't a big concren on the Pajero

Glad we weren't that high on leafs

[pickle]

Might be the go to leave the roof on Frank, supposed to be a change in the weather Sat night. I spose if you had no roof you could use some brollies, nice "colourfull "ones
Dave

[RoldIT]

No freakin way am I holding no gaay, rainbow colored "brollie" for you Frank AND trying work out where the fawk we are!!! Leave the roof ON ... for now.

[sparky]

ONLY THREE MORE SLEEPS TO GO

[Ruffy]

Three sleeps to go?? what, do you sleep the night before sparky?

[daflee]

Only 1 more sleep for us interstater's...... Leaving Sydney 6.00am Friday morning.

Whats the weather forecast???? SNOW

[hottiemonster]

Friday Fine. Min 19 Max 34
Saturday Rain developing with possible thunderstorms. Late change. Min 21 Max 34
Sunday Rain clearing, few showers to follow. Min 17 Max 23

bring you muddies

[pickle]

Friday Fine. Min 19 Max 34
Saturday Rain developing with possible thunderstorms. Late change. Min 21 Max 34
Sunday Rain clearing, few showers to follow. Min 17 Max 23

bring you muddies

Suppose to get 5 - 1omm of rain..enough to get a wet arse!
Dave