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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 8:53 am
by -Scott-
kranked_dirt wrote:hahaha thanx for the feedback guys. Yeah i know i am to blame
i was just caught up in it.. having only had the truck for a few months and very minimal offroad driving experience i thought "ah yeah she be right mate my truck'll get through that"... how wrong i was
ah well, it was all experience and now my shopping list has grown with a winch, new tires, compressor and some 4x4 lessons right on top. Maybe a bit of forward thinking and some planning for the next trip might not go astray either
cheers,
ads
A lot of people wouldn't be able to come back and do that - top marks!
Scott
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 7:30 am
by V8Patrol
NJ SWB wrote:kranked_dirt wrote:hahaha thanx for the feedback guys. Yeah i know i am to blame
i was just caught up in it.. having only had the truck for a few months and very minimal offroad driving experience i thought "ah yeah she be right mate my truck'll get through that"... how wrong i was
ah well, it was all experience and now my shopping list has grown with a winch, new tires, compressor and some 4x4 lessons right on top. Maybe a bit of forward thinking and some planning for the next trip might not go astray either
cheers,
ads
A lot of people wouldn't be able to come back and do that - top marks!Scott
True ..... but the real question is ......
Will he come back and "drive that dangerous track in the Otways?"
Kingy
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 7:55 pm
by bazzle
Kingy
You should offer to show him some Tips...
Bazzle
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 6:12 am
by V8Patrol
bazzle wrote:Kingy
You should offer to show him some Tips...
Bazzle
As everyone knows I'm more n happy to tag along for those that want to "experiance 4x4ing or The Otways"........ just ask cause I dont read minds anymore !
Kingy
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 12:05 pm
by iwannabeapirate
I'm sure that I heard somewhere that the VAFWDC is trying to implement a ratings system with parks whereby some tracks would be marked in a fashion similar to ski-runs. You would have green tracks, blue tracks and black tracks. I think they may be implementing this soon.
The idea is that then parks will be able to keep some of the more difficult tracks open as their liability will be reduced by marking the tracks as potentially dangerous.
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 9:43 pm
by bad_religion_au
V8Patrol wrote:bazzle wrote:Kingy
You should offer to show him some Tips...
Bazzle
As everyone knows I'm more n happy to tag along for those that want to "experiance 4x4ing or The Otways"........ just ask cause I dont read minds anymore !
Kingy
i'm living in warrnambool, for how long who knows, but i'd be happy to take you up on this, Fj40, 33's, hopefully i'll get some muds one day
Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 7:49 am
by V8Patrol
kewl ..... pm sent !
Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 1:49 pm
by GUJohnno
iwannabeapirate wrote:I'm sure that I heard somewhere that the VAFWDC is trying to implement a ratings system with parks whereby some tracks would be marked in a fashion similar to ski-runs. You would have green tracks, blue tracks and black tracks. I think they may be implementing this soon.
The idea is that then parks will be able to keep some of the more difficult tracks open as their liability will be reduced by marking the tracks as potentially dangerous.
This is correct. It has been aproved by both the DSE and Parks Vic. Some of the great things about this is that it takes some of the liability away from the land managers. Also the plan is that black tracks remain black tracks etc. So the tracks dont get graded to a 2WD standard.