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The Cross Country Vehicle Club (Wellington) Inc PO Box 38-762, Te Puni 5045, Wellington

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The club meets at 7:30pm on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Naenae Bowling Club, 25 Vogel St, Naenae, Lower Hutt

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WHEN HELP IS NEEDED

Should members need assistance in recovering their vehicle (typically when

used on a non-club activity) they should contact in the first instance:

Duncan Grocott, Phone 027 487 6676 (other members can then be tasked to assist)

MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTIONS This is your magazine so it can only be as good as the contributions you make!! We need any articles, trip reports,

technical items, “How-to’s”, etc to be in the hands of the editor by the end of each calendar month. Please email to [email protected] or post to 34a Hine Rd, Wainuiomata or fax to 04 914 8366.

DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the contributors and not necessarily those of the club, it’s executive o r committee members. Publi-cation of maintenance techniques or mechanical modifications should be weighed against generally accepted procedures and the Club should not be considered an authority in this

area.

Vehicle Inspectors

Brian Howat Howat Engineering

10 Horlor St, Naenae Ph. 04 567 1471

Antony Hargreaves

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Hawkins St, Lower Hutt Ph. 04 569 3485

Dave Bowler Pete Beckett

Bowler Motors Ltd 11 Raiha St, Porirua

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Grant Guy G Guy Motors

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Shane & Carl

Mendoza Mechanical 34 Goodshed Road, Upper Hutt

Ph. 04 527 7274 NB: Please remember to call and make

an appointment before turning up for an inspection!

Table of Contents

Cover OOPS!!!

P. 3 Help, Index, Safety Inspectors

P. 4 Upcoming National Events

P. 5 Presidents Piece

P. 6 2018 CCVC AGM

P. 7 2018 CCVC Annual Awards

P. 9 Marlborough Meander Day Four

P. 10 Marlborough Meander Day Five & Six

P. 12 Molesworth needs your help

P. 14 AGM Nomination Form

P. 15 Waiouru or Bust

P. 17 Akatarawa Forest

P. 22 Club Roll of Honour

P. 23 Trip Categories

P. 24 Upcoming Trips - Mar, Apr, May


Upcoming National Events

Some details in this column appear courtesy of Cathy Parker, publisher of the New Zealand 4WD and Sportvehicles magazine. Potential participants should contact the event organiser; CCVC cannot take responsibility for any changes or inadvertent inaccuracies.

Apr 14: NZFWDA National 4x4 Trials - Round 6 (FINALS)

Open to the public and spectator friendly, the NZFWDA 4x4 trials series comprises one day events hosted by

NZFWDA affiliated clubs around the country. This round will be hosted by Wanganui 4WD Club. For further

detail see www.nz4x4trials.co.nz/calendar-and-results/

Apr 29: Suzuki Extreme 4x4 Challenge

Back for the fourth year this is the only event of its kind in NZ and was created and is hosted by Cow-

pertrucks. Held at 2278 SH3, Turakina it will feature the best of the best drivers and 4x4 trials competition

vehicles in the country - and the line up of drivers has been confirmed. Vehicles and crews have been per-

sonally invited to test their skills against 10 extreme 4x4 courses. Steep hills, vertical banks, massive jumps,

mud and speed, combined with good food, easy spectator viewing and live commentary all make for a fan-

tastic day out with mates and family. Starts at 10:00am. The event will be recorder for TV and screened

over four 30min programmes on TV3’s CRC Motorsport show. See the Suzuki Extreme 4x4 Challenge face-

book page for more info.

CCVC Club Member’s Photos and Videos

We are always keen to share club member’s trip photos and videos at Club night. Here are some simple guidelines to make it easy for everyone: Pick your best 6 to 10 photos, resized to 1920 x 1080 pixels (or use a lower resolution on your camera) Email them with a brief description of event, location, date taken and any notes you would like included to Brendon Millard Email address: [email protected] Note most email systems have a size limit for email of 10MB. If you don’t know how to resize the photos or the email is bigger than 10MB, use an online service like files.fm or put on a USB stick and contact Brendon to arrange collection / drop-off. Always looking for 4WD related video clips, PowerPoint presentations, YouTube listings, etc. that can be shown on club night – we have the technology! I need all material by 7.00pm on the Monday night prior to Club night to allow sufficient time to prepare the data show. If you have a “ready to show” USB stick with sequenced, correctly rotated photos and or video or PowerPoint presentation ready to show, these could be given to me on the night but please contact Brendon prior to arrange. If you have any questions please contact Brendon.

Contact details Brendon Millard 2/11B Gemstone Dr, Upper Hutt 027 2235705 anytime 04 5680157 work

The German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport are renowned as a short-tempered lot. They not only expect one to know one's gate parking loca-tion, but how to get there without any assistance from them. So it was with some amusement that we (a Pan Am 747) listened to the following exchange between Frankfurt ground control and a British Airways 747, call sign Speedbird 206.

Speedbird 206: "Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear of active runway."

Ground: "Speedbird 206. Taxi to gate Alpha One-Seven."

The BA 747 pulled onto the main taxiway and slowed to a stop.

Ground: "Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?"

Speedbird 206: "Stand by, Ground, I'm looking up our gate location now."

Ground (with quite arrogant impatience): "Speedbird 206, have you not been to Frankfurt before?"

Speedbird 206 (coolly): "Yes, twice in 1944, but it was dark, -- And I didn't land."

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Presidents Piece - April 2018

Hi there

OK – new Club monthly meeting venue is confirmed – all meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of the

month will be at the new Naenae Bowling Club, 25 Vogel Street, Naenae. FREE MEMBERSHIP DRAW!!! They have offered us a great deal and an even better deal if we

encourage CCVC members to join their club as social members – they have meals, a bar, pool tables and pokies. Affiliation to Clubs NZ means that membership also gets you into other clubs all over

the country. A number of our members already have an affiliated membership but to support the Bowling Club (and recognizing that we’ll be saving a considerable amount as the cost of the room is about half that of the golf club), the Committee has moved that CCVC will pay for 15 memberships.

This will be done by having a draw for 5 memberships each month for the next three months – so for those interested in joining the Naenae Club come along to our next club night meeting, fill in the

application form and we’ll draw five out each night. This membership is $30pa – CCVC will pay the first year, any other joining costs (photo etc if required) and following years subs will be over to you. Once we’re done we’ll have more than enough bowling club members to sign in other CCVC

members as guests and we’ll all be able to have a drink!

As reported last year we’re introducing a Touring class to the CCVC trip categories and changing the joining criteria so new members can join without having to do the training day or having recovery

hooks fitted to their vehicle (they’ll only be able to do Touring and Family Shiny trips until recovery points are fitted and have an inspection sticker).

This change means we need to make two amendments to the Club Rules (Constitution), via motions to be voted on at the AGM – see them a few pages along under the AGM notice of meeting. And we

need a couple of amendments to the application form and the CCVC Trip Safety document – the Committee can amend these.

Neil

Email address changes.

There is news about that Vodafone has stopped offering an email service, so anyone with

clear.net.nz and paradise.net.nz addresses will have to change their email addresses. Once you have done this can you please advise the club of your new address - you can do this by

going to the wild apricot site and updating your details or by sending the club an email to the membership email address [email protected]

Note that your email address is also used by the NZFWDA for the distribution of things like

Trail Torque - you cannot change this yourself but if you let the club know you have changed your address then we will change it with the association - once again drop an

email to [email protected]

Club Assets

The Club has purchased various assets over the years, mainly for use on Club events or to facilitate the

smooth running of the Club. At the discretion of the Committee these assets may be borrowed by Club

members for non-club purposes. An approach for use should be made to the Clubs Asset Manager,

Duncan Grocott, mailto:[email protected]

The main assets are:

Large Marquee Water pump/blaster (useful for cleaning trucks)

Small Marque Six handheld radio’s on club frequencies (used on training days

Portable gas bbq

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The following two motions will be put to members at the AGM in order to change the joining criteria so new members can join without having to do the training day or having to have the vehicle inspection completed: Motion 1 That clause 10(d)(iii) of the Rules of the Cross Country Vehicle Club Wel-lington Incorporated be deleted. (This clause currently is - Every candidate shall "have obtained, if the owner or part owner of a vehicle to be used by the applicant on Club four wheel drive trips or events, the required Club vehicle inspection certificate from a Vehicle Inspector of the Club and had this recorded on the applica-tion form. This condition shall be waived where the vehicle already has a current Club vehicle inspection certificate.”) Motion 2 That clause 11(c) be amended to read "Ensure that any vehicle, owned by the Member or otherwise, used by the Member on Club four wheel drive trips or events meets the Club trip criteria." (This clause currently is - "Ensure that any vehicle, owned by the Member or otherwise, used by the Member on Club four wheel drive trips or events meets the Club criteria and has a valid Club vehicle inspection sticker.”)

Notice is hereby given that the 2018 Annual General Meeting of the Cross Country Vehicle Club (Wellington) Inc will be held on Wednesday 9th May 2018 at the Naenae Bowling Club, 25 Vogel St, Naenae. The

AGM will be in association with the May club meeting.

Paul Sadlier Club Secretary


MARLBOROUGH MEANDER This trip was to be a journey into relatively remote parts of Marlborough, on established tracks but with only occasional farms, huts, toilets and the necessities of life. So we were prepared to camp as required. Pre planning for access and ferry bookings were put in place and we were all set to go on January 20. Together with Anniversary Day this allowed a full week of travels with only four days away from work etc. The itinerary was left a little flexible because we might not be able to go everywhere we wanted to, but the plan was to visit Kaikoura, Muzzle, Molesworth, Rainbow, St Arnaud, Branch river, Mt Campbell and Mt Patriarch. Even as we set off the DoC website noted a couple of our intended tracks were closed! As we planned to cross the Clarence in its middle section, the big question was about river levels. There are two NIWA river gauges on line which show the flows in the Clarence before the Acheron junction, and the joining flow from the Acheron River. The Acheron had peaked at 35 cubic metres per seconds (cums) a couple of days ago (from 10 cums) and was slowly drop-ping, while the Clarence gauge was around 15 cums and steadily heading down. On previous crossings the gauges had both been under 10 cums so the crossing may well be marginal or not prudently possible, especially as one truck was missing a snorkel.

Day Four – Tarndale Track to Tennyson In the morning we got the good news that the Tarndale Track was OK to drive and would be opened that morning. This track is one in Molesworth that is only opened for a few weeks in Summer. It goes past the histor-ic Tarndale Homestead and ends up at Sedgemere where we had morning tea. Then it was on to Island Saddle and towards the Edwards Saddle junction. However Howard found his truck was screeching and on check-ing the front wheels had a distinct wobble. Where is help when you need it! Right then a passing CCVC member, St Jude of the White Landcruiser, stopped for a chat but decided we could/should fix it ourselves and continued on her way to Christchurch. .So a stop at the Overland Workshop at Lake Tennyson was called for. The screech was a stone in the discs, and the wobble was found to be finger loose bolts in the spring/shock mounting as-sembly. They were probably loose from the wheel wobbles/falling off at the start of the trip. After sorting the bolts it was determined it was time for lunch and even a quick

swim. The eels also popped out to swim, which led to a hasty retreat to other more open water. We eventually headed for the Edwards junc-tion and turned into the St James area. After passing Scotties Hut (which now has LED strip lighting!) and Charlies Crossing we reached the terraces above the Waiau without incident. We were ready to call it a day and camp, but DoC’s restrictions on travelling fur-ther along the track meant we were unable to reach the river itself and the water we re-quired. So we headed back to the Rainbow road checking out a few possible camp sites before eventually settling on Lake Tennyson for the night. Other campers were getting es-tablished including one playing with a drone. Orange Peel noticed a rubbing mark on the inside of the right rear wheel which was soon found to be caused by the coil spring which had popped out of its top mounting. This was

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in turn caused by the OME shock absorber which had broken between the piston and the top mount. Another job for the Over-land Workshop. Jacking up the frame of the truck soon had the broken parts removed and the spring back in its mounting. A strap was also tied around the upper mounting and the axle to prevent further dislodgment on high suspension bounce. All ready for the road again tomorrow, but unfortunately with our itinerary somewhat rearranged.

Day Five – To St Arnaud The main party were headed to Maling Pass and the upper Waiau whilst Orange Peel was to travel cautiously back to Sedgemere and on through the Rainbow to St Arnaud. This was pretty uneventful, except that Orange Peel had a persistent knocking noise that was coming from the front right of the truck! Bug-ger! Was it a result of no shock absorber on the rear or another issue? Well the bolts, nuts and connections on the wheel and steer-ing seemed all normal, so it was put to one side until the shock was replaced. Orange Peel eventually reached St Arnaud and cell-phone coverage and arrangements made for a new shock absorber. It was to be couriered from Palmerston North to Nelson overnight for pick up in the morning. So far so good. Investigation of the knocking noise proved it to be the tip of the radio aerial knocking on the snorkel! Easily solved! By now it was check in time at our bookabach and the op-portunity to relax. The bach, Kea Castle, was superb, spacious, well equipped, good views and plenty of parking. Clothes washing, shower, lunch and relaxing became the

order of the day. It was a birthday anyway! The main party travelled via the Maling Pass to the Waiau River and returned to the Rain-bow Rd. They arrived at St Arnaud about 3pm and soon got into the relaxing mode. Rooms were allocated, washing done, meals prepared and the itinerary re-planned to bring forward the Nelson segment. A pleasant evening with birthday cake and our colleague Jim Beam ensued!

Day Six – Nelson and Mt

Campbell The morning trip was planned for Beebys Knob some 1400 m asl, and after arranging the key and a special permit we headed up to Beebys Hut. 4WD access is by DoC permit with limits on overall numbers so it was as well we had a booking. Although Orange Peel had a shock missing, it still managed the track up the hill without difficulty. The track to the hut bypasses the actual Knob and leads

to Beebys Hut, a nice wee hut for an overnight. An interesting feature was the map in the hut, it still proudly carried the NZ Forest Service logo! We retraced our tracks, stopping for a wander up to the Trig site. The views were spectacular, the hut looked comfortable but we had to make Nelson ASAP so little time was spent at the top. Orange Peel travelled well on the relatively smooth roads to Nelson and headed to the courier depot while the main party went shopping. Once the shock was in hand a stop at the adjacent tyre shop had it fitted in less than half an hour. During this time a key to Mt Campbell was collected and we were ready for our next target. The total time for all this was less than an hour! Mt Campbell is about 1300 m asl and has a steep and rutted track which is used to service the transmission mast. The access track starts of as a public road, then comes the “not maintained beyond here” sign, and then it gets to the steeper sections on private land. The view from the top was impressive as the land fell away to basically sea level all the way to Nelson. Radio-

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wise, this site covers both Motueka /Nelson and Takaka/Collingwood and pro-vides TV, FM radio, cellular and a host of other services and there are over a hundred cables headed up the mast! We had both gate and building access and the technical installation was impressive. But with time pressing it was on to explore “the rocks”, an outcrop of huge boulders perched on top of the ridge. We soon descended and headed back to Kea Castle for our second night in luxury. After four nights of camping we certainly enjoyed the comfort of the Cas-tle!


Club Clothing

John Vruink on behalf of the club has been investigating club branded clothing for members to purchase. He is working on getting samples and we will get the gear modelled and photographed shortly (and include a form to fill out) but in the meantime here is a list of the new club clothing and prices: Cap Navy/White 4014 $15 Beanie Navy 3059 $20 Hoodie Navy ZHH $75 Soft Shell Jacket Black SJM $110 Jacket GJ Navy/Charcoal $100 Polo Shirt Navy/White $40 If interested please contact John directly on [email protected]



(If anyone wants a one page copy of this nomination form drop me an email ([email protected]) and I will email you one - Ed)


Waiouru or Bust

I was heading to my 27 th round of the CZ Club Truck in the Whangaehu Valley near Waiouru feel-ing very pleased with myself. I had finally got a tow vehicle and hired a

trailer so that for the first time I did-n't have to cram all my camping

gear in the Jeep and drive to the event. I bought a Nissan Elgrand van to use as a camper and tow

truck and hired a tandem trailer for the weekend.

The Waiouru round is put on by the Desert Defenders Club, on this day

represented only by Robert Stout. We use his brother in law's farm and

camp on the site. Robert bought the old Waiouru RSA building and has converted it back to a house,

although he has left the advertising sign on the roof. His latest brain-

wave is to run it as an Air B and B called "The Raza".

I left Wellington and the rig was going nicely. The van has a full time 4wd system but I wasn't using it so when I got a 4WD warning on the data screen of the van I didn't know what was going on as

the error message was written in Japanese. However my seat of the pants dynometer didn't detect any slowing down of the whole ensemble so I pulled over and turned off the ignition and waited a

few minutes. It restarted without the warning so I hit the road again. It was going up the hill be-fore Mangaweka when the van shut down completely and wouldn't restart, oh dear. We were stopped across somebody's drive on the shoulder that trucks used as a slow lane. The van wouldn't

start so I pulled the Jeep off the trailer and put a strop onto the van, turned the van's steering wheel and dragged the whole lot off the highway up this lady's drive. I put the trailer on the Jeep

and drove the van onto the trailer and hit the road again which was pretty exciting as the van weighs over 2 tonnes and the Jeep was on Simexs with no front sway bar connected.

I got to Taihape and pulled up to think about what options I had, maybe leave the van and just head off in the Jeep, get to the comp and

worry about everything later. The van had had a bit of a rest by now so I swapped the van and the Jeep

around again and set off once more. We almost got to Waiouru when the

van started to limp again so I crawled to "the Raza" and parked the van in disgust and headed off in

the Jeep finally arriving at the comp site 2 hours late. They let me catch

up on the hazards and that evening I ended up leading the score sheet! Bruce Tustin offered to take his

trailer to bring my van to the campsite but I chose to go back to

Waiouru and stay at the Raza on Saturday night and come back out on Sunday morning.



On Sunday we had another compet-

itor join the 14 from the day before and we did another eight hazards to finish just after 1.00 pm. I ended

up second for the weekend behind Marty Green (Capital Cruisers),

Dave McGinn (Windy City) third and Mark Smith (Wairarapa) fourth.

This just left me the problem of how

to get home, unfortunately all the

people from Wellington had come

up by themselves like I had, when if

there was just one spare driver I

could get my Jeep driven home.

The van was able to tow the empty trailer so I left the Jeep in Waiouru with Stouty and headed back

to Wellington hoping for the best. Marty Green and Mark Smith offered to help so I didn't feel that I

was ever stuck but it was Bruce that did the most. He followed me back in case I had another

breakdown ( I didn't) and as luck would have it he was going North the following weekend and

dropped me back to Waiouru to drive the Jeep home a week later.

Thanks to Bruce Tustin and Robert Stout, you're grand fellows.



Akatarawa Forest:

Covering nearly 150,000 hectares between Upper Hutt and Kapiti Coast, the Akatarawa Forest is a mix of native and exotic forest broken by steep valleys and river gorges.

There are two known translations of the name “Akatarawa” -”trailing vines” or “vine of the Tarawa’. Maori used the forest for hunting and food gathering, as well as an access trail between the Hut Val-

ley and Kapiti Coast. The indigenous forest was significantly changed following European settlement through introduced

animals, fires and logging native timber.

During 1900-1920 many families associated with logging and sawmilling moved into the Akatarawa area. Access was via Karapoti Road, which was formed in 1911 as a tram track with wooden rails. Today you can still see old tram lines, trucks and discarded machinery in the forest.

In 1919 the State Forest Service acquired 2,228 acres and established Akatarawa State Forest No

26. This was vested in the Wellington City and Surburban Water Supply Board - a predecessor of the Greater Wellington Regional Council. Log and timber sales offset the cost of supplying water to the growing cities.

The forest has a long shared use with outdoor recreation. Trampers in 1948 used a logging access

route along McGhies Road to gain views over the forest-clad west Akatarawa River valley.

Today Greater Wellington still balances the needs of the forest as a future water supply area, source of timber and a place of recreation wilderness for 4WD clubs, trailbiking, tramping, hunting and mountain biking. The forest is the venue for the internationally renowned Karapoti Classic mountain

bike ride.


A historical photo—not sure of it’s origin though but love the H&S requirements!


Cross Country Vehicle Club

Roll of Honour

THE ROLL OF HONOUR CELEBRATES LIFE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY

Bob Jeffery George Bean

Peter Boniface Ron Oliver Vern Lill

Steve O’Callaghan Ron Wadham Owen Farqhar Ron Johnson

Member Information:

Name Joined Life Brief History Deceased

Member

Bob Jeffery 1971 1981 Meeting to form CCVC held at Bob’s house 1998

Steward 1982

George Bean 1971 2004 Treasurer 1972, 73, 74, 81, 82, 84

Steward 1976

Peter Boniface 1971 2006 Not listed as a committee member 2006

Ron Oliver 1971 1979 Initial President in 1971

President 1972, 73, 74

Vern Lill 1971 1981 Committee 1974, 76, Steward 1975

Delegate 1977, 78, Vice President 1979, 80 2014

Steve O’Callaghan 1994 2015 New Members Officer 1999 till 2015 2015

Ron Wadham 1993 2004 Safety Officer 1997, 98, led many CCVC trips 2015

Owen Farqhar 1971? 2006 Vice President 1978, 79, 86, 87 2016

Delegate 1996

Ron Johnson 1980 2006 One of our founding members, Competitions

Officer 1984, Committee member 1983, 85 2017

CCVC Life Members

Tom Adams Graham Barr Leith Bean Stuart Brown Andy Cockroft

Mike Gall John Hughes Heather Jeffery Steve Lacey Colin Landy

Phil Lewton Bruce Mulhare Raynor Mulhare Peter Osborne Ross Perkins

Grant Purdie Tony Street

CLUB RADIO CALL SIGNS The Club uses a series of radio call signs in the Kxxx series to meet our licence requirements. Once you get on a trip you soon know what call sign is tail end charlie etc for the day. But basically if you don’t yet have a Call Sign you are not au-thorised to use the Club radio licence. Call signs are available to financial members on request to [email protected]

So if you have purchased a suitable radio for CCVC use, make sure you get a call sign allocated.



Trip Categories

The following trip category definitions, plus any additional requirements specified on individual Trip Infor-

mation Sheets, will be enforced, for safety reasons. Trip Leaders will turn away vehicles or drivers that do not

comply. The vehicle and driver requirements given here are a summary of the full requirements listed on the

club website. Please refer to www.ccvc.org.nz for a definitive list of requirements.

For all Categories: All open or soft-top vehicles must have a roll bar or roll cage.

All Categories other than Family 4X4 are for members only. Prospective members and visitors are welcome

if they can demonstrate to the Trip Leader they are members of another club and have adequate experience.

Family 4X4:

Description: Family trip. These trips will be straightforward and will usually include some degree of guidance

in driving techniques as necessary.

Drivers: Particularly suited to family outings and drivers new to off-road driving, this category is also open to

anybody who enjoys this style of trip.

Members: Anybody is welcome, especially prospective new members.

Vehicles: An important objective is minimal challenge and minimal risk to vehicles. Club safety equipment is

mandatory for club members; it is not mandatory for non-members although it is recommended for vehicles

once their drivers have participated in one or two trips. All open or soft-top vehicles must have a roll bar or

roll cage.

Shiny 4x4:

Description: More difficult family trips, for shiny wagons and drivers with some experience who want more

challenge and don’t mind minor bush marks etc on their vehicles.

Drivers: Must have some experience, particularly important are experience in stropping, failed hill climbs,

steep descents and sidelings. Club members must have completed CCVC Driver Training and participated in at

least 2 Family 4X4 trips after becoming a member.

Vehicles: Vehicles must have mud tyres, tow hooks and all the required equipment per the club’s document

"Vehicle Safety & Equipment Inspections". This applies to all vehicles on the trip.

Club 4x4:

Description: Challenging trips, for experienced drivers. There will be steep and challenging terrain, modestly

deep water and mud, likelihood of bush marks.

Drivers: Must have experience beyond that required for Shiny 4x4 trips, including water crossings and vehicle

recovery. Club members must have participated in at least 2 Shiny 4X4 trips.

Vehicles: Must have mud tyres, tow hooks and all the required equipment per the club’s document "Vehicle

Safety & Equipment Inspections". This applies to all vehicles on the trip. Accessories such as high-lift jacks,

externally mounted spare tyre, bush bars and multiple jacking points are of advantage. Winches are often par-

ticularly useful. Generally a short wheelbase vehicle is better suited for the tight tracks.

Hard Yakka:

Description: Difficult trips with very challenging terrain and surfaces, where winching, digging, and vehicle

damage are all a possibility!

Drivers: Experienced drivers only, must have approval of Trip Leader. Club members must have participated

in at least 3 Club 4X4 trips.

Vehicles: As per the Club 4x4 category. In addition, a roll-bar or roll-cage is recommended for all vehicles on

Hard Yakka trips. Often a winch is mandatory on a Hard Yakka trip; this will be specified on the Trip Infor-

mation Sheet

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