Cruise to Wellsford 23rd April

[Kenneth]

"Cruise" is going to be on the 23rd of April.

Times can be discussed in this thread, as meet points.

The final meet point will be partly dependant on the time of day that the cruise departs. (available parking)

Route: Those who went last time will know the route. We do as last time and stop at the dairy flat turn-off so people can relieve themselves and talk about the cool drive :)

If you hijack this thread, I will delete your post! so be warned :)

If you want to see what happened with the last one, check out this (http://www.clubvr4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8617&highlight=wellsford+run) thread.

[mpau009]

Im not far from the end of the northwestern, so it would be good if you could make a stop somewhere like westgate shopping centre (probably won't get any parks tho) or somewhere for us non-south types to meet up.:afro:

At this stage i should be going.

[Kenneth]

Final meet point will be something like Northcote Road (Golf course lower car park)

What you folks want to do on the other side of the bridge is up to you, but this time I will sleep in as long as possible :) (northcote being just down the road)

[detonate]

k-rad, GC, should we meet at my place first (as it's close to the NW onramp) ?

Read: I'm lazy :D

/pan

[GroundControl]

Yeah can do - I gotta figure out what I'm doing with that weekend, seeing as ANZAC day is on the tuesday I was considering taking the monday off...

[KiwiTT]

For us southerners, we could meet at the Foodtown carpark again.

[detonate]

Greenlane?

GC, lets just meet there instead. heh. /pan

[dreamer]

Sweet. Sounds good to me.

I'll be at Greenlane - unless other Southerners want to meet the the usual (Gull @ Botany)

What time are you thinking about for the final meet at Northcote road?

[ShadyNZer]

ill come just so i can finally pick up my calendar lol

[bradc]

lets do the usual of having a meet at greenlane LEAVING at 10, then getting to the takapuna golf course at 10:30, anyone can meet up at those two points

[Kenneth]

lets do the usual of having a meet at greenlane LEAVING at 10, then getting to the takapuna golf course at 10:30, anyone can meet up at those two points

Yeah, that sounds good.

So, thats 9:30 at greenlane :P

[KiwiTT]

Yep.

[bradc]

haha yes, 9:30-10:00 meet at greenlane, meet at taka at 10:30, leave at 11.

That way we won't have to rush between meeting points and we will get to Wellsford in time for lunch.

[maori_by_nature]

i'm a mabey at this point my clutch is sliping....AGAIN!!! so if i get the money 2 replace it in time i'll b there...
if i do come i'm keen for gull botany...

[You See]

I'm also a maybe....might not be going to Aussie afterall. As usual, Botany for me. It'll be a good time for me to test out them Teins. :D

[kiwistorm]

We may get there, we are on northside at Whangaparaoa so Dairy Flat is good for us, what time will the rest of you get there ? Whats going to happen when we get to Wellsford, anyone organised a place to eat or what ?

[dreamer]

I'll be at Botany from 9am.

[Kenneth]

We may get there, we are on northside at Whangaparaoa so Dairy Flat is good for us, what time will the rest of you get there ? Whats going to happen when we get to Wellsford, anyone organised a place to eat or what ?

Ok, well it will take approximatly 30 minutes from departure to get through riverhead/coatsville... Depends somewhat on the traffic.

I assume you know what layby I am talking about? just right (if you come across dairy flat) of the intersection that gets you onto higway 16. Just a couple of meters in fact. I think thats from dairy flat... lol

No plans for anything at wellsford, people usually just talk about how cool the drive was, then go into town and grab a bite to eat. :P
If you have any reccomendations, go for it... Thing is that usually people dont want to spend money because they just used all their spare $$ on gas.

[bradc]

http://www.sam.net.nz/gallery/v/cars/clubvr4-28may05/

do you recognise the scenery from the first 3 pics? Thats where we will be

[detonate]

Heh, one of my other mates (Nightro) just bought himself a Black '99 VR4 Legnum so hopefully he will be joining us on Sunday (and the forums).

[bradc]

cool, another runner :D

[You See]

Darnit, I'm out....Aussie here I come! :P

[detonate]

Darnit, I'm out....Aussie here I come! :P


pffffft, didn't want to meet you anyway :P

/pan

[bradc]

it's ok, he will only park really badly, then start complaining about his tyres, that is if he remembers to turn up!

I just need to find someone to ride with, my car won't be ready :( Would it be ok if I park the 626 at your place Gly and jump in with you?

[You See]

pffffft, didn't want to meet you anyway :P

/pan
It's not you I feel sorry for, it's the all girls who were eagerly awaiting my presents. :evilgrin:

[bradc]

presence or presents? actually.....don't answer that ;)

[You See]

Now that would be telling! /haz

[Gly]

it's ok, he will only park really badly, then start complaining about his tyres, that is if he remembers to turn up!

I just need to find someone to ride with, my car won't be ready :( Would it be ok if I park the 626 at your place Gly and jump in with you?

im not going... ill have only just got my bumper on, and i dont wanna break it.
lol

[You See]

You could always raise your car? :P

[Gly]

i could but someone has my c-spanners

[You See]

And no, you're not "borrowing" my car either!/pan

[You See]

Done deal then, I'll drop them off to you and Brad has a ride for the Wellsford run! :P

[Gly]

lol, im just not going ok?!!

[detonate]

im not going... ill have only just got my bumper on, and i dont wanna break it.



You could wrap your front in gladwrap, and then park it in your garage and never drive it, and you will never break it! /pan /pan /pan /pan

[Gly]

dude ive broken my bumper twice since fitting it late last year..

this time i having it painted properly, so im taking it easy for a while coz i want it to laste longer

[bradc]

ok, maybe you could come to the botany meeting point anyway, and be my driver to botany, then I can jump in with someone else :D

[Gly]

yeh i can prob do that, if im here, ive taken monday off next week, so i can have another 4 day weekend, :D

so if im around thats no prob.

[Kenneth]

Bump

This sunday :D

Don't forget to check your water, oil and tyres (pressure and condition)
Oh, and you may want to make sure you have enough fuel.

See you sunday

[bradc]

Gly, are you still going to be in town on Sunday?

[dreamer]

So, who is going this weekend?

Yes

Kenneth
KiwiTT
dreamer & Maori_By_Nature
mpau009
detonate

Bradc is carless - who's offered to take him?


Maybe
ShadyNZer
kiwistorm
Nightro
Ground Control

Now that I've looked at the list of who's going, it looks like I should just go striaght to Foodtown and skipout Gull.

M_B_N's carless due to his clutch, so I'll pick him up from home, however, by the time we get to Foodtown he will most likely want to change cars (He doesn't like my Eric Clapton CD's for some reason).

See you guys on Sunday.
My mobile is 0275 417 332.
If you txt me, PLEASE say who you are!

[GroundControl]

I'm there, but only for the trip up - heading on up North afterwards /yes

[Kenneth]

Am looking forward to sunday :D

[KiwiTT]

Me too!!!!!!

[KiwiTT]

Is Brad sorted ?

[bradc]

I'll wait until I hear from Gly, if not I can park my car at a friends place in Greenlane, I'll just need a ride back to foodtown.

[KiwiTT]

Brad you have my PM

[bradc]

got it, I'll give you a call from work, I'm just leaving home now

[detonate]

Im probably just gunna be there for the drive up, will probably take SH1 back and visit some mates in Warkworth

[dreamer]

Guttered.

I can't make it today as I've been called into work.

Would love to have come along.
I don't have anybodies Cellphone # so I can't txt anyone to let them know I'm not coming, so fingers crossed someone reads this Before leaving home this morning.

Sorry guys.

- Jono

[bradc]

yep, consider it read, I'll notify everyone, I'm sorry we can't listen to Eric Clapton today :)

[Kenneth]

I may have my passenger seat free... was going to bring Dave along, but I think he may have had a late night (or even a late morning :P)

[Kenneth]

Well, its all over and everyone should have survived.

As usual it was just me and KiwiTT who returned down highway 16 also, but it was a good drive.

Thanks to all that came along, and Brad who didn't freak out ;)

Was a good run, cant wait to see the video that KiwiTT took :D

[bradc]

everyone apart from that poor sparrow! I'll start a picture thread soon, but it will take me a while to upload the photo's as usual

Big thanks goes out to Kenneth and Richard for being my drivers, the way you two drive around corners is entertaining and I'm sure Richard got a lot of it on video :)

[Kenneth]

everyone apart from that poor sparrow! I'll start a picture thread soon, but it will take me a while to upload the photo's as usual

Big thanks goes out to Kenneth and Richard for being my drivers, the way you two drive around corners is entertaining and I'm sure Richard got a lot of it on video :)

I had forgot about the sparrow... lol, you better put a warning up before showing that one :P

I am glad you were entertained! Yeah, I am keen to see the video... Er, might not be a good idea to have it too public though... it contains some er... evidence :P

[bradc]

it's already up in the other thread :)

It might be an idea to get it uploaded into the members video section, it contains at least 50 minutes of evidence - maybe we should have removed your rear numberplate

[KiwiTT]

It was a really good run. Videos will be posted in the members area. I will upload from work. More upload bandwidth :)

[Kenneth]

It was a really good run. Videos will be posted in the members area. I will upload from work. More upload bandwidth :)

Have you viewed the videos yet? If so, how did they come out?

[KiwiTT]

Not yet. It was a quicker run then Piha, so there should be more speed noticable the engine noise will be more audible. None of the music. Leasson learn't after the first one. Some of the conversation will warrant members only access.

[bradc]

haha yep I sort of forgot about the microphone a couple of times, should be a good video though

[Kenneth]

haha yep I sort of forgot about the microphone a couple of times, should be a good video though

there are "legal" issues other than that... just do the math (distance / time) :P

um, its a good thing that the frame rate was halved and then the video sped up eh? ;)

[bradc]

sure I mean we spent 50 minutes at that side road in diary flat, then went home again, right?

[mpau009]

there are "legal" issues other than that... just do the math (distance / time) :P

um, its a good thing that the frame rate was halved and then the video sped up eh? ;)

Not just that, its just that the highly realistic road to wellsford simulation program you wrote is just tops.. almost looks real.

[dreamer]

Not just that, its just that the highly realistic road to wellsford simulation program you wrote is just tops.. almost looks real.


PMSL


ROFL!!

[KiwiTT]

I will have it in posted in 4 parts. Greenlane to Northcote, To the Layby, From the Layby and back to the Layby. Ken has offered to do some editting. So I am going to get them to him later in the week. He will post them up, with Barry's help.

[Kenneth]

I will have it in posted in 4 parts. Greenlane to Northcote, To the Layby, From the Layby and back to the Layby. Ken has offered to do some editting. So I am going to get them to him later in the week. He will post them up, with Barry's help.

Yeah, will see if I can do something to make it harder to identify the crazy nut that was driving that white Legnum... Wouldn't want to see a member here get in trouble for it. /pan

[bradc]

I think it was Trow :P

[KiwiTT]

For our UK members, try to think of our Wellsford trip as a run your "B" roads. Lots of corners. :D

[dreamer]

It's days like this that I really really do NOT like my job. /pan

The day after a cruise that I was scheduled for and all I can do is read about how much fun it was :( /Grrr

Glad you guys had a blast. I would of loved playing tag with Kenneth. :evilgrin:

I'll go back to sulking in the corner now.

[KiwiTT]

Wellsford Run's are not to be missed. They are a fast roller coaster ride through some of the best cornering roads. i.e. VR-4 hunting grounds. HSVs beware.

[Kenneth]

My tyres didnt like that run! I took a pic with my phone, ill see how well it came out when I get home maybe post it in the pics thread /pan