Tasmania Navrun

Joined: 10 Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne

Just got back from a recce weekend on the beach. Details on www.procomp.com.au will be awesome.

Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Location: Tasmania

What is it?

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2003 2:54 pm

they are all out doing an event , this wk/nd !!!!!!
Its a navigation 4wd event !!!!
you are given checkpoint coordinates , & maps !!!
certain time limit to retrieve as many checkpoints as you can !!!!!!
verifing it with a photo at the location ( I think )

grouse comp !!!!!
not hardcore , but can be hard !!!!!!!

Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Location: Tasmania

sounds good, had a look at the site, do they have prizes for just the tassie round?

How many people registered for the tassie run already?

Nick

Joined: 07 Jan 2003 Location: Sitting on Miss Janes lap.

Just got back from the Gafneys Creek Navrun it was pretty challenging, had some snow and heaps of rain which turned the tracks into ice, slippery as hell. Apparently ( havn't seen above site yet) Tassie Navrun is completely in the sand dunes and on the beaches, our team will be there. There are trophies for all competitors who compete in the event. No prizes for the individual comps.

Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Location: Tasmania

so drafty will it all be held up in the north of the state...all beach work??

Might see if I can go...

Regards,
nick

Joined: 10 Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne

Based around Bridport for the weekend. Saturday GPS navigation and photo matching. Dinner at the Pub on the Saturday night. Motorkahna in the sand after dinner. Sunday like Brumbies Run in the Outback. Call Hobbsy on 03 8795 7767

Joined: 07 Jan 2003 Location: Sitting on Miss Janes lap.

Just as Locky said above. Very Happy

Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Location: Tasmania

Sounds tuff, but wtf is

Quote:

Motorkahna in the sand after dinner. Sunday like Brumbies Run in the Outback.

Sorry i dont understand? Motorkahna? like launching off sound dunes and doing donuts?? (please say yes...) is sunday just a group trip or something?

Sorry for the stupid nature of this question, must be cos i am from tassie!!

Nick

Joined: 10 Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne

Motorkahna, your guess is pretty close!!!

Sunday is navigation with stakes in ground at GPS points.

Will be great.[/img]

Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Location: Tasmania

Sounds awesome. so it is 300$ per group of 2 cars (150 each car which is 75 for driver 75 for passenger)?

I will try hard to get there.

who from here is going?
what are the expected numbers?

Regards,
Nick

Cant wait!!!!

Joined: 08 Nov 2002 Location: melbourne

Any one from vic thinking of going but needs a second truck i might be interested in coming across for it too ?

Joined: 24 Oct 2002 Location: Tasmania

Sounds like that might a bit of fun Twisted Evil

Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Location: Tasmania

Jonsey where in tas are u?
If in south which tracks u drive?
What rig have u got?

Joined: 24 Oct 2002 Location: Tasmania

I live at old beach,in the south... jeep wrangler with a bit of work, had some hiluxs and serrias in the past....

Southport / Black Swan Lagoon

White timber Trail

White timber Road

Weld River

they are the main tracks i go too. :wink:

Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Location: Tasmania

Out of the ones you have said, I have done:

Southport Lagoon and White Timber Trail but not white timber road, Black Swan Lagoon or weld river.

I have never bothered to go into black swan lagoon, although I am going on a trip into southport in a couple of weeks so I might do the side trip in then Smile

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As for White timber road, I have "NFI"...

The Weld River is up north isn't it?

Where are these "minor" tracks you go to. What do u think is the hardest track in our area. (by the way, I live in Dynnyre (just out side of sandy bay))

Got any pics of your beast?

Cheers,
Nick

Joined: 24 Oct 2002 Location: Tasmania

Weld river is up country from huonville its a bit hard to get to at the moment forestry dept has gated off direct access...but there are ways and means around that.

Alot of people talk about "White timber" and often they mean two different things

1. On the top of Jefferys track about halfway ( Going from crab tree to Lachlan ) turn left and eventually after about 30 kms of rocks the size of soccer balls you come out at juddbury....kidney belt recommended here THIS IS WHITE TIMBER TRAIL

2.On the Lachlan side at the base on the climb to the plateau ( going in the same direction ) turn left off jefferys track and you follow the vally around usually abit of water ruts and clay and come out on back at Lachlan THIS IS WHITE TIMBER ROAD

Now you might be thinking how does this joker Know this... well really i'm still not sure but i did a bit of research and this is the best i could come up with and some people will still swear that X track is white timber.

balckswan can be harder than southport at times, believe it or not i got in and out in less than an hour about three weeks ago it was as dry as a bone mine you we have had a bit of rain lately.

Joined: 07 Jan 2003 Location: Sitting on Miss Janes lap.

Have any of you Tassie guys done any 4 wheelin in the Zeehan / Trial Harbour area? (West North West of Tassie)

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 7:48 pm

Drafty wrote:

(West North West of Tassie)

that would be somewhere in BASS straight ??????
The Finger

how longs ya snorkel ????? Razz

Joined: 07 Jan 2003 Location: Sitting on Miss Janes lap.

moose wrote:

Drafty wrote:

(West North West of Tassie)

that would be somewhere in BASS straight ??????
The Finger

how longs ya snorkel ????? Razz

"OF" not "OFF" Tassie. Get back to lookin 4 a job The Finger

Joined: 24 Oct 2002 Location: Tasmania

I think we are getting a bit off topic.......but zeehan and trail harbour....its been a while since Ive been to there exactly, but all up the west coast that way is pretty similar

Inland: lose rocky mountains. broad valleys which are peat bogs.. Confused

Coastal: long beaches which are accessable to 4x4s

WARNING the peat bogs dain water across the beaches and cause QUICKSAND the sort of stuff that eats vehicles they lose an average of two a year when you get on the beach stick to the water line the hard sand is there.

Joined: 07 Jan 2003 Location: Sitting on Miss Janes lap.

Thanks for the info Jonesy, beaches tend to vary in different areas so l'll keep that in mind.

Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Location: Tasmania

Drafty-How did u go ? (you understand what I mean Smile

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Who is going tot he Navrun down here?

Off the topic...

Jonesy,
I did White Timber Trail last weekend. Not a bad track. I agree with your location of white timber trail (did it with a gps) but am still not sure about this white timber road.

Anyway What sort of wheeling is at the weld river (rock/mud/steps/etc)? Could u pm me how to get around the 'gate' I might either go there or southport/blackswan this weekend.

How hard is Weld river compared to other tracks and one last thing do you think southport will be muddy with all the rain we have had or isn't it enough (please say yes)?

Cheers,
Nick

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2003 7:33 pm

This was on this weekend, any info yet, who won,who went in it,
was it good,etc....

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 9:11 pm

just heard !!!!

DRAFTY & Co. WON !!!!!

Very Happy

well done guys !!!!

Joined: 07 Jan 2003 Location: Sitting on Miss Janes lap.

Gee news sure travels fast, how did you find out Moose?

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 9:25 pm

moose wrote:

just heard !!!!

DRAFTY & Co. WON !!!!!

Very Happy

well done guys !!!!

Well Sh!t.
I guess the competition must have been pretty ordinary. Shocked

HA HA....only jokin'
Congratulations guys, well done, c'mon wheres the trip report!! 8)

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 9:30 pm

Drafty wrote:

Gee news sure travels fast, how did you find out Moose?

Kris , in the blue scout !!!!!!
he,s me neighbour !!!!!!!!

Joined: 07 Jan 2003 Location: Sitting on Miss Janes lap.

Floating down the flooded river inside the GQ.

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 10:33 pm

????
give us a report !!!!!!!
comon drafty !!!!
tell us !!!! The Finger