Rover Park - Coming Events

[BLU-125]

31/7-1/8 2004 - Put Up Or Shut Up - Rock Crawling @ its best. Hardest courses in Oz this year. Designed for spectators - yeah that's YOU - BE THERE!!!!


4/5 September 2004 - Sat 12Noon Drags (RoeDeo's favorite event)
Sunday 9.00am MUD RUN

Book Now!

[taziiy]

Sorry to hijak the thred but it needs to be put in

Sunday 9.00am NUDIE RUN just for HnM

I might have to try and get there in September Blu ;D...... i emailed Heidi and booked my "free" weekend ;) for the October Long Weekend..... it will depend on if i'm working and how the finances are after spending money on the car, new clutch, reco rear diff, intercooler and body lift...... maybe even suspension lift ;D sounds almost too good to go past!! my wife will kill you for posting that! LOL

W00T!!!! got the OK from the Minister for Finance!! i guess i'll be onto Heidi to book another van ;D

[cuttin loose]

hey tony, let me know what you end up booking and i'll see if i can get away to come up with ya too....

maybe we can convince craig to bring the tojo up and we can bag it all weekend... ;D ;D ;D

hey tony, let me know what you end up booking and i'll see if i can get away to come up with ya too....

maybe we can convince craig to bring the tojo up and we can bag it all weekend... ;D ;D ;D


Deal mate......... i gotta speak to the boss though and see if i can get half of the friday off again ::) i might have to do a few saturdays for the other guys to get it off..... will be worth it. I told the bosses wife that i'm "competing" and i need to get up there ;) Told the wife i "NEED" to get that intercooler and the tune up for the same reason ;D

Lachie, I will take mine in that comp(if not sold) if you haul it up and back and compete also and I doubt that is gunna happen because one of us will end up rolled ;D

[brodiebuilt]

BLU that's a date to aim for. I will talk to my warm, wonderful wife to see if she will finance the trip.

Well i have the approval from the Minister for Finance....... should be ok with the boss....... just have to get friday arvo off..... got the car almost sorted to get a few mods done before i go back up........ anybody else from the forum looking to go besides me, lachie and blu?

I have organized 31" muddies for that weekends mud drags (if not sold) so that I can take the champion on head to head ;D ;D

[Muzza]

I'm keen, have to sort work out yet.
Muzza

[RUFF]

Here are a few Teazer pics of some of the stages for the Put Up or Shut Up Event.

This is going to be some of the most spectaculare driving ever seen in Aus. If you like Crusty's Demons of Dirt than this is going to be the 4 wheel equivalant.

Spectator view of the hill
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/puosu2004/aag.sized.jpg

View from the top of the hill to the spectators area - gives an idea of its height..
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/puosu2004/aah.sized.jpg

Part of the hill
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/puosu2004/aak.sized.jpg

Beebee's Dropoff claims its first victim
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/puosu2004/aam.sized.jpg

[RUFF]

Pictures Curtesy of Link from 4WD Links. A short video will be on line in the next few days.

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/puosu2004/aas.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/puosu2004/aar.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/puosu2004/aan.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/puosu2004/aap.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/puosu2004/aao.sized.jpg

[BLU-125]

Thanks to Link:

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/videos/2004puosu/puosupreview.wmv

Nice video Chris ;D i wish i could go watch!

[BLU-125]

BTT & yes I am showing bias - but I run most of the events at the park for fun & to introduce new players to the sport.

Most events are low key events where a standard 4by can be used. Not the PUOSU tho!!!!!!

[cruiser1]

A couple of mates and myself have been cleared by our good halves ;D to attend PUOSU on Sat & Sun!!! Can't wait to get down there now :) See ya there Blu. Anyone else going? Those pics look great 8)

[BLU-125]

Thanks to Link for pics & video - sensational stuff.

[taziiy]

from the pics looks like it is going to be a excellant event shame i cant get there to watch it in person but im sure the pics and vids after the event will be just as excellant :'( ;D

[cruiser1]

PUOSU..........BRING IT ON ;D ;D 8)

[cuttin loose]

ARGH!!!.... Bugger!!...

Not gonna be able to make it up this weekend boys... will have to make the trip for the next one....

still waiting on my 35in spare to rock up... and i'm workin on a wheel carrier or roof racks (not sure which one yet)

hey Blu - expect to see some smashin pics when you guys get back!!... ;D ;D ;D

[cruiser1]

That's too bad :( ........build the roof rack first........and stow the spare up there

ARGH!!!.... Bugger!!...

Not gonna be able to make it up this weekend boys... will have to make the trip for the next one....

still waiting on my 35in spare to rock up... and i'm workin on a wheel carrier or roof racks (not sure which one yet)

hey Blu - expect to see some smashin pics when you guys get back!!... ;D ;D ;D


Lachie you gonna head up in September? I'm gonna go up, hopefully on friday evening. Won't have all the work done to my car... gonna wait until i can finance everything ;D I don't wanna go up alone :-\

Can't get the day off so won't get there till sat arvo. But sunday should be awesome.......!

[HnM]

ARGH!!!.... Bugger!!...

Not gonna be able to make it up this weekend boys... will have to make the trip for the next one....

still waiting on my 35in spare to rock up... and i'm workin on a wheel carrier or roof racks (not sure which one yet)

hey Blu - expect to see some smashin pics when you guys get back!!... ;D ;D ;D


Lachie you gonna head up in September? I'm gonna go up, hopefully on friday evening. Won't have all the work done to my car... gonna wait until i can finance everything ;D I don't wanna go up alone :-\


I may be able to make it still, car and all. Just depends on the funds and how project Ralph is lookin.

But then again, you all know how much I change my mind ;D

soooooooo......... who is going to RP on the 4th and 5th of September????? anyone?????

;D My brand new wife and I will be there on the 5th. Can't go on the 4th got the wedding on ;)

soooooooo......... who is going to RP on the 4th and 5th of September????? anyone?????


Be a shame to not see you there Roe.

Any one else gonna be there?

[rat patrol]

yep I think me and the ground anchor will be there,(the ground anchor comment just cost me a smack up the back of the head again) ;D ;D ;D ;D

[BLU-125]

Spent a couple of ours @ Rover Park yesterday.

We now have full electronic timing for the Drag Strip!

We all should try a Rain Dance, however!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[taziiy]

well i think its time to stop using it then or just do it when the anchor isn't around ;D

[cruiser1]

Yep, I should be there Fri night ;)

Been Rain Dancing for bloody years!

Haya haaa heeee haiiiii yaaaa haaaa heeeee haiiiii



Is it working????


Maybe I need war paint or something ???

[cruiser1]

Haya haaa heeee haiiiii yaaaa haaaa heeeee haiiiii



Is it working????


Maybe I need war paint or something ???



LMAO..Don't know if paint will fix what you got ;D ;D

[cuttin loose]

hey Chris,

any new events on the horizon?? i'm getting a toey right foot... ;D ;D ;D

[BLU-125]

I'm doing the 2005 Calendar over the next few weeks.

Won't be any big events for the rest of the year, 2004.

Main focus is Queen's Birthday - Interstate Challenge! 2005.

Also plans for XRCC & PUOSU Rock Crawling - we want Rover Park to be the centre of extreme rock crawling in Oz.

[Link]

Is there any chance you can organise for next year so there's not as much crossing over of events? For example the 4-5 Sept has the short course up at LCMP, and this date has been posted publicly for a long time.. So in the end people have a choice of one or the other.. I wouldn't mind attending both, but due to the conflict myself and plenty of other competitors/spectators don't get a choice..

I'd like to see Rover Park succeed and do well as it has all the makings of a great park, but these conflicts are quite annoying.. We don't have enough events as it is without running them all on the same weekends as each other..

[BLU-125]

Link, your point is well taken.

Rover Park, as the "new kid on the block" has tried to steer clear of conflict with other Events which could conceivably be aimed at the same market.

The event on 4/5 Sept is aimed at the mud lovers, esp. "The Mud Junkies" from the lower Clarence area, & those who used to enjoy the "Mud Drags" @ Emu Creek. I believe the Short Course competitors @ LCMP would probably not be interested in what we are doing on that weekend. (We probably should have avoided it anyway).

The only date that is set in cement as far as Rover Park is concerned is Queen's Birthday Weekend. Neil Lennard did great things at Emu Creek & I think that it is fair for this area to claim a continuation from those days.

Avoiding V8 Super Cars, Indy, Mothers Day, Easter (more motorsport than any other weekend in the year), Christmas, Grand Final weekends etc. etc. doesn't leave a lot of spare weekends.

Any input we get from other Parks & Promoters will only help us all to work together!

[Link]

The event on 4/5 Sept is aimed at the mud lovers, esp. "The Mud Junkies" from the lower Clarence area, & those who used to enjoy the "Mud Drags" @ Emu Creek. I believe the Short Course competitors @ LCMP would probably not be interested in what we are doing on that weekend. (We probably should have avoided it anyway).
I'm a short course competitor, and I'm interested in what's going on.. It's great to take a break from all the rock bashing, breakages, thinking, etc and just cut loose for a bit of muddy fun once in a while ;D

I guess it would be a pita though to organise these things so they don't conflict.. But when they don't, you'll most likely see me down there having a crack ;D

[Humpy]

I recon a lot of 4WDers are keen to watch or participate in all forms of the sport.

Its always difficult to organize a calendar but if theres a choice then different weekends would be much better.

I choose a few events I want to watch then attend those, if the few I want to see are all on the same weekend the decision gets much harder.

[BLU-125]

Link,

People like you who love our sport like I do make it all worth while.

Aside from Rock Crawling, Rover Park will only ever run events aimed @ the family 4WDriver, in fact the new slogan is "ROVER PARK - Home of the family 4WDriver".

This is done deliberately so that you can come down & let your hair down outside the "full on" comp scene.

Noone could ever consider our muddy Drags as serious "Motor Sport", but we have invested in proper Christmas Trees & electronic timing, with reaction times & everything! So we do our fun properly.

We also try to align ourselves with committed, professional people like Dave Metcalfe & the O/Limits Crew. Adrian is so professional!

[Muzza]

Blu, I had fun ,even if i did have to race the invisible man 4 times!!!. Guess stock diesels with no muddies hold up proceedings a bit! lol ;D
Muzza

I'm doing the 2005 Calendar over the next few weeks.

Won't be any big events for the rest of the year, 2004.

Main focus is Queen's Birthday - Interstate Challenge! 2005.

Also plans for XRCC & PUOSU Rock Crawling - we want Rover Park to be the centre of extreme rock crawling in Oz.


I'm already booked in for the Long weekend ;D 8)

Oktober long weekend.........MORE MUD.


However, because our friend and comrade BLU is off on his annual dessert binge, Hans & Heidi need 3 volunteers.

1 for starting, 1 for times keeping & 1 for MC. Because I have to work the saturday morning I cannot possibly be there until 2pm at the earliest. Otherwise I'd do one of these jobs. If anyone is interested pls let us know.
It'll be another awesome weekend....as usual.

Cheers.

i have to work on the saturday morning........ the boss and his wife have that day off >:( of course!!....... so i won't be there until around 5pm >:( >:( >:( >:( i'm spewing!!!!!!!

Oktober long weekend.........MORE MUD.


However, because our friend and comrade BLU is off on his annual dessert binge, Hans & Heidi need 3 volunteers.

1 for starting, 1 for times keeping & 1 for MC. Because I have to work the saturday morning I cannot possibly be there until 2pm at the earliest. Otherwise I'd do one of these jobs. If anyone is interested pls let us know.
It'll be another awesome weekend....as usual.

Cheers.




Come on guys...

[BLU-125]

No mud - there ain't no water.

On Sunday we are looking at new hillclimb track. Let me know if you want to come.

No mud - there ain't no water.

On Sunday we are looking at new hillclimb track. Let me know if you want to come.



Which sunday?

[BLU-125]

The one in 4 days time.

Sweet...

Your not abusing your priveliges are you BLU?

It's ok. EVERYBODY knows what I think of Neesuns.....

Oh, There may be a casual outerlimits fun weekend out there end o' next month....

[BLU-125]

I would never abuse a privilege S..MAN (unless I thought you wouldn't object, its late & I've had a couple of glasses of a fine Red!)

My name is ahead of yours on the O/L list for October........

I don't plan on missing that weekend!

Well by that time Mr merlo I'll be livin closer to RP so I aint missin a thing.....Sleep in the car if I hafta..... ;D

[BLU-125]

Due to circumstances beyond my control, I am going to Rover Park for the NSW long weekend. Saharaperson, his wife & children, joined Hans & myself today to plot an 'illclimb.

We've used the LCMP concept of side by side tracks, but with a wicked twist.

Our Christmas Tree will be in action to ensure even starts & we will video the event.

From now on, within a week of the event, you can have a DVD (or VHS) showing how well you've done.

Won't be a big production, but will only cost about $12 per copy. (Hardly worth Pirating, is it?)

[taziiy]

they might to save a buck or two

Due to circumstances beyond my control, I am going to Rover Park for the NSW long weekend. Saharaperson, his wife & children, joined Hans & myself today to plot an 'illclimb.

We've used the LCMP concept of side by side tracks, but with a wicked twist.

Our Christmas Tree will be in action to ensure even starts & we will video the event.

From now on, within a week of the event, you can have a DVD (or VHS) showing how well you've done.

Won't be a big production, but will only cost about $12 per copy. (Hardly worth Pirating, is it?)


now i am really peeved i can't make it on the long weekend......... would have been great to catch up with ya again mate. Say hi to Hans & Heidi for me... and to the great spirit GOONOO GOONOO, keeper of the sacred warming flame.... heeler of the infirm, finder of the lost..... aka Scott hehe

[gidget]

I ain't coming on october long weekend, Grommet & zook bailed & it is a long trip on me own, so we are taking the closer option to lcmp just for the sat & sunday. We have to work as it is not a long weekend up here.We will get there eventually.