City View 4WD Park - Sun 19/3/06

[DionM]

My boss in his lifted and locked 105 Cruiser and my 01 XJ Cherokee (stock) went for a trip out to City View on the weekend. Mostly it was a proving trip for the Jeep, getting familiar with it etc.

Day started off easy, getting onto one of the easier rated tracks.

http://www.4wdevents.com/gallery/d/1704-1/CRW_5883.jpg

http://www.4wdevents.com/gallery/d/1707-1/CRW_5885.jpg

As city view is built in the hills, you do a lot of climbing.

http://www.4wdevents.com/gallery/d/1721-1/DSCF2155.jpg

The track is a little muddy in places. Got stuck here ... but reversed and tried it with more right boot and got through!

http://www.4wdevents.com/gallery/d/1717-1/DSCF2154_DIVX.avi

Stopped for lunch at "The Best Lookout" from which you can see the CBD.

http://www.4wdevents.com/gallery/d/1709-1/CRW_5889.jpg

There was some water to play in:

http://www.4wdevents.com/gallery/d/1723-1/DSCF2159.jpg

http://www.4wdevents.com/gallery/d/1725-1/DSCF2160.jpg

http://www.4wdevents.com/gallery/d/1727-1/DSCF2161.jpg

This was the entrance to one of the harder tracks - dropped down quite sharply then a climb out. The video also serves as a reminder to watch where you are going when filming :wink:

http://www.4wdevents.com/gallery/d/1729-1/DSCF2163_DIVX.avi

105 got grounded out 2/3 of the way up a steep hill on that track (and broke the diff) ... didn't try it in the Jeep (only on standard size AT/Rs):

http://www.4wdevents.com/gallery/d/1711-1/CRW_5895_blur.jpg

Winched out:

http://www.4wdevents.com/gallery/d/1713-1/CRW_5901_blur.jpg

Coming back down in 2WD:

http://www.4wdevents.com/gallery/d/1733-1/MVI_5904_Divx.avi

http://www.4wdevents.com/gallery/d/1737-1/MVI_5905_Divx.avi

Lunch spot:

http://www.4wdevents.com/gallery/d/1715-1/CRW_5907.jpg

All in all a good day out and a good test track. My only comment would be it would be nice to have more "shortcuts" or ways to get off a track ... the tracks themselves are quite long and since they are one-way it makes it hard to backtrack or adjust the length of the track. Also no chicken tracks around some harder obstacles. But I'm sure they are getting there with all that, the park is only new.

[Moses]

looks like a good day out might have to try it when i'm up that way

[H.G.]

hehe wonder how many times thats happened to everyone who goes out wheeling

[kyro]

looks like they had some good rain since we were out there building tracks

[CRDSTU]

Great photos Dionm, good to see you had fun with the XJ - did u try disconnecting the front sway bar ??

cant wait to get out there for a play with my MTR's :D!!

[DionM]

Nah left the swaybar connected, wanted to see how she was stockers. Lifted wheels a few times so definately want to fit them 8-)