It’s that time of year again for our clubs annual snow run

We head to Tongariro holiday park in the central North Island for a 3 day event .

This year was wet windy and very very cold !!!

But this didn’t stop the entrants and here are a few pictures

Even my mate who had the bad crash was there in his 69 stang, he has justA bout ironed out all the gremlins after the major rebuild

We made a visit to a model train museum in Tamaranui on the Saturday….

Back at camp in the pouring rain we tested the brand new rod sea-saw ! Which was a lot of fun trying to get perfectly balanced.

I even got the caddy on there and balanced !!!!

And it wouldn’t be a snow run without the rocker cover racing …. This year in the rain !!!

And a few beers and great catch up with mates Saturday night along with a band …….. in the frezzing cold 🥶 🥶

Next month we are off to waiheke clubs 20th anniversary

Looks like a blast. Thankz for sharing. No win in the VC race?

Great pics Kiwi! Looks like fun.

BTW - Thanks for reminding us in the northern hemisphere for what weather is coming our way!

Edited September 15, 2025Sep 15 by Frosty

7 hours ago, Frosty said:

Great pics Kiwi! Looks like fun.

BTW - Thanks for reminding us in the northern hemisphere for what weather is coming our way!

7 hours ago, Frosty said:

BTW - Thanks for reminding us in the northern hemisphere for what weather is coming our way!

your welcome mate . saturday night i had 4 layers on including a heated hoodie and i was still cold !!!! so your in for some fun once it heads north !!!

at the moment, its hanging around like a bad smell !!!

Chris, they must breed them tough down there on the central plateau. It's bad enough up here in Auckland with the cold and wet, along with the gale force winds we have had over the last few days, and the older I get the more the cold seems to seep into my bones. Perhaps you get a bit numb with all the beers, as they say that alcohol won't freeze, perhaps even when it's on the inside. Have a great time otherwise.

We had a cold spring all the way to esrly June then….bang! It got hot and stayed hot until late August and it turned cold again. Trees are already turning colors. Some trees have been dropping leaves since late July. Now that it’s almost autumn, tge weather is pleasant-finally! We can’t win!

3 hours ago, KiwiStarChief said:

Chris, they must breed them tough down there on the central plateau. It's bad enough up here in Auckland with the cold and wet, along with the gale force winds we have had over the last few days, and the older I get the more the cold seems to seep into my bones. Perhaps you get a bit numb with all the beers, as they say that alcohol won't freeze, perhaps even when it's on the inside. Have a great time otherwise.

Russel , we had a great group of my mates from waikeke island down for the weekend! cant wait to catch up again next month at thier anniversary , they are having it in Paeroa as it’s to expensive to get on and off the island !! The boys were telling me a return trip is $440 !! And that’s the locals discounted fare too !!!

Think we will take Camaro to that run ! Every time I use the caddy the boss thinks she can empty the whole house into the caddy …. Saying … JustA in case I need blah blah !!!

Edited September 16, 2025Sep 16 by 64 kiwi boni

Chris, they must be super wealthy to live on Waihehe though LOL. Years ago we almost bought a bach on the island, but pulled out at the thought of using the ferry to get back and forth. If we had gone ahead and purchased imagine what it would be worth now! Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

1 hour ago, KiwiStarChief said:

Chris, they must be super wealthy to live on Waihehe though LOL. Years ago we almost bought a bach on the island, but pulled out at the thought of using the ferry to get back and forth. If we had gone ahead and purchased imagine what it would be worth now! Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

I lived on the island back in the late 80s,

And I bought a bach over looking Blackpool

It had 360 views … sold it for $60k and back then I thought I got good money for it !!!! bet it’s worth 1-2 million now !!

Edited September 17, 2025Sep 17 by 64 kiwi boni