English PHer just arrived in Christchurch

[v15ben]

Hey guys
I have just landed from Brisbane and will be in your beautiful country until January 9th.
I was wondering what events I should look out for on the automotive radar while I am here and any sights you would recommend for the car fan! Also where are you guys, if anyone wants to meet up and talk cars over a beverage or two, I will be in ChCh, Wellington, Dunedin, Auckland and various places in between over the next few weeks!
Cheers Guys
Ben

[GravelBen]

hi and welcome to our little country...

i'm in Dunedin and always keen to meet another PHer, try www.motorsport.org.nz to find out what racing events are on in the next while.

(also) Ben

[v15ben]

Hi Ben
I should be in Dunedin in a weeks time or so and a drink sounds like a good plan! I will drop you an email when I sort out final dates.
Cheers
Ben

[Kiwi XTR2]

A few of us are doing a private Track-day at Pukekohe on 5th Jan that Photochromatic has arranged . . .

[v15ben]

Kiwi XTR2 said:

A few of us are doing a private Track-day at Pukekohe on 5th Jan that Photochromatic has arranged . . .

Hey which island is that? I will be in Auckland by then!
Cheers
Ben

[RobDickinson]

Your in luck mate, just south of Auckland, 30-60min drive depending...(at a guess)

[Kiwi XTR2]

Yep it's south of Auckland near the Bombay Hills . . . a.k.a. the border zone for JAFA country.

If you don't know what a JAFA is just walk into any café south of the Bombay Hills and ask for :

"A half-caf, decaf, soy, caramel latté with mocha sprinkles."

[Photochromatic]

Kiwi XTR2 said:

Yep it's south of Auckland near the Bombay Hills . . . a.k.a. the border zone for JAFA country. If you don't know what a JAFA is just walk into any café south of the Bombay Hills and ask for : "A half-caf, decaf, soy, caramel latté with mocha sprinkles."

Don't be silly man! All proper coffee ends in "...chino".
So that would be a:
half-caf, decaf, soy, caramel latté with mocha sprinkleschino
(and a low-carb biscotti on the side)
I think biscotti is Ponsonby for "Small evil biscuit - 1, Tooth - 0"

Ben - feel free to come along and watch if you are in the area. There will be a few PHers there and one or two interesting vehicles. I really don't know what else a visitor can do around Pukekohe though. I seem to remember an Agrodome-like sheep show nearby, but that's more for the Japanese market.
-Photo


>> Edited by Photochromatic on Friday 2nd December 13:42

[simpo two]

Blimey, you're there already; get the flag up and hold until relieved!

Capt Simpo

[GravelBen]

v15ben said:

Hi Ben I should be in Dunedin in a weeks time or so and a drink sounds like a good plan! I will drop you an email when I sort out final dates. Cheers Ben

sounds good, I can introduce you to a few fun roads round here as well if you like.

[v15ben]

simpo two said:

Blimey, you're there already; get the flag up and hold until relieved! Capt Simpo

It's definitely flying well at the moment, could do with some help though!!

[simpo two]

v15ben said:

It's definitely flying well at the moment, could do with some help though!!

ETA Dunedin 6 Jan, suggest you keep head down and conserve ammo, Cavalry coming

[v15ben]

GravelBen said:

v15ben said: Hi Ben I should be in Dunedin in a weeks time or so and a drink sounds like a good plan! I will drop you an email when I sort out final dates. Cheers Ben sounds good, I can introduce you to a few fun roads round here as well if you like.

Hi Mate
Sounds like a good plan, I dropped you an email about it just now. I will be in town the afternoon of the 6th and all day on the 7th if you fancy a beer or a drive!
Cheers
Ben

[v15ben]

RobDickinson said:

Your in luck mate, just south of Auckland, 30-60min drive depending...(at a guess)

Sounds like a good plan to me. Is anyone heading down from Auckland and do you know how I could get down to the track from the city? I have no car so it'll be public transport!
Cheers
Ben

[Kiwi XTR2]

v15ben said:

I have no car so it'll be public transport!

Don't swear like that ! ! ! (on both counts)

At the moment I won't have a spare seat on the day, but if one comes free I'll re-post.

Where in Auckland are you going to be ?

[Kiwi XTR2]

Sorry mate it looks like the bus-trip from downtown goes via London/Berlin/LA/New York and takes 2 hours. Even then that's Pukekohe township not the track itself.

Stagecoach Timetable PDF

You might be able to find something better here.

MAXX

I'll see what I can do about pushing someone out into their own car to free up a seat. 2 hours is

[v15ben]

Kiwi XTR2 said:

Sorry mate it looks like the bus-trip from downtown goes via London/Berlin/LA/New York and takes 2 hours. Even then that's Pukekohe township not the track itself. Stagecoach Timetable PDF You might be able to find something better here. MAXX I'll see what I can do about pushing someone out into their own car to free up a seat. 2 hours is

Hey
Thanks for that, the bus timetables don't look very kind on this one! I will see what I can come up with as I may be able to get transport from a friend but otherwise it's a bit of a bugger!
Cheers
Ben

[Roger A]

HEY SIMPO TWO. I MAY BE A BIT SLOW BUT ISN'T THAT CAR IN YOUR PHOTO ACTUALLY AN AEROPLANE?

[simpo two]

Roger A said:

HEY SIMPO TWO. I MAY BE A BIT SLOW BUT ISN'T THAT CAR IN YOUR PHOTO ACTUALLY AN AEROPLANE?

Hi Roger, spotted your post on a random fly-by...
Yes, it's a BAC Jaguar I found in a car park in Norfolk, so decided I'd take a photo of the Griff next to it Unfortunately when I hit your shores on Dec 25 the Griff will be tucked up in the UK.

How many Griffs are there in NZ? Must be a rare beast.

[RobDickinson]

simpo two said:

How many Griffs are there in NZ? Must be a rare beast.

I've seen 2 griffs and 1 chim in sumner so far, and a few around banks too (tho may have been the same ones...)

Far more than I thought I'd see.