Death on Thompsons Track [Archive]

cave weta

28th January 2013, 13:26

Bugger. claimed a lot of vehicles up there, never heard of anybody getting killed though.:blink:

Except for the 4x4 tosser full of woodstock 12.5%s who drove straight off the top two years ago.......

NordieBoy

28th January 2013, 15:39

You guys all OK up there?

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8232244/Rider-dies-in-Waikato-smash

Waihou Thumper

28th January 2013, 15:48

Waihou Thumper

28th January 2013, 15:53

Stunning day here, Thompsons Track would have been full of Bikes, Quads and families in 4WD....
I always see them stopped here in town, fuelling up or at the cafe afterwards....
Dino will vouch, there are always some Yahoos up there tearing it up and treating it like a motocross track esp on the corners...and families with young kids riding on the back of quads..No helmets zone as well.....It is a bit dangerous up there on weekends/holidays...

Waihou Thumper

28th January 2013, 16:29

Bugger. claimed a lot of vehicles up there, never heard of anybody getting killed though.:blink:

I recall one killed last year......vehicle incident, long way down in places...

Waihou Thumper

28th January 2013, 16:33

Perhaps this should be in the off road section to highlight the idiots that go up there?
It would also be interesting to get some perspective of off road users that frequent it......

Waihou Thumper

28th January 2013, 16:36

Clearly, even moderators aren't above attempting sensationalism.

Was true.....no attempt. I recall the vehicle ploughed off the face in the wee hours....The Fire Service were called out to retrieve victim!
Siren sounded, the same ole' routine but this time different. :)

unstuck

28th January 2013, 16:48

Did a few trips over there a few times quite a few years ago, mostly in 4x4s, but a couple of times on dirtbikes or quads. quite a few close calls with guys going hell for leather not really thinking there may be other users about. :blink:

Kornholio

28th January 2013, 16:50

:shit:

Sad news.....It is a holiday here, AKL Anniversary includes Waikato...
More information will be forthcoming I presume, local rag....
One of the main reasons NOT to ride there in the weekends.....Vehicles, trail bikes and headons...
Wasn't a fall off the edge or...

Funny, no siren went off in town? Fire Service not required obviously.

They got the air ambulance in, a normal ambulance, several cop cars and a hearse i do believe... Closed the road while the crash unit were there... they all left the scene a couple of hours ago. Usually when the air ambulance goes over my house it on its way to kati kati area, but landed up the road towards the track

There were about half a dozen ute loads of bikes that i could see(live down by X roads) so was getting used.

cave weta

28th January 2013, 16:53

Was true.....no attempt. I recall the vehicle ploughed off the face in the wee hours....The Fire Service were called out to retrieve victim!
Siren sounded, the same ole' routine but this time different. :)

I know the Volunteer Firemen who had to go in and bring his body out- he and his mates had all had an absolute skin full. Im sorry for his family - but I have no pity for the idiot himself or his stupid pisshead mates at all.

When we ride up there we do all we can to keep ourselves and anyone else safe. It is a remote and dangerous place.

Zedder

28th January 2013, 17:06

I know the Volunteer Firemen who had to go in and bring his body out- he and his mates had all had an absolute skin full. Im sorry for his family - but I have no pity for the idiot himself or his stupid pisshead mates at all.

When we ride up there we do all we can to keep ourselves and anyone else safe. It is a remote and dangerous place.

I read in the paper today about the absolute idiot in Hawkes Bay who crashed the quad bike and badly injured his 6 year daughter. He's been charged with drink and drugs offences as well as reckless driving.

dino3310

28th January 2013, 17:46

You guys all OK up there?

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8232244/Rider-dies-in-Waikato-smash

still here mate, got tied up with kids on holidays other wise i might have been up there.....

F@cking sad news man, thompsons is a cool place and the range at the top is beautiful

monster34

28th January 2013, 21:09

Farrk!
http://sunlive.co.nz/news/38203-motorcyslist-killed-near-te-aroha.html

More details to come......

my son and I were up there today, there were heaps of people 4x4s and bikes, not a great combo people get reckless its pretty scary i was happy to pack up and get home.

condolances to the family and friendsof the poor rider

awa355

29th January 2013, 01:17

Last time I rode Thompsons track was back in 1971. Had my shiney new CT1 175. Ian on his DT 250. Dougie Johnson rode his MX bike. The track hadn't been used for a long time, was over grown to the point of bush bashing through the toitoi's and other over hanging shit.

Doug had a coil of rope wrapped around his waist. We needed it.

The DT 250 is a bloody heavy bike when you're pulling it about 4m up a washout.

The track wasn't used a heck of a lot untill the Trail bike invasion of the 70's.

I guess it's a bit like Queen st these days.

unstuck

29th January 2013, 06:15

We have a road(track) down this way that gets really busy like that over summer, people are always getting airlifted out of there. I never go there in summer, unless it is to retreive a bike or 4x4.:blink:

dino3310

30th January 2013, 21:26

anyone heard How/what happened yet?

gonzo_akl

30th January 2013, 21:37

update as reported by the herald
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10862280

dino3310

30th January 2013, 22:18

shit only 32

condolences to the Navin family

Night Falcon

31st January 2013, 16:56

Sad news alright.

on another note....is it just me or has someone been tampering with this thread? seems like some posts are missing :scratch:

NordieBoy

31st January 2013, 17:05

Sad news alright.

on another note....is it just me or has someone been tampering with this thread? seems like some posts are missing :scratch:

Yep. Mods have been modding their little hearts out.

BigAl

31st January 2013, 17:38

on another note....is it just me or has someone been tampering with this thread? seems like some posts are missing :scratch:

Yep, mods must have too much time on their hands.

Motu

31st January 2013, 19:14

You need some crocodile tears for your post to stay in one of these threads.

Box'a'bits

31st January 2013, 19:34

No, I thought some of the comments were out of hand (given the subject & the fact that some people were firing from the hip), & downright rude, & asked for the mods to look into it. Blame me. <_<

Madness

31st January 2013, 19:54

It seems that some of what's been left behind is a bit of a dogs breakfast without some of the removed posts to give it context.

dino3310

6th February 2013, 12:54

found out through a work mate who's mate is friends with the dude up thompsons, he reckons he was on a quad and had a Heart attack

cave weta

6th February 2013, 13:47

Yep. Mods have been modding their little hearts out.

Being a Mod myself - I can see what has been removed even after it has gone - nothing has been deleted by anyone at all here.....

Waihou Thumper

6th February 2013, 13:50

Being a Mod myself - I can see what has been removed even after it has gone - nothing has been deleted by anyone at all here.....

actually there has been some comments removed either by a Mod or by the poster.
it is also about time this was laid to rest......Really!
In respect for all people who have lost loved ones.......Do we need the continued de-brief?

cave weta

6th February 2013, 13:55

actually there has been some comments removed either by a Mod or by the poster.
it is also about time this was laid to rest......Really!
In respect for all people who have lost loved ones.......Do we need the continued de-brief?

No we dont- not at all- this does not concern us.
FACTS are: A 32 year old dairy farmer died from a heart attack whilst using a piece of farm equipment.
Odd thing is .... Im a Mod- I can see all- and there is no 'deleted post' banner showing between any of the viewable posts.

NordieBoy

6th February 2013, 14:10

No we dont- not at all- this does not concern us. FACTS are: A 32 year old dairy farmer died from a heart attack whilst using a piece of farm equipment.
Odd thing is .... Im a Mod- I can see all- and there is no 'deleted post' banner showing between any of the viewable posts.

Weird, because all of a sudden there were only half the previous posts here...

Kornholio

6th February 2013, 14:14

They all in PD... the bright pink place

cave weta

6th February 2013, 15:21

They all in PD... the bright pink place

Hmmmm.... Ive just been into Pink Hell and had a read.... several people have read the last few posts and assumed that everyone was talking about the same incident.

Keyboard Warriors. :tugger:

The earlier (2009) incident WAS caused by excessive alcohol and had huge cost to the taxpayer and the family and the volunteers involved .

In this indecent, a farmer riding his quadbike had a heart attack.

Waihou Thumper

6th February 2013, 15:46

Hmmmm.... Ive just been into Pink Hell and had a read.... several people have read the last few posts and assumed that everyone was talking about the same incident.

Keyboard Warriors. :tugger:

The earlier (2009) incident WAS caused by excessive alcohol and had huge cost to the taxpayer and the family and the volunteers involved .

In this indecent, a farmer riding his quadbike had a heart attack.

This is the whole point, why bother to reply? Get rid of this thread! INDECENT? and you are a mod...sheesh....:(

Night Falcon

6th February 2013, 16:39

This is the whole point, why bother to reply? Get rid of this thread! INDECENT? and you are a mod...sheesh....:(

+1

but as it happens i think one of the confused posts was from another member of the mod squad :facepalm:

dino3310

6th February 2013, 18:24

the way i see it is its kinda like the telly, if ya dont like the channel turn the bugga over.

but now we know what happened and who it happened to we can send our condolences to the family say good buy and this thread will slowly disappear

merv

7th February 2013, 13:00

+1

but as it happens i think one of the confused posts was from another member of the mod squad :facepalm:

Yeah us ordinary blokes knew exactly what was going on in the thread so pointed out the error in those that were mixing up the two incidents (indecent or not) and my comments are safely over there in PD too.