If that's a bit much of a hike for you, feel free to tag along until we get to the bottom of SH22 near Raglan, then turn around and go home (or turn right and have brunch in Raglan).
If you're in the Waikato, feel free to meet us some place on the way down.
The AGM starts at 4pm in Te Kuiti but we need to be there a while before that to set up. It's estimated to be about 2 1/2 hours drive to get where we're going via the main highways but I'm going to allow at least an hour more than that as we'll be taking twisty fun back roads and as these cars aren't entirely new any more, who knows what may happen? So I'm planning to leave the BP on SH1 at Drury early enough to make Te Kuiti by about 2pm. That also gives us at least an hour extra in case something goes awry.
Meet at BP on SH1 Drury at 10am Saturday 24th March, leaving by 10:30am.
Be sure to fill your gas tank!
We will take SH22 from Pukekohe down to the intersection with SH23 near Raglan. This stretch is epic in its own right.
We'll pause to ensure we're all together, then turn left onto SH23, then right into Ferguson Rd.
Right into Te Pahu Rd (Mooloolanders this might be a good place to meet us).
Right onto SH39 (caution - wait for a decent gap in the traffic and watch out for things coming around the sweeper from your left).
We will pause at the side of the road as soon as it's safe to pull over, to ensure everyone is together again so don't rush that turn. Safety first!
We'll cruise down SH39 to Otorohanga where we turn right onto SH 3.
Again, we will pause to ensure we're all together after that turn.
Then we just cruise south until we get to Te Kuiti.
We can fill up at the BP in Te Kuiti before we leave town and hit the Panorama Motel just south of town.
That way we'll be gassed up and ready to go for the run around the Waitomo-O on Sunday morning.
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I'd love to take a quick look at Te Waitere, and possibly Aotea too if there's time.
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After gassing up we head north but turn right at the Taupiri roundabout, and onto Orini Rd.
We turn left onto Rutherford Rd and head home via the immensely enjoyable Lake Waikare Rd, right into Waerenga Rd, left into Falls Rd, left into Kopuku Rd, left onto SH2, exit at the golf club and go through the little tunnel (vroom vroom!)
Right into Lyons Rd, left into Paparimu Rd, find yourself on Hunua Rd. Then right into Dominion Rd, left into Papakura-Clevedon Rd, Right into Cosgrave Rd.
This becomes Mill Rd and you follow your nose to the SH1 and SH20 interchange at Redoubt Rd, Manukau. I'll hit SH20 to head west.
BTW this little detour not only adds a bit of fun driving, it also avoids the inevitable Sunday afternoon SH1 traffic jam between Drury and Takanini / Manurewa / Manukau.
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Believe me if you tag along, you'll need one hell of a power nap when you get home! More twisties than you can shake a stick at.
Who's in then? Even if it's just for the first stint down SH22...
I'm doing the lot and I can't wait! It's going to be one AWesome weekend behind the wheel of an MR2.
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