Makoura 4WD

Training Facilities and 4x4 Off-Road

Driving Experience 

in the Manawatu, New Zealand

 

 

Waipari Glen Track Features

 

The Waipari Glen Track Feature includes The Rock Climb, The Axle Twister, The Water Slide, The Stone Hill, The Staircase

 

The Rock Climb

A hugely challenging feature with large boulders that can be driven both up and down.

There are optional routes within, offering degrees of difficulty from "easy-peasy" to "Holy-Moley". Great for photos 

 The Rock Climb
 

The Axle Twister

 

The Axle Twister

A feature that fully tests axle articulation, lifting wheels clear of the ground. Learn to manage extremely uneven ground smoothly and safely. 

A chance to verify the performance of diff locks, LSD and/or traction control. Good drivers can reverse through this feature.

 

 

The Water Slide

A dramatic feature that requires planning, confidence and sound judgment. Careful alignment and precise timing are essential to negotiate this one smoothly. 

A hard slippery surface with a constant supply of water cascading down. 

Relatively easy to drive down, very challenging to climb up! 

 

 

The Water Slide

 

The Stone Hill

 

The Stone Hill

A steep wear resistant stone surface with timber guide rails provided to assist with correct alignment. A testing feature that can be dramatic in wet conditions. 

Test gearing and engine braking. If a ‘descent assist’ feature is provided, this is the place to test it. 

Drive both ways - Down it (easy) and up it (skilled drivers only).

  

 

The Staircase 

The Staircase provides difficult traction conditions especially when wet. 

Practise your failed hill climb techniques here. 

 

The Staircase

 

One Tree Hill

 

 

 One Tree Hill 

A safe side slope system. 

Feel the tyres grip and slip.