Stockcars -Hear the noise, smell the dirt Wanganui Gonville, North Island, New Zealand
By mjmnz on 16-Sep-12. Waypoint GC3WWMP

I am regretfully archiving this cache since there's been no response from nor action by the cache owner within the time frame requested in the last reviewer note.

Hi mjmnz

This geocache was brought to my attention as being in need of an owner maintenance visit and after my previous reviewer note, there has been no owner response. The cache owner needs to check on this cache ASAP and either replace it or archive it, after picking up any geo-litter. See the [maintenance section of the Geocache Listing Requirements/Guidelines](http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx#listingmaintenance).

I've added this cache to my watchlist, and I will check back in four weeks to be sure that the maintenance has been done. In the meantime, I have temporarily disabled this listing. When the maintenance is completed, the owner can enable the listing by clicking on the link below the cache name to return it to active status.

Whatever your intentions, please **post a note** here on the cache page (not email) to let us know that you are still active and maintaining the cache. If a month passes without seeing a response, then I'll assume that this listing should be archived.

Please note, that if a cache is archived due to lack of owner maintenance, the cache is unable to be unarchived.

Regards
TheCoddiwompler

Hmmm didn't look much..read the activities and I believe the sign that it was meant to be by is gone. Will this be replaced?

No luck today

Yeh that's not there anymore oh well

Seems to not be there? No maccas sign, 3 sets of eyes and no luck.

I found...a magnet...remanants maybe? Not having much luck around here. Didn't expect to after all the dnf logs but still disappointing.

My husband and I both looked but couldn't find it

Had a good look here with 3 sets of eyes but no luck unfortunately, also seems that Macca’s has gone

This one has a lovely magnetic personality if you want my 10c

Easily found and clever hiding place

Shame the McDonald's sign was taken down but still managed to find it, good hide, huge stockcar fan. TFTC

Quick find.
TFTC

Awesome hiding place

Havent been to Speedway here in years, maybe this season!
Quick find in the first place I looked.
SL
TFTC

Not McD

??

good to go. replace carefully

New container and log in place.

Coordinates changed from:
S 39° 57.472 E 175° 1.578

Coordinates changed to:
S 39° 57.473 E 175° 1.577

Distance from original: 7.5 feet or 2.3 meters.

new [position and hint

A cunning hide. Thanks for the cache!

I seldom get up to Wanganui in general, but the pull of Geocaching has given me impetus to pay more attention to it in recent years. With the vast majority of my plans for 2020 having been blown out of the water due to events beyond my control, I decided that a good long day caching up here was exactly what I needed, especially if I was to be able to do it in good company as was the case today.

My callout for company earlier this week was ably answered by Etherlord Clan and pgcnz, and all our logs today were signed either individually or else as Team PET as space on each logsheet allowed.

Arriving at GZ, I was initially taken to a location about 10m away from GZ by my GPS being a little erratic, but with a previous finder in our midst today it wasn't log before we were back on track (pun intended) again. As previously mentioned, the container has seen better days but is still doing its job just fine.

Thanks for the cache.

Could not find

#11,884. Park and grab in Wanganui Airport, Whanganui. Fortunately, GZ was all quiet at the time of our visit. Quick find. The cache, which was more of a micro than a small, had lost its cover but remained dry inside the plastic bag. Needs maintenance. Took nothing, left nothing, signed log.

Thanks for the interesting history and placement, and for bringing us to this site, and …

.T h a n k s. .f o r. .t h e. .c a c h e.
.M a u r u u r u. .k o e. .n u i. .a t u. .h o k i. .t e. .k e t e r o k i.

Found yay took a little while but found

A quick and easy find.

Visiting Wanganui for the day, and had a few hours to spare for caching. A quick find here. Container could definitely do with a maintenance visit. TFTC

Found 19/3/20

Our second time here as last time speedway was on there was lots of people of around so we abandoned our operation. Today of course it’s Saturday again and prob speedway on again as lots of people about but not near the entrance this time fortunately. As I was zoning in on where it could be hidden I saw something poking out. Oh there it was. A fluke find but it desperately needs maintenance, cache is broken and all the pieces and log are now in a plastic bag and shoved in there..

A quick find here today. Which was lucky as it was busy inside the grounds. Cache needs maintenance, thanks.....#800 9yrs old

Nice and quiet here today, quick find thanks

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#9462

Nice long day caching around Wanganui! No noise at the time, but a couple of cars heading in as I got back to the car. TFTC!!

It was in very far so soso used tool to get it out.
TFTC

Easy find but Go Zz could only touch it. Soso improvised a tool to get it out while Go Zz and I discussed how to get it out. TNLNSL TFTC

Super easy

Quick find, tftf

Visiting Whanganui for another week of work. Escaped for the evening to collect some smileys. Happy with 10 smileys and 2 DNFs. All quiet here although I’m sure it’s very different on a racing night. Log was all dry despite the cache missing it’s lid. Thanks mjmnz.

A sneaky hide!

Find number 6396. In Wanganui to assist a German friend who is doing the Te Araroa trail. After dropping her off at her starting point for today I then cycled along the river. So now it was part 2 of the day after lunch back at the holiday park. This time by car. Aim was to pick up the TMGT caches in town. Arrived to find I could hear the noise and smell the dirt as there was a stockcar meet on. People coming but able to grab in between. There appeared to be no lid on it but because of the hide cache all good. Thank you for the placement.

On the TMGT trail and gathering a few extras along the way ...thanks for the tidy cache...looks like there is a choice of gaps going by the wear marks

For some reason my GPS wouldn't settle. So I looked and saw where it has been and where it was. Thanks for the placement mjmnz

Good fun. Thanks

**11,673**
Grabbing a couple of caches in between the TMGT caches - took a wrong turn and ended up here, and wouldn't you know it, there was a cache nearby. TFTC

Wouldn't you know it - we just pull up and start our search when a car and trailer arrive so we have to stand around for a couple of minutes contemplating until they are out of sight. Good views from here. Spent many nights in the excitement and eating dirt at our local speedway when my boys were a lot younger. TFTC # 14,807

Yeah, I spent a few years working in the confectionery shops at our local speedway, your description is perfect. Great was my surprise on my first night when after the track had been suitably watered the cars zoomed round the corners sidewaze and great globs of mud landed on the counter. I thought we wouldn't have any customers but no-one cared - - - what's a bit of mud to a petrol-head. Anyway, now I know where the Wanganui speedway is. Cheers .

School Holiday road trip to Wanganui

This was a quick find even if the gps was jumping.
Top part of the cache is missing

Out for an evening trip to clear the caches around the airport. We have achieved our 366 challenge today so can get more than one in a day!!! Found after a short search. Not a soul out here today just a dog that was wondering what I was up to.tftc.

Back to my hometown to visit family.
With my jobs finished and with this stunning weather, I took the opportunity to take the dog and family out to South Beach.
After the beach we detoured out this way which brings back a lot of good memories. I used to visit the speedway lots during my youth and even entered a Demolition Derby at this very track.
Thanks for bringing me back here.
TFTC

*Found with [Geooh](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobiltal.geoohGO)*

Enjoyed all of the caches in the area. Thanks

No sounds to be heard today, bar gale force winds, but a nice drive out here nonetheless. Easy find, TFTC

A DNF for us today unfortunately.

Found easily! Was hard to get out as pushed in quite far!

Sorry but lid fell off as trying to get cache out! Have put back carefully

Day 4/9 of our New Years trip up to the North Island. This was find #19/43 for the day and #188/526 of our trip.
While staying in Palmerston North we took a daytrip to Whanganui to see what we could see. It was a great day but so hot! An easy find by Mum after I guessed the wrong hide. Last found 7months ago in May! Thanks for the effort involved in placing and creating this cache for all of us to enjoy.

Found cache container. No log so put in replacement.

Thank you for a great cache. Had been out of the game for some time so a good one to get back into it with. When searching for it...consider a lack of cobwebs as a good indication

First ever find!!!

In town as a base for some canoeing up-river. Had a spare morning, there was a DC3 at the airport giving scenic flights, but they were canceled because of the weather. However it wasn't so bad we couldn't pick up a few caches. This was a nice easy find. All in good condition. TFTC.

Quick easy find for some first time cachers. TFTC

TFTC. Found as part of Team IE. Well hidden!

The hiding place was well hidden by ... so it took us a wee while to find. No stock cars today. Signed Team IE. TFTC

Found it during our holiday in NZ

I decided to go and find the caches out towards the airport for the couple of days I am staying in this burg as I haven't been in this part of town.

No racing today.

Replaced the logsheet as it was full.

Cheers for the cache.

Cool on to find

Pouring with rain. On way to take a free scenic flight at Wanganui Aero Club for my travel blog. Last person had shoved this in as far as they could but we managed to retrieve it and then couldn’t get pen to work properly lol. Log book now full. Loved the speedway and the demolition derby decades ago. Great little hiding spot.

Nice. Thanks.

Another quick stop

Tricky trying to get the pen to write, thanks for the hide

There was a ?used? condom in the cache.

Stopped here on the way from Wellington to Whanganui today. A quick and straightforward find here. Signed log, TFTC

Took awhile but was found

Well hidden

Nice hiding spot. Took a while to find it. Turns out I was looking right at it.

Very quiet today and cache was located quickly. Very dusty up here with the wind that was around this morning. TFTC

All quite this morning. NIce quick find. T4tc

TFTC

Down south after the Mega to find some new areas to cache,

Quick grab here today while spending the day in wanganui geocaching before my first aid course tomorrow. Tftc

Nice cach but got fooled by the contaner

Road is surprisingly busy for a Sunday arvo

Was a cool spot

Good idea was easy to find

Nice and easy

Nice quick park and grab on a quiet sunday afternoon. Tftc

Good find. Had to have a little look tftc

Nice easy find

A lovely afternoon I drive around parts of Wanganui. A quick stop and find. TFTC

Nice easy find. Thanks

Having a day trip to Wanganui with Casey2201 and Missymoomee from the Naki. Quick find. Cheers!!

Super easy find - quick park and grab

Good quick. Grab

easy at night time. did cache with Kakelove

Great little find! Did this coach with miss lala! Fun! Love the feeling when ya find it!

Found it

Found it! Rescued it from being unable to reach

Quick find, although phone was telling us we were still 6m away.

As a teenager, I used to be a regular of attender of speedway events in my home town. I haven't been to one since even though I don't live far away from a track.

I astonished myself by finding this cache in choice A.

Nice easy find. Nice drive out towards the beach aswell

Tftc Mr super cheap auto out and about with scout n about