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Off Road day :)

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23 Jan 2011 15:36 #10192 by bertbuckie
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Tell me about it lol.... I couldnt climb up half of them ( but I do have a dodgy knee )
Really good morning out tho, I cant wait untill I have the money to sort mine up a bit ( and have a bit spare for when I break something )
I was honestly shocked by what the vehicles were capable of, when I looked at the first course I thought......aye right, like "£$% anyone will get through that! - and 9/10 did :D
Cant recomend it enough to anyone - but dont do what I did and turn up with a fleace, trainers and a hat...... needed a flipping survival suit it was so cold hahaha ( and I dont usually feel the cold! ) - ohhh, and next time Im taking food as well....gutted I messed 2 of the events :( - if the wife had come there would have been plenty food/clothes etc but I left before she was up so had to try and dress myself and it all went horribly wrong haha

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23 Jan 2011 20:50 #10254 by mkay
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it would be nice if they would put on a car ferry from wick to aberdeen. id love to come down but going via land would be almost five hours id guess!

do they ever do any events towards inverness?

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24 Jan 2011 07:44 #10269 by bertbuckie
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I dont think so, Im not a member as of yet so not sure but think its all aberdeenshire

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24 Jan 2011 15:17 #10278 by Johnniehec
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MKay, have a look at www.highland4wheeldriveclub.moonfruit.com I used to be a member 20 something years ago used to have joint meetings with the now defunct Deeside 4X4 club. I remember a couple of excelent meetings at Cannich. The are a very active club and I think run separate meetings for modified and non modified motors.
Bert,
Glad to see you yesterday some great photos, good to see you took some of the lesser vehicles not only the Suzukis!!:lol:

On the 8th Day God made the LandRover -
On the 9th day he swapped it for a Jimny.

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24 Jan 2011 20:03 #10295 by bertbuckie
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Hahaha, theres an abundance of zuki pics I know :D - but I loved some of the 90's :)
What was the strange tractor type 4x4 that only did a bit of 1 run? ( I think he did 1 anyhow )
Did you get a snow plough? lol
If you have any pics could you also link me to them please.....gutted I went home and missed 2 events but needs must :(
Do you ever take the loon out with you ?

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25 Jan 2011 17:17 #10346 by Johnniehec
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The tractor type machine was basically a standard 1980 ish range rover chassis, they'd taken the body off, put a seat on it and built a cage and fabbed a bonnet, they got it going again and it ran a couple of sections after lunch.

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We did the other two sections in the boggy bit at the other side of the quarry then ran one of them the other way and went back and ran one of the first ones the other way so I'm sorry to say you missed another four sections.
I only just got the photos off our camera today, all 175 of them plus three short vids! I think he was hoping the camera would overheat and keep his hands warm. I'll get some of them posted somewhere.
Club rules are passengers must be 14 or over and he's only just 12 so he's a bit miffed. We did a joint trial with the Edzell club last year and only found out after that they don't have that rule so he was real miffed that day!! The consensus of opinion was that the poly pipe seen in the top left hand corner of this pic (Dave in his SJ bottom RHS)

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although the perfect diameter was just too thick to be a viable snow plough!!
PS I took the drivers side plastic sill trim off on one of the sections, I wanted it off anyway to weld the sills for the MOT and am looking to replace it with something stronger!!


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On the 8th Day God made the LandRover -
On the 9th day he swapped it for a Jimny.
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