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Ru88ell



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Bala offroad day [video]

Is this a new section?

Here's my video of last month's off road day at Bala

Post #121627 27th Nov 2011 5:44 pm
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iain cooper



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great video Ru88ell, very well done.

looks like you had a brilliant day

Iain

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Bill Turner



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Hi Guys,

I have already been in touch with the LRE and Landcraft folks about a possible second "do" in 2012 and in January will be talking dates with them, possibly in April or May (but got to fit round my rallying dates).
So look out for a poll of proposed dates in the "Off Road" thread early in January and agian subject to a minumum of 10 folk paying up the Bala Off Road Day Year 2 will take place.

Best wishes for Xmas and all that.

Bill T. Life Honorary Member of Wallasey Motor Club.
Licenced MSA Radio Operator for 35+ years.
Rallying is the only sport.

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Re: Bala offroad day [video]

Ru88ell wrote:
Is this a new section?

Here's my video of last month's off road day at Bala



looks like fun, however when I lived in the sticks, this was the school run Very Happy 

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stooby



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Looks like a great day out!

Having done the LRE at Dunkeld I'd love to do something like this in my own car.
Sadly it's a manual and would probably eat its clutch in a day....

Stuart

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Like that Thumbs Up , just wish we had something like that up here Big Cry ______________________
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Having done the LRE at Dunkeld I'd love to do something like this in my own car.
Sadly it's a manual and would probably eat its clutch in a day....

Not necessarily, we spent the day in the company of Discoverys, Defenders and a Jeep driving around lanes, Woodbury Common etc. with the Honiton LRE Centre on their New Year Run. Had access to areas that weren't open to the general public. Forded the Otter at Newton Poppleford and lost my front numberplate to the bow wave. Still got a clutch that doesn't slip. (He says frantically touching wood!!)

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PCHeaven, your 'sticks' must have been pretty extreme to match what we did at Bala. The video is good but does not quite show the full range of what we did. Some pretty scary downhills on rocky surfaces and steep uphills on mud. OK nothing compared to what modded defenders can do but great fun. Certainly just as challenging as the LRE sites at Milton Keynes and Dunkeld that I have done. Hence the gentle dig at The Doctor and his green lanes.......Still need to wash the car..... JT Upgraded to an ex demo, 7 mth old, Rimini Red/Ebony Napoli Auto HSE on 28th Jan 2011, added roof rails, mudflaps and side strips.
Gone - A great 57 Plate, Auto SE, Bought Feb 2009, Roof Rails and Mudflaps added on purchase. Blue colour, anything but drug dealer black.....

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stooby



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BossBob

Hi BossBob,

Ah so there was a manual there! Interesting. Good stuff. I guess it all depends on what you do.
I can imagine that if you're doing lots of steep hill started or get stuck in mud or whatever and need to slip the clutch a bit, it will take more of a toll compared to if you managed to keep momentum without changing gear etc.

Stuart

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BossBob



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Off topic

Not at Bala. It's a bit far from Bristol. After doing an experience morning at Honiton we were sent a brochure offering the chance to drive our own car on LRE off road days. Instead of recovering from a new years eve party we met up at Budleigh Salterton and drove around SE Devon hardly touching metaled roads. The only problem we experienced was due to the low ground clearance of the fuel tank, the reg plate came off in the ford. The clutch did get a bit hot but survived. Learnt to use low rev's unless limited for grip, then you need to get the clutch let out and then bring the rev's up to get the traction control to kick in.

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Re: Off topic

[quote="BossBob"]Not at Bala. It's a bit far from Bristol.

Not at all this year we had members from
North West
Dorset
West London
London
Wiltshire
Manchester
Vale of Glamorgan
Chester
Birkenhead
Tunbridge Wells.
so come on look for details of Bala Year 2 in the new year.

Bill Life Honorary Member of Wallasey Motor Club.
Licenced MSA Radio Operator for 35+ years.
Rallying is the only sport.

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