04/05/2003

 

 

I HAD ARRANGED THIS TRIP AT SHORT NOTICE AND ADVERTISED IT ON THE LANERIDERS SITE AND ALSO DAVES SITE. ONLY ANDY WHALLEY AND MY COUSIN IN THE LANDY WERE GOING TO ATTEND, SO HERE ARE THE PHOTOS. ANDY ARRIVED AT MY HOUSE ON SUNDAY MORNING AND WE HAD A CUPPA AND HEADED FOR THE SHORELINE

 

WE ARRIVED ON THE SHORE BEFORE THE LANDY, SO WE WAITED FOR HIM TO ARRIVE. MY CAR LOOKS SO DIFFERENT NOW IT HAS THE WINCH AND NEW BUMPER FITTED.

 

WHEN THE LANDY ARRIVED WE SET OFF WITH MARKS ELDEST LAD " CRAIG " AT THE WHEEL OF THE LANDY ... HIS GIRLFRIEND " SARAH " IN THE PASSENGER SEAT ... BRAVE !!!

 

WE SOON REACHED THE POST. A POINT NOT MANY GET PAST, DUE TO DEEP RUTS AND A MUD LIKE QUICKSAND. THE LANDY HAS BEEN STUCK HERE BEFORE. PEOPLE HAVE STARTED TO CUT A RUN TO THE LEFT OF THE POST NOW AS IT IS SO TRICKY.

 

STILL !!!! IT GAVE ME CHANCE TO TRY THE NEW WINCH AND SEE IF THE BUMPER COULD TAKE THE STRAIN. ( IF YOU WOULD LIKE A CUSTOM BUMPER MAKING FOR YOUR VEHICLE ... THEN FOLLOW THE "OVERLAND COMPONENTS" LINK ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THIS SITE.) WAIT TIL YOU SEE THE QUALITY OF THE BUILD . ..... AWESOME ......

 

THEN A COUPLE OF THE LOCAL LADS ARRIVED IN THIS G-WAGON ... WITH A 2.8 (215BHP) 6 CYLINDER MOTOR AND STANDARD FRONT AND REAR LOCKERS ... IT WAS SUPERB ON THE CLIMBS.

 

I THEN TACKLED THE POST . YOU GOTTA SHOW PEOPLE HOW ITS DONE . LOOK AT THAT WINCH/BUMPER COMBO ..... SUPERB.

 

WE SET OFF AGAIN WITH ANDY PLOWING THROUGH THE MUD AND SILT.

 

MESSY ..... AS IT SHOULD BE.

SAME FOR "TONKA"

 

YOU CAN USE ANDY AS A GOOD MEASURE FOR THE HILL

 

MARKS YOUNGEST LAD "SEAN" PUTS THE LANDY UP THE HILL

 

ANDYS EVER VERSATILE JIMNY

 

NO PROBLEMS ... IN THE WINTER THIS IS A DIFFICULT CLIMB DUE TO THE HEAVY MUD.

 

THEN MY TURN ... ALL GOOD FUN

 

MARK PUTS THE LANDY ON A ROCK TO POSE.

 

THEN WE CLIMB SOME HILLS. WHEELS IN THE AIR

 

THERE ARE SOME DECENT BITS ON THE OLD RUNWAY.

 

SHOCKS AT FULL REACH AS WE GO OVER THE SIDE.

 

"TONKA"

 

THE LANDY HAS NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS CLIMB.

 

AFTER PLAYING IN THE RUTS FOR A BIT, WE DROP BACK DOWN ON TO THE SHORE TO HEAD OFF HOME.

 

TILL I FIND A CLIMB I WANT TO DO.

 

POWER DOWN AND BOTH WHEELS IN THE AIR. OVER THE TOP WE GO.

 

LINE UP FOR THE DROP DOWN

 

STEEP DESCENT. FEELS GREAT TO DO LITTLE HILLS LIKE THIS.

 

MARK REALLY HAD TO GO FOR THIS. HE TRIED FLAT OUT AND AS HE BREACHED THE TOP HE WAS STILL CLIMBING. I RECKON HE HAD THE FRONT OF THE LANDY ABOUT 3 FOOT IN THE AIR. UNFORTUNATLEY IT WAS A HEAVY LANDING AND WE THINK THAT HE HAS BROKEN A DRIVESHAFT ON THE FRONT. HE ENDED UP BACK IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE LEAVING THE SHORELINE. I HAD ALSO TOLD ANDY THAT THE TIDE WAS NEVER VERY HIGH HERE, OOOOOPS .!!! AS WE ENDED UP DOING THE FINAL FEW HUNDRED YARDS OF THE RUN WITH THE TRACK UNDER WATER. MUST OF BEEN A SPRING TIDE. STILL ALL IN ALL A GOOD DAY WAS HAD BY ALL. LANERIDERS WILL BE DOING THE KNUTSFORD OFF ROAD SITE AND ALSO THE RHINO RALLY IN JUNE ... SO KEEP WATCHING THIS SPACE.