09/02/2003

 

 

WELL I HAD ARRANGED TO MEET ANDY WALLEY AND THE BRYANTS ON THE WAY TO BETWS Y COED. WE MET UP AS ARRANGED AND HEADED OFF TO DAVES HOUSE, AS I HAD SOME BITS TO DROP OFF AND WE WOULD CONVOY TO MEET THE OTHERS AS ARRANGED AT THE LITTLE CHEF IN BETWS Y COED

 

ANDY WHALLEY IN HIS JIMNY AS WE HEADED TO BETWS Y COED IN CONVOY .

 

THE CARS LAY DORMANT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AS WE SORTED THE ESSENTIALS OUT .... (BREAKFAST). THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAD MET JAMES HOLLOWAY, SUSIE AND HIS TRUCK, MEGA IMPRESSED .... AND HIS TRUCKS OK AS WELL ... ?

 

WELL I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE YOU CAN GO WITH A GREAT BUNCH OF PEOPLE AND HAVE SCENERY LIKE THIS.

 

I WAS LEADING THIS LANE AND THIS GATE IS THE EXIT FROM THE FOREST STAGE AND THE START OF THE MUD, JAMIE BEING SECOND TO PASS AFTER ME.

 

I HAD TO PUT THIS PICTURE UP AS SUSIE WAS AVOIDING THE CAMERA ......... HI SUSIE .... NICE HAT !!!!!!

 

DAVE BRINGING UP THE REAR AND ENSURING ALL GATES ARE CLOSED BEHIND US .

 

THIS DIP SIGNIFIES THAT THE ROCKS ARE DUE TO START ANYTIME SOON ... GREAT !!!!!!

 

KLARE AND JEREMY BRYANT NOW DESCEND THE DIP TOWARDS THE ROCKS AT THE NEXT STAGE.

MY DAUGHTER LOOKS OUT THE WINDOW , TO SEE HOW CLEVER I AM IN GETTING THE WHEEL OFF THE GROUND. AT LEAST THATS WHAT I TOLD HER .

 

A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN THE TRACK I FOUND A MUCH BETTER STONE TO POSE ON. AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THE AXLES THE OTHER SIDE IS GOING TO BE SPECIAL.

 

SUPERB... GONNA HAVE TO DO A BIT MORE MODIFYING TO KEEP THE REAR WHEEL ON THE FLOOR AS IT IS ABOUT 4 INCHES IN THE AIR.

 

CALMINI ARTICULATION ... NOTHING MORE TO SAY

 

THE HARPERS WERE THE NEXT DOWN IN THERE RECENTLY RE-SHELLED VITARA .. ...... LOOKIN GOOD CHAPS.

 

CONSIDERING THE ONLY MODIFICATION TO THIS VITARA IS A SET OF MUD TYRES ... IT DOES REALLY WELL TO FOLLOW US ROUND

 

DAVE

 

HAVE ROCKS ... WILL GO UP AND DOWN THEM ... SUPERB LOOKING VITARA, WITH THE ABILITY TO MATCH.

 

GO JAMIE...SOME CRACKING ARTICULATION AND WHEEL MOVEMENT FROM THE SAMURAI

 

NOT TO BE OUT DONE, ANDY FOLLOWS JAMIE WITH JUST AS MUCH FINESSE AND ARTICULATION .. SUPERB

 

DAVE FOLLOWS ALONG WITH HIS MATE RICHARD AS CO-PILOT. HE MANAGES TO GET THE FRONT WHEEL AIRBORNE AT THIS POINT.

 

ROB FINDS A GOOD LINE ROUND THE EDGE OF THE MUD.

 

JEEEEZ .. I HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE ONLY NOT QUITE ON THIS ANGLE

 

OH !!!! SO THATS WHAT REVERSE DOES ............ STOP LAUGHING ROB

 

JAMES NEEDED ANOTHER RUN AT IT , SO WAS PULLED BACK BY ANDY COS HE GOT STUCK , JUST OVER THE EDGE

 

ALSO AVAILABLE IN WHITE !!!!! I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW HOW THE SPOT LIGHTS STAYED SO CLEAN

 

TO GET OUT OF THIS, ANDY WALLEY HAD TO SQUEEZE PAST DAVE SO DAVE COULD WINCH OFF HIM

 

JAMIE ONCE AGAIN SHOWING HOW CAPABLE THE LITTLE SAMURAI IS.

 

FOLLOWED BY THE BEAST FROM THE BOG ...LOL

 

ONCE AGAIN THE LITTLE JIMNY SURPRISES EVERYONE AND PASSES THE ROCKS WITH EASE

 

JAMES AND SUSIE

 

I PASSED THROUGH THIS DEEP PUDDLE WITH NO PROBLEMS, JAMIE ATTEMPTED IT AND GOT STUCK COMING OUT. WE HAD TO WINCH HIM BACKWARDS TO GET HIM OUT FROM HERE CRACKING PHOTO THO ... LONG LIVE THE DIGI CAM

 

IT WAS THEN DECIDED SEEING AS I DID NOT HAVE A WINCH THAT DAVE WOULD CROSS THE PUDDLE SO WE HAD A WINCH FACING THE PEOPLE COMING THROUGH.

 

THIS IS WHERE IT ALL WENT WRONG.. AS HE EXITED THE POOL, THERE WAS A LOUD CRACK AND A GRINDING NOISE AND THE DIFF EXPLODED. WE WINCHED HIM OUT BACKWARDS AND DECIDED THERE WAS NO WAY WE COULD CONTINUE.

 

THE MANUAL HUBS WERE SET BACK TO 2WD AND 2H WAS SELECTED ON THE TRANSFER BOX . WE HEADED BACK TO DAVES HOUSE IN ST ASAPH TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE. WE REMOVED THE LOWER BASH PLATE AND COULD SEE A LARGE HOLE IN THE REAR OF THE DIFF CASING ... BACK TO THE GARAGE .... STILL!!!! IT WILL BE OUT TO PLAY NEXT TIME . ..... SEE YOU THERE ...