20/04/2003
IT HAS BEEN A FEW MONTHS SINCE THE LANERIDERS DID A TRIP OUT. WE HAD ARRANGED THIS ONE AS MUD PLUGGING AND ROCK CRAWLING, BUT DUE TO THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER WE HAVE HAD LATELY THE LANES WERE BONE DRY. NOT ALL WAS LOST AS IT GAVE US THE CHANCE TO RIDE THE RUTS NICE AND SLOW TO SEE WHAT THE TRUCKS ARE CAPABLE OF DOING. AS USUAL THE WEATHER WAS SUPERB FOR US. READ ON .......
WE HAD ARRANGED FOR THE MEET UP TO BE AT THE PONDEROSA CAFE, AT THE TOP OF THE HORSESHOE PASS. THIS GIVES THE EARLY START PEOPLE CHANCE FOR A BACON BUTTY AND A DRINK ( THIS IS USUALLY FOR JAMIES BENEFIT ).
ONCE ALL HAD ARRIVED AND BEEN FED AND WATERED WE DROVE TO "PONTFADOG" WHICH IS THE START OF THE LANE.
THE ARTICULATION FROM ANDYS JIMNY IS SUPERB.
TERRY HARPERS VITARA WITH A REAR WHEEL OFF THE FLOOR
IAN WARRENS TRUCK
DAVE AND I HAD ADVERTISED THIS RUN FOR MODIFIED TRUCKS ONLY, AS THE TERRAIN IS SEVERE. KLARE AND JEREMYS VIT IS ONLY MODDED WITH MUD TYRES AND LOOK AT IT GO.
SUPERB ARTICULATION FROM TRULY EXCELLENT LITTLE JIMNY.
"TONKA" FLEX
ON TO THE START OF THE ROCK CRAWLING WITH DAVE IN THE LEAD.
FOLLOWED BY THE HARPERS. IT HAS TO BE SAID THAT ON THE DAY ROB(DAD) DID A SUPERB JOB OF SPOTTING FOR EVERYONE ... THANX ROB
IAN AGAIN
IT JUST GOES TO SHOW HOW WELL THE CALMINI KIT WORKS ON THE VITARAS.
FLEX
DIFFERENT ANGLE
AND AGAIN
TERRY ADDS WEIGHT TO THE BACK END
ROB GETS A DECENT ANGLE ON THE VIT.
CALMINI WINS AGAIN
THIS DOWN HILL SECTION REALLY SHOWS WHAT THESE LITTLE TRUCKS CAN DO.
WHEEL UP
AWESOME ARTICULATION
WHO SAYS ZOOKS FALL OVER.
WHEN WE REACHED THE BASE, WE STOPPED FOR A BREW AND SOME THING TO EAT AND THEN DECIDED TO GO BACK THE SAME WAY.
FRONT WHEEL IN THE AIR FROM MR WARREN
AND MR JONES.
IT WAS MUCH HARDER FOR THE BRYANTS TO GO BACK UP DUE TO THE LACK OF MODS TO THEIR TRUCK. THIS TRUCK IS SOON TO BE LIFTED THOUGH . WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THE GANG IT STILL GOT UP THE HILL OK .
AS USUAL THE JIMNY NEEDED NO HELP ... WELL DONE ANDY
THEN BACK UP THE LANES . WE THEN FINISHED THE DAY WITH A TRIP TO THE PUB ( LEMONADES AS USUAL ) AND THEN A TRIP OVER THE WAYFARERS, AN OLD FAVOURITE. ALL IN ALL I THINK THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST TRIPS SO FAR. IT WOULD OF BEEN NICE IF THE LANES WERE MUDDIER BUT WE HAD GOOD FUN ANYWAY. ROLL ON THE SUMMER CAMP WEEKEND AND ALSO A TRIP TO THE OFF ROAD SITE IN KNUTSFORD AND ALSO THE LANERIDERS ARE GOING TO DO THE LIVERPOOL SHORELINE. SO A FEW TRIPS IN THE PIPELINE. WE ALSO HAVE TONG ( RHINO RALLY ) IN JUNE AND THE NATIONAL 4X4 IN AUGUST. A BUSY YEAR AHEAD.