29/06/2003 .... THE MIGHTY TONG

 

 

RHINO RALLY 2003 ... THIS IS THE MAIN SUZUKI EVENT OF THE YEAR. ALL THE MAJOR SUZUKI GROUPS IN THE UK PLAN AHEAD FOR THIS ONE. WHERE ELSE WILL YOU SEE SO MANY MODDED ZOOKS IN ONE PLACE. AS USUAL TONG MAIN LAKE CLAIMED ITS VICTIMS DURING THE DAY AND ON THE WEARY JOURNEY HOME. WE SEE IT SO MANY TIMES, ZOOKS WITH MUDDY WATER IN THE ALTERNATORS AND STARTER MOTORS AND CLUTCHES FULL OF SLOPPY MUD. A GREAT RECIPE FOR A BREAKDOWN.LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS FOR A SNAPSHOT OF THE DAY

 

I HAD A WALK AROUND THE SITE ON THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE WE WERE ALLOWED IN WITH THE ZOOKS. THE FOLLOWING ARE A FEW CALM LOOKING MUD HOLES.

 

 

ITS AMAZING HOW MANY ZOOKS ARE TRAPPED IN HOLES AROUND THE TONG COURSE JUST LIKE THESE AT EVERY EVENT

 

PURE LIQUID FUN.

 

AS YOU CAN SEE WE CAME WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF SPARES AND BIG ON "STELLA ARTOIS". MANY THANKS TO LITTLEFOOT FOR THE SPARE DRIVESHAFTS. WITH ALL THOSE EMPTY ALUMINIUM CANS LYING AROUND WE COULD MAKE A STRONGER AXLE THAN SUZUKI DID.

 

THREE RHINORIDERS TRUCKS : JOHN SACKLEY, SHARON ( NICE VIT ) AND JOE

 

THEN WHEN PEOPLE STARTED MILLING ROUND IT WAS TIME FOR EVERYONE TO SHOW THE LATEST MODS AND EQUIPMENT OFF.

 

THIS IS NOW SUNDAY MORNING. NEEDLESS TO SAY MUCH ALCOHOL WAS CONSUMED AND THEREFORE VERY LITTLE( READ NONE ) PICTURES WERE TAKEN OF THE GAMES. MY LEGS STILL ACHE AFTER THE FOOTBALL.

NOW THATS WHAT YOU CALL A "HORNY BLOW UP"

 

ONE SMALL JIMNY FROM KAP SUZUKI

 

ONE TIDY LONG WHEEL BASE SJ. FALLING SHORT DUE TO LACK OF GROUND CLEARANCE ... GET IT MODDED ..HEE HEE ( THE ROAD TO BANKRUPTCY FOLLOWS ... TRUST ME )

 

DAVE JONES GOES SWIMMING. THIS TOOK ITS TOLL ON DAVE LATER IN THE DAY DUE TO LOSING HIS ALTERNATOR THROUGH MUD INGRESS ( COMMON PROBLEM )

 

"TONKA" SPENT MOST OF THE DAY HERE DUE TO JIM MALKIN AND I TRASHING THE FRONT AXLE EARLY ON IN THE DAY. WE HAD BEEN WACKING ROUND SOME OF THE BLACK RUNS AND DECIDED TO GO THROUGH THE LAKE A FEW TIMES. ON THE LAST ONE WE WERE FOLLOWED IN BY "BRETT" WHO SUCKED WATER INTO HIS ENGINE AND NEEDED RESCUING. WE REVERSED DOWN TO HIM AND ATTACHED A STROP AND JIM STARTED TO PULL HIM OUT. WE CLIMBED HALFWAY UP THE HILL COMING OUT WHEN THE FRONT END STARTED BOUNCING HEAVILY AND ... BOOOOOM ... AXLE NUMBER THREE EXPLODED IN PROPER STYLE. SO TONKA SPENT THE DAY IN THE CARPARK. DOH

 

THIS IS WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE

 

4X4 TEAMWORK FROM A KAP ZOOKIE

 

NICE

 

JOES SIN ... HEE HEE

 

THIS WAS A MINT CONDITION FATBOY WITH FULL LEATHER INTERIOR TIL SHARON ( FROM RHINORIDERS ) GOT THE OFF ROAD BUG. WAY TO GO SHARON ... IT LOOKS EXCELLENT

 

NICE ARSE TOO ( HEE HEE )

 

KAP

 

 

AN SJ FLICKS MUD TO GET UNGROUNDED

 

AND HE IS AWAY

 

SWIMMING

 

 

AND ALSO DROWNING ( HEE HEE )

 

THIS IS THE MOMENT HIS MOTOR STOPPED

 

BUT THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE THAT WILL HELP.

 

EVEN IF THEY END UP BAILING THE WATER OUT AT THE END.

 

ANOTHER VICTIM DRIES HIS ENGINE OUT

 

AS DO A FEW MORE

 

 

 

 

ALL FOR THE LOVE OF A SWIM

 

 

MUDDI BABES FRESHLY REPAINTED COW ..

 

THIS HAS TO BE THE ULTIMATE RESCUE OF THE DAY.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED. AS USUAL THE SOCIAL SIDE OF THE SPORT IS AMAZING. THANKS ALSO TO JIM AND CRAIG FROM OVERLAND COMPONENTS .CO.UK FOR TAKING TONKA UP THERE ON A TRAILER AND HOME AS WELL. TO ANDIE SACKLEY ON GETTING THE LAST PAIR OF ROCKSLIDERS THAT JIM HAD WITH HIM AND ALSO JOHN SACKLEY FOR WINNING 3RD PLACE IN THE SHOW AND GRIME COMPETITION. ITS AMAZING HOW FAR PEOPLE WILL TRAVEL TO GO OFF ROAD AND HAVE A SOCIAL. BY THIS I MEAN THE NUTTERS ( JOHN RICHARDSONS CROWD ) THAT TRAVELLED UP FROM NORWICH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS ... YOUR ALL MAD . BUT BET I SEE YOU ALL THERE NEXT YEAR.

THE NEXT EVENT ON THE LANERIDERS CALENDER IS THE WEEKEND CAMPING OVER THE 12TH AND 13TH OF JULY. IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF LANERIDERS THEN PUT YOUR NAMES DOWN, IF YOUR NOT ... THEN WHY NOT .