So who is entered from here? and anyone going along to watch?
......the weather forecast is f f f freezing with poss. snow showers esp. on saturday , so lets hope there is lots of action to keep us busy......


Cheers

Steveb

I will be there, probably late Thursday as I am awaiting a diff. Anybody know roughly how many road miles will be done?

Hi Alan,

Not sure what sites are being used this year but if its Tixover/Yarwell/Castle Rock they are all fairly close together , Castle Rock is only about a mile from the Castle Inn. the other two are about 8-10 miles. If the brickworks is in the mix its about 20 miles ish...

See you there , I'll be watching/taking photo's



Steveb

What about the brick quarry (Whittlesey) Are they not there this year?

We've just got a few bits to do and then we'll be about ready.
no idea what sites are being used this year, but isn't that half the fun?

Hi Rhys,

Not sure about venues , but one or two said on Santas that it may be last time at the brickworks , it would be a shame as it's a good site.....but then anywhere we can get happy access to is good. I recall another venue just NW ? of Tixover - Stebbington? maybe, didn't get a chance to look on Santas as I was marshalling the Tixover SS.
Are you going to be there?

Cheers

Steveb

Will say hi if I see you good luck with it all


Cheers

Steveb

Yeah Stebbington sounds familiar. No, unfortunatly I proberly won't be there. Got things to do on mine own truck so I can go out and have a play Still to update you on what we was talking about at the mission 4x4 challenge, my super swampers are on there way from Califonia, should be hear in 2 weeks. Still need to fit my arch extensions and paint my beadlock wheels. This weekend I am going three holes with my dads bf muds, so at least I get a run in it Oh, and just fitted some janspeed tubular manifolds, sounds great Anyway, back to topic..................

Stibbington is a nice little site, near wansford.
some rock sections an a few through trees on side slopes.
we may go to Sulehay, always fun in the soft sand

We'll be there competing, three days of freezing our nuts off .

yep will be there as a winch babe (bitch) in TD5. snow forecast all weekend

Think i might pop up on the final day and take a few pictures for the web site. Hopefully should be as usual a good comp.

Nick, make sure you get another good pic of us, like you did at santa's. Its the one in our display.

Sorry to be rude, but are you in Dave Stoke's old truck? If so was that you down at slab with the huge boggers on instead of the simex?

Yep, i'll be there, having to biatch for jimbo............... so that way i won't beat him!

Chuckle I'll make sure i get some good ones mate, won't be pulling you out this time though, so don't get stuck in the same place
See you there.

Yep that was them

As Adrian says "We'll be there"

Lot of foreign teams this year which is always good.

Alan, Road milages are quite heavy. Expect 20/30 min (At worst 40) drive between sites with most of the raods being A roads so speeds of up to 70mph.

You can trailer between sites if required (don't bother )

Hope i get Tixover last, i absoulutely HATE that God awful, sh8t hole of a place............Truely awful site

As for the rest of it, can not wait
Will be in the Castle inn Rockingham Thursday night for drinks

Jim

As Nick said that was us, the Boggers are so much better and they look really good compared to a 10.5" wide simex. Should be a good laugh hope the car dont let us down

Hi Mudcred,

What width/hieght Boggers are you running? and what wheels?

Have you cut them at all? - cross cuts on the bars

Cheers

Steveb

Hi Adrian,

Will see you there on Friday, I will have a small piece of Unimog for you to pass on to Gary if thats ok...don't worry its not a whole axle, just the axle end of the torque tube and prop spline section.

Is anyone using your challenge truck while you guide Jim ? ...Where is your ECU these days Jim?, sorry mate , bit of an old joke now , good luck both of you, hope you have a good event.

Cheers

Steveb

Hi, Steveb im running 37x13-R15 and the wheels are beadlock mach 5's 10x15. I've had to do some arch cutting but its well worth it.

Many Thanks

I will be there, competing (and Camping by the way, anyone else on the campsite?).

Looking forward to it, although the drivingskills could be a bit rusty since august last year!

Daan

Hi Daan,

See you there , will be good to meet you

Cheers

Steveb

Pic's from today

does any one know who won?

And some from Friday

any chance of pics of stefan's "evo II trayback"?

Some more from friday

and some more..


These are all the different entries I photographed, so if anyone wants a full size copy , ping me your email and I'll send it

Cheers

Steveb

Jim won 1500 point ahead of Stefan and Ben Hollis third i think. Dont have many pic's of anyone else as there were no spectators allowed only at tixover.

Great event as usual,
we especially enjoyed the hail coming in at 90 degrees yesterday whilst we were in a mud hole

Yer, great challenging event shame about the breakages, even though wailofthesnail was there to try and help.
Thanks Again.

I went and watched on friday and followed Jim & Adrian, i have to say they were flying along working exceptionaly well together. Had a look at Stephans truck too whick looks fantastic.

Some pic's from the Saturday.

Check it out Brian, ive remembered how this computer thing works!!!
Dont forget how much fun we had trying to get your feet wet either!
Thanks for the weekend

next time we should have a roll cage and some time to get used to it before the first day!
well thats the plan anyway!!

and maybe even some door seals?

Anyone seen a full set of results yet? Alan is laid on the sofa with 'several' broken ribs and whiplash as a result of his lemming activities (winch rope snapped at just the wrong moment!).

I did see the full list briefly, but it was upside down and we were on page 2 but that was not a suprise as we scored zero in friday.

Bl**dy hell and Alan seamed ok in the pub saturday evening, just go's to show how it can get you in the morning after a heavy roll

I can imagine you rolling on the sofa and breaking a few ribs, with the size of your belly flopping about... lol - - - how does the misses cope???


Get well soon Alan. Is the motor done for then?

We arrived back in one piece, enjoyed the event very much. A shame a bout alans mishap; we just got there when it happened and got the car going again. Hope you get better soon alan.

Daan

Great event,

Hope You feel better soon Alan, that was a bad roll.

We wondered if spending the night with co driver and damaged ribs was a good idea Jennie's cuddles are far more gentle............So i've heard

Thanks to everyone who attended for making it great fun to do.

Not one sign of any cheating and lots of smiling faces..............Awesome.

Really enjoyed the whole thing.


1st Jim Marsden Adrain Turner Def 100' TD5 Twinmotor 8274

2nd Stefan Prachet Dan Fabb Def 100' evo 2.8TGV Twinmotor 8274

3rd Ben Hollis Simon (not sure ) Def 90 300tdi Twinmotor 8274

4th Foney Jansen Ced (not sure ) G wagen Twinmotor 8274

will get points up soon

Jim

Twinmotor in action at the weekend...................

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNO4VsJa-2o




Jim

I think I spotted a recuring theme here...

Jim.. do I get a prize for that ?

So how bent is Alan's truck, it must have been quite a roll to break a few ribs!

Many thanks to Daan for pulling us back on to the wheels. Awesome winch on that truck and we learned a lot following him on Saturday in the woods.

Following the roll, I think the chassis is twisted, the trayback is very bent on one side and the roof is a bit worse for wear. The roll cage did its job though. As it rolled over the front end, it landed on the corner of the roof over my head and then on its side.

The doctor says I have several broken ribs, two of which click as they rub over each other . We did a few more punches after the roll and intended to compete on Sunday but the starter motor was dead. Fi said someone was trying to tell me something and I think she was right. After walking around on Sunday, I was suddenly in agony and could barely walk. Serious pain killers have kicked in now so I am a bit happier.

Loved the event once we sussed out the various formats. Will definately be back next year to see if we can split those 8274's up with a hydro winch. Thank for co driving Mark, give up the fags and get on a treadmill with a ground anchor over your shoulder . I will make sure I have some proper fair leads for the next event

Sorry to hear about the roll Alan, glad you're dosed up now! Get better soon...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4J4XfAr7YU...feature=related

Could not belive how fast them twin motor winches are untill i see it in action just made it look so easy.

Congratulations to all of you that completed, I saw alot of breakages over the three days & just as many people under there trucks fixing things as I did see them driving.

There were alot of winch ropes being repaired over the weekend and it was unfortunate Alan's snapped with such bad timing. Hope you & your truck make a speedy recovery

Despite the fact that when ever I wasnt legging it round with a lump hammer & staple gun trying to keep the stages up in the weather I was absolutly freezing cold it was still a wicked weekend thanks to some super cool driving, some slightly mad driving and those of you that where in no particular hurry, stopping to watch others, entertain & nick my skittles!