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If the selection process is fair and sound then the idea is go'er for me, the problem I can foresee is massive difference in talent and capability of both driver and vehicle. You could be putting some very inexperienced crews upagainst some of the best in the country depending on what the level was that got them there. You wouldn't put Port Vale straight in against the Brazilian National team just because they both won their leagues, it could be a bit tricky, and at level do you set the event out at. Teams that perhaps not as experienced or technically capable could be pressured into making poor or risky decisions through pride or perhaps expectation. To be fair Colin (Scorpion) did a lot to promote the sport (I know you all have your views as to why, and please keep them for now) but the Eurotrial was a prime example with a band on on, hospitality, vendors on site, barbeque, beer tent and so on, but he was heading, like it or not in the right direction. To compete and go home with a prize was also a boost, it might of been naff but so what, I won worklights, strops, waffles, pair of shocks etc, and really felt good for them, bull****e you might think but it worked for me. So yes if it's suits and it is done in the right way and is not going to spoil other people series's then why not, the sport needs something to attract some interest from the masses. Chris

Begining to sound a bit like the interclub......

Hey boyo Haven't you as I have entered the LRS on the same date but at a better site??????? I hate Corwen or Wern Ddu..... call it what you want..... Matt you might want to update the Clubman website with a site and not TBA...

Depends who you are intending to compete with as to which class you will be, Cage normally makes no difference Trayback normally makes no difference Tubular wings normally make no difference Simex at 34" normally make no difference Your suspension set up would normally make no difference Front AND rear winch could move you up a class, unless for an event you disabled one and removed the rope Check with reg's for event and classes for whichever one your entering Good luck

Nige Before I converted to a ZF set up,I simply went along with my bits of pipe and pump to a hydraulic fitter who had an adaptor for the pump and then spliced in and "jointed the original pipe onto his new fitting, cost me peanuts and saved me loads of woes. Get out a bit man and ask This indistrial revolution started up North.....wonder why????

Most used tool in my collection two and half pound hickory handled fully adjustable hammer...... I wouldn't like to think I'd got that lot in my garage But what an awesome collection, but you would still end up with your favourite spanner and screwdriver even with all those.....

and one of the best !!!

Err is part of the challenge to guess the month ?????????????????? The weakest link

From what I saw there was an awful lot of forest unused and a lot of punches crammed together but hey ho I didn't see that much before the CV broke and then back to the trailer along with Barrie Gee and John Sales. Thought it was the "Gyrator" at first but it was only a CV, then I nearly put it on it's side on the car park, then it fell off the ramps, and then I backed it in the swamp, all of which added to Saleys amusement. Won't see you at the next round I've got no co-driver yet and then we're off to Russia the day after for our hol's. Baggy boy'o, Barrie looked chuffed his motor broke Sunday, I think you'd beaten him hands down Saturday night with the beer, he didn't look to enthusiastic on Sunday day. Cheers again to the Marshalls and Organisersand Scrutineers. Boothy

SLACK LIP SALES will get a lot more than a free TV licence when I get hold of him, I promise you................ Let me endorse the "I told it wouldn't be pretty" bit, but what I didn't realise how short of brains and how nervous I looked..... The kids have now left home following severe loss of street-cred for the family, (never realised we had any), my mothers dis-owned me, I have the neighbours "gyrating" at me, and the Welsh contingent in the Cul-de-Sac have made me a honoury "brothers of the clan Congleton"...... It's all gone pear shape, so it's back into the inventing shed for a bit of Land Rover therapy...... I tried........................................................................I failed.

It does'nt last 15 minutes, from what I can remember, I couldn't tell you my name, age, sex, colour or even what I was doing there...... And there's classic wrong answer in there, beginning "what G", its bad, very bad. The LR connection is it was a cunning and clever scheme at winning some money to finance my new set of Boggers.... It failed miserably and I've still got the Simex on, which I like anyway.......

Some time ago in a moment of madness and during a family TV watching session, it was decided that I was to register an interest at becoming a contestant on the BBC quiz "The Weakest Link". Following a passage of time and a interview/screentest I was invited to take part in the said show at the BBC in Glasgow as a contestant, this has duly taken place and following a telephone call earlier this week I was informed it will be shown on Monday 16th May at 17.15 hrs. All I can tell you it is not pretty watching a grown man crumble hopelessly on National television and the total loss of any sensible or relevant answer being available to recall at the time, lack of television camera's and pressure my friends is an easy thing, the television studio IS NOT. So after much consideration and personal debate I thought it only fair to tell my so call "off roading" mates and associates of this future impending screening. This screening has not been seen my self or my family, and I can only presume will not be pretty. Make the most, and I have at least told you. Chris THICK Booth

Some superb photo's there Tom, well done and thanks for sharing them. Chris

Uplands Coppice, Glazeley, Bridgenorth. WV16 5LS

Done, dusted and paid on-line, easy Matt nice one.Chris

Me and the boy should be ready and available, so watch out trophy hunters the big boys are back,,,,,,,,

Just watched the truth about Lions and hey ho the 110 they're using has a great big BRITPART sticker down the wing!!!!! Now I'm not being funny but if I was being chased by a pride of hungry Lions I would not want to rely on Britpart to make my escape

Matt, unfortunatly without shadow of a doubt round 1 is a no-go for me,sulking like mad and packing my case ready for the training course....... Good luck next weekend and have a great event ..... Proper sulking about it, but it gives the other boys a head start..... :rolleyes:

Its looking seriously like the lad and I will be missing this one, which I'm pig sick about.... The company I work for are insisting that I go to a ex-national service camp at Moreton-in-the-Marsh to undertake a 10 day solid training course on how to manage and react to major incidents.... I'm really looking forward to spending 10 days in a WW2 barracks on a camp bed, with the fire brigade, it's right up my street.................................. I've spent the last 18months trying to wriggle out of it but it looks like they've caught me................ Still wriggling Matt, but not looking good........................ Chris :( :( :(

Send Saley a PM he's been having 300Tdi's reconned AND modified, a beer you owe me pal. P.S. a certain other supplier use to state 12.5 litres/min which always was b***s**t, and apparantly drilling out the outlet doesn't do much at all, according to the flow rigs, but I'll not argue that one. Good luck

All on the same hand or both???? Splash guard, Coke/Lemonade bottle works great, Seal as best as possible dizzy and screws with Silcone sealer Silicone GREASE is the trick, its expensive but works and is used in industry for sealing as well,good stuff, put some in your plug caps to, to seal them. 9 fingered gloves are advertised in most of the Landy mags in the small ads......... Goos luck

Best advice, go and watch and you will answer all your own questions, get there early and speak to some of the crews BEFORE they start, and stick around at the end. Good luck......

Before I happened to come across a Warn M8000 for a centre, I used an 8274 as a rear or centre, this was achieved by mounting a bar above it, and a Fairlead that the hook would pass through feed under the drum and then thread around the bar this then fed to another Fairlead that a hook can pass through on the rear top cage, worked a treart. Cetainly easier to use than explain. Between a rear or a centre, without shadow of a doubt REAR....... Chris

So the answer is, there is no answer................. Whatever suits, But.............................. It's definatly better with an autobox............ Ding ding Round 2

Just be wary how much rope you can get on the Red or the Milemarker, I know the Saley holds easily 150ft of 12mm and will adapt a drum to any length, just look at the length of the Mitsimogs.