Grim...

Can't make this one either I'll be at round 5 though - with shiny new tow car!

It's not so much about the distance for us, more the fact that every time we switch the tow car off it dumps all of its coolant onto the floor

I don't think we'll be able to come to this one, as our tow car is having problems How late can we leave the entry, Lucy?

Seeing my West Harptree write-up in AWDC (very excited about that, by the way) has reminded me that I did a similar one for CGF: http://www.manracing.co.uk/blog/wordpress/?p=60 See you at Somerley Estate!

The way I understand it, you can have it checked at the event but if it doesn't pass for any reason you won't be able to compete, so you'll have had a wasted journey.

I've got some video of Team 20 starting the special stage:

Here are the photos I took that are worth sharing:

That's quite all right - thanks for not running my camera over (or me, for that matter). Also, thanks to the C4x4 team for the event and the BBQ on Saturday. Now I just need to figure out what was wrong with the car Oh - and thanks to whoever found our strap still wrapped around a tree on punch two - how I managed to get the whole car off the ground with one tree stump I'll never know.

Team 25 are up for the BBQ

Traction wasn't a problem, they're good tyres in the mud (especially when you consider the price - £80 each!), and (to my knowledge) we didn't have to winch parts that other cars drove with ease. The main problem we found was simply the size - we were catching on rocks due to the lower clearance while other cars were driving straight over.

I did some writing about it here: http://www.manracing.co.uk/blog/wordpress/?p=36 I borrowed a few photos from najw and Mr Nick - if that's a problem just let me know.

And I guess knowing how much to put in would be handy, too I like the idea of filler plugs and breathers already...

Excellent, I've already got that winch rebuilt bookmarked. Running it whilst it was leaking wouldn't have damaged it, would it? What oil should I fill it up with? That page says 30wt motor oil, but that strikes me as a bit thick.

Without wishing to sound too enthusiastic, how do we go about entering the second round? Do we just fill in another registration form, or can we just turn up with our monies?

No, I've not looked at it at all yet - I'm going up to the workshop over Easter. What other parts will be worth looking at while I've got it out of the truck / in bits?