Tay 4x4 and Edzell off road club have come together to hold a winch challenge in memory of Andrew Guinan in the hills of Angus at Glen Trusta, it’s a great sitewith forest, and bogs.
It will be a two day event and single vehicle entry and will be held on the 14th and 15th of May, unfortunately it has to be in May as the glen will be getting game birds put down in the end of June and we can’t get on to the site once the bird have been put down.
The minimum entries are 15 and the maximum is 25.
Each vehicle will need the following
-A polyester tow rope, or a tow strap rated to 2 tonnes minimum SWL
- two shackles stamped with a minimum SWL of 3.25 tonnes and be CE marked
- two tree protecting strops, labelled with a minimum rating of 2 tonnes and be CE marked
- Winch rope must be rated in excess of the maximum rating of the winch
- any loop at the end of the of a synthetic rope must be spliced.
- a small spill kit
- first aid kit and a fire extinguisher
- waffle boards or bridging ladders that can span at least 1m
- ground anchors
- roll cages
- at least one winch
- winch blankets ( must weight 1kg dry) for each winch
Advisory equipment
-snatch block
-extra tree strops or winch line extensions
The vehicles must comply with the MSA regs for 2011
Entries will need to in to me by the 2nd May.
The only restriction that we will have is tyres are limited to 38.5” tall everything else goes i.e. portals, hydro steer, rear steer, etc
The driver will need a MSA licence the co driver will not need a licence
Helmets will be needed to MSA regs.
The cost of the event will be £160 per vehicle included is the membership to EORC, cost are trying to be kept at a minimum any profit will go to the 4x4 response which Andrew was a member of and helped out the NHS in the winter of 2010, by taking supplies to Arbroath Royal Infirmary from Ninewells Hospital.
There is camping available at the site and there are plenty of hotels near buy as well, these hotel are all with in 10 – 15mins drive of the site.
The Finavon Hotel www.finavonhotel.co.uk
The Glenesk Hotel www.gleneskhotel.co.uk
The Panmure Arms Hotel www.panmurearmshotel.co.uk
The Northern hotel www.northen-hotel.co.uk
There is plenty of room to leave vehicles at the site after Scrutineering over night as it is a bloody long way from any sort of life except sheep and pheasants!
Entries are to be posted to
Sandy Gray
West Grange of Conon
Carmyllie
Arbroath
Angus
DD11 3SD
And all cheques made payable to Edzell off Road Club
Please contact Sandy Gray for any further information....
details below...
all the best
Andy
Sandy's contact details below....
Mob 07740641960
EORC chairman
Agg78@btconnect.com
Andrew Guinan Winch Challenge enrty form.pdf