After a few technical hitches we're back.

Again a brilliant trip organized by beefy.

Early incidents.

Mike (hibees) and I have an unwitten rule that what one does the other has to follow. So I eye spied a puddle that on the lifted D2 was washing over the bonnet. Mike in his stock D1 V8
followed, and half way through there was a bang from under the water, followed by a coughing V8. This was him upon exit.









After we all stopped laughing and the water had finished draining from the car, it appears that he might have slightly bent a steering arm, not to mention the new look number plate. Undeterred, he carried on.

Next a gnarley clay rutted climb, with several axle swapping holes 2-3 feet deep. Taff made it look so easy in his unstoppable 90 I thought to give it a go.



After this I have come to the conclusion that the D2 traction control is bloody brilliant.

Last for this post is hangover lifting a wheel....about 4 ft, although it does not look it. well airborne.




All in all a great day out and more to come.


cheers
Nick

Nick,
is this a code for I need help?

Regards Roger

bbb?

aa-haa!

moo?

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Tim



'08 110 Defender - Daily driver
'89 110 County - Sold when I left NZ
'74 Series III 88" - Sitting in a shed in NZ

big thanks to beefy for organising and running another trip out. we both had a good day - claire especially with all the wine and champagne flowing.
nice to meet some new faces again. i did my bit for the enviroment putting just over a litre of penrites finest back into the earth. didn't take any pics mind - left that upto jezz and steve.
heres a link to some pics steve took

munPLT pictures by downundersteve - Photobucket

Still got to upload some vids, but heres evrything sofar.


Pictures by hastykiwi - Photobucket



cheers Nick

Great drive in the Disco mate! you made the hill look easy yourself! now i want to have a crack

Great drive in the Disco mate! you made the hill look easy yourself! now i want to have a crack


Traction control.- you can't beat it! You know what? With a bit of rain this week, everybody with a 4wd was out having a play, and it was painfully obvious how brutal the hilux's, surfs and landrcruisers had to be to negotiate some of the obstacles, where the landies could just crawl it with out risking the same wear and tear.

Another clip. Really really tight steep slippery track out. I was pushing on the bank as we went through to keep the car off it.




cheers
Nick

Yeah i was out playing today myself with a D2 and 9 others, and i could see the traction system working ... seemed to do the trick!