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olbod
30th December 2013, 10:51 AM
I have a ninety minute dvd that covers the last ten years of the Trophy
featuring the mighty Discovery's.
Go team.
The Disco 1 is the best alround LR that they built I think.

Anyway, question:
Besides accesseries like winches and snorkels, what other mods were allowed ?
They were bouncing around due to speed and weight etc. but were they stock or modified ?

Cheers.

PS: I made a Camel T shirt for Sunday best goin to town.
Landy Smurf
30th December 2013, 11:10 AM
In extras on that dvd I think they show them being prepared
olbod
30th December 2013, 11:22 AM
In extras on that dvd I think they show them being prepared


No not on my dvd. There are no extra's. Its just the action.
I converted my copy to dvd from youtube.

Still like to know.

Ta.
DiscoMick
30th December 2013, 12:07 PM
If you search Camel Trophy in Wikipedia it gives a detailed list of the extensive mods to the vehicles.
olbod
30th December 2013, 12:25 PM
If you search Camel Trophy in Wikipedia it gives a detailed list of the extensive mods to the vehicles.


Thanks, I will have a look.
camel_landy
1st January 2014, 09:29 AM
The basic cars remained stock, the modifications were mainly around safety and would vary slightly year to year. The basics are:


Full roll cage.
Roof rack.
Raised air intake.
Winch
Underbody protection.
HD Suspension.


M
camel_landy
1st January 2014, 09:32 AM
The Disco 1 is the best alround LR that they built I think.
Hahahahaha... The CT Disco is a POS!!!

It's too heavy to be a 'Hardcore' off-roader (all the kit adds approx 800kg to the weight of the base vehicle) and naff-all load space for it to be an overlander.

M
Reads90
1st January 2014, 04:13 PM
Hahahahaha... The CT Disco is a POS!!!

It's too heavy to be a 'Hardcore' off-roader (all the kit adds approx 800kg to the weight of the base vehicle) and naff-all load space for it to be an overlander.

M

Agree Mark

Saw Andy Marshallsay stuck in a grass field with his camel Disco on a Shires day . While every one else in standard trucks drove around him. We had to tow him out all due to disco being far too over loaded and heavy.

Most people who bought them after the events treated with kid gloves ( well apart from Guy Shepard , who treats his worse than the camel contestants did, hey Mark ).

So a lot of them have not done a lot of hardcore off roading. Far more have done a lot of over landing. But all the camel trucks in my mind were best built for over landing rather than hardcore off roading