dungarover
14th January 2007, 08:44 AM
Okay, first offical trip report :D
Well, a bloody hot day to start with. Those with air con may dissageree, but mty old dunga's air con don't work so it was hot. I arrived at the office at Cityview at around 8:50Am after a strenuous 50 minute drive from home, paid my hard-earned to Peter the owner, got the map and deflated the tyres. This was the first trip with the recently fitted reversed Disco rims so I was keen to get off-road and try them out.
In our group (the hard core group), we had-
Aquarangie (me
Dranged
Bolts
Def90
Leo
Hardy
MickG
4wdingMatt
NOZ
There was a less hardcore Group led by Outlaw, but maybe better off someone in that group doingg a trip report for them.
Anyway, a total of 18 vehicles turned up (17 Land Rovers and one Nissan). Once we deflated the tyres we were off and racing.
Our first port of call was the play area and a couple of hills above. Up the hill, down the hill, nothing too hard yet. This was a warm up :twisted: :twisted:
Okay, something a bit more challenging. Up another hill near the play area I think it was called 'Sams hillclimb). I remember this hill from last trip I was here. Nowhere near as dusty or loose, so the maxi's were not used and it was a reletivly easy climb to the top.
Next wer were off to some gully runs. This required a bit of careful manovering to advoid any panel damage, but our group got through without any major iossue. We had a couple of Toyotas and a Nissan get in front of Matt and myself which made for some intersting entertainment, fuelled on beer and stupidity. We seen them later on at lunch having a crack at another hill which was 'once committed, no going back' type. Anyway, since I was tail end, I made it through the gully run no problems. Def90 (Sam) had a go at the additional section in the 90, but it was a no go for me. I wasn't really interesting in re-moddling the roof on the Rangie today :( .
Okay, another climb and an impromptu lunch stop. Mick had decided it was lunch time after Justin had suggested that the top of the plateau with a nice breeze was an ideal luchsopt, so I guess that was that. We ran into Outlaw's group of not so hardcore drivers.
Once we had finished lunch, back into it again. Another intersting hillclimb that left NOZ a bit worried after his Disco was looking rather precariouly angled from our view at the bottom, but no damaged occured and wen kept going. Matt had an issue in the Nissan of clerance, anchroing himself on a rock dead bang in the middle of the wheel ruts. After some re-poisitioning of the Patrol, it was all good again and as TEC I had no worries and cleard the middle JUST (one thing about Rover diff's they're compact).
To the top of the hill, then down around the camp area and then down another track to yet another gully run. This one was more intersting with an off-camber rock pool with the rear drivers wheel would have some air time. matt in the Patrol was a bit worried about scratching or denting the roof and other panels being a bit wider than our Land Rovers, but no problems and Matt get through incedent free. Once again, I was last through. A bit of scraping on the roof and some re-moddling of the tailight guard on the drivers side plus all the homemade protection gear did the job well.
Back up to the top of the hill, down the other side and into the play area. Justin, Mick and Sam had a crack at 'one tree hill' I think it's called. all 3 had no luck, but gave it a good go. Thought about it, buit I was hot, botherd and had enough. Maybe next time :)
That was it really. back out the park, re-inflated our tyres and we all made our way home. I made a detour as I went and seen a couple of people I know from the Range Rover Club days and talked to them for about 1/2 hour or so prior to getting back to the office.
Thanks to Bolts for leading the trip, it was well attended and sucessfull.
Trav
Well, a bloody hot day to start with. Those with air con may dissageree, but mty old dunga's air con don't work so it was hot. I arrived at the office at Cityview at around 8:50Am after a strenuous 50 minute drive from home, paid my hard-earned to Peter the owner, got the map and deflated the tyres. This was the first trip with the recently fitted reversed Disco rims so I was keen to get off-road and try them out.
In our group (the hard core group), we had-
Aquarangie (me
Dranged
Bolts
Def90
Leo
Hardy
MickG
4wdingMatt
NOZ
There was a less hardcore Group led by Outlaw, but maybe better off someone in that group doingg a trip report for them.
Anyway, a total of 18 vehicles turned up (17 Land Rovers and one Nissan). Once we deflated the tyres we were off and racing.
Our first port of call was the play area and a couple of hills above. Up the hill, down the hill, nothing too hard yet. This was a warm up :twisted: :twisted:
Okay, something a bit more challenging. Up another hill near the play area I think it was called 'Sams hillclimb). I remember this hill from last trip I was here. Nowhere near as dusty or loose, so the maxi's were not used and it was a reletivly easy climb to the top.
Next wer were off to some gully runs. This required a bit of careful manovering to advoid any panel damage, but our group got through without any major iossue. We had a couple of Toyotas and a Nissan get in front of Matt and myself which made for some intersting entertainment, fuelled on beer and stupidity. We seen them later on at lunch having a crack at another hill which was 'once committed, no going back' type. Anyway, since I was tail end, I made it through the gully run no problems. Def90 (Sam) had a go at the additional section in the 90, but it was a no go for me. I wasn't really interesting in re-moddling the roof on the Rangie today :( .
Okay, another climb and an impromptu lunch stop. Mick had decided it was lunch time after Justin had suggested that the top of the plateau with a nice breeze was an ideal luchsopt, so I guess that was that. We ran into Outlaw's group of not so hardcore drivers.
Once we had finished lunch, back into it again. Another intersting hillclimb that left NOZ a bit worried after his Disco was looking rather precariouly angled from our view at the bottom, but no damaged occured and wen kept going. Matt had an issue in the Nissan of clerance, anchroing himself on a rock dead bang in the middle of the wheel ruts. After some re-poisitioning of the Patrol, it was all good again and as TEC I had no worries and cleard the middle JUST (one thing about Rover diff's they're compact).
To the top of the hill, then down around the camp area and then down another track to yet another gully run. This one was more intersting with an off-camber rock pool with the rear drivers wheel would have some air time. matt in the Patrol was a bit worried about scratching or denting the roof and other panels being a bit wider than our Land Rovers, but no problems and Matt get through incedent free. Once again, I was last through. A bit of scraping on the roof and some re-moddling of the tailight guard on the drivers side plus all the homemade protection gear did the job well.
Back up to the top of the hill, down the other side and into the play area. Justin, Mick and Sam had a crack at 'one tree hill' I think it's called. all 3 had no luck, but gave it a good go. Thought about it, buit I was hot, botherd and had enough. Maybe next time :)
That was it really. back out the park, re-inflated our tyres and we all made our way home. I made a detour as I went and seen a couple of people I know from the Range Rover Club days and talked to them for about 1/2 hour or so prior to getting back to the office.
Thanks to Bolts for leading the trip, it was well attended and sucessfull.
Trav