Got bored, went for a drive....

[Hastykiwi]

Everyone else was unavailable:(, so eventually decided to head on out on my own:eek:.

Having never been to the powerlines but with a 2" lift under my belt and the trusty michelin factory tyres having to answer the call of duty I headed out expecting the worst.....:(
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but I just let the CDL and TC get into their work and it was all good. I figured on my own the chicken tracks would be the go, but got surprisingly confident, enough to have a crack at this beast, and unfortunately everything looks smaller in photos, but the car just ground its way up no matter what. No big welly, just crawl, and keep crawling.:mellow:
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I suppose i had to include the obligatory flex shot, but again, photo is a bit disapointing after being there.<_<
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And last, the dirty shot. Trust me it looked a lot muddier in person. I found a mud hole, tested it with a stick, no more than 6 inches, entered, and bugger me but the front end suddenly drops, water pounds over bonnet, sllllliiiighht moment of panic, so gave it plenty:bat: and ploughed on through. After that i expected the car to look a lot dirtier. Disapointing.

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Anyhow, learnt a lot about the car, had fun, and found i take crap photos.
:thumbsup:

cheers, Nick

[Cap]

Nick, pics NEVER do justice what the track was really like. Just check the Tassie section and see how a lot of tracks almost look like gravel roads!

I know exactly how you feel. We (son and I) usually head out with a group, and theres a lot of comfort knowing that theres help at hand. But the few times we headed out, you suddenly feel vulnerable and start doubting your skills/vehicle etc. But its such a buzz to come out the other side under your own steam, feels great :D

[Chucaro]

Good on you mate, it is nice to have some fun and be able to trust the vehicle

[29dinosaur]

Well done - just make sure you don't push the bravado too far.... I live about 10mins by car from my local playground but once found myself alone leaning against a tree stump with my rear door taking a bit of pounding. One of those feelings - 'everything is fun until someone gets hurt' (this case my pride, the thought of having to ring up someone for a hand out, and the subsequent repairs now makes me think twice about where I go alone..... but I pushed on, with a bit of a scape and up a pretty gnarly hill and back home, with my tail between my legs).
Cheers

[Sprint]

once found myself leaning against a tree stump with my rear taking a bit of pounding.ohhhhh man, are you sure you want to admit that? lol

[V8Ian]

ohhhhh man, are you sure you want to admit that? lol
:Rolling::Rolling::Rolling::eek: Don't look kiddies

[Hastykiwi]

Well done - just make sure you don't push the bravado too far.... I live about 10mins by car from my local playground but once found myself alone leaning against a tree stump with my rear door taking a bit of pounding. One of those feelings - 'everything is fun until someone gets hurt' (this case my pride, the thought of having to ring up someone for a hand out, and the subsequent repairs now makes me think twice about where I go alone..... but I pushed on, with a bit of a scape and up a pretty gnarly hill and back home, with my tail between my legs).
Cheers

I know what u mean. While I avoided any panel damage, when I saw the mud hole, the deviation in the track leading down to it consisted of a gnarly 3 foot drop between two large bits of tree with ruts running across it. I navigated it slowly and no probs, but was clenching for most of it.:unsure: Was congratulating myself on this :ehigh5:and contemplating the mud when i noticed a much easier entry to the dip about 5 meters on down the track that i had not spotted in my 'mud blindness'. I suppose I'll learn.:bangin:

[29dinosaur]

:Rolling::Rolling::Rolling::eek: Don't look kiddies
door you boofheads.

[ozscott]

....thats priceless. I love it when people REALLY love their disco!

[klappers]

....thats priceless. I love it when people REALLY love their disco!

:Rolling: :Rolling: :Rolling::Rolling: :Rolling: :Rolling: :banana::banana::banana::banana:

Taking it to a HOLE new level in 2009

[klappers]

Sorry I couldnt go Kiwi

[simonl8353]

Great photos.
The lift looks good too, still in proportion to vehicle. How does it behave on the flat black stuff, any negatives about it?

[Hastykiwi]

Simon, I'll be re-proportioning the vehicle soon! New tyres will be required in the not too distant future.

The new coils and shocks have been supurb. Cudos to Shane at SS. On road I can feel the front end is a touch light with heavy coils in there. This is in the expectation of a bar so will put up with it, but only really evident in the wet. Otherwise a slightly firmer ride, but the new shocks have been the best addition, dampening everything down. On balance I would thoroughly reccomend the upgrade if only to change the components.

cheers,
Nick

[whitakerb]

I'm sorry i couldn't go. perhaps the car knew it was going to get wet if it went so it took evasive actions:eek: I didn't gain any confidence until the end of the track on Saturday, its amazing what your car can do when you point it in the right direction. Hopefully i'll be back there soon.

Cheers

[Grover-98]

looks like a good track to me not to challenging but plenty of fun! :)

And pics always make things look smaller/flatter.

[Hastykiwi]

looks like a good track to me not to challenging but plenty of fun! :)

And pics always make things look smaller/flatter.


I was pretty wary of it to begin with, not the least because I was alone.

I agree with you in that if you had to class the track in a general sense, it would be 'medium' .....in the dry. The track is mostly average, but it has sections which can be as difficult as you want them to be. There are some major rutted sections that i could enter and be instantly hung up, however there is always a chicken track around, or, given the width of the track, something in between.

Something for everyone.

cheers Nick