Thread: LCMP 2014

Thanks Pete,

Some great photos there.

The Pinz tends to be a little tippy at the best of times but this is the first time I have ever put a car on it's side. Not really something I want to do again either.

It was just something that happened so fast, down a steep hill where two tracks joined together and as we were coming onto the other track a rut or something caught the wheel and pulled the steering wheel out of my hands and we were heading off to the right and up onto the bank before I could do anything about it. Then Dave said "We're going over" and we did. That bit seemed to happen in slow motion at least . Thinking about it I wonder if I had put my foot down it might have driven out but then it might just have made it fall harder.

It's a new experience trying to get your legs out from under the steering wheel when you are on the side and can't open the door and then having to climb out the passenger door and jump off. And a new experience looking straight up at the passenger. Of course I didn't think to turn the ignition off, cut the power, put the handbrake on or any of that so had to climb back in through the back and do it.

Many thanks to Grimace, Pete, Grant and Dave, everything got back on track calmly and quickly, no panic, just working out the best way to do things and getting them done.

Some damage to the bodywork but it drove home without any issues at all.

Cheers,

Tim.

Looks like a great weekend away.

Sorry about the flop Tim though good to hear everyone kept their heads and recovered safely

Great photos Pete!

Thanks to all for the great company. Sorry I was a bit crook most of the weekend. The wheeling certainly help get my mind off the pain.

Pete basically looked after me making sure I ate well (hmmm BACON!!!)
He also made sure the kookaburra ate well. Amazingly they were so tame we were able to pet some of them

As always LCMP proved to be a great venue, we didn't get as much ground covered as previous years, but we managed to cover some more difficult tracks as one entire group.

Must say Roger drove extremely well on the sat morning first run through some of the hardest creek sections the park had to offer. Little bit of bumper love but all in all very impressive!

The Krappen got loose!
Fluffy got looser!

Grant managed to have some front fender love with a tree and removed his mudflaps by way of tyre + terrafirma. This was after he dinged my bonnet, which was after Pete dinged my roof, ripped of my rear bumper, smashed the qtrs, busted the filler hose through the panel, and tore the rear light assembly completely off the vehicle.

Georges defender is working very well, the spring rates and balance front to rear is seemingly spot on for it's intended use.

I herd over the radio that Busman got stuck going down hill! TWICE

George imagined that he had lost his phone, only to drive round for 20 minutes searching the recent tracks, to eventually realize it was in his car all along

The kids thrashed the rock crawler (1/8th scale) I brought along.

Tim had the flop, I got to use my winch for the first time ever!
Surprisingly it worked as intended

Great weekend, ended with a bit of repairs to be done by a few of us!

Thanks again to all who attended, sorry to all that couldn't make it.


Cheers
Grimace

Originally Posted by Grimace

Grant managed to have some front fender love with a tree and removed his mudflaps by way of tyre + terrafirma. This was after he dinged my bonnet, which was after Pete dinged my roof, ripped of my rear bumper, smashed the qtrs, busted the filler hose through the panel, and tore the rear light assembly completely off the vehicle.

WTF??? That requires more of an explanation please

Grant.

Pete.

Grant managed to have some front fender love with a tree and removed his mudflaps by way of tyre + terrafirma. This was after he dinged my bonnet, which was after Pete dinged my roof, ripped of my rear bumper, smashed the qtrs, busted the filler hose through the panel, and tore the rear light assembly completely off the vehicle

That is almost exactly what happened isnt it Grimace

We can pick the point the damage occurred by pics!! My go first!!





Also what is wrong with my excellent light repair tape work!!

And I think the worst thing is the rear quarter on the drivers side!

Almost all of Fluffy's damage can be blamed on the 37" treps, sure they stick well to the terrain, but they also love bending the body work! I'm sure Pete has more pics of Fluffy's ridiculous rear flex spreading the love to the qtr's via the treps!

They are also attracted to largest rocks they can find, and love climbing undercuts! ...it has to be seen to be believed!

Love you fluffy!