Thread: My first LR and 4wd Driving schools near brisbane

Originally Posted by yeboants

Hi,
After months of scouring the internet...and a few misses on the way... I am picking up my first LR - 110 extreme in a few days time (can't wait!) and thinking of getting some driving exp under the belt to get acquainted with a defender driving technique off-road.

I did quite a bit of beach driving in South Africa about 10 years ago..(used to work on a mine on the coast - so sand dune driving was a daily thing...) since then lived in the UK and no 4wd of any kind since. been in Oz a few months now. so keen to get back on the beach and tracks inland.

However would like to do a '4wd course' with the 110 - mainly so I can get to know it first. can only be beneficial to myself i reckon.

I'm based in NE Brisbane.

Any suggestions/recommendations?

Also. With regards to track difficulty.. how are they rated? Are there guidelines to how it is measured as easy, medium, hard and extreme?
- the latter being self explanatory :-)

Thanks in advance

May I suggest join a 4wd club...

They offer training (Free usually) and a much better atmosphere for learning

I'd also suggest the same as Tombie has said. Club would be the best option first up.

Same as last two posts - join a club.

All the better if there is a Land Rover Club in your area as the training would then be specific to the Land Rover marque and not just general 4WD training. Due to their superior capabilities, Landys can and should be driven differently to most other brands of 4WD's.

Roger

A club would also be my recommendation.

You have 3 to choose from - the LROC Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast LR Club or slightly further afield for you, the Gold Coast club.

All terrific organisations

I will sprook the Brisbane club www.lrocbrisbane.org.au
and I'm sure that reps from the other clubs can provide details of theirs.

You can join us as a visitor on a trip to see what you think.

Dave

Originally Posted by Xtreme

Same as last two posts - join a club.

All the better if there is a Land Rover Club in your area as the training would then be specific to the Land Rover marque and not just general 4WD training. Due to their superior capabilities, Landys can and should be driven differently to most other brands of 4WD's.

Roger

Whilst I love my Landies, I think there be some poetic licence in the above statement...

However, between a LWB, SWB, IFS there are lots of diferences required in driving style.

live out my way by chance

congrats on the purchase

tag along on an aulro outing, always plenty of member offering assistance

Originally Posted by Tombie2

Whilst I love my Landies, I think there be some poetic licence in the above statement...

However, between a LWB, SWB, IFS there are lots of diferences required in driving style.

Point taken and you could add differences in motors also.
But my point was really that Land Rover Club trainers will/should understand how Landys should be driven and are therefore better equipped than generic trainers to train people to drive Landys.

Roger

Originally Posted by Xtreme

Due to their superior capabilities, Landys can and should be driven differently to most other brands of 4WD's.

Roger

Pfapfh.....

you drive cross country in a 110 extreme the same way as you drive cross country in any other four wheel drive....










its just that you go a lot further than the rest of them using those techniques before you run into trouble

these are the base guidelines I use when cross country in big red.

• low range first or second and let it walk
  
• lock the CDL as soon as you can do so safely without undue risk of wind up... unlock it occasionally while off road to ensure that your not wound up.. if your wound up take some time to get it unwound and then proceed again.
  
• if in doubt air down to 15psi and keep your speed low.
  
• keep the wheels on ground that minimises articulation of the axles BUT walk off of obstacles one wheel at a time where you can.
  
• I dont advocate it but if you have to Trust the rev limiter to protect the engine (yes Ive had to)
  
• TC and ABS are good news but dont depend on them consider them warnings that you are nearing the limits of the vehicle and now need to start doing something about what your doing.
  
• walk it first and take the spotter with you.

hang on.. thats pretty much what I do in series rovers too.