Thread: How do you think ash went in the 4wd action "Off-road world challenge???

Yeah, I reckon Ash and his rangie took out the competition, and in all fairness the disqualification of Roothy and Milo was kinda rigged, that starpicket was put into the truck AFTER the challenge ended, and was used as a way to get him home... i think he shoulda been awarded the points for the run instead of a DNF....

Yep i agree with you, i think the point system could have been alot better
On the hill climb round i think it was, ash crawled up then back down without any brakes (going by the brake lights), the jeep crawled up, but had to use the brakes a tad.
And milo, well, he had to have two goes at the bottam, spun wheels heaps, then on the way down he took off, using lots of brakes (maybe cause of the gearing compared to the rangie) and some how he won the round go figure, he might have been the quickest but thats only because he couldn't crawl up like Ash and he has alot higher gearing on the way down

Still i blanked out the rover/jeep jokes from roothy and just watched the rangie do everything without a prob
Well done Ash!!!!
P.S your isuzu is alot quieter than ours
just my 2cents worth.

CHEERS TIM.

my 2cents

IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE JOKE

it was like comparing apples with oranges. how can you compare a leaf sprung troopy with a new Jeep with a diesel powered cruiser axled RRC??? it just doesnt make sense and the points system was a disaster. it was obviouly done tongue in cheek and a waste of time as a serious comparison

that rangie is an awesome machine and I would have it in my driveway any day of the week but you cant take the 'off road challenge' seriously

oh, to answer your question...the RRC won hands down ...better flex, better traction, better ride, better looking, better fitted out, better off road, better everywhere

I haven't seen it yet, but it sounds like it was just meant to be some fun entertainment... a bit like when Top Gear tested a smart car with another smart car bolted to its roof. Just fun.

Totally Slunnie.

the points were only there to give them a reason to do the article in the first place.

As objective as i can be, the Rangie just cruised all the hard work. Milo exemplified why Landy's are so much better at the job, in the brutal way it had to tackle everything just to overcome the obstacle. The Jeep was great, but given that its 20 yrs younger and sitting on the shoulders of the likes of the RRC, it should be.

All in all, good fun.

Nick.

G'day All,

Watched it yesterday arvo. Having read some of the comments here and on a similiar type thread....gotta say HTFU some of ya . It was a bit of fun for FFS, who cares if Roothy made some landy jokes....all makes copped a bit of stick back and forth.....anyone see the credits where Ash is putting Land Rover "Anything Else is Crap" stickers on Milo and the Jeep?

Also noting that despite being from different countries....after modifying etc....they all wore the Aussie flag? I think some folk get a little over sensitive about the whole thing, they all did well, though it was obvious that on the more difficult tracks that the coil sprung vehicles had the edge on the leaf sprung vehicle.

We get that sort of banter on an average trip out....and we ALL drive landies....RRC better than Fender versus shopping trolley Disco. On here we get on average every couple of days some thread having a dig at Toyota's or Nissans or some other make.....yet fall in a pool of tears if we hear someone having a go at our LR's......are we that precious? I'm not.....love my beast...know what it is capable of....and its proved itself time and time again. No banter or persons comment on another forum or out on a track is going to change that.

Regards

Stevo

Originally Posted by stevo68

G'day All,

Watched it yesterday arvo. Having read some of the comments here and on a similiar type thread....gotta say HTFU some of ya . It was a bit of fun for FFS, who cares if Roothy made some landy jokes....all makes copped a bit of stick back and forth.....anyone see the credits where Ash is putting Land Rover "Anything Else is Crap" stickers on Milo and the Jeep?

Also noting that despite being from different countries....after modifying etc....they all wore the Aussie flag? I think some folk get a little over sensitive about the whole thing, they all did well, though it was obvious that on the more difficult tracks that the coil sprung vehicles had the edge on the leaf sprung vehicle.

We get that sort of banter on an average trip out....and we ALL drive landies....RRC better than Fender versus shopping trolley Disco. On here we get on average every couple of days some thread having a dig at Toyota's or Nissans or some other make.....yet fall in a pool of tears if we hear someone having a go at our LR's......are we that precious? I'm not.....love my beast...know what it is capable of....and its proved itself time and time again. No banter or persons comment on another forum or out on a track is going to change that.

Regards

Stevo

Hi Stevo,
No doubt you read my comment on the other thread, but it was mostly directed at the way the comments were made, IE at most times only Roothy was miked up so his carry on got the air, not Terry or Ash's retorts, which if I could lip read would've been a hoot no doubt.
I'm not precious either as I, like you, no what the RR is capable of and can take ribbing well as it usually ends up with me towing/ recovering the ribbers later on.

I was just annoyed that the carry on about everything other than toyota got the most 'air time'.

I agree with everything you say, but having the 'banter' represented so one sided continually on these productions gets right under my skin.

Now....wheres my kleenex and cement powder??

JC

it really was typical of the whole magazine really, lots of fancy pictures and video (well done Boxer ) but little in way of facts and information for the readers who actually want to know what and how things have been done.

For example, Ash's RRC, very very nice truck but no real technical info on it. Yeah its got cruiser axles after the nissan ones played up, but how about some info on how the mod was done, some pics of it at least and some more info on the diesel engine

back to the video, typical of the mag again, more advertising than you can poke a stick at with little information on how each car has been modified.

yeah, I know the video is all in fun but if I wanted a larf, I would watch funny home video's , I want the 'custom guide' to be that, full of facts, tips and info on the actual mods not the fancy flashy wheels and where the CB ariel is or how to wire up a set of spotties

I will be over soon JC for my dose of kleenex and cement powder