Trip report - Qld Land Rover Clubs Jamboree

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Trip report - Qld Land Rover Clubs Jamboree - Repost so other clubs can view.

Big thank you to all those who attended the event; and participated in the activities with a spirit of goodwill! I am sure that everybody had fun and enjoyed themselves.
Thanks to Janowen Hills 4WD Park for hosting the event for us,
Thanks also to the sponsors who have generously provided prizes for the Jamboree.

I am sure that you are all chafing at the bit to know who won what, but I am afraid that you will have to wait a bit longer, I will tally the results and Post up shortly.

In the mean time:-
If you did not attend the Jamboree, sucked in - you missed a ripper, we had a Top Gear Theme going across the Weekend, so here are a few awards that I would like to give out now.

The best Jeremy Clarkson award for saying the Word “Power” the most across the Weekend, goes to Harry Mason for his effort around the Dam in Challenge number 6
I don’t think he really thinks Mrs Cheeky drives like that???


The best Richard Hammond award goes to Jnr Grover in the Freelander 1.5???
Some good driving in the “Little Truck”

The Best Caption Slow award goes to Walrover for his efforts in Challenge number 3
As far was we can tell he was second in the challenge because he was the only other entrant apart from the 109 that did not cheat.
“Some Say” that The109 is cheating itself…. All we know is that it’s awesome.

Other busted cheating (bonus points awarded)




Some got very “creative”


For others it did not go so well.


The Day started with a Show and Shine Challenge



Followed by a Travel Ramp Challenge.





Even Josh had a go, but his tent fell out.


We then moved to the Gymkhana Area for a Series of Challenges
As you have already see there may have been some Top Gear style of cheating going on.
The Reverse Slalom sorted some out






Some more than others


Though he did do his own gardening


There were other challenges but we were having so much fun, that we forgot to take pictures….. I am sue other will post up more soon.

After the Challenges were over we went for Lunch and an afternoon drive in the park







Next Morning woke up a little chilly


But we were soon into it again with a nice morning drive






Again thank you for having a go, and watch this space for the results, for now I have to go and clean up.

Cheers

Gaz (CheekyD1)

[CheekyD1]

For those who missed the Jamboree, sucked in again.
Here is the fun you missed out on.

Welcome to the Land Rover Jamboree
We hope you enjoy the Weekend, we have prepared a different type of event for you this weekend.
We hope you are ready for a Fun weekend, remember the Judges decision is final and can not be bought.


Challenge 1 (Commences 9am Saturday)
To prove that your Land Rover looks best, you will now parade your Rover in the area indicated, for a Show and Shine.
You will join fellow rovers of similar style to be judged, in the categories below.
Most Original
Most Authentic
Most Capable
Best off Road Club Car
Winner in each category receives 100 points, second 50 points, third 20 points.
Bonus Points for
Overall best Rover. 100 points
Most Dirty Rover 50 points
Most Dinged Rover 50 points
Most Rolled / Flopped 50 points



Challenge 2
Some say that the Chassis of a Land Rover is so Stiff it’s like taking a Ironing Board wheeling.
To prove them wrong you will now drive one front wheel up the Travel Ramp.
Continue until one of the rear tyres is about to leave (or leaves) the ground, back up till it just touches again.
A mark has been placed indicating the distances achieved by a 1965 Australian built CJ-6 Jeep, you will receive 1 point for each centimeter past the mark set by the 4 Leaf Spring Jeep and lose one point for each centimeter short of this point.


Challenge 3 (Moving over to the Gymkhana area when Challenge 2 is complete)
The Range Rover was launched as a luxury means of off road travel, to prove your Rover bred is better or defend the RRC brand.
You are to perform a simple task of retrieving water.
Drive to the lake, fill an ice cream container with water, place it onto the bonnet of your Rover and return to poor whatever water is left in the ice cream container into the bucket labeled with vehicle’s type.
The Rover type with the most water in its bucket will be proven to be the best.
10 points for having a go, 100 points for the rover who retrieves the most water, 50 second, 20 points for third.
Bonus Points awarded for creative / more challenging route to buckets. Eg over the logs etc



Challenge 4
Some say that attaching over size tyres compromises the turning circle of your vehicle, to prove them wrong a yellow circle has been drawn on the paddock, showing the turning circle of a power steered Falcon ute. Yes the turning circle of a Falcon ute with power steer sux, so you should easily beat it.
You are to enter the circle and complete 3 circles, without spinning wheels.
If a front tyre crosses the line you must reverse back into the circle
You receive 100 points for completing the task but loose 10 points for every time you have to reverse.
Bonus Points! you will receive the following Bonus points, for ramping the activity up, but if you choose to attempt a Bonus you must then complete at least 1 circle with the feature engaged.
CDL engaged 20 Bonus Points
Rear Locker engaged 30 Bonus Points
Front Locker engaged 40 Bonus Points
Front and Rear Locker Engaged 50 Bonus Points…..Remember you still loose 10 points for every reverse, think carefully. .


Challenge 5
Lifting vehicles greater than 2” is said, by the nanny state rule makers, will make a vehicle so unstable that it will roll over. To prove them wrong, You will see 5 buckets arranged in a circuit, you will drive around the buckets around the circuit at 15 km/hr dropping a orange in each bucket, with out stopping, or rolling your vehicles on its side.
20 Points for each orange landed in a bucket.

Cancelled due to a lack of Oranges

Substitute Challenge 5
Reverse Slalom
Some say that you can not see behind a Land Rover
To prove them wrong you will negotiate the course of Tractor tyres in reverse.
100 Points, less 10 Points for each time Forward Gear is engaged.


Challenge 6
Mrs Cheeky has set a time for completing a lap of the Dam.
Your job is to complete a lap the same time
1 Points lost from 100 for each second over or under her time.


Challenge 7 (Separate sheet issued Saturday Night, when you hand in your Score Card)
To test your knowledge of the Land Rover Marque we have prepared a Trivia Quiz
Fill in the answers by crossing the box, 2 points for a correct answer.
Using the internet is banned.

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1. What is the surname of the brothers Maurice and Spencer, who are credited with the creation of Land Rover?
A. Brown >>
B. Smith >>

C. Wilks >> ### 2 Points
D. Simpson
While using a Jeep on his farm in Anglesey, Rover's technical director Maurice Wilks and his brother Spencer Wilks, Rover's managing director saw a gap in the market for a vehicle to fill the new factory at Solihull.

2. The first Land-Rover is launched in 1948, but at which Motor Show?
A. Amsterdam >> ### 2 Points
B. Geneva >>

C. Paris >>
D. Dubbo Bonus 5 Points for being Funny
The vehicle is equipped with 80" wheelbase, permanent four-wheel drive, canvas roof and optional doors.

Q3. The first Land Rovers are exported to where in 1949?
A. The Soviet Union >>
B. United States of America >> ### 2 Points

C. China >>
D. Australia
Yup it was the US also in 1987 the formation of Range Rover of North America heralds the launch of the vehicle in the US market.
By 1990 North America becomes the largest export market for the Range Rover.

4. In 1959 – 11 years after production – how many Land Rovers had rolled off the production line?
A. 100,000 >>
B. 200,000 >>

C. 250,000 >> ### 2 Points


5. Land Rover launches a new major model line – the Range Rover, but in which year?
A. 1969 >>
B. 1970 >> ### 2 Points

C. 1971 >>
The Range Rover - power comes from the new all-alloy, 3.5-litre petrol engine giving the big vehicle a top speed of nearly 100 mph. The Range Rover features permanent four wheel drive to cope with the power and torque output of the V8 engine.
The Rover-designed two-speed transfer box shares a common case with the four-speed manual gearbox and has a vacuum-operated centre differential. The braking system has innovative dual-circuit hydraulics with all-round disc brakes.

6. In 1989 Land Rover launch the Discovery, but at which Motor Show?
A. Geneva >>
B. Amsterdam >>

C. Frankfurt >> ### 2 Points
D. GCLRO Stand of the Gold Coast 4WD Show Bonus 10 Points
The Discovery moves Land Rover away from its traditional markets and into the burgeoning leisure sector.
The interior with its distinctive facia style and striking light blue colourway owes much to input from the Conran design consultancy.
The exterior features a distinctive stepped roof with a single rear door mounting the spare wheel. The power train debuts the new 200 Tdi direct-injection diesel engine while the 3.5-litre V8 petrol engine is offered as an alternative.
We offered the GCLRO stand for the launch but some little city in Germany was already booked.

7. The Rover Group, including Land Rover is acquired by BMW, but in which year?
A. 1992 >>
B. 1994 >> ### 2 Points

C. 1996 >>

8. The 1997 Frankfurt Motor Show was the venue for which new Land Rover product?
A. Range Rover >>
B. Defender >>

C. Freelander >> ### 2 Points
D. CheekyD1 Penalty Minus 5 for Crawling
Powered by transverse-mounted four-cylinder petrol or diesel engines, the Freelander uses an Intermediate Reduction Drive unit to take the drive to the back axle via a viscous coupling.
Two body styles are offered – a five-door estate and an exciting three door. The Freelander's off-road ability is re-enforced by the innovative Hill Descent Control (HDC) system.
CheekyD1 is a 1991 model. Ah ha trick question.

9. Where was the Land_e revealed in 2006?
A. Geneva >> ### 2 Points
B. Paris >>

C. Frankfurt >>
D. Grimaces POS RRC Museum Bonus 5
The Land_e is revealed at the Geneva Motor Show.
The diesel-electric hybrid SUV incorporates the latest fuel saving technology and a unique 4 x 4 drive system.

10. In 2007 a Discovery 3 marks which landmark figure in production totals for Land Rover?
A. 1,000,000 >>
B. 4,000,000 >> ### 2 Points

C. 10,000,000 >>

11. Why was the original Land Rover built bodied in aluminium?
Cheap and easy to work
Aluminium is very pretty when polished
Alunimium is light in weight
Plentiful supply left over from aircraft production ### 2 Points
Harry Masion fixes Airplanes and is used to using the stuff No Bonus it was just funny
Land Rovers were bodied in an aluminium alloy called Bermabrite which was in plentiful supply after the war when the Rover factory returned to car production from wartime aircraft manufacturing. They did not really care if Harry likes working Alunimium.

12. In 1983, the Land Rover brand changed from numerical series designation to a named product; what were those names?

90, 100 and One Two Seven
Defender
Ninety, One Ten and 127 ### 2 Points
Offender
The model names where changed to reflect the wheelbase of each model. Curiously, the Ninety and One Ten differed from the designation of 127 for the extended wheelbase versions.

13. When was the Defender name adopted for Land Rover vehicles?

1983
1989
1976
1990 ### 2 Points
The Defender name was introduced to distinguish the traditional Land Rover from the Discovery.

14. One designer of the Range Rover, Charles Spencer King, later had a limited edition vehicle named in his honour. What was this called?

The King
CDK
CSK ### 2 Points
The Spencer
Outlaw
Spencer King was the nephew of Maurice Wilks, the designer of the original Land Rover.

15. The Discovery introduced in 1989 had an interior designed by which leading designer?

Marks and Spencer
Gaultier
Conran ### 2 Points
Chanel
Dunga Speck by Trav Bonus 5 Points
The interior was designed by the Conran Design Group run by Jasper Conran, son of the fashion guru Terrance.
Trav was busy repairing his RRC that day.

16. Which international off road challenge used solely Land Rover vehicles from 1981 to 1998?

Camel Trophy ### 2 Points
Rothmans Award
Benson and Hedges Cup
Marlboro Country Cup
Bathurst 1000

The Camel Trophy has been called the "Olympics of 4x4" and took place in some of the most inhospitable parts of the world.
Bathurst 1000 is for Race Cars
Benson and Hedges Cup is Cricket


17. In 1996, when the final member of the Land Rover family was launched, which major motor manufacturer owned Land Rover?

Mercedes Benz
British Aerospace
Ford
BMW ### 2 Points
BMW purchased Land Rover from British Aerospace shortly before the launch of the Freelander.

18. Land Rover was recently reunited with another BLMC brand when sold by the Ford Motor Company. What was the brand and who was this latest owner of Land Rover?

Morris and General Motors
Jaguar and Tata ### 2 Points
Austin and Mercedes Benz
Rover and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp
Reunited with Jaguar from the days of British Leyand, Land Rover was owned by the Indian Tata Motors.

19. How much did Top Gears Richard Hammond recently spend restoring his 110

£4,000
£40,000 ### 2 Points
£400,000
£4,000,000

20. Which is the Best Land Rover Ever
CheekyD1 Bonus 15 Points
Dougie Diesel Bonus 5 Points
Fluffy Bonus 5 Points
Other Penalty -20 Points

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia_cb7g5EU4

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And the winners are:-

Show and Shine
Everybody who showed their Rover was a winner and received 10 Jamboree Points for their efforts

Most Original
The judges (not me btw) could not split the two winners so awarded a tie
TimJ and Big Mac
Both receive 100 Jamboree Points

Most Authentic
Wal Rover

Most Capable
The 109

Best off road Club Car
Grizzly Adams

Bonus 100 points to CheekyD1 for Most Dirty Rover

We could not find and Dinged Rovers worth Bonus Points and nobody admitted to rolling or flopping their rover..(wm)

Travel Ramp
Overall Winner with a distance of 880 mm past the Jeep mark was Grizzly Adams
Best 100” Rover was Busman
Best Shorty was TimJ


Water Carry
After the rules regarding Bonus Points were explained there was so much cheating in this event that our beautiful judge could not keep track of who did not cheat.
We have been back through the pictures and the winner is The 109

second is WalRover

third was JasonK for cheating the least

Several contestants claimed to have arrived with more than 2 liters of water, some of these also claimed not to have cheated. How a 2 liter ice cream container contains more than 2 liters of water is still to be figured out…….
Bonus points were awarded for traveling over obstacles, and Harry Mason received the Jeremy Clarkson Award. Power!!!!!
Cheryl also awarded 100 Bonus Points to Quigley for gift wrapping his water supply

Turning Circle
There is a three way tie in this challenge, as the Travel ramp favors the long wheel base, Shorty’s are the way to go here.
TimJ, John Ellis and Pok
John Ellis gets 100 Bonus Points for having the longest wheel base.

Dam Lap
“Some say” that she was the best looking judge on the day……….., and that if she drove a lap of the dam she would not get lost?????…….all we know is that she did it in 2:27.
So the winner is Poam66 with a time of 2:24.3 (-2.7 sec)
Second is Wal Rover in a time of 2:30.4 (+3.4 sec)
Third John Ellis 2:22.9 (-4.1 sec)

Reverse Slalom
Joint winners again Sandman and Big Mac
These competitors may have strayed from the event area in an effort not to go forward.

Trivia Quiz
The quiz master is JasonK with a score of 47

And the winners are:-

Overall Jamboree Champion (Jamboree Points Only)
First Place The 109
Second Place Grizzly Adams
Third Place TimJ

Most Bonus Points amassed Harry Masonshame his other score sucked so bad.

Overall Winner including Bonus Points
First Place Grizzly Adams
Second Place The 109
Third Place TimJ

Thanks again to all who attended the event, and had a go. Looking back over the scores it looks like nearly everybody who came along had a go at all the events.
Next year we are planning to hold the Jamboree on the weekend that both Qld and NSW are on school holidays, maybe some of the down south clubs would like to join.

Cheers

Gaz