sunday 3rd march 2013

[supersurf]

what a great day out
we had our usual fine dining at mc donalds restaurant  

then we went out and had a quick cb check

we found this little fella with seat belt on and ready to go  







then we were off and soon into the lanes





















oh no here we go and only after a few lanes  







the route planner was hard at work with his crayons  









good job we were going slow as we went round one corner to find these 2 on there horses
the mum thanked us for driving carefully
as her young daughter was on her new horse  





this tree has seen better days and was snapped off from its root
hanging there
so we decided to take it down
just in case it was to fall on anyone or vehicle



croc our resident tree man
got straight to work















we soon made mince meat of the tree
and left it safe for other lane users    









we were driving along when einstein shouted stop  
so on went the brakes
out he jumped and ran up the hedge    

then i looked again and he was checking himself out in the mirror  

















the rowntrees toffee towbar is still there  



einstein relaxing







oh no luke has had an accident

we demonstrated the proper use of dave the tool mans kinetic rope    
and how its done
drive it like you stole it and the lwb pajero came flying out of the mud
drive it like mrs daisy and it just wont get the effect of the kinetic force  








we stopped for a well earned cup of tea  

einstein found the country bench  



whats this einsteins also found a cooker  



within minutes he rustled up a pizza  



after his shift at the stove he relaxed at his favourite log for a rest





check this bad boy lighter out  
its more like a bunson burner  



this is the newly finished lake lane



looks great until you get closer

on the other side of the gate there is a brand new post    



we had all had to turn round



this picture was taken for shaun
as im always calling range rovers ect donkeys

here is the proof with its very own e aw number plate    



on no we have sustained some damage  









not to sure what they have been feeding the dogs round here  
but it was nice of them to warn us they have bad tummies  













thats it chop it off    



a quick oil check









einstein was our tour planner today
and he done an excellent job of it
so much so that i have given him a gold star  



we caught a glimpse of a couple of power rangers in the woods  



























we ended the day down at castle motors
where we cleaned off the lights for our journey home  

big thanks to all that came today
to dave for the use of his kinetic rope throughout the day
also to einstein who navigated a really different route without fault
top man
it really was a grand day out

hope to see you all soon on the next adventure  

[discorave]

stop teasing then wheres the proof ? 

[m_attt]

thanks for today, was a good one untill the trip home. Lost power going up the a38 next comes that ominous engine rattle. stopped and opened the oil filler cap smoke pouring out. all the oil has dissappeared so had to abandon the car.

[supersurf]

thats not such a good end to a great day
as we had already said our good byes at castle motors

dave and croc just thought you turned into the petrol station for some food or fuel  ?

however we did sit at the bottom of landrake hill for a few minutes for you to catch up
no sign of you so carried on homeward bound

if you had a cb you could have hailed us all to stop 
or we could have turned round and come back  ?

now you can see how important it is to contact everyone else in the group
as we continued our journey back to plymouth with you still stuck down in cornwall   

anyway we shall go and get your truck tomorrow afternoon as planned

[croc]

what a crackin day. good laugh all round, good team effort when required and the usual banter at those that got stuck... more than once 

The line up



and now in no specific order a few of the many pics that were taken today

we saw a lot of these.... sounds like a challenge 


















its hard to play follow my leader..... when you cant see 





is the sunroof suppose to sit like that?/ 



thats gonna be tight 



told ya 

















Fom that angle i can see right up your.................tailpipe 



















Some one looks comfy.















After finding un unsafe tree, we had a health and safety meeing and decided we should fell said tree whilst the lacky's cleared up 



and here is the team, thank you boys your cheque is in the mail.







Dave thought he'd better check his fluids as he had a light on, we all said we'd help........ After we took a photo 



a mitsi that thinks its a landy.



best check the chassis hasnt fallen off













and we finshed the day at castle motors with one tired little man, and some not quite so clean Trucks





Thank you all for a brilliant day, and some good laughs. some good navigation and all in all another well spent day.

Till the next time!!   

[Fathead175]

Looks like I missed a good day although its probably good that I couldn't come as I found out yesterday on way back from dartmoor that both my rear wheel bearings are badly shot, not sure if they would have lasted the day laning. I see that I missed a rarity with lee even using his winch haha

[supersurf]

yes mate
i was demonstrating the use of the winch
so that the members without one
could see what a difference it would make on there own trucks

 

[kar.mat]

What a great day really enjoyed it ,did not get back till well after dark but washed the jeep by torch ,which was fun .
really sorry to hear about Matts jeep ,hope its going to be ok .
so by looking at the photos i need a ...
cb radio.
a winch .
some big tyres .
and my cam belt will need doing !!!!

off to the bank i go 

[m_attt]

yes had a demo of lots of needed equipment yesterday  oh dont forget the kinetic rope on that list.

[spoonboy]

Hi all

From the photos looks like I missed a great route (some i recognise-some i don't) and the usual fun-gutted.

Great to see some cosmetic damage being done ,but my sympathy to m_att -hope its not terminal mate.

Unfortunately my 'list of stuff I need' currently outweighs my current financial situation but I will return soon as i can.

all the best.

[m_attt]

got some nice scratchs on this one, a very tight lane at one point.

just got the car home, Big thanks to Battery Recovery, aka. positive lee and negative dave   aka. Lees' autos. really great service recomended.

filled it up with oil, and it started and ran with no horrible noises. but a 4k mile turbo is properly shafted, hoping it is a bad turbo not further problems.


 

[nev6v]

great pics from all    (And hope it is just bad turbo for you.)

[Einstein]

Thanks for yet another brilliant day out!!

Lots of great lanes as well, a bit of everything: Some narrow, some wide, some muddy and others dry

Thanks Lee for letting me navigate, it was fun

Hopefully the Lake Lane situation gets sorted out soon

Looking forward to the next outing!

[roadrunner]

thanks for another outstanding day out , was great to meet some new people and cant wait for the next one 

here is einstein's picture of the day:






































































here is my picture of the day:

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some excellent pictures there from everyone yet again

top job