sunday 27th july 2014 random lanes

[supersurf]

well we stated the day with only half the group today

3 cars dropped out but we still had 3 going so not all bad

we blitzed through lots of lanes again today with a nice small group

i even got to use my winch at one point

to pull my own car  



einstein got out and sorted out the hubs  







































































oh my god what is he doing now

einstein thinks he has won an olympic medal

no one has the heart to tell him its just a tow rope with hooks on  



markm76 was hard at work trying to cut this tree in half



closely followed by simon



10 seconds in simon says

oh no ive broken my nail    

this manual labour is just not for me





einstein had us follow this tractor for ages

i said is he going the same way as us mate

he replied no im following him  

why    

hes one of those transformers i seen on a film  

never

well we carried on to some more lanes



this very nice chap out for his sunday drive

took one look at my dented car

and soon reversed back    













not forgetting a picture for sean our resident landrover fan  



at last but not least the end of the day to where we wash the cars

so that the mud doesnt clogg up the brake calipers

washed and ready for the journey home  

big thanks to all that came out to play today

also to einstein for the most random backwards route of all time

it was a great fun day yet again

till the next adventure

 

[MarkM76]

Another superb day trip, many thanks to all.  As Simon said at the time "Rocky Climb claims another victim" as my nearside sill will need some attention after falling on that rock.  No idea where we went on the day, but great lanes, saving practically the best till last!

Couple of pics to start, as this is my first upload from photo bucket.  Just making sure I do it right, then I'll put up the rest.


The line up - shot from this side so my car wouldn't look so much smaller.....

[MarkM76]

Ah, success on the uploading front, so here are the rest.  






Einstein having a go at shifting the tree, before the saws came out.




And lift....










Rocky climb.






Not sure it wants to lean too much further over....








Simon pulls the Shogun up all by himself.....




Didn't get up there without tow rope assistance....














Getting a bit overgrown.




Found a Geo Cache




So Lee advertised....

[supersurf]

yes after i went up rocky climb showing young einstein how easy it was

we did the worst thing ever 

stopped with the front up in the air for a quick photo shot

but when i went to continue the climb i was forced to roll back just to get traction

but i ended up further in the whole as the car slid sideways

but not to worry 

even with the petrol coming out of the filler neck

as the car was over quite a bit

the recovery crew sorted out the cable from the winch and put a tree strop onto the nearest tree

whilst i sat there listening to my best of abba cd

the superwinch worked perfect and a safe pull got the front back down and out of the ditch

a smooth and controlled way out of the hole  

so not all bad my new shiney winch does work

better yet i used it to get myself out for a change   

[chunkster]

looks like you guys had a great day out! rocky climb looks rather fun! 

[croc]

looks like i chose to miss a good day, would have been nice to see lee do a self recovery with his winch.... still i will insist on taking on work, roll on winter 

[MarkM76]

A productive day.....   

Panel beat the lightly damaged sill gently back into submission, refitted popped cover trims with new screws, and near side doors now both shut properly again! 
Forget to take photo's for damage section though. 

Also worked out how to start a youtube channel, and uploaded first two videos, which are now in the Videos section under Marks iPhone Videos.