Your worst off roading errors - i'll start

beamendsltd> Here's the unedited text from our club mag article I
beamendsltd> did. It still gets menitioned every time we get
beamendsltd> together.......

Wow! That one definitely goes on the list of "Stories to tell
SWMBO to make sure she doesn't come on the next trip".

Andy

--
Andy Cunningham -- www.cunningham.me.uk
Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.
--Mark Twain (1835-1910), Following the Equator [1897]

Have you noticed how many of the errors relate to water, Nice one
Pantelis. Which reminds me, i'll post another picture of a mistake when
I get home!

Dave

DAve Hi,

and damage is even more extended and serious when you start "playing" with
sea water or sand.
Lots of Landies here in Greece have been subjected to this tornment and
eventhough our road are very seldom covered with salt during winter you can
find several cars suffering from rust beyond repair to both their bodyshell
and mechanics due to salt water.

Actually one of my main headaches is washing the camels with fresh water
following a windy day (my house is less than 5 meter away from the sea and
seasalt spray is constantly covering them.

Take care
Pantelis

"Dave R" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Have you noticed how many of the errors relate to water, Nice one
> Pantelis. Which reminds me, i'll post another picture of a mistake when
> I get home!
>
> Dave
>

On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:42:06 +0300, "Pantelis Giamarellos"
<[email protected]> wrote:


>
>Actually one of my main headaches is washing the camels with fresh water
>following a windy day (my house is less than 5 meter away from the sea and
>seasalt spray is constantly covering them.
>
>Take care
>Pantelis

Sit it over the top of a garden sprinkler for an hour or so. 'swat I
*do* to de-saltify the chassis after launching boats.

* Hose pipe ban allowing, of course.

Are you allowed to use garden hosepipes in the summer?

David

On 2006-08-23, rads <[email protected]> wrote:

> Are you allowed to use garden hosepipes in the summer?

I expect he is, Greece after all isn't an arid, desert region like the
south of England!

--
Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!

LOL !!!!!!

Actually water is not aplenty but we still manage OK without crazy
restrictions such as in the UK.
On the other hand most people fit dedicated irrigation systems which limit
wasting water while on the same time watering the garden as much as
required.

It is really sad to see on of the countries that have created the structure
of the free world to start suffering from such limitations of access and use
of, what should be, elementary sources of life.

The even sadder thing though is that I expect those things to also be
applied here in Greece in a few years time.

Take care
Pantelis




"Ian Rawlings" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 2006-08-23, rads <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
> > Are you allowed to use garden hosepipes in the summer?
>
> I expect he is, Greece after all isn't an arid, desert region like the
> south of England!
>
> --
> Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!

Went out on night drive with my girlfriend, my son and his auntie. Just
been up a lovely green lane with lots of tricky bits, had done the last
few rock steps and could see the main road.Whilst driving down a nice
little track in a gully, I turned to talk to g/f in back and before we
knew it I'd driven up side of banking and was looking down at my son
(we were on our side). Walked about 3 miles phoned a friend and had to
get righted by a suzuki SJ410 how embarrassing. I then had to go back
next day with a very friendly GLASS representive and get towed. A
passing biker then helpfully told me how to get oil out of engine
(taking injectors out and turning engine over) and after about a mile
of heavy smoking everything was ok! Unfortunatley no photographic
evidence for this but am sure it is very prominant in the minds of
those involoved! again many thanks to GLASS guy you know who you are!!

Dave R wrote:

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|| http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/v8bobber_2006/01072006073.jpg
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|| Right, your turn, bonus points for photographic evidence.............

CCV trial, class 5, clear all day up to that point (IIRC), then there came a
section that went along a horrible side-slope. The angle of the dangle was
about 45deg, and the correct approach was to keep a wheel on the top to
minimise the lean. However, there was a cane on the top of the slope to
stop it being too easy. I was watching the front to make sure it didn't
touch the cane and I missed a small depression in the ground in front of my
RH front wheel. The small movement was enough to make the whole vehicle tip
gently sideways and land on its side. Everyone saw me put my arm out,
thinking I was trying to break the fall of both me and the vehicle, and
expected to find a broken arm at least when they pulled me out, but all I
was doing was gently touching the grass to make sure I knew when we had
stopped rolling (I think). No damage to Tiggrr or my good self. The large
number of points I got (I think it was about the 7 gate) ruined my
afternoon, though.

After the roll:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f11/blackdog53/rollover/PICT0048.jpg

All in one piece:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f11/blackdog53/rollover/PICT0051.jpg

--
Rich
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Take out the obvious to email me.

Pantelis Giamarellos wrote:
> LOL !!!!!!
>
> Actually water is not aplenty but we still manage OK without crazy
> restrictions such as in the UK.
> On the other hand most people fit dedicated irrigation systems which limit
> wasting water while on the same time watering the garden as much as
> required.
>
> It is really sad to see on of the countries that have created the structure
> of the free world to start suffering from such limitations of access and use
> of, what should be, elementary sources of life.
>
> The even sadder thing though is that I expect those things to also be
> applied here in Greece in a few years time.
>
> Take care
> Pantelis
>

Talking about water, this is the photo I was talking about earlier in
the thread, not a shortage of water that day I can tell you. With our
trialling, you take it in turns to go first, ie you jump a few start
numbers throughout the day.

On this particular day, it had been raining heavily all morning and the
hard base of the quarry meant that all the water had been running into
the pool at the bottom, instead of being 18inches deep it was more like
3 foot plus. As luck ( or not) would have it, I was first off and knew
that I wouldn't make it through all the way so decided to just empty it
the best I could for the others by ploughing in way too fast. I emptied
it alright!

If I look wet in the pictures its not because of the rain!!

Dave

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/v8bobber_2006/marchtrial078.jpg

P.S. sorry for small size, I had to resize it for another reason, but
you get the idea!