Post Southwest Syncro Offroad Meet 23rd Jan 2010

[syncrosimon]

Fantastic day out, shame lunch took so long, but hey!

Not got a great deal of photos but Sam got these vids.

We were very sympathetic to the poor old Toyota Landcruiser driver, who then because Sheldon towed him out (he had the kinetic strop) reversed back half a mile for us when we met him in another lane.

Great fun and plans are hatched for a weekend campout on the moors, we need to find a field somewhere.

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Thanks to all who came, particularly those who came a long way (like Southampton)

[syncrosimon]

This was the second less extreme group.

Syncroswede, Torchy, Futbus, Syncrosimon, Claire and Sheldon and Karl T.

And Spannermonkey is in there somewhere.

[sonic23]

What another ace day out with the South West Syncro folks and associates
Many thanks to Mal,Simon and Roger for doing all the reccy work - the day went very smooth as a result.
And thanks to Dave and Rose for the hospitality at Dave's Aladin's cave!(MMMMMmm shortbread)

I've got a few photos and a few vid clips i'll post later.

Highlight of the day for me was the steep descent/ascent right at the very end. Extreme adrenalin buzz!!
Rich

[KarlT]

Seconded, Cheers for everyone organizing & for making it happen. Just a thought, maybe village with two pubs may be an idea next time!

Highlight......Seeing the T4 & Hi-lux get rescued!!

[SYNCROSPARESUK]

Awesome day in the lanes.......thanks to Dave for his hospitality, thanks to all the guys who organised the trip it was brilliant.

Big respect to the T4 driver

cheers all, see you at the next meet...........possibly thinking of putting something together based around Hartland, there are some good UCR's around there, possibly end of Feb beginning March......will have a recce and see.

[DOKAHOME]

on the way...convoy

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this is where the fun starts

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back down to earth

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Hi all, great day...many thanks to everyone involved with the organisation and that was the best fruit cake ever!

[syncropatrick]

What a splendid day out, with good company, good food and great green-laning what could go wrong!

Thanks to the route finders and cooks and also the various people who helped me with my coolant leak, sorry it delayed us for an hour. The fitting of the SS coolant pipes sitting in my basement has crept up the to-do list somewhat.

Highlight of the day for me was the steep descent/ascent right at the very end. Extreme adrenalin buzz!!
Rich

And here he is. Both diff locks powering his loaded camper up the last hill climb of the day. Slippery shale underfoot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJgSSjSoK2Q

[DOKAHOME]

grand view

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the hill!

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[torchy]

Many thanks to Simon, Mal and Roger, another great day out!! Some good lanes and only regret is I did'nt try going up the hill at the end. Going down was fun when the ABS came on.

Looking forward to the next one.!!

[torchy]

Many thanks to Simon, Mal and Roger, another great day out!! Some good lanes and only regret is I did'nt try going up the hill at the end. Going down was fun when the ABS came on.

Looking forward to the next one.!!

.................especially since Rich makes it look like a "walk in the park" !

[pmrad4d]

many thanks to everyone, for sorting out our routes, for scones and tea in the morning...and for your good company and help...
cheers...look forward to the next time...

[syncrosimon]

Here is Mal going up Simms hill 24hrs before.
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So many vehicles did make it very slippery for Saturday.

[sonic23]

.................especially since Rich makes it look like a "walk in the park" !

That was my 3rd attempt
The first two fails I just had my rear diff lock on....and wasn't giving it enough grunt (thanks Roger for tips)

Rich

[sonic23]

Here's a few pictures and videos from Saturday.

Stopping for a 5min break.....


....to view the stunning scenery


How Many Syncros can you count?


Amazing views from the top






And a few videos to be had here:

T4 Syncro getting a little help:
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Al having rear diff lock probs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrsAdgQLn68" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Al's front diff working instead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-5KEaBvmpo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Jon's hill climb:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9mUg-79UX0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[v-lux]

Thanks everyone for sorting out a good days laning!!

Had a great time!

Looking forward to making a weekend of it at some point....there's certainly some 'challenging' lanes around Devon should anyone want to make things a tad more tricky.......