MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: gulfstream11 on December 28, 2009, 11:39:02 am
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I noticed in the Top Gear thread that some of you guys are into off-roading.
I was once very active myself,even competing abroad and we are restarting off-roading events in February.
The site is a large Sand Quarry,1 mile from my house here in Doncaster.
Its a virgin site and next Month we need drivers to come along and generally lay waste to the place which in turn create driven tracks for the event.
This will happen 2 weekends in January,anybody interested can kip over at mine or just turn up on the day.
Cheers
Gulf.
disclaimer.. Simple,you know you aint insured and that all motorsport is dangerous.
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mate, im minus an off road vehicle :sad1:
could always steel one from work....or not :scared:
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Dude... Steal the one you posted in the Boliovia thread... :xmaspresent:
If your local just turn up..Off road advice from anyone who knows their stuff is always accepted.
I,m mapping the site..I,ll be in a borrowed vehicle but mostly on foot.
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that was from when i as in germany mate
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Steetly Quarry by any chance used to Mountain Biking there, good fun indeed
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Watching the Top Gear special, and all this type of talk makes me want another Off-Roader..
The only downside to playing in mud is cleaning the car afterwards... which is why my old Disco was always caked! :signLOL:
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Steetly Quarry by any chance used to Mountain Biking there, good fun indeed
I dont think so..I know Steetly and thats further inland.The guy that owns it is an old school friend of my best mate.
This site is right on Bawtry Rd before you turn at the lights for the airport.Its hidden by the woods
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not too far for me really but i dont have an off roader :sad1: i got a few mates with 4x4`s so ill tell them bout it :happy2: a lot of them go to the 4x4 track at Frickley so they might be interested in going in the future.
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can you bring quads
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why do you have to be so far away :sad1:
here's my boy "jack the (tyre) ripper" :grin:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Faa104%2FverycherryR32%2Fjack.jpg&hash=e0d468e9d5b60cfff238029006a9701c638a316d)
although ive since dumped the rack and winch to save weight on the sand. was talking this morning with my mate who will give me a second pair of hands to do a few jobs such as put the new side windows in and roof :party:
but he's on SORN without an mot at the moment....but he's coming into active service again :jumpmove:
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not got a 4x4 myself, but have driven them loads with work, with full off road training as well.
what got me really nterested was my mum bought me an off road extreme experience day, wasnt to chuffed at first thinking i was in to track days more, plus i drive them alot with work, butonce i saw the defender fully raised up with winches, roll bars, diff guards and mud flaps, i was in love. whata laugh, and so technical as well
heres some pics i found on the net for people who have never looked into 4x4 days, with timeattacks and winching etc.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Finlinethumb21.webshots.com%2F31508%2F2686640240102123940S500x500Q85.jpg&hash=038bd64ed2933345824f103134a10bc2360d42c7)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.4x4offroads.com%2Fimage-files%2F4x4-legend-simon-buck-2.jpg&hash=aac239af4b8399d9a562900237d931b6ad140df3)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyingspanners.net%2Fgallery%2Fladoga_08%2F%2Ftourism.jpg&hash=01d61d1e5996dccd4180aa0704a9fd2b9df9976f)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg139.imageshack.us%2Fimg139%2F4798%2Fjpg112bf0.jpg&hash=39fa37246cd17e3ede8b50b13f18ea32f6f6faae)
I must admit, i have sh!t myself more times off orading than whati have on track days or the ring.
We had an off driver training day in germany a few years back, where we were given a pretty tough course to complete. the kand rover suppllied had all the roll bars on the outside of the panel work in case it rolled, so we ended up trying to complete the couyrse in the fastest time time attck style. that landrover was fooked after it had been rolled so many times, it was hillarious.
if youve never done an off road day, i reccomend trying an experience day
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this is the sort of thing i want to get into though. just not when it flips @1.40mins
with the ultimate goal of doing something like this in a few years
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Steetly Quarry by any chance used to Mountain Biking there, good fun indeed
I dont think so..I know Steetly and thats further inland.The guy that owns it is an old school friend of my best mate.
This site is right on Bawtry Rd before you turn at the lights for the airport.Its hidden by the woods
Is it near the Paintballing place? or am I way off? I will volunteer any time if you can loan me a 4x4. :happy2:
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would def come to this if I had a landy but im currently without...always on the look out though!
here is my previous offroaders if anyone is interested :happy2:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fmm277%2Faau06ajm%2Fp19.jpg&hash=0f256014b3370457d943ee2942e2afcbf252974b)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fmm277%2Faau06ajm%2F265527207a2335526650b158107474l.jpg&hash=962bb32272c73febc8968a962d22b24aa1ad0350)
and this little beast I wish I'd never sold :sad:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fmm277%2Faau06ajm%2FDSC00242.jpg&hash=12f3a29af07caa04402e3e1b33edf8b57b38c6be)
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That 1st Defender (M reg one) looks great Alex :wink:
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That 1st Defender (M reg one) looks great Alex :wink:
Thanks, I think I got the look pretty spot on with that one, used to get alot of people commenting on how good it looked! will dig out some other photos when I get a chance.
I loved all my landies and miss them all individually!the GTI is great for what I do at the moment but I've got that landy itch that needs a scratch soon!!!
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Steetly Quarry by any chance used to Mountain Biking there, good fun indeed
I dont think so..I know Steetly and thats further inland.The guy that owns it is an old school friend of my best mate.
This site is right on Bawtry Rd before you turn at the lights for the airport.Its hidden by the woods
Is it near the Paintballing place? or am I way off? I will volunteer any time if you can loan me a 4x4. :happy2:
Yes your on the same road.At the light s before the paintball woods as your coming out of Doncaster.
Well it seems like there are a few off-roaders on here but you either without truck or too far away.
Oh and sorry no quads.
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that shot right there is why mine is now going to be painted green in the very near future :happy2:
did you paint it yourself?
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that shot right there is why mine is now going to be painted green in the very near future :happy2:
did you paint it yourself?
No I bought it that colour it was a rare county hardtop with the defender stripe down the side. loved it!!
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looks the part and very tempting - http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/200953349337992/original-id/200953349337270/associated-ids/200948346771188%2C200953349337992%2C200939342583894%2C200939342583888%2C200940343033492/usedcars/postcode/hx20up?previous=%2Fsearch%2Fresults%2Fusedcars%2Fpostcode%2Fhx20up%2Fradius%2F1500%2Fmake%2Fland_rover%2Fmodel%2Fdefender%2Fprice-from%2F5000%2Fsort%2Fpriceasc%2Fquicksearch%2Ftrue%2Fpage%2F7&logcode=a
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looks the part and very tempting - http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/200953349337992/original-id/200953349337270/associated-ids/200948346771188%2C200953349337992%2C200939342583894%2C200939342583888%2C200940343033492/usedcars/postcode/hx20up?previous=%2Fsearch%2Fresults%2Fusedcars%2Fpostcode%2Fhx20up%2Fradius%2F1500%2Fmake%2Fland_rover%2Fmodel%2Fdefender%2Fprice-from%2F5000%2Fsort%2Fpriceasc%2Fquicksearch%2Ftrue%2Fpage%2F7&logcode=a
are you after a single cab on purpose dude?
i bought mine from the electricity board as they refresh their fleet regularly and cover the vehicles in toys and are very cheap. if you go for a 90 or a 110 the roofs and sides can be swapped around like lego :happy2: they also carry the special vehicles tag
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forgot to say VC the opentop series 3 in my previous post was painted by me and some mates, used nato desert paint and rollers and the finish was pretty good actually!
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forgot to say VC the opentop series 3 in my previous post was painted by me and some mates, used nato desert paint and rollers and the finish was pretty good actually!
more details :party:
ive been chatting to others on various forums who have used a mix of celly and thinner (60/40) with 4" rollers to apply paint
but no-one will seem to commit to defining the actual process :chicken:
i'm going to paint it matt olive or matt nato green...when the weather allows