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Old 23-02-2009, 10:36 PM
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few pics from my last 2 weekends







these are from a pay and play day in stoke, very boggy woodland

and this is how i got home, bent my steering arm




from a quarry in rochdale







Old 23-02-2009, 10:40 PM
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spot on mate we will have to go to the next one... my mate said about 1 in burnley think he said..
Old 23-02-2009, 10:45 PM
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Looks like fun Andy!!!

Ill be there next time!
Old 23-02-2009, 10:47 PM
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yeah definately, will do burnley, your welcome to join us karl
Old 23-02-2009, 10:55 PM
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mate bent his steering arm on v8 disco,lucky we brought it on a trailer

when we set off 2 miles down the road mates 90, with 300tdi and td5 turbo pulled away from the lights at a pace bang gearbox went what a bastard, had to jump in with another mate....

great fun though aint it mate
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i love it, dont have to care about the vehicle, im scratched mine to death
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drive destroy anything in front of it get muddy
Old 24-02-2009, 12:17 AM
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this stuff always seems be up north or in wales, anyone know of places in the south east?
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try a off road forum pal. Thats all i did to find these events
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try a set of heavy duty steering rods from paddock, you might still bend them slightly but not as often as the chocolate standard ones
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I would seriously shit my pants doing something like that!

give me a 180mph run at brunters anyday!
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i got a mate whos big into his off road. been round a few green lanes with him round this way its a proper good laugh.
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kev, yes, i bought the pair from them, have only fitted the one half at the moment, steering guard and diff guards bought also. I
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Looks awesome, id love to go to something like that.
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