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ben5575
Member Since: 18 Jun 2009
Location: Sat in the office dreaming of the Askrigg Pass
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Ok, so having finally taken delivery of my shiny new 06 SE on Tuesday, (the one I originally bought having terminally broken down en route from the dealer), and managing to resist the temptation to drive over every piece of grass verge I saw, I decided that I would see what these machines can do.
A quick skeg on t’internet revealed that North Yorkshire Off Road Centre is but an hour away, and at £30 for a day and the same again for an hour’s tuition, it seemed the ideal way of wiling away a warm but wet Sunday afternoon.
I learnt a long time ago from taking my little car on the odd track day or 70, that no matter how big a hero you think you are, it only takes a little instruction to make you realise that in actual fact you can’t drive for sh!te. Circuit driving is all about balance, accuracy and precision. Surely bashing up a few hills would be a piece of the proverbial?
Well perhaps unsurprisingly it didn’t take long for this little theory to be dispatched into the long mud rut.
Having met the owner and my instructor for the afternoon; Owen, it was clear that despite his rather jovial manner, he had that incredible understated calmness in the face of extreme ineptitude that only people with exceptional talent possess 
So having tackled vertical hills, 2 metre deep ruts and 60 degree angle leany over thingies (Owen told me that they were a piffling 20 degrees, but why ruin a good tale with facts when it’s so easy to exaggerate online…) I have decided that these cars of ours really are quite good.
Anyhow I’ve already taken up enough space on here with this pointless thread, but suffice to say that after only five days of ownership (it hasn’t had chance to break yet!) I am rapidly developing a crush on OO51 MUD. I can also heartily recommend Owen and NY Off Road Centre. 
Ben
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 5th Jul 2009 9:48 pm |
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bigcarpchaser
Member Since: 13 Oct 2007
Location: Camberley
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Nothing pointless about that post Ben, made me choke on my coffee lol
great fun aren't they? Welcome "Lola" 
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| 5th Jul 2009 11:10 pm |
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Gareth
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Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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Whereabouts is the North Yorks Off Road centre? is it the one at Robin Hoods Bay?
Cool reg number btw
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| 5th Jul 2009 11:15 pm |
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DG
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Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
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As it would be D3 specific...I would consider joining a newbie training group on here or at an official LRE centre TBH ....most private 4x4 training centres don't understand how the D3 works in comparison to other 4x4's  21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 5th Jul 2009 11:18 pm |
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ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
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Quote:these cars of ours
not quite sure why, but i like the way you wrote that.....wish there was more of whatever it is you have in OUR country..
nice one.. one wife.......livid
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| 5th Jul 2009 11:44 pm |
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ben5575
Member Since: 18 Jun 2009
Location: Sat in the office dreaming of the Askrigg Pass
Posts: 54
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Thank you for your kind words. SWMBO had sat me down in front of 'Once', a treacley musical in the style of Damian Rice. All of a sudden writing a long winded post about man things seemed like a good idea
Gareth, yep it’s the one at Robin Hoods Bay. The situation is breathtaking. The course itself is 15 acres on the furthest point on top of a very high headland overlooking a stunning horseshoe bay.
Its location means that when you drive up then crest a hill, you get mud, bonnet, sky, sky, bonnet, sea, sea, holy sheeyat I’m about to fall off a cliff, sea, bonnet and mud again. The picture of the Defender on their homepage http://www.nyoffroad.co.uk/ gives you a fairly good idea of what it’s like.
Sadly I don’t have anything to compare it with so I can’t tell you that it’s better than such and such. But the key thing was that it was good fun.
DG, I take your point about a LR experience. Owen, the guy who owns it, is a 60 something, self confessed ‘yacker’ (his words). That said he was a rally driver of 15 years, then raced 4x4’s, then worked for LR as an instructor and latterly for Jeep. He certainly seemed to know his way round a D3.
Either way I have the voucher for an experience day ‘in the post’ so I will have to report back 
Ben
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| 6th Jul 2009 10:01 am |
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DG
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Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
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Not trying to discredit the chap BTW just a general observation.
....also look out for the newbie days we run on here ...most offer excellent training from LR qualified instructors who are very, very D3 specific. You will learn how to get the most out of the gadgetry for all terrains from them 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 6th Jul 2009 10:47 am |
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Ken
Member Since: 20 Feb 2006
Location: Here
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Hey DG isnt there a a day Weekend thingie soon
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| 6th Jul 2009 10:51 am |
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tanters
Member Since: 24 Oct 2007
Location: Oireland
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ben5575 wrote: SWMBO had sat me down in front of 'Once', a treacley musical in the style of Damian Rice.
 Great soundtrack to that BTW, Marketa Irglova is quiet a talent 
Good to see you're enjoying your motor A happy childhood ... is the worst possible preparation for life.
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| 6th Jul 2009 11:03 am |
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ben5575
Member Since: 18 Jun 2009
Location: Sat in the office dreaming of the Askrigg Pass
Posts: 54
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ssshhh Tanters, I completely agree but I'm new to the forum so didn't feel comfortable enough yet to expose my feminine side....
Ken, sadly I shall mostly be ‘Walking with Dinosaurs’ this weekend so I can’t make the event, which is a shame as I grew up in a little village between Corby and Market Harborough and it would have been nice to go back.
BTW, what the hell is this 'Tixover Driving' anyway  Is this a new technique I need to learn or something?
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| 6th Jul 2009 12:37 pm |
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tanters
Member Since: 24 Oct 2007
Location: Oireland
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ben5575 wrote:ssshhh Tanters, I completely agree but I'm new to the forum so didn't feel comfortable enough yet to expose my feminine side....
 I didnt say she had lovely shoes ........ 
A happy childhood ... is the worst possible preparation for life.
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| 6th Jul 2009 1:06 pm |
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