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![]() | Home > Events > SLROC Green Road Run, 21 Feb, now with photos |
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Graemereeper Member Since: 25 May 2009 Location: Up a mountain somewhere Posts: 35 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I would be there in a heartbeat but working on Sunday |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 30 May 2005 Location: Driving along in my automobile Posts: 17476 ![]() ![]() |
A great and memorable day. Left home in dense fog and -8C so decided to take the RRS instead of the 90 but within a few miles the fog cleared and that was the start of almost cloudless blue skies all day.
The meeting point was at the end of the good section of A82, Tarbert, which was also where we had the most snow of the day even though this is down at 20m above sea level and we were going up to 500m!
These are a few of the early arrivals - we ended up in 2 groups as in total there were 30 cars there, mostly Defenders and older Landies and Disco2's but also a Freely1, 2 FFRR's and my RRS
Starting to climb Looking back to the head of Loch Lomond and Ben Lomond
Looking across the valley
The only casualty of the day - a series landy (in the centre) that broke a half-shaft being towed back UP the icy corner by the Disco1 on the right
I didn't go down the icy corner after watching a FFRR and 2 Defenders doing out of control 360's on it!
Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated ![]() 2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced 2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW |
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diamond Member Since: 09 Feb 2009 Location: Dusseldorf, Germany Posts: 217 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tim ,
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tornado34 Member Since: 06 Dec 2009 Location: London Posts: 242 ![]() ![]() |
Looks stunning Tim |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 30 May 2005 Location: Driving along in my automobile Posts: 17476 ![]() ![]() |
I had winter tyres on Diamond, have driven on enough ice roads here this winter to know their limitations! 25 of the cars went over the ice no problem, the getting back up it was a different story though as we were not permitted by the landowner to go off the track, although in the end many had no option but to drive up to the right on the verges as they were on MTR's or even road tyres. I wouldn't have minded bashing the Defender but not the Sport!
What was on the other side wasn't much anyway
Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated ![]() 2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced 2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW |
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tornado34 Member Since: 06 Dec 2009 Location: London Posts: 242 ![]() ![]() |
That ice is my teritory Tim, ice is much better for studs than snow (unless compacted) - I had my own fun today dragging all my neighbours up the long slope to our houses, which was covered in a foot of fresh snow, Fun how all the BMW rear wheel drivers and Volvo V70's just have no chance when the going gets seriously tough - when it's bad I use low ratio, DSC off and if downhill DSC (cheating I know for a Def driver |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 30 May 2005 Location: Driving along in my automobile Posts: 17476 ![]() ![]() |
My tyres aren't studded though, studded tyres are illegal in the UK................................. I'm running on Pirelli Scorpion Ice and Snow Tyres.
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diamond Member Since: 09 Feb 2009 Location: Dusseldorf, Germany Posts: 217 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I got the point Tim (you love too much your RRS to risk anything)
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Alicatt Member Since: 11 Jun 2007 Location: Eating in Eksel or Ice cold in Alex Posts: 1435 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Looks like a great day Tim, wish I could have been there instead of laying laminate flooring. We should be heading south tomorrow, got a meeting in the morning and then its off to Alex. Sons of dogs come hither and get flesh
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