I'm booked in for my LR Experience at Eastnor on Sunday morning, is anyone else going?

Paul

PaulB wrote:

I'm booked in for my LR Experience at Eastnor on Sunday morning, is anyone else going?

Paul

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Eastnor's a great venue - been to 2 LREs there

Going for just the half day or have you upgraded to the full day? 

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Eastnor's a great venue - been to 2 LREs there

Going for just the half day or have you upgraded to the full day?

I've only got the half day. Can you upgrade on the day (at lunchtime), or do you have to do it in advance.
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Last edited by Tim in Scotland on Fri Apr 07 2006 5:29pm. Edited 1 time in total

I'm pretty sure you won't be able to do it on the day - but as Tim rightly says, phone Eastnor directly. Obviously, it requires staff being available to take the sessions but if someone's free, I don't see why they shouldn't allow it  

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shmoogle wrote:

I'm pretty sure you won't be able to do it on the day - but as Tim rightly says, phone Eastnor directly. Obviously, it requires staff being available to take the sessions but if someone's free, I don't see why they shouldn't allow it

Thanks guys. We're having a weekend away combined with the LRE 1/2 day and I've been informed we need to be home mid afternoon, so I guess the full day is out. Still I can do it another time.
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Shame - it's well worth doing as the morning is a gentle stroll compared to what you get to do in the afternoon! And that's not the tip of the iceberg in terms of capability, either.... 

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Hi,
Just got back home after an extended weekend away, which included the LR Experience at Eastnor.
It was a bright beautiful sunny morning for off-roading, but there was a hitch before we even started. I wasn't booked in at Eastnor, in spite of having received written confirmation that I was.
Fortunately, they had a "spare" instructor (Tim) and a Range Rover V8 Vogue. This meant that I had the car to myself, so my wife and daughter were able to come along at no extra cost.
It was an excellent morning and both my wife and I got plenty of driving time between us. These cars are fantastically capable off-road and I am really impressed with what they can take in their stride.
The only question mark was when descending a very steep incline with HDC activated and for some unknown reason, the engine "decided" to accelerate even though my feet were nowhere near any of the pedels. After a very brief panic and fighting the urge to hit the brakes, the RR came to its senses and brought everything back under control gain
We both thoroughly enjoyed it and intend to go back for more.
Regards,
Paul

That's great Paul-glad you enjoyed it. I'm certainly going to phone them on Friday to ensure that I am booked in and that I've got the RRS to myself, which is what my paperwork says. Hopefully, there'll be no gliches. A Range Rover Evoque 5 door on order.
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Hi Tim,
It was definitely a "glitch". We had been using HDC prior to the strange event with no problems. It wasn't so much that HDC hadn't started working that caused the panic as the fact that the engine revved itself and consequently accelerated down the hill
However, apart from the panic, it was a thoroughly enjoyable morning.
Regards,
Paul