Channel 4 news piece on off-roading

There weren't really any significant ruts, but he did complain about having to fill them in himself, which given that he's a landowner with a right of way running across his property that he uses as part of his business far more often than people in landrovers are likely to, it's not something that he should be moaning about as it's his lawful duty and also he's going to be the one causing the most damage.

When I went off-roading on an organised trip in the Brecon Beacons there were 15 vehicles in the convoy, and the chap running it said he'd seen 50 vehicle convoys led by some chap who runs one of the landrover mags. I won't be going to the beacons in an organised trip again, but it's these huge convoys, even 15, that pour masses of petrol on the flames.

Indeed, quite a good read.

For the benefit of those who aren't members of GLASS and don't have the magazine (shame on you), the rider who found the device moved it to the side of the road and informed the police, who went back up there and dredged the puddle and found that it had been put back in.

I'll be putting this stuff in the letter to C4 and asking them why they don't cover real crime.

Old age I think! Get your eyes tested ;-)

Indeed, the usual guideline is 5 or 6 in a group. Unfortunately the commercial and magazine "paid events" are doing us no favours at all. Though why people can't just join a club and thereby same themselves a lot of money and get advice for free from experts who have the benefit of much experience beats me.

Richard

I usually top out at three, I went off-roading a week or so ago with two other trucks after having vetoed the joining of a fourth. I start getting embarassed at four if we meet anyone else on the track. That's not usually much of a problem around here though, I rarely see any other lane users, despite the countryside teeming with hordes of satanic off-roaders intent on raping squirrels.

Yep, if I could remember which magazine was running the 50-strong convoys in the Beacons I'd start writing regular letters, both to the magazine in question and their rivals.

My local group, Friends of Dorset Rights of Way led a convoy of about

10 across Salisbury Plain, there were two groups of 10 or so lead by the group after a surprisingly large turnout, one of the groups was led by the local GLASS rep, which was a bit off. I won't be going on one of those again either.

...I told him getting excited so about V8's would make him blind!

;0)

Lee D

On or around Wed, 24 Aug 2005 13:46:19 +0100, Ian Rawlings enlightened us thusly:

nah, different monitor. been trying to get the thing to play nicely with the graphics card - modern graphics cards have too many tweaks. Having said that, it's ghosting and I've just ordered a better video cable, so it might well perform better with that in place.