RE: Mucking about in the snow

[u05je7]

denlaa said:

The Lichfield Powered Disco in the snow



The A6 4.2 Quattro daily driver. Fun commute today! Sorry there's no action pictures!

I'm curious about the disco. Lichfield as in the lichfield type 25 imprezas?

[TheAllSeeingPie]

u05je7 said:

I'm curious about the disco. Lichfield as in the lichfield type 25 imprezas?

For Land/Range Rovers then the Lichfield spec is usually referring to the one named after Lord Lichfield. It generally means theres a 5.0 litre TVR engine from a Griff 500 in there, or sometimes something more "conservative" from a 350.

[ol]

wevster said:

ol said:

Here'a our effort from yesterday - R32 sliding around filmed from from the air with a quadcopter. Great fun and much warmer than sledging

http://youtu.be/89d94yLndMc

Edited by ol on Monday 21st January 11:05

Spectacular!!

Cheers!

[trackdemon]

Think this fits the thread title perfectly

[NotDave]

TheAllSeeingPie said:

u05je7 said:

I'm curious about the disco. Lichfield as in the lichfield type 25 imprezas?

For Land/Range Rovers then the Lichfield spec is usually referring to the one named after Lord Lichfield. It generally means theres a 5.0 litre TVR engine from a Griff 500 in there, or sometimes something more "conservative" from a 350.

never knew that.

[BadBanshee]

Teddye4687 said:

If I were to have a blast around an empty car park, say , at a mall, could I get into trouble?

Just do it, nobody is going to give a st. Would you if you saw someone doing it? I even drive on fields in the local park.

[DariusB]

Going from Malham to Arncliffe over tops

[BadBanshee]

That looks like bliss!! ^^^

I wish there was somewhere near Reading that was like that!

[BadBanshee]

Darius that's in the Yorkshire Dales national park right? I wonder if South Downs national park would be equally as fun.

[DariusB]

Yes its Yorkshire dales national park. It was a lot of fun, got stuck at one point

Got through 1h later and after that I just drove faster and there was no more problems

[BadBanshee]

How did you unstick yourself?

[Mr Gear]

DariusB said:

Yes its Yorkshire dales national park. It was a lot of fun, got stuck at one point

Got through 1h later and after that I just drove faster and there was no more problems

I love the fact you just used a normal Astra! Makes all the 4x4s look like overkill.

[DariusB]

There was two of us, a lot of pushing about getting snow from under the car and using two stones of a wall, front was hanging in the air more or less. But thats what we were looking for, a place where we would strugle to get through.
I have to say the winter tyres were amazing!

Edited by DariusB on Wednesday 23 January 13:39

[BadBanshee]

DariusB said:

There was two of us, a lot of pushing about getting snow from under the car and using two stones of a wall, front was hanging in the air more or less. But thats what we were looking for, a place where we would strugle to get through.
I have to say the winter tyres were amazing!

Edited by DariusB on Wednesday 23 January 13:39

Sounds like an arctic team adventure lol. It's good when there's someone to help in case you need to be sat in the car and someone else to push. Might do this with a mate in South Downs national park. Can't think where else near Reading I might be able to find such an ungritted paradise.

[DariusB]

Well we did same thing two years ago, but then we were in his car so I had to do most of work from behind the car this time was my turn to enjoy. Ill post some photos from that time when I find them.

[zebedee]

DariusB said:

There was two of us, a lot of pushing about getting snow from under the car and using two stones of a wall, front was hanging in the air more or less. But thats what we were looking for, a place where we would strugle to get through.
I have to say the winter tyres were amazing!

Edited by DariusB on Wednesday 23 January 13:39

what tyres are they, out of interest, your pictures are a very strong endorsement of them!

[DariusB]

Michelin alpin a4, best winter tyre ive ever had, Im lithuanian, so ive used some in past when i lived there.

[zebedee]

DariusB said:

Michelin alpin a4, best winter tyre ive ever had, Im lithuanian, so ive used some in past when i lived there.

have you tried the Continental Wintercontacts by comparison? I have been impressed by them but am not sure I would have taken that on! Am still learning what they can do though

[taaffy]

Mr Gear said:

DariusB said:

Yes its Yorkshire dales national park. It was a lot of fun, got stuck at one point

Got through 1h later and after that I just drove faster and there was no more problems

I love the fact you just used a normal Astra! Makes all the 4x4s look like overkill.

2WD with proper winter tyres are very accomplished, but no match for a 4WD on winter tyres. The extra 2 driven wheels and increased ground clearance that a 4X4 will provide make them the weapon of choice.

Tyres make a huge difference though meaning that a 2WD on winters can match a 4WD on summer rubber.

Stunning backdrop for winter driving.

[DariusB]

zebedee said:

have you tried the Continental Wintercontacts by comparison? I have been impressed by them but am not sure I would have taken that on! Am still learning what they can do though

No, I havent, and I dont think I will as I love these so much! They are very good in wet, and as we know, we spent most of time in winter driving in wet, and very little in snow.