Why Land Rovers aren't built for tarmac rallying.....

[IainW]

I was at the Jim Clark Rally this weekend and caught a couple of stages. Hadn't seen the Forces Land Rovers before as they're always at the back of the field, but caught them this time. This was the third one through Eccles village. Loses control, onto two wheels, back onto four wheels, but way offline for the corner and ploughs into a big grey box. The car then reversed away minimal damage (a broken number plate, shows how tough a Landy is!) and down the road. Next thing you can hear hissing, it's only hit a gas main!! Cue the marshals shouting and everybody running like hell to the other end of the village. I've never moved as fast! My friend managed to capture it on photo very well.


Too fast by fastfall123, on Flickr


Getting control by fastfall123, on Flickr


bad direction by fastfall123, on Flickr


mounting by fastfall123, on Flickr


reversing by fastfall123, on Flickr


Tough stuff by fastfall123, on Flickr

[moribund]

[Shaw Tarse]

[Alicatt1]

Does this qualify for the title "On It" ?
well held sir!

[Mikey G]

Doesnt look like a gas box more like a telecoms box, still an expensive repair though

[P I Staker]

Yes the Defenders are always entertaining.

We had one run wide up the banking where we where on stage 10.

[sjabrown]

They're a great bunch. We were last on the road on the Pirelli earlier this year and had them filling the mirrors of the talbot:

[GarryA]

Yep that a telecoms cabinet.

[Deva Link]

GarryA said:

Yep that a telecoms cabinet.

..the hissing is the all messages escaping.

[Pothole]

certainly looks more like telecoms than gas, but still wtf were the organisers thinking with a route including that in the line of fire on a corner?

[P I Staker]

Pothole said:

certainly looks more like telecoms than gas, but still wtf were the organisers thinking with a route including that in the line of fire on a corner?

There's houses in 'the line of fire' its all part of the fun.

[mybrainhurts]

20...

[Pothole]

P I Staker said:

Pothole said:

certainly looks more like telecoms than gas, but still wtf were the organisers thinking with a route including that in the line of fire on a corner?

There's houses in 'the line of fire' its all part of the fun.

Ah yes, lots of fun for those whose gas or phone gets cut off for days.

[mybrainhurts]

Pothole said:

P I Staker said:

Pothole said:

certainly looks more like telecoms than gas, but still wtf were the organisers thinking with a route including that in the line of fire on a corner?

There's houses in 'the line of fire' its all part of the fun.

Ah yes, lots of fun for those whose gas or phone gets cut off for days.

That's the spirit...

[P I Staker]

Pothole said:

P I Staker said:

Pothole said:

certainly looks more like telecoms than gas, but still wtf were the organisers thinking with a route including that in the line of fire on a corner?

There's houses in 'the line of fire' its all part of the fun.

Ah yes, lots of fun for those whose gas or phone gets cut off for days.

That's a risk of closed road rallying I suppose.

[LordGrover]

Pothole said:

h yes, lots of fun for those whose gas or phone gets cut off for days.

11+ years? Really?

[AFRT Tom]

To all the people on and inhabitants of Eccles, I am very sorry for causing you to be evacuated and hope all is ok, I am the driver of the above mentioned landrover. in answer to the question "were we on it" the answer is we were beyond "on it" and given the choice of steel lamp post and plastic box I will take the box every time. All is well with the rover and it is a testament to the strength of the vehicles that we barely had a scratch and managed to finish the rally without any other brown trouser moments, lol

[Hugo a Gogo]

good one

[thunderbelmont]

AFRT Tom said:

To all the people on and inhabitants of Eccles, I am very sorry for causing you to be evacuated and hope all is ok, I am the driver of the above mentioned landrover. in answer to the question "were we on it" the answer is we were beyond "on it" and given the choice of steel lamp post and plastic box I will take the box every time. All is well with the rover and it is a testament to the strength of the vehicles that we barely had a scratch and managed to finish the rally without any other brown trouser moments, lol

+1

Top banana!

[Life Saab Itch]

Nice one.


You should email Garlick or Riggers and see if PH could cover an event that you boys do.