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Offline sulley

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« on: December 07, 2006, 21:09:19 »
Off to finally use my LR Experience Day on Tuesday.

Going to the site near Ashford, www.lrexperience.co.uk

Has anyone been on one of these days and if so what are they like.

Thought I would wait til it got nice and muddy before I used it, have waited six months!!
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« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2006, 18:13:22 »
I've just been given a FREE half day at Eastnor in Feb to take a new Freelander2 off road
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« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2006, 18:20:09 »
Got a free half day on the 21st in Milton Keynes with the new RR, how much are these to buy??
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« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2006, 19:13:30 »
Hald day course is £150 to buy.
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« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2006, 20:41:31 »
Still waiting for the reply :(
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Richard A Thackeray 
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« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2006, 20:45:16 »
Answer to what BTM?
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« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2006, 20:51:19 »
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Answer to what BTM?


To the circular that LR sent out that's resulted in all these LR Experience' days that other people are partaking of :roll:
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Richard A Thackeray 
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Re: Land Rover Experience Day
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2006, 20:52:21 »
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Off to finally use my LR Experience Day on Tuesday.

Going to the site near Ashford, www.lrexperience.co.uk

Has anyone been on one of these days and if so what are they like.

Thought I would wait til it got nice and muddy before I used it, have waited six months!!


You will enjoy it.I did the Skipton ne a couple of years ago before we went to Namibia.
Did it in a Discovery TD5.A bit different to my fully mechanical 300Tdi Defender 110SW. :roll:
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« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2006, 21:19:06 »
I phoned about it but have delayed it so I can try the new Freelander 2. Told me if I waited till december would have some ready to try so I best get on the phone again!!!!
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« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2006, 21:30:24 »
BTM mine was for my 30th birthday. I wish LR were giving them away!!
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« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2006, 21:45:19 »
I did it yesterday in Bala, I was going as a guest the day my daughter was born so I wrote a really nice letter.

Drove the RR, weeks old and 54 grand worth, outstanding fun doing that through forestry tracks even if a bit nerveracking knowing what it's worth.

Don't miss the chance; when else would you drive something costing that much through a rough foresty track?
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« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2006, 21:55:19 »
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BTM mine was for my 30th birthday. I wish LR were giving them away!!

Hate to tell you this but they are giving them away. I got mine for asking for brochures on the new defender and freelander 2 and about 8 others from the same club got invites too including BTM :wink:
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« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2006, 22:02:04 »
AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH  :evil:
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« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2006, 14:47:04 »
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AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH  :evil:


:(biglaugh):

Us Yorkshire folk wait until they give them away :wink:
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« Reply #14 on: December 13, 2006, 11:41:56 »
Well I did the LR Experience.  And it certainly was.

Starts off with a briefing from the instructor. I was lucky enough to have one-to-one!  Then he takes you outside and explains about the off road checks that you should do (Handy if you've never been off road before, like me)

Then we jumped into a 110 and he drove me to the play area!!  He gave me some demonstrations about failed stalls, cresting and slide slopping.

After that he gave me the keys and away we went!!

The scariest part is reversing over the hill you've just driven up.  IT goes against all your natural instincts.

Then the "incident" took place.  I had successfully slide slopped the 110, which is very unnatural.  We went round again and this time I had to go over a small crest, then turn full left lock into a hill, we had already done it earlier.

The wheels started spinning and the engine revving itself silly, then just as we thought it was about to grip........


........BANG.

We seem to have blown the diff-lock!!!!

We very gently drove back to the hotel area and contacted the centre who said they'd run another motor down for us to use for the afternoon.

And so they did.



A RANGE ROVER SPORT HSE!!!!!! :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

I was like the cat that got the mouse, the cream and the cheese.

Was the Automatic version, and I'd never before driven an auto, but by christ could that thing move.  It's off road performance is stunning, incredible and fantastic.

Will post some pics in a bit, plus a video!
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« Reply #15 on: December 13, 2006, 16:41:27 »
same happened to me at SOLIHULL, in a 110 and it came down sideways, i'd blown a diff.....but just completed me level 2 course at Eastnor with the intention of teaching for LR, at their centre's, got me OBSERVERS course in Jan, then will have me instuctors liecene.....so you never know.one day you could have me sitting next to ya...
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« Reply #16 on: December 13, 2006, 17:41:40 »
Good luck with that.  What a job though?  Driving round all day in RRS, D3's and 110.

Here (hopefully) are the pics.
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« Reply #17 on: December 13, 2006, 17:43:10 »
and finally at the close of the day!!!
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« Reply #18 on: December 13, 2006, 18:51:21 »
i found the sport a bit boring really, the Range rover ok, and the disco,is me favourite...the command shift a deelight....but what the 110 can do on road tyres is breath taking...i was driving all day with a big grin on me face, roll on JAN 16th..eastnor castle
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