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« on: April 28, 2007, 18:46:38 »
I found this interesting. I'd heard of the Bolivian one before but not seen the others. The Russian one looks fun. Pack the Mud Terrains.
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« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2007, 18:59:52 »
Looks like excellent Camel Trophy terrain.  :wink:

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« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2007, 19:34:48 »
the one to yakutsk is on the ewan mcgregor jaunt across the world

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« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2007, 20:30:13 »
holy crap!
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« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2007, 20:59:41 »
thats mad id like to walk those planks on the cliff face  :lol:

as for driving those cliff tops u could drive the wall side but the drive back along the cliff ledge side would be far to much i think  :shock:

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« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2007, 21:22:07 »
Brilliant sunday drive out  :wink:
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« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2007, 23:57:48 »
oh give me the russian mud road any day of the week!!!


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« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2007, 09:28:27 »
i've been down the bolivian road - scared the bejesus out of me. i'll try to post a picture of what caused a four day tailback - a petrol tanker fell over on a bridge.

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« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2007, 16:01:12 »
Quote from: "pilgrim"
i'll try to post a picture of what caused a four day tailback

I'll console myself with that next time I'm stuck on the M25  :lol:
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« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2007, 06:05:43 »
Quote from: "pilgrim"
what caused a four day tailback

You know it's bad when they measure tailbacks in days rather than hours or miles . . . . . .  :wink:
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« Reply #10 on: May 01, 2007, 08:41:24 »
Wow, some of them piccies make you shudder! Nice site.

Not only are the roads a horror story, but the vehicles on them don't help. Not every country shares our stringent views of vehicle safety.......

Many of the mountain roads in China had the valleys littered with very broken Dongfengs and the like. Life is cheap, but for crying out loud, isn't a set of brake pads cheaper?  :?

Our Wolfie spent a chuck of time traversing the Ho Che Min trial in a variety of 'knock-off' trucks - he's got some good stories to tell!  :shock:

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« Reply #11 on: May 01, 2007, 20:44:33 »
And the South Yorkshire Councils think that the A616 is dangerous :roll:
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