2008 Macmillan 4x4 Challenge - Result

[Hightower]

Well, Big Rich and I have had a cracking weekend and despite a couple of minor issues (like the starter not working since Saturday morning) we managed to finish this years event.

And what an event it was.  We started at Britpart in Shropshire and travelled up through Wales on some really obscure roads to get to Bala where we did the off road course in the dark.  From there to Holyhead and a ferry to Dublin.  If we thought the roads in Wales were a bit out of the way then those in Eire were just from another planet.  We made our way up through Eire and crossed the border somewhere not far from Omagh where we stopped in at Todds Leap, an off road centre.  After negotiating another course in the dark it was off to Belfast to catch the ferry to Stranraer and then on to Lockerbie for the night.  Final day was in the Borders before heading back to Warrington, the finish and a well deserved beer.

The long and short of it is, that despite going the wrong way round a big bit of the route in Wales, and not being able to get going without being push started, we finished in overall first place.

Big thanks to Rich not only for breaking the car and keeping me up at night with his snoring, but also for his skills as navigator and driver throughout the weekend.  We had a laugh and got a well desrved trophy.

Thanks also to all the Mac competitors without whom we would never have got going at each checkpoint.  It really does need more than one person to bump start a Td5, whatever Rich might say!!

We've raised a fair bit of cash, and the website (www.justgiving.com/mac4x4team27) will be staying open for another couple of weeks just in case anybody feels inspired to add a bit to the pot  ;)

Cheers

[BigA]

congratulations to the two of you, it was worth Rich losing a bit of weight, even if it meant he couldn't push your motor on his own  now :clap:

[Colin 009]

Well Done Guys

[ben_haynes]

How many Trees did you take out??? [-X [-X :lol:

[666]

Congratulations to the winners and well done to all those who took part :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

The final positions for all the vehicles are now in and posted on the Mac forum here, Myself and driver Karl Bainbridge of team 47 came joint 22nd which we are very pleased with as i had never done anything like this before :shock:

Cheers

Mark

[Hightower]

How many Trees did you take out??? [-X [-X :lol:

No trees, just a starter motor

[landroverkeith]

How many Trees did you take out??? [-X [-X :lol:

No trees, just a starter motor

gotta admit its odd for rich not to take out some trees  :dance:

but well done guys sounds like u both enjoyed it  :clap: :clap:

[666]

How many Trees did you take out??? [-X [-X :lol:

No trees, just a starter motor

gotta admit its odd for rich not to take out some trees  :dance:

but well done guys sounds like u both enjoyed it  :clap: :clap:

Enjoyed it? i have hardly been able to keep my eyes open for the last 2 days :?

As soon as the 2009 mac challenge is annouced i will have an application in ;) Cant believe raising money for such a worthy charity could be so much fun! (Even if it was hard work keeping your eyes open) :shock: :shock:

Cheers

Mark

[Skibum346]

Well dione to you and all the other competitors... especially car 39... not his beloved 90 as he is still waiting for the Chevy 5.7 V8 to be fitted... but a jap car... black shogun I think!

Anyway... well done all!

[Hightower]

Well dione to you and all the other competitors... especially car 39... not his beloved 90 as he is still waiting for the Chevy 5.7 V8 to be fitted... but a jap car... black shogun I think!

You mean this nutter . . . ?  We hooked up with them for the long drive back to Runcorn and then home.  Know Rob and Liz from last year.  Shame Liz couldn't make it, but having spoken to her over the weekend she's promised to be back!!

[beast5680]

well done again :dance: :clap: :clap:

[denviks]

well done guys.........   well deserved win.....

we were the slow 110 with the td engine  :lol: :lol: :lol: team plcuk ......im suprised how light a fully loaded td5 is  :lol: :lol:

[spy]

I didnt really get a chance to speak to any mud clubbers!  We came about 4 from the bottom I think!  We completely skipped half of 2 sections due to us managing to get a little lost (ie 25 miles+ off course)!  We also got 0 point for one section that my navigator didnt write our team number on.  By the last day he could read a map and were were doing ok!  :D  What a laugh though, great fun.  I am in for next year and aiming to be in the top 40 :D:D

We were the 110 petrol that developed the exhaust manifold blow and lack of power!  Apollogies to anyone I woke up by doing a lap of the carpark in lockerbie at gone 3am :D 

Someone on the mac forum described the feeling as "mac lag" - I know exaclty what they mean!  I am still screwed now! 

[666]

We were the 110 petrol that developed the exhaust manifold blow and lack of power! 

 :lol: :lol: :lol: We of team 47 had a 2 1/4 N/A 90, it was fine on the flat if a little sluggish but as soon as it got to a hill it all but stopped :roll: :roll: Still we were lucky enough to make it to the finish line completeing all stages and only a broken speedo cable to show for it! The 24 year old 90 did us proud, as for the Mac Lag  :shock: :shock: Yes im still suffering, as i sit here typing this post my eyes are trying to close :oops: :oops: :oops:  Roll on next years Mac  :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: ;) ;)

Cheers

Mark

[spy]

The only problem I think with doing it in such an underpowered motor is the extra sleep time you lose!  We were almost last to both sleep breaks, getting less than 3 hours each night!  I can feel a 200tdi coming on!  I also need to work on the 110 bed for next year... 

I am in though, thats for sure. 


 

[Hightower]

We also got 0 point for one section that my navigator didnt write our team number on.

We got nil points as well for the Britpart questionairre as we didn't hand it in.  Found it yesterday while tidying up from the weekend  :oops:

Oh well, the extra 10 points wouldn't have made a difference anyway  ;)

[666]

The only problem I think with doing it in such an underpowered motor is the extra sleep time you lose!  We were almost last to both sleep breaks, getting less than 3 hours each night!  I can feel a 200tdi coming on!  I also need to work on the 110 bed for next year... 

I am in though, thats for sure.

Im hoping to do it in my modded 2.8TDI next year, so it could be very interesting! And with the 2 1/4 N/A 90, trust me we didnt get much more sleep than you! Think i got half our or so on the ferry back but woke up feeling like crap :oops: :oops:

oh well, all in a good cause :dance: :dance:

Cheers

Mark


 


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[Steve ray]

Well done on the win lads! ......... cracking event.

We finished 15th overall (19pts behing ya)  :D

Looks like there were plenty of members out n about on this years event - well done to all that took part and raised the dosh for this very worthwhile cause.

Steve & Mick
Team20 (Blue Disco - part of TEAM BOFA4x4)

[Big Rich]

Thanks also to all the Mac competitors without whom we would never have got going at each checkpoint.  It really does need more than one person to bump start a Td5, whatever Rich might say!!

I got you going on my own a couple of times though.  ;)

I didn't mean to break the starter "The lepricorns made me do it "

It was a fantastic time and a good result.

Rich

[Jake]

Well done To Simon & Rich for winning the event but a big well done to all that entered and raised lots of money for a worthy cause
Good work
 :clap: