Abingdon 4x4 Festival AFTER Landy Rally 29-30 September 2007

DrivingMissDaisy wrote:

what kind of 500cc?

A 16 year old Kwak gpz500s, called Jojo.

Oh, poo.
Front tyre has a hole in it .... will be arriving by car some time around 10pm

andybloke, do you still need a tent? or as coming by car are you bringing one? let me know so i can leave it on the truck or not...

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Thanks for the call Steve (Shortwayround). See you Friday.

Abingdon was good, but even better was London-Brighton Land Rover Run. So many Landies and flags! Interest in Landy Rally amazing. Lots of folk out there wish they had done it this year, but a combination of time off work and finances prevented them this time around, but next year will be a different story ... and you lot will be old hands.

Anyway, off to the rub-a-dub now to see a live band.

BTW, thanks to all who helped this weekend (the gazebo, the boards, etc. - you know who you are) as your assistance was greatly apprecited.

abingdon was really good, landy is coverd in mud like they are spost to be and many million thanks to andybloke for sorting out my electronic nightmare

3 cheers for andy bloke

Really good to see everyone who came down to Abingdon over the weekend. Really good to see people looking rested.....

Also hope 4x4 bun didn't mash her shiny new Disco too badly. Although, it was a very good effort!

Hope to see you all again soon.

Dr. Evil
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Yeah cheers guys,

Why was I laying on the wet grass, under my Landy, at 0030hrs discussing an oil leak with a bloke I had never met before, whilst attempting to keep my beer upright and blocking out Mandy's shouts of "What are you bloody doing, Erin (our 6yr Old) is asleep in the wagon"
It all seemed so natrual at the time.

Why, when there is a drivers briefing at 0830hrs do people get up at 0500hrs ??? In the dark ????? on a Sunday. (Not Tom obviously)

Oh, and how do rockets get to the moon ???????????????

Good run, thanks again

Hi Guys, glad to say my Landy was not too badly mashed up at Abingdon! But that's what happens when you attempt a well worn mud run at 4pm when every other mud-plugger has attempted it before you! And yes I did sell the front valance at Brighton.....Jake of Devon 4x4 needed one, and it's not actually busted, just slightly out of kilter
Shortwayround Steve offered me an A-frame for the front, so I'm all sorted!
Great to see everyone at Abingdon, shame there weren't many stalls, but the off road course was rather good
L2B was an experience, not sure how many Landy's there were in total, but I'm guessing over 500?! I quite liked the D-Lander (Disco chassis wth a Freelander body), and the kiddies Tug-A-Landy
Can't wait to do it next year - Landrover's 60th Birthday bash, and the L2B 10th anniversary, should be a good crack!!

Bun
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Hi all,

My 1st post on here, so a little intro... I missed the Landy Rally this year but have plans to do it next year, so have joined the forum. Being a TV4x4 club member I do know a few who participated tho, so heard all (well, some!) of the stories...!!

Nice to meet a few of you Landy Rally lot at Abingdon (briefly) and L2B this weekend, seem like a great lot and looking forward to next years event!

The run down to Brighton was great fun, great banter over the CB's is half the fun! Lots of flags, waving and horn tooting... brilliant!!

Tom, thanks for leading our little convoy through London on sat evening, showing us the "sights" (well, you got to see them even if the rest of us didn't.... other than the photo!!! "Follow that limo....") Oh, and thanks for the J.D's on sat evening!!

4x4 Bun, great to see your not-so-shiny new Disco, looked very smart under the mud!! I was booking number 781 for the run and guess the numbers started at 0 (think there were 800+ last year so would be about right!)... they will probably put numbers on the website soon.

All the best, hope to meet some more of you soon!

Nat

Hi and welcome to our little forum Nat. Interesting, you didn't mention that you were thinking of entering Landy Rally next year - or did you? How many JD's did I have, only a couple of swigs surely? The meal in Crystal Palace was ace, good food, good company, it certainly makes it all worthwhile.

As for the CB banter ... mmmmmm. With all that driving through London. did you have a "Rawhide"? And that Crystal Palace TV/radio mast, I would say it looked a bit like the Tower Eifel - but nothing compared to the "eyefull" I was presented with as I passed that limo! Heeeeeeeeeeeeee Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa, don't get many of those to the pound! :cyclops: :cyclops:

Ever the PERVERT

Aye the C'tain's back, spouting bulwarks as usual. If you saw what i saw, you'd be perving too. I even have the photographic evidence. Not for public consumption, when I find out how to download photos off my digital camera I'll email you 'the' limo photo.

Anyhow, you recovered from the Scally Rally yet? How did it go as I didn't have a chance at the Cafe de Paris to ask? And will you do it again or instead join our leisurely bash next September for some real team spirit? (and for once I'm not talking about JD). Of what I remember the Scally lads are okay, but our mob are 1st class. The Go-faster-stripes-brigade or off-roaders - NO CONTEST!

Tom Mc wrote:

when I find out how to download photos off my digital camera

That's funny. Don't go holding your breath Chaos, Technology Tom's still trying to work out where the film-rewind button is!

Abingdon write up folks.
YES, I am in the foto.
2nd bottom on the right.
Yellow jacket on and leaning on me RR

Excellent, did you come over and speak to Us? i was on the stand most of the weekend, also the disco with the union flag on the bonnet is one of our guys - Paul AKA Luckytrucker!


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Now then.
I remember sticking one of my BOFA4x4 blue sticker on a union Jack coverd disco bonnet.
we did the scrutineering all weekend.

I would have spoken to you then at the stand as we went round a few times and always speak to the stand folks as tis a long ole weekend manning a stand.

bill

bofa bill wrote:

Now then.
I remember sticking one of my BOFA4x4 blue sticker on a union Jack coverd disco bonnet.
we did the scrutineering all weekend.

I would have spoken to you then at the stand as we went round a few times and always speak to the stand folks as tis a long ole weekend manning a stand.

bill

Bill......i remember that union flagged truck also...wasnt that te one that parked by us at scrutineering and left with a few more stickers