The First UK VX Meet

[crotchrocket]

THANK YOU to Alan and Nick for coming to Hogmore Arena, i had a geat time. We had 3 VX's and it was the FIRST UK VX Owners Meet (that i can see)

My boss came along in her Nissan navara and we had to spend some time getting the recovery points ready and then going on some easy routes as it was a double cab with slick tyres lol, but then we had a good run around in the two VX's.

May i be the first to point out that Alan got stuck :D and i tried to tow him but couldnt get the grip so a Dakar did it (pics to follow)

The VX's held there own as usual against the other 4x4's and we did some trick bits.

I managed to pop my front tyre of its rim :D I nailed it down into a muddy bit and had to turn imediately left at the bottom as didnt want to get stuck and BANG !!! the tyre went....oops. Think Alan has a video?? Also thanks alan for lending me a full size spare as i just had a space saver, lol

Nicks VX is CLEAN!!!!!! and cant wait to have 3 of us in convoy next time :D

In all the fun i had with a seized pulley this morning i forgot my SD card so will upload pictures as soon as i can. Can you guys upload yours in the mean time????

Nicks Pics,

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/IMG_3262.JPG

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THE Muddiest i have got my VX :D
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[crotchrocket]

Some pictures from the Thames Valley 4x4 website


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[alanbradley]

Good pics - I'll upload more of mine (and the vids) to youtube later when I have something better than a 3G modem...

The getting stuck was pure driver error - I may have turned the air in the car blue when I did it... Textbook kinetic recovery though. :)

I'd also like to point out that I was sitting on a tool box having my lunch with the door open. Nothing else!

Will post mine later,

Alan

[Viatcheslav]

Cool pics!
It should be grate meet!

[alterastro]

Great to meet you guys! I now can't wait to get my muds and get muddy! It was also goo to see them holding their own against trucks that had thousands spent on them!

Here's to the next UK VX Owners Meet!

Nick :bgwb:

[tomdietrying]

Looks like you had a great time, but I don't think I am to envious of the two who had to clean up those VXs.
Peace.
Tom

[alanbradley]

More pics and vids:-

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/alanbradley/Hogsmoor%20June%202009/DSC01664.jpg

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Cruising around Hogsmoor:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C41likIqRB0

Crotchrocket goes too hard an unbeads a tyre - it all started gently enough and I've even left in the obligatory "tit starting the camera" shot!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9RW_oPdbaI

:cool:

Alan

[alterastro]

Well there's a good enough reason to buy some really sexy beadlockers :bgwg::bgwg:

[crotchrocket]

HA!! SWEET. Those video's are awesome!! Can't believe it all got caught on camera, lol. Might have to take it easy on that part next time, camera doesn't show what a change in ground levels there was as it went from a down hill with a right camber to an up hill with a left camber covered in mud, got my pics today so just uploading them now.


tada...




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[crotchrocket]

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[don moore]

looks like a blast......

[crotchrocket]

looks like a blast......

Certainly was!!

[CrnCnn]

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I like this pic

[VX-157]

Re the camera, are you able to post a picture of what was used? BTY great looking photos. Just make sure you get under your car and clear out all the mud...i went mudding about 4 weeks ago and i am still dropping mudlets O.o

[kodiak]

To cool!!! Love the pix, looks like you had a good time.:)

[Gussie2000]

What muddy day eh ?

I quite sure next UK meet would have more VX'ers joining the gang after all these pics

[crotchrocket]

Definately!!!! Not sure as to how many VX's there area over hear but im dure we can manage a few more :D

[alanbradley]

Re the camera, are you able to post a picture of what was used? BTY great looking photos. Just make sure you get under your car and clear out all the mud...i went mudding about 4 weeks ago and i am still dropping mudlets O.o

Oh yes - I need another visit to the jetwash really...

The camera I used was a GoPro Motorsports Hero Wide (http://www.goprocamera.com/) which I bought for both this sort of thing and track days with my Toyota Yaris. I'm really pleased with it, but some of the mode setting can be a little counter-intuitive meaning that I often end up with pictures of my nose-hair or feet or 3 pictures from the start of a run then nothing when you're thinking "this'll be great on camera" (hence the lack of videos of some of the tricky/technical bits).

Cheers for all the kind comments folks,

Alan

[crotchrocket]

Oh yes - I need another visit to the jetwash really...

The camera I used was a GoPro Motorsports Hero Wide (http://www.goprocamera.com/) which I bought for both this sort of thing and track days with my Toyota Yaris. I'm really pleased with it, but some of the mode setting can be a little counter-intuitive meaning that I often end up with pictures of my nose-hair or feet or 3 pictures from the start of a run then nothing when you're thinking "this'll be great on camera" (hence the lack of videos of some of the tricky/technical bits).

Cheers for all the kind comments folks,

Alan



I must say its quite a good littel piece of kit and i had a look at buying one after Hogmore but its reletively expensive i thought! Quite unfair that its $199 in the US and £180 over hear, thats $292 !!! :(