Thursday, November 13, 2008

Next Year

Well the dates are out for some events next year and so it is time to work out what to do.

The Scotia Winch Challenge Club who organise the TFC have launched a Winch Challenge series based at Drumglog.

This looks as though it could be a good series of events but Drumglog can be a mud bath and it is not my idea of fun to winch through a bog all day long. To me that is a test of your winch and not your driving. It would be great if the Cheviot 4x4 team could organise a series of events like the one we did in Co. Durham as that was a great mix of technical driving and winching.

I've decided I'm going to enter the first SWCC event and see how it goes.
TFC 2008

Cheviot 4x4 Challenge 2008

There are still some upgrades to do before then. The new tyres have been ordered. a set of 35/10.50 16 Simex Extreme Trekkers. These are the same tyres I used this year but the sets I used were borrowed so I better buy my own for next year.
I'm also going to upgrade the shocks for next year. With relocation cones on the front to match the rear end. I ended up poping the front springs out a few times this year and in the process wrecking my front shocks. A product from Llama 4x4 should sort that. This is an 11" travel set up that will use my current springs. Going to get that ordered soon to try and fit it in December sometime.