Black Pearl goes trialing ;)

[makeitfit]

So today the Black Pearl took me trialing :thumb2 What an absolute blast, never done it before but can't wait to go again :D
After my slightly premature trip out for the Team Wales weekend I had to go back to basics and tighten everything. Check everything else and generally fix all my quick fixes :lol
Been really busy of late but did get a good day of prep yesterday and got to this stage last night :cool:
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I'd upgraded my comp rods and re done sections of old wiring loom. Got the LPG re-armed and generally tidied various loose ends.
Trialing is a good discipline to get into. I entered the RTV class, thats road going class basically.
You have to drive through 10 increasingly difficult gates without stopping, getting stuck or hitting a stick. I excelled at all :lol
Here's a few shots of us in action :naughty

Powering through a hairpin in the ruff
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Top of the pile in No1 gate, unfortunately not a clear run as I clipped the last cane :doh
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Bit of 35" flex action
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Beat some of the CCV class trucks and did get one clear round when no one else did :clap
Properly addictive and just can't fault the truck; the nut behind the wheel though needs a little fettling :augie

[makeitfit]

Here's a bit of onboard for your delight. Turn you sound UP :D
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[solarman216]

Where is this Pete? looks interesting Rick

[makeitfit]

Where is this Pete? looks interesting Rick

This was near Cardigan, all of 6 miles away :D
They have it on different sites all the time though :thumbs

[Blocky10]

Sounds like it's running great Pete. Looks like fun too. Well done:thumb2

[elty001]

Going trailing with my cousin in his series two when I was 14 is what got me into the 4x4 scene.
Great job all round Pete:thumb2

[Banshee]

Awesome Pete, glad it's all systems go again after the adventures on the Wales trip :thumb2

I'll be getting those amps off to you this week :thumb2

[Mr K]

Looks great fun but really difficult to see the gates and where to go. Surely it should be better sign posted or is that part of the trial. Is it timed?

[makeitfit]

Looks great fun but really difficult to see the gates and where to go. Surely it should be better sign posted or is that part of the trial. Is it timed?

I found them invisible sometimes :lol but yes maybe part of the game. It's not timed but you try telling anyone :naughty POWER

[jims-terrano]

Looks great fun Pete and the pearl is sounding real good too:thumbs

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

well done,used to attend as a spectator ccv trials and odd rtv organised by green oval clubs when I had a rrc.

was this a local all marque job?

[makeitfit]

was this a local all marque job?
Yes local club, totally made up to have found them ;)
All marque as in Landies ? Well it was :lol
I was the only non landie thing there, the only IFS and the only Billy no mates Driver :lol
Happy to say I surprised everyone with the Black Pearl's ability :clap
Now if I can just remember the ruddy route :naughty

[Fez_uk]

Whats the club called?

[Banshee]

Whats the club called?

Not quite sure your red shit bucket would fare very well there :lol :hide:

[Blocky10]

Not quite sure your red shit bucket would fare very well there :lol :hide:

Man that's fighting talk:lol there could be a duel. A mud off :naughty

[makeitfit]

Whats the club called?

West Wales 4x4 I'll faceache you the link ;)

[emjaybee]

There's always the All-Wheel-Drive-Club (AWDC), they run trials for RTV classes (road taxed vehicles) which are supposed to be "non-damaging". They also do trials for regular nutters who don't mind bending their rides. Should be right up some of your streets.

They also do "Comp Safaris " which are time trials around a set course. But you'd need to have a roll cage, skid lidz, and go through scrutineering each time before they let you loose. That said, they have diesel classes and I remember seeing two blokes in their 50's trundling around in a Series II diesel Landy. They had a whale of a time, they didn't take it too seriously and often pulled over to chat with marshalls that they hadn't seen for a while.

:thumb2

[Fez_uk]

West Wales 4x4 I'll faceache you the link ;)

Ah right, There's a local group that sometimes comes my way called Mid wales 4x4 who do trial events.

[Fez_uk]

Not quite sure your red shit bucket would fare very well there :lol :hide:

At Least I'm not afraid to scratch it :lol

:camping:

[makeitfit]

At Least I'm not afraid to scratch it :lol

:camping:
Yeh, truck scars are cool :cool::freak3: