Hogmonay

Three new members this week, Bert,

Roy and Lewis, in the picture joined by Ryan. They picked a brilliant time to join the site is as wet and muddy as ever.

Lewis and his Disco survived this ducking with only a very wet interior.

Happy new year to all, Wattie.

Typical December day

Wow the site is fantastic at the moment, frost coming out of the ground with rain on top making it super slippery!! The ice is about 3 inches thick on the water splashes so we must have had a more serious frost than we realised.
Pic is of our club members in the east section today about to attempt the hill. It was very good to see the Jenkins boys back after a bit of a break, they picked a really good day.
Two new members joined today, Ryan from Freuchie and Abao from Glasgow with Disco and Jeep respectively.
Hopefully I will get the pressure hose sorted this week and I'm also needing a new battery for my white Land Rover which does a lot of recovery winching which seems to have worn it out. And me!!

Scot Mud Club visit

We had ten visitors form the Scottish Mud Club today, they are a pretty well equiped lot and had a lot of fun on site. Conditions were wet and muddy!!
We are going to have a joint BBQ and camping weekend, probably in April just after Easter which i will keep you posted about.
The starter motor on the pressure hose has packed up so it will be out of action for a week or two, you'll need to wash in the water splash!!??
All the best, Walter

3 yearly Inspection

Firstly, sorry I have not been posting much lately but we have been run off our feet!
Today we had our three yearly inspection for accreditation pursposes for membership of the International Organisation of Professional Drivers IOPD and the British Off Road Driving Association BORDA. These are the organisations that certify our training.
Steve of the IOPD did the inspection and many thanks to him for his time. There are, as always, a few things we need to improve but other than that it went well.
The site is very wet at the moment and some of the new tracks are really slippy, test the depth of the water splashes before you drive into them!! All the best, Walter.

Autumn BBQ

Our Club Autumn BBQ is this weekend Sunday 25th Sept at 12.30 on the hill at the clay shooting area.

I will provide some grub, sausages and burgers with rolls, please bring you own drinks and anything else you want.

Could you please let me know if you are attending so we can buy the appropiate ammount of food.

Pic is of the balmy day we had for our Spring BBQ.

The site is super at the moment with the rain making the newly cleared tracks very slippery.

Here's hoping for a sunny day on Sunday and Scotland beating Argentina!!

Walter

Visitors

We had 22 Norwegians here today for a fun 4x4 day out, pic shows a winching demo for them.

2nd pic is of the Scottish Mud Club, who visited recently, gathered on top of the site looking out to the East Lomond hill.

We are now finished the holiday period so will try and post a bit more often. Sorry been lazy during August!!

A lot of JCB work has been completed on the site, new tracks and some bushes cleared. There is much more to drive on now and the site is looking great. Walter

SORC last sunday

The SORC brought seven vehicles on site last Sunday for their Treasure Hunt outing, pic shows them comparing notes on the north side of the site.

I was chef at a BBQ we had at the house so I did not see them at all but they found all the treasure and had a laugh.

Two new Club members this week, welcome Steven and Carl who are both locals with Hilux and Range Rover. Carl brought his RR back from New Zealand with him!

The builders have just started the new house for my parents in law just below reception, there may be the odd builders van parked in the car park but hopefully they will keep the place clean.

Tay 4x4 Club booked in for this coming Sunday 31st. All the best, Walter