The Rover-Landers of BC

As posted on the front page of the website:

Spring 2006 RTV Trials to be held on April 23, 2006. Register here for entry. Fee is $20 to enter and there will be prizes for best score. Please register as soon as possible as this registration will be opened to the public on April 7th. The Trials will be held in the same venue, south of Aldergrove with all new courses as there's been a lot of digging in the past few months.

Volunteers needed!!! To make this event a success we need YOU if you're not planning on driving the course. Volunteers will also be able to play on the course during the day Saturday, April 22nd as we set up for Sunday. We are hoping to have 50 entries, and at least 4 courses running simultaneously, so we will need at least 20 volunteers to bring it all together. Send an email to [email protected] to volunteer!

thanks, Dave

Thanks to all who've volunteered! We have a good core of supporters to help with the event.

NOW WE NEED A FEW OF YOU TO ENTER AND DRIVE THE TRIALS!!! Kris? Don? Andy? Stuart? Phil? Paul? Rick? ...and all the rest of you? Time to start signing up so we have a good Rover contingent to fight off the herd :wink: of other trucks that'll be entering soon. :lol:

again thanks, Dave

Hi Dave,

I can not make the RTV Trials Saturday set up but I'm planning to come play on Sunday.
Just want to see if I break anything on the Sunshine coast before signing up!

cheers,
Andy

Well, i'm happy to do both if i can :D

Hay Andy I have spare running gear parts :lol: :lol: :lol:

G'Day mate,
Crikey.....your right Andrew, I should come & take a look at your spare parts, never know when I may need em...
Mind you me Shelia will be mad if I fill our house with spare Rover parts!
Last time she found me spare Roo-bars in the wardrobe she was madder than a wombat with a Redback bite, :wink:
cheers,
Andy

Thats funny as it would make my wife happy if you bought some land rover stuff. I think we found how to explain how land rover can make our wifes happy or sad.

Is it true? Less than two weeks to go and no participants yet? :(

Certainly I have no problem posting it to BC4x4, however, the Roverlanders members need to have a chat about it first... If its all going to be non-rovers from the general public of bc4x4, MAYBE we should just turn it into a fun day for ourselves and the Herd, since a number of the volunteers are Herd members.

My opinion, if we have about half the participants being roverlander members, then I'm pretty easy with inviting the public. But so far I've only had one sign up, and while its a rover, that doesn't bode well for having half the participants being rovers.

Or, do we cancel all together and do something else for the day? It is $200 to rent the vene, plus porta-potti, plus coffee urns, plus paying up front for food, plus prizes. If we don't get about 20 entries at $20 each, we won't break even.

Thoughts guys?

Dave

Hi Dave,
Maybe we can just throw some questions out there right here on this string. Are you interested in a trials event? If so why haven't you signed up yet? If not, why, or what is it you don't like about this kind of event? What are your feelings about opening it up to non-members? Would you really rather just goof around in the mud :D
Bill

Okay !
I have a few questions?
Will a stock land rover make it through the trails?
What modiffication do i need to have in order to compete?
TIRES SUSPENSION ?

i guess the blunt question is will my landrover make it through the trails with out breaking somthing?

Cheers
Andrew

96whitedisco wrote:Okay !
I have a few questions?
Will a stock land rover make it through the trails?
What modiffication do i need to have in order to compete?
TIRES SUSPENSION ?

i guess the blunt question is will my landrover make it through the trails with out breaking somthing?

Cheers
Andrew

The trials courses often have some deep ditches and high burms to cross, and we usually put on at least one course for the more serious contenders. However, most of the RTV Trials can be navigated by a stock truck. It is not a race, so careful approaches and gentle use of the left foot can get you through most of it in a stock truck.

Dave

THAT WAS A REALLY COOL WAY OF SAYING THAT MY ALL TERRRAINS AND NO LIFT WONT CUT IT!

CHEERS
ANDREW

P.S WE ARE STILL UP TO VOLENTEER AND I MAY HAVE ONE MORE PERSON TOO!

Hey Andrew,

I wouldn’t count you or your Discovery out…in fact it is probably a great opportunity to discover more about your vehicles capabilities...with some well experienced Discovery drivers hanging about to give you hand…if necessary. :)
Maybe you would get the entry list rolling by signing up.

Maybe we need to entice participants with door prizes :?: :idea: :?:

Maybe I should sign-up…although I really did want to work the course. :?: :!: :idea:

Cheers
PaulC

If i get the new tires witch im thinking mudders now i will register my truck next week for the RTV.

Cheers
Andrew

Hay Andrew and all others this event is for all vehicles from stock and mild to wild and to win wild may help but certainly is not a guarantee so if you have a stock vehicle in which some where last time the very least you could do is have a great time in your truck learning its and your abilities no pressure come give it a go and have fun as the courses range from mild to wild.
Hope to see you and others there giving it a go.
If you volunteer you may wish by the end of the day you competed to have fun.
Andrew

PaulC wrote:Maybe we need to entice participants with door prizes :?: :idea: :?:

Maybe I should sign-up…although I really did want to work the course. :?: :!: :idea:

Cheers
PaulC

Sign yourself up Paul! There are prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

I just really don't want to go to all the effort of putting on the event as our club event if we have only 10% of the signed up trucks being Land Rovers. That's why you guys got a 2 week jump on all the other potential participants, but so far we only have one truck signed up and paid for. We need approx. 15 trucks to break even, and if its 1 Rover and 14 toyotas, jeeps and suzukis it will be really disappointing.

So, I'm putting on some deadlines. If we <b>DON'T</b> have at least 10 Rovers signed up by Friday night, April 14th, we're gonna refund the money to all those who signed up and turn it into a fun day for the volunteers and whoever else with our club or the HoT that wants to attend.

If we <b>DO</b> get 10 Rovers signed up by Friday night, April 14th, I'll then invite the masses from BC4x4 to come and join us and we'll have a well rounded mix of Rovers and other trucks.

If you're a volunteer that would rather drive the event, we do have plenty of volunteers at the moment, so feel free...

The ball's in your court, guys.

Dave

Hi Guys,
Maybe we are all fooling our selves......

If its not sparking the interest of the Rover club then why spend 2 days setting up, organizing & judging this event just to "maybe" break even?

Why not postpone for later in the year & plan a different trip that would spark more Rover interest?

I had a lot of fun participating in the last RTV trials & I will be in these ones if they go ahead.....but.....I could have just as much fun exploring the mountains somewhere which would involve a whole lot less of organizing & would hopefully attract a lot more Rovers?

Just my 10 cents worth........
cheers,
Andy :D

ANDYD wrote:Hi Guys,
If its not sparking the interest of the Rover club then why spend 2 days setting up, organizing & judging this event just to "maybe" break even?

Thanks, Andrew. My point exactly. This is a great deal of work for the organizers and volunteers, and personally I'm not into putting on the event for the 4 wheeling public. I'll invite them to round out our numbers, but my opinion -- it should be at least 50% Land Rovers or why bother?

Dave

Im signing up now evan if i dont have my mudders im in with street tires
YEAH BABY!

Cheers
Andrew

PS ive seen what I can do with street tires and i blew a $300.00 rim so im in

Well i just paid my reg fee.
Stacey and i are in to volenteer and try our best on the coarse!

If the RTV doesnt go through, what about a camping trip to the hot spring north of harrison or hell you guys can up to the house in Powell River and explore the unkown?

Cheers
Andrew

Thanks Andrew for registering.

Lets talk about other plans ONLY if the trials doesn't happen, thanks!

Dave

True Dave!
I have my wife and I plus a few more volenteers that are more than hapyy to come out and help .
HELL I WILL GIVE STACEY THE LANDIE AND SHE CAN DO THE COARSE!

Cheers
Andrew

Andrew,

Glad to see you giving it a try. As I have said before most Rover products are very capable right off the showroom floor. If you spend toomuch time hanging out on sites like discoweb.org, etc. or heaven forbin pirate4x4.com you might get the impression that to go 4 wheeling you need to spend a pile on upgrades first. Nonsense! If one is worried about a little scratch then fair enough, stay at home but most Series trucks that do our runs are stock, (heck, 20 years ago what was a "mod'ed" truck?) and there is usually a stock coiler (even on factory tires no less) or two that comes out on whatever the run is and we always get the whole gang home with as little "evidence" as possible. That being said, most damage is done "in the hands of the operator". If you are willing to learn from others then you will fair much better than the "peddle to the metal" types.

I hope the event comes off and that we get more new people out for the fun, on this event and otehr club trips.

John

I'll second John's sentiments, participants shouldn't feel alot of pressure just because their truck is stock. Everyone there to watch knows and appreciates that a stock truck will have limitations but it is all the more encouraging to see these trucks having a go. There is no shame in getting pulled out of a stuck. We are not that kind of club, its just alot of fun watching all the different levels of truck running over the same terrain.

I will volunteer again, it looks like i should be back on the road in time, are we going to feed anyone this time or have we considered the man from the Herd, who is in the buisness>>?? all the best. Rick.m. "a roverlander"

I'll be there. On the Sunday. And this time I'll bring my 90.


Incidentally...
I got all packed for the bible camp trip, loaded up my girlfriend to come along, arrived at the ferry --and forgot about the time change so I missed
the group leaving.

I made an executive decision and went to Whistler instead as I had no idea were the bible camp is.

I WILL make it out on trips soon. Dammit.

Whats going on for easter? anyone wanna go on a daytrip? perhaps friday or saturday?

rick.m wrote:I will volunteer again, it looks like i should be back on the road in time, are we going to feed anyone this time or have we considered the man from the Herd, who is in the buisness>>?? all the best. Rick.m. "a roverlander"

I'll look after picking up the food if you want to bring your barbeque.

Dave

Dave If the reference to barbacue is to me?? I dont have 1. I have a couple of propane burners , and a butane stove. I can bring them with the rover. rick.m

OK, that'll probably work.

thanks Rick.

Dave

Things are looking up! 4 Land Rovers now signed up.

Only 6 more to go!

Dave

Glenn D. wrote:I'll be there. On the Sunday. And this time I'll bring my 90.

Hi Glenn, Don't forget to sign up!

Dave

I regret to have to say, we've had to cancel this event. Thank you to the numerous volunteers, however we didn't have enough participants to make it worthwhile.

We will instead offer a Sunday drive in the woods for those of you who have the day set aside to get out doors. We will meet at 9:00 AM at the Fraser Valley Auto Mall Tim Hortons, and proceed eastward, details to follow. The Auto Mall is at the Mt. Lehman exit on Hwy 1 just east of Aldergrove.

Our next RTV Trials will be held in November. In the next few days I will be sending refunds to those who have paid.

thanks, Dave

Whats the destination on sunday ?

Final destination…some where near Hope, we are going to do a little exploring for new (to most of us) trails.

I have just talked to a buddy Juan, who is going to bring his LR3. So we should have a real mix of Land Rover’s through the ages 8) .

cool will see you guys sunday at the timmys at the auto mall.

We will head out from the Automall Timmies shortly after 9, and head east towards Hope. A short stop at the Othello tunnels, which is about a 200 metre walk is first up. If you haven't been there, it's pretty cool. We'll then head out and explore some of the roads to the east, basically offshoots of the Coquihalla, which is an area we haven't done much exploring in recently. Bring your map book!

Dave

Hi all !
Just wanted to say thanks for a great fun and scary day out, this being our virgine run.
Having to navigate the lage tree on the right and not go over the bank on the left was the HI-LIGHT. I took a few photos off all the land rovers and i have 60 odd pics can i email them to some one who can look through them and post at will

Cheers
Andrew

P.S whens the next run?
Paul i think you talked me into the rack so i may as well lift the disco as there is no way im getting in the under ground.