Off roading

Post by **Tris** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:57 pm

I kinda ended up taking my mog off roading last night, i was told that it was a "bobable" greenlane... which it was kind of. Anyways my car is now covered in mud and gravel and is in need of a wash! I didn't know minors were so good off road! Ant got his micra stuck and it lost the heat shield for the exhaust which i picked up for him

, i also pulled him out but now i have a slightly bent rear bumber blade...

didnt get home til midnight and was a 100 mile round trip...

anyone done off roading in their mog?

Tris

Post by **JimK** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:11 pm

More or less. At this time of year the little roads around the New Forest are a tarmac surface invisible under a layer of mud, gravel and horse s**t.

Anyway being a mountain biker and married to a horserider, I'm not really a fan of mudplugging. I've seen too many impassable green roads.

Give me a gravel rally stage any day

That's one thing I would like to do in the Minor...

Post by **rayofleamington** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:36 pm

offroading in a Minor... hmm now let me think ;-)

Nah - surely nobody would do a thing like that

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVKnKec-M6E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFmlY7c_3sg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YNttdUdTpM

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictu ... 2114568053

Post by **JimK** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:44 pm

So that's a "yes", Ray?

Post by **bmcecosse** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:51 pm

No - these are 'roads' !!

Post by **rayofleamington** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:31 pm

No - these are 'roads' !!

actually link #1: it was a sand dune - not a road ;-)

The other links were either track or where a road used to be, but they weren't part of the off-road section.

We did 3 days off road in Mauritinia with just sand and rock - apart from 50km of 'beach highway' at the end of the 3rd day (not a road except by African standards as it is just sea, surf and sand).
Every single moment was great fun, and with the Minor's lack of weight and reasonable ground clearance we coped with it pretty well. A bit more power would have made the 'powder sand' areas a lot easier, but you just have to use more momentum to make up for the lack of speed. The cars with less ground clearance were bogged in pretty quickly.

Post by **Kevin** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:15 pm

Good pics Ray thanks goodness for anti shake.

Post by **Pyoor_Kate** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:07 pm

I can't really compare with Ray's offroading but my mog did go up some unmade mountain roads during my holiday in the Lake District

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49965961@N00/374894560/ - my car, basking in the sun.

I was truly astonished at how good she was off road, virtually bounding up those mountain tracks, I actually found that I would gain on more modern cars, 'cos I had way more ground clearance and just seemed to be able to handle the rough roads way better.

So, yes, Yay for mogs off road. They rock

Post by **JimK** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:31 pm

That's Coppermines Hostel, right? I stayed there a few times, it was great. Small hostels are generally better.

Next challenge is to drive to Black Sail

You'll need permission to drive through the forest, but it's fun. When I used to stay there the warden, an Aussie called Mick, owned an orange Beetle which he took up that road very week...

I love the Lake District, it's my favourite place anywhere.

Post by **mal** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:45 am

I off road every weekend in mine, driving across a display field to park

Don't know about proper offroading, I wouldn't put my classics through that but I do drive regular along some roads like in Kate's photo.. ( nice shot Kate )
My Moggy is more ' Off motorway'

Mal

Post by **Pyoor_Kate** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:18 am

Jim - Yep, it is. Some of the company was a bit odd, but the hostel was gorgeous (and the views...and the mountains).

Mal - Thanks

My holidays aren't complete without a picture of my mog somewhere strange

Post by **ColinP** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:56 am

Kate,
I must admit we like the Coppermines, though our group uses the Mountaineering hut (I forget the actual owners just now),

Usually it's trying to find the hut at the end of an unmade road, at midnight using a torch and a 25000 OS map!

Haven't taken the Mog to one yet ...

If you're into going hills/mountains/walking/caving, there is a Slough based group - that way you know the company before you go

If you need more info drop me a PM.

http://www.slough-mountaineering.org.uk/

Cheers,

Colin