Saw an interesting rover this weekend. It was at an event in New Hampshire called the Tour De Rocks. "Rockcrawling" event for the average joe. Rules put those with 33's with no penalty. 40 inch tires were the maximum, but had penalty points. Awful lot of fun to watch.
The Rover was a Range rover frame that had been cut down, so that a tub from an 88 could fit. Had Defender body trimmings. I was told he had 10 spline axles, but seeing the abuse it took, I'm not convinced its true. I'm posting a movie link of it below. I was at the spot. He ended up with a hole in his front diff, yet still ran.
His "style" was aggressive to say the least. Second link, is a jeep, but gives you an idea of the terrain.
The rover guy was the most abusive to his vehicle, that I saw in the competition....very impressed the truck survived the flogging.
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Jacobs ladder
This event was the first of the kind in the area....hope its a sign
of things to come....the event was done very well.
You guys out west probably get to see this stuff all the time...not the case in the east.
:edit: crap!!! looks like the links are temporarily down. Probably too many hits.[rover
The Rover was a Range rover frame that had been cut down, so that a tub from an 88 could fit. Had Defender body trimmings. I was told he had 10 spline axles, but seeing the abuse it took, I'm not convinced its true. I'm posting a movie link of it below. I was at the spot. He ended up with a hole in his front diff, yet still ran.
His "style" was aggressive to say the least. Second link, is a jeep, but gives you an idea of the terrain.
The rover guy was the most abusive to his vehicle, that I saw in the competition....very impressed the truck survived the flogging.
.rover
Jacobs ladder
This event was the first of the kind in the area....hope its a sign
of things to come....the event was done very well.
You guys out west probably get to see this stuff all the time...not the case in the east.
:edit: crap!!! looks like the links are temporarily down. Probably too many hits.[rover