Met up with Ray, Gary & Matt at the river side camp site at Rhayader on Friday night ready for a couple of days laning. Here are some pictures:
Started with what Matt calls the rock garden
Followed by a scenic drive to the next lane
Water levels look a bit low although it's still quite deep. In the summer of 1976 that island wasn't (an island).
I call this one the one by the dam
plenty of puddles all day
shallow river crossing
the dam. Come back in the winter on a wet & windy day and the water will be coming over the top of the dam
crossing the Wye
Gary thinking what have these boys got me doing now?
The weather turned a bit wet so there were no more photo ops as we made our way along Giants Grave, Black Yatt, Doctor's Pool and a few others in that area before heading for Strata to camp for the night.
Gary climbing out of the bomb hole on Strata as we made our way to camp
toasted marsh mellows anyone?
next morning was overcast but no sign so far of the heavy rain forcast
Matt headed for home once we were back on main roads off the end of Strata while the rest of us carried on for another full day of laning, starting at the visitors centre which it had been a few years since I last drove.
Just here we went round in a circle. Which is the correct RoW? 5 years ago there was only the one track but you wouldn't know that now
Looks like Gary was enjoying himself
then we moved a bit further north onto the lanes around Nant-y-moch
there are a few washouts along here
would like a bit more flex but it's not too bad
The pics of Gary's truck on this section are on his camera.
Made for an interesting comparison between the 100 series IFS and the 80 series SFA
even the 80 couldn't keep all 4 wheels on the ground
but it looks impressive and does have more droop at the back
moved onto another posing spot
front is on the bump stops
we still haven't managed to put Gary off
again the 80 cocks a leg as well
and lifts a back wheel but only just
About 4:30 Gary headed for home while me & Ray carried on to do the last lane of the day up to the view point which was the RV point for a club laning trip a few weeks ago.
Started with what Matt calls the rock garden

Followed by a scenic drive to the next lane
Water levels look a bit low although it's still quite deep. In the summer of 1976 that island wasn't (an island).
I call this one the one by the dam

plenty of puddles all day
shallow river crossing
the dam. Come back in the winter on a wet & windy day and the water will be coming over the top of the dam
crossing the Wye
Gary thinking what have these boys got me doing now?

The weather turned a bit wet so there were no more photo ops as we made our way along Giants Grave, Black Yatt, Doctor's Pool and a few others in that area before heading for Strata to camp for the night.
Gary climbing out of the bomb hole on Strata as we made our way to camp
toasted marsh mellows anyone?

next morning was overcast but no sign so far of the heavy rain forcast
Matt headed for home once we were back on main roads off the end of Strata while the rest of us carried on for another full day of laning, starting at the visitors centre which it had been a few years since I last drove.
Just here we went round in a circle. Which is the correct RoW? 5 years ago there was only the one track but you wouldn't know that now

Looks like Gary was enjoying himself

then we moved a bit further north onto the lanes around Nant-y-moch
there are a few washouts along here
would like a bit more flex but it's not too bad
The pics of Gary's truck on this section are on his camera.
Made for an interesting comparison between the 100 series IFS and the 80 series SFA
even the 80 couldn't keep all 4 wheels on the ground
but it looks impressive and does have more droop at the back
moved onto another posing spot

front is on the bump stops
we still haven't managed to put Gary off

again the 80 cocks a leg as well
and lifts a back wheel but only just
About 4:30 Gary headed for home while me & Ray carried on to do the last lane of the day up to the view point which was the RV point for a club laning trip a few weeks ago.
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