A few of the buggy boys have taken the annual trip to Stockton this weekend and from the pics so far they are breaking everthing BIG TIME.
Dirtbugger ( AKA Ian )
Rolled his yellow manx end over end destroying the windscreen and headlights .
Dune Limo ( AKA Mike Sharp )
Launched nose first of a 3 metre drop off and sheared a link pin and broke an outer tie rod , plus bent a few things no dought
Pete Wood ( AKA Pete Wood )
Blown a gear box and brocken tie rod
Just got back from day2. Was very tame compared to yesterday, only drama was a broken steering box. Still, it took a buggy and those to fix it out of action for a few hours until it was tied together with fencing wire, then a new steering box.
Sharbuilt Beach buggy with Subaru 2L Turbo
Thunderanch Riot with Subaru 2L Turbo
Manxter with FA20turbo Click here for wiring looms
Don't die, kids! I know of a bloke who did - his best mate (a bloke I work with) and his wife (a nurse) tried to keep him alive for 40 mins while they waited for the ambos after he crushed his throat in a forward roll-over!
there's a fine line between having serious fun and being stupid. I certainly wouldn't launch off a dune if I didn't know what was on the other side. I prefer to familairise myself with the surrounding first before getting serious......
Luckily everyone is ok.
ACCEPT THAT SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE PIDGEON AND SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE STATUE
There was no launching.......Ian stopped at the top, then drove over at a slow walking pace, he reckoned it went over slow enough for him to almost get out as it went over. Dont know whether the front wheels dug in, but I've driven down a much higher sand dune that was probably steeper than that in the baja bug with no problems.
65 Meyers Manx
68 Country Buggy (KO 367)
68 Country Buggy (KO 669)
68 Country Buggy (KO 789)
68 Country Buggy (KO 815)
68 Baja Bug
76 Baja Kombi Twincab
I bought a baja once, what was left of it after a kid hit a washout at high speed on the beach,it hit a wall of sand head first, he died, the front was a mess.
