If it can go wrong... It will!

During the first run at Driffield Dick managed to roll the 90 on a sharp right hand corner. After getting the Land Rover back on its wheels he got it restarted and continued to finish the lap. Back in the pit area the wing was pulled out and tie wrapped together but after restarting found the engine not running right - Later investigations found 2 bend con rods where the engine had hydraulic locked with oil after the roll!

Dick continuing the run at Driffield after the roll.

This cement mixer was seen after a night of frost near Pool-in-Wharfdale.

This crane was found hiding one morning near Beckwithshaw, Harrogate.

Another Roll by Dick - I had the pleasure of navigating at this event in Rochdale. We had caught a V8 special and were trying to get past when coming down a ravine we dropped of a ledge and the front nearside wheel hit a rock flipping the 90 into the air and back down on its side. After getting the Land Rover back on its wheels we found it had broken a steering track rod end which also needing fixing before we could move off the coarse.

This wheel shows just how hard the impact was!

The roll cage took the impact of the roll with only slight damage to the paint work and a broken mirror.

The rear tub was slightly bent but will easily be fixed.

Graham Potters Ibex
This is what it looks like from inside a Land Rover thats laid on its side in a riverbed! The lengths that Mike will go to in order to get some pictures for this website is extraordinary!!! Picture taken 1st May 2005 at Weardale in Yorkshire

This is a different shot of Grahams motor. The picture has been taken from a friends mobile phone as mike was stuck in the Land Rover until it was pulled back onto it's wheels.

Mikes friend 'Blair' Battled with Slimy ground and Gravity at Castleford quarry and Lost!

Graham Potters Ibex again - Not content with rolling the motor into a stream he then wedged it into a ravine!

This crash/roll happened at a local Northern Off Road Club event (Round 5 of 2005 Championship), held at Broadbottom, near Hyde on 31st July 2005.
A slight lump on a fast straight caused the Land Rover to launch and land on it's front bumper, which then created the barrel roll!

Jon & Alistair ended up on their side at the Newstead Abbey event on 14th October 2007. After winding their way through a tight & twisty quarry section they got a final lump wrong & ended up playing dead for 5 minutes! Luckily there wasnt much damage & they were back on all 4 wheels in no time!!!
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