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Sunday

9 Nov

Toy Run

Annual Toy Run from East Coast Cruisers Club House, Pineville Junction in Pinetown to Toti Civic Hall next to the river. Flea Market, food stalls, entainment etc etc. Meeting time 08h00 for 09h00 convoy drive to Toti. Cost to enter, BRING A KIDS TOY to donate to Charity. Organised by Toti Lions and East Coast Cruisers.

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Saturday

15 Nov

Team gates Recce, Inchanga valley

Recce run to set the Gates for the Team Gates Challenge. Meeting place is at the top of Inchanga to leave at 09h30. Directions below.  Give George a call for more info.

3 - 5

Sunday

16 Nov

Team Gates

Inchanga Valley

A team gates event in the Inchanga Valley. For directions see below or give George a call for more info.

Departure time 08h30.

Contacts: George  0836581324

                 

3 - 5

Sunday
23 Nov

Landy vs Toyota

Land Rover vs Toyota Challenge at High Stakes, Cato Ridge. Standard and modified vehicles required for the Land Rover Team. Give George a call if interested in taking part. Registration at 08h00.

3 - 5
Sunday
30 Nov		 Bassett’s Back Yard
A family outing with an easy trail in the plantation behind Peter Bassett’s house in Pietermaritzburg followed by a BYO braai and social afternoon. Meet Selwyn at the Petrol Garage on the N3 before Cato Ridge at 08h00 for 08h30 depart. For those driving from PMB give Peter a call for directions to his “back yard”.  
Selwyn Ambler 0839926969, Peter Bassett 0724291750

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Sunday
14 Dec

Shongweni

Valley

A trip to two Waterfalls in the Shongweni Valley. An easy to technical drive along dirt roads and two track with a little mud, shallow water crossings, and a hill. Options for the brave to play while the rest drive around. Meeting place to follow.

3 - 4

15-17 Jan 2009

Duzi Canoe

The LROC provides support along the route in the form of Marshalling. If interested in helping please give Henry Cochrane a call. 0829220370

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20 – 22 Feb 2009

LROC KZN AGM

20h AGM of the Land Rover Owners Club KZN. Venue will be the Eston Farmers Club with the same format as the last few years. A camp over weekend with a Gates Event on the Saturday morning, AGM in the late afternoon and a trail drive on the Sunday.  Selwyn Ambler is the contact. 0839926969

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10 – 13 April 2009

LROC Jamboree

The LROC SA would like to extend an invitation to all members of the Kwazulu-Natal Land Rover Owners Club to join us at a National Jamboree from the 10-13 April 2009. 

The event will take place at Heron Cliff (Baviaans) in the Gamtoos Valley and is being hosted by the LROC PE Chapter. More info to follow.

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NON LROC organized events but worth the trip

 

7 December

Baynesfield

Estate

Vintage Baynesfield. Christmas Market Open day at Baynesfield with plenty to see and do. It’s the venue we drove to on our 60th convoy drive. http://www.baynesfieldmuseum.co.za

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Team Gates Challenge 16 November 2008.  Inchanga Valley

Directions :  From Durban take the N3 towards Pietermaritzburg and take the Hammersdale / Inchanga off ramp. Turn right across the N3 and follow the road for about 2km.  At the 1st road to the right (Land Rover Experience sign) turn right and follow the road past the Hotel and up to the R103. Turn right into the R103 (old main road) and we will meet on the left about 50m up the road.

Meeting time 08h00 to leave in convoy into the valley at 08h30 sharp. A byo braai for lunch.

 

Provisional format.

§         Teams of 3 standard vehicles and x1 modified vehicle. (Modified vehicles will be allocated to the standard teams via a "out the hat draw" )

§         Normal Gates rules and scoring. The scores for all team members will be added together to give a team score.

§         Team members will be able to offer advice from outside the vehicles but will not be able to touch the vehicle in the Gate. ( Other teams can offer useless advice !!)

§         Teams will be grouped in the various Land Rover chassis classes.

1. Leaf, SWB.   2. Leaf LWB     3. Coil SWB     4. Coil LWB    5. 100"(Rangie/Disco)    6. Mixed class

 

 

TRAIL GRADING All our events from now on will have a Trail Grading according to the 5 grades below.

  1. Complete novice soft dirt road trail, no low range required. Suitable for all Land Rovers including the Freelander.

  2. Limited low range required but suitable for the novice driver. Suitable for all Land Rovers with certain trails not suitable for the Freelander.

  3. Low range and limited off road knowledge required. Suitable for all Land Rovers except the Freelander.

  4. A low range technical trail suitable for the experienced. The inexperienced will be able to do the trail, as assistance will be available from the more experienced members. Suitable for all Land Rovers except the Freelander.

  5. Extremely technical, suitable for the experienced only with the possibility of vehicle damage. Only suitable for "Series" Land Rovers.  Ha Ha

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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