british by the sea weekend

[73series88]

ok guys that time of year again british by the sea in connecticut. camping at rocky neck state park
i'll gather up some info and throw it up here for camping links
its not expensive. lots of rovers this year i hope. beer bbq beach, camping offroading. we could turn this into our own weekend event. then british by the sea on sunday at harkness park. come on ethan you and forest have to come out tothe weekend. june 3, 4, 5 fri sat sun. i stayed two nights last year. really a great weekend.more info to follow

ct mg club
http://mgclub.homestead.com/

site for park
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?A=2716&Q=325256


so last year we started to book the egret site starting at 1 ,2 ,3 so we were all together. so if you book a site post it so we know whose where. Lets make this a great weekend.
aaron

[stonefox]

Aaron pm sent

[73series88]

hey sites are going quick so if you want to come out
goto the state park website on the original posting and make your reservation for the egret site starting at the lowest number
aaron

[stonefox]

So we just booked Egret06.Anybody else booked in?

[ducttape]

No pets?!?!

[rwollschlager]

who else registered so far? I will register after i fly home for the summer. I have two finals left between me and the end of freshman year...
despite my circumstances last year was a ton of fun, all around great weekend.

If anyone is interested we can do some off roading on saturday, however the trails are about a 50 minute drive from the rocky neck camp ground unless i find something closer. Let me know if there is interest.

Aaron thanks for posting this up here!

-Rob

[JimCT]

Count us in, and let me know if you need to scout any trails.

[rwollschlager]

Count us in, and let me know if you need to scout any trails.

check your pm's

[73series88]

im going to register on friday.
aaron

[I Leak Oil]

I should be down, but for Sunday only. Wish I could make a weekend of it, sounds fun. Life sometimes gets in the way....

[KelseyM]

I am registered for the whole weekend, should be there Friday Evening

Egret site 5

This will be my first Rover gathering experience, do I need to bring anything in particular besides tools oil and beer? :D

[rwollschlager]

I am registered for the whole weekend, should be there Friday Evening

Egret site 5

This will be my first Rover gathering experience, do I need to bring anything in particular besides tools oil and beer? :D

add food, stories, and stuff for the beach to that list and you should be all set :thumb-up:

-Rob

Egret Site 3

[Lord Icon]

I just booked egret #10 . Buggered the reservation, booked till monday. Gonna have to call them, though I wonder if I should leave it alone in case I break down or one of us needs the space... Any thoughts?
I hope the party is good, the wife is not coming. AND I CAN'T BRING MY DOG. ( Thanks Dept of party poopers state of CT.)
So just me and George the series 3. :)

[JimCT]

So any ideas for the trail rides? Let me know if you need anyone to join in scouting trails.

[73series88]

egret 4 baby
aaron

[Lord Icon]

It's friday. I am getting out of work at 12:00 .... Packed and ready by 3-4pm on the road by 5. Should be there by 8:30-9:00. any body wanna convoy?
I am leaving from southern NH. 190-290-395 straight shot south..
cb will be on ch.14.
cell 603-235-4666 I will have as many tools and spares as I can take, hopefully won't have to use them or lend them out. But they are here if needed.
Egret #10 , just me. Plenty of room for another tent or 2.
Call or smoke signal me as needed. See you guys there.
Kris :thumb-up:

[rwollschlager]

see you tonight!
I did some trail scouting yesterday, tomorrow should be fun :thumb-up:
-Rob

[73series88]

gotta run out and get food for the weekend and some last minute things for the rover. im in norwich, ct about 30 min from the camp ground.
im gonna be out there probably around 3 pm. if anyone has any issues my number is 860 884 0273
give me a call if anyone has any problems and we can rally the troops.
ok
see ya
aaron

[stonefox]

Leaving NY now South on 87 to 84 East 845 235 1657.Ping me if you wanna convoy or need a hand . Safe travels ..... screw that drive fast and take chances :D Will see you there if the Rover Gods are willin'

[Broadstone]

see you tonight!
I did some trail scouting yesterday, tomorrow should be fun :thumb-up:
-Rob

Correct me if I am wrong but were you actually driving "in" a stream channel?

[LaneRover]

see you tonight!
I did some trail scouting yesterday, tomorrow should be fun :thumb-up:
-Rob

with the door open, its like your Rover is raising its hand and saying, "Um . . . a little help?"

[rwollschlager]

Correct me if I am wrong but were you actually driving "in" a stream channel?

perhaps a small pond.... one side has a rocky bottom and is fairly shallow, the other side was much deeper with a very soft, muddy bottom.

This weekend was a blast, thanks to everyone that made the trip down, and Aaron for getting the word out!

-Rob

Between my brother and I we have many videos and pictures I'll be editing and posting up some time this week, here a few in the mean time:

[73series88]

great weekend
nice turn out
sean did you make it home?
a couple of pics camping
whats next?
aaron

[stonefox]

Yeah, Made it home no sweat. I actually passed a few cars on the way back, although I did have a pretty good tail wind :D
Had a great time as well. Rob ,thanks for 4x4 tour and to you all for a superb weekend.
Anybody up for a meet up in the Adirondacks,say some were second or third weekend in August 13, 14 or 20, 21. Rob when are you heading back out to school? Or if thats too much of a hike for some ,I gladly host a weekend on my property down here in the Catskills.

[I Leak Oil]

Sorry I missed the trails. The show was fun and was good to see some folks again.
Sean, I'd be up for something. I don't know much about the Adirondacks but a minute in the woods beats a day at work any time! Is your wife all rovered out? Mine can relate......

[stonefox]

Sorry I missed the trails. The show was fun and was good to see some folks again.
Sean, I'd be up for something. I don't know much about the Adirondacks but a minute in the woods beats a day at work any time! Is your wife all rovered out? Mine can relate......
Yeah, I think she had enough.Not sure if its her last trip or not. I think its the Interstate at 65 mph with no seatbelts no airbags and door latches that would n't stay closed that frayed her nerves .Shes a real trooper though and I'm glad to have her along (just in case she reads this ).
As far as another outting I'll keep kicking this around and see what kind of interest might form among the others.

[stonefox]

How bout our favorite kilt wearing ,hagus eaten Scotsman.:D Chris did you make it back to NH with out any real problems?

[Lord Icon]

Yup, made it home in 2 hours 17 min. .... Must have had a tail wind.
I would like to thank you all for a great weekend and a very relaxing time. I had expectations of a very boring trip and many breakdowns. Whilst sitting about the fire ring sat nite and looking around at the friends and leaking rovers, the faint odour of hypoid and burning dump cake in the air it occurred to me that THESE ARE the good old times. No stress, belly full of charred burger , bum sore from flat rover seat, kidneys slightly bruised from trail riding. Who could ask for more.
The weather could not have been any better. The stars were out and George the series 3 was in top form.
If the at the car show didn't know a great truck when they saw it, oh well. Chrome never got any one home...
Thanks to all , everybody had a hand in this weekend and it was the highlight of my year so far.
I will scout out some class 6 roads up here for an outing. The Unity trail is about 12 miles long but should pose no major issue. Some good camp sites as well..... AND NO TAX ,.... AND NO CT. OUT OF STATE SUR CHARGES......
Cheers to the lot of ya.
Kris . ( MacGyver):p

[jac04]

I forgot to take some close-ups, but here are some overall shots:
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/jac04/BBTS2011002.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/jac04/BBTS2011Rovers3.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/jac04/BBTS2011Rovers5.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/jac04/BBTS2011Rovers1.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/jac04/BBTS2011Rovers4.jpg

Here's a few shots of a beautiful MG that was done by the same shop that is currently doing the body & paint on my 68 Camaro.
Look at that paint! :

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/jac04/BBTS2011012.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/jac04/BBTS2011011.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/jac04/BBTS2011010.jpg

[martindktm]

Humm slightly better than my spay can job. Just slighly...:D

[SafeAirOne]

I forgot to take some close-ups, but here are some overall shots:


I can't find the BBTS results anywhere...anyone know who placed in the Land Rover classes?

Surely your (jac04) air-portable must have placed in SOME category!?

[rwollschlager]

nels anderson, Dan H (Landy67), and i think Jason, (I Leak Oil) i believe placed in the rover to '67 category.

in the rover '68+ category, I forget the order, but IIRC the red 110 placed first, Jac04's lightweight placed 2nd, and I took home 3rd with my scruffy, muddy, and dented 88.

-Rob

Right to left: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd respectively

[I Leak Oil]

Sadly, my hunk of junk didn't win anything.:sly: It was rigged I tell ya! Someone obviously paid the judges off...

[jac04]

...Jac04's lightweight placed 2nd...
Yeah, I either need a nice glossy paint job or I need to display my vehicle upside down next year.:p

[Firemanshort]

RWOLLSLAGER probably would have placed higher if he entered his Stage One instead of a boring old 4 cylinder..... Just sayin' :)

[rwollschlager]

RWOLLSLAGER probably would have placed higher if he entered his Stage One instead of a boring old 4 cylinder..... Just sayin' :)

possibly, unfortunately it suffers from needsaframe-syndrome and subsequently hasn't moved in over year, my dad nor myself currently have the time to do the swap so it will be off the road for quite some time before we get around to fixing it, that is if it doesnt sell first.



Sadly, my hunk of junk didn't win anything.:sly: It was rigged I tell ya! Someone obviously paid the judges off...

I'm pretty sure the red 110 and Jeff's lightweight received all the votes in my class, I registered two trucks this year and used both ballots to vote for my 88, probably the only two votes it got :D

-Rob

[SafeAirOne]

... IIRC the red 110 placed first, Jac04's lightweight placed 2nd, and I took home 3rd with my scruffy, muddy, and dented 88...

Must have been one heck of a 110!

[I Leak Oil]

The 110 was very shiney! It was OK for a coiler....I guess....

[stonefox]

The 110 was very shiney! It was OK for a coiler....I guess....
Who you kiddin' Jason that thing was "sweet",not my color ,but I'd learn to live with it.:D I can't believe I didn't get a single shot of it,I guess I was blinded by the shear glare coming off it.

[73series88]

yep

[osajaj]

sounds like it was a good time. Unfortunately my life got in the way of getting down with my little boy blue. Rob, still waiting for you to head this way and wrench a bit....listen to your college stories now that first year is down. I figure I could have placed somewhere...maybe tallest in smalles truck???

[rwollschlager]

Who you kiddin' Jason that thing was "sweet",not my color ,but I'd learn to live with it.:D I can't believe I didn't get a single shot of it,I guess I was blinded by the shear glare coming off it.

I took a few, I'll post them up when i get a hold of my brothers camera, I also have some video footage and a few pictures from the trail run Saturday as well

-Rob

[Terrys]

The 110 was very shiney! It was OK for a coiler....I guess....
HEY! I have a coiler too ya know, and we have feelings too. It gets on pefectly fine with my 88. In fact my 110 took 1st two years ago so I didn't go so the leafers had a better chance. As I recall Rob, you took 2nd in '09, so you're gonna have to start building a china cabinet

[rwollschlager]

HEY! I have a coiler too ya know, and we have feelings too. It gets on pefectly fine with my 88. In fact my 110 took 1st two years ago so I didn't go so the leafers had a better chance. As I recall Rob, you took 2nd in '09, so you're gonna have to start building a china cabinet

and our "UN" 109 took second last year.

I finally finished editing the footage my brother took from saturday, not much, but its done, and yes, yes that was someone in their mom's taurus that decided to come out and play with the rovers.
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Here is a link to my photos:http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150193297831886.303397.646291885&l=d858904081

-Rob

and here is that red 110

[I Leak Oil]

HEY! I have a coiler too ya know, and we have feelings too. It gets on pefectly fine with my 88.
You know Terry, I've been meaning to ask you....Did I meet you a few years ago at the military vehicle show here in Webster ma? There was a gentleman I met, named Terry, that was working on a 110 that had a small engine fire. You?????

[Terrys]

You know Terry, I've been meaning to ask you....Did I meet you a few years ago at the military vehicle show here in Webster ma? There was a gentleman I met, named Terry, that was working on a 110 that had a small engine fire. You?????
I don't know about the
'gentleman' part, but Yes, That was my son and me. I remember we met while walking in. We were admiring a freshly painted bronze green 88. Jeez you have a good memory. That has to be 13-14 years ago, when my son was restoring his M38.

[I Leak Oil]

Small world for sure. Unfortunately my 88"s paint isn't so fresh anymore. More like a 60 year old beauty queen now! You can still tell there was something there!