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GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10359

Diverse usage of a 90, now something new.

Even though it’s not a daily, I do try to use the 90 for a lot of different things..
It’s used for, shooting, bike transport, motorbike transport, days out, picnics, road trips, cars n coffee meets, summer pub runs, the odd green lane, treasure hunts, marshalling duties etc etc.

Last week I tried something new at our local rally club, a “night scatter rally”.
Along with a mate who was enthusiastic to have a go, he claimed he could read a map, though he did not know what a 6 digit map reference was.... he self taught from google and we joined the club and paid the fee for the rally.

The weather was grim, rain, sleet and as we entered into the hills, snow!

We had a result though, even against seasoned experienced rally teams... we managed second overall.
So we’ll be doing a few more over the next few months..

Mrs Greeni is going to be given some lessons and she’s keen to have a go too!
Also planned for this year is to do a hill climb and i’ll be looking to maybe do a road rally!

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Last edited by GREENI on 1st Mar 2020 9:58pm. Edited 1 time in total

1st Mar 2020 7:46pm

Pilgrimmick

Member Since: 16 Nov 2015
Location: Highlands
Posts: 581

Did a few BAMA rallies in my day, they were great fun. You need a map board and sort out your lighting . 80" 1948
Lightweight V8
Bowler Tomcat
130 Station wagon
90 300tdi
(Santana PS10 pick up)
Range Rover L322 (Ful fat)

1st Mar 2020 8:10pm

90 Dreamer

Member Since: 13 Jul 2019
Location: Oop North
Posts: 2052

2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Corris Grey

Agreed albeit the Potti will help.......

1st Mar 2020 8:57pm

jst

Member Since: 14 Jan 2008
Location: Taunton
Posts: 7686

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey

Great way of enjoying motorsport and improving your map skills. Love the old scatter. Bama events are a top way of getting into them. Cheers

James
110 XS Utility
130 Puma Station wagon/camper (in the making)
90 Puma Hardtop

1st Mar 2020 9:11pm

markb110

Member Since: 22 May 2010
Location: Guildford
Posts: 2522

Loved the BAMA (previously BAMFA, Army, Airforce, Navy, Police and Prison service).

Marshalled for 10 years and competed for two

Sometimes other exercises happened at the same time which was fun.

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Lasting memories -

Getting a rollicking at Deepcut Barracks for turning up at the NAAFI covered in mud - until the Sergeant Major realised I was not a squaddie

One of the lads removing a track rod from one of the all white rally 90's to replace someone else's whilst the officer in charge was giving the crews a verbal about nicking equipment off of other teams trucks

Us as marshals being taken to a nearby pub by the officers at Thetford Camp as a Sainsbury van full of alcohol arrived for the team crews.

Listening to a navigator shouting 'left. left' as the driver clipped the back bumperette of my 110 at the time - they were mortified.

Manning an overnight check point over night in the freezing cold and only seeing three cars out of 60 then finding out that a Wolf had gone over at the camp exit and everyone behind decided to take the penalties and stay in the camp.

My transfer box going bang over night on the hill near the Charlton Cat (Salisbury Plain) with five wolfs behind

And finally why was it when I had time for a wazz that would be the que for a navy womens crew to arrive....honestly it was cold that day

1st Mar 2020 9:30pm

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10359

Pilgrimmick wrote:
You need a map board and sort out your lighting .

The map was clipped on a board and the map light was in ‘red mode’

though the board is cardboard

1st Mar 2020 9:54pm

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10359

Strangely I had heard about a BAMA some time back, but completely forgot all about them, good to hear a lot have done them.

1st Mar 2020 9:57pm

Pilgrimmick

Member Since: 16 Nov 2015
Location: Highlands
Posts: 581

Map boards should be cardboard, cover them In gaffer tape to make them damp proof, but will not cause injury in a crash. add clips for pens stop watch etc as required. 80" 1948
Lightweight V8
Bowler Tomcat
130 Station wagon
90 300tdi
(Santana PS10 pick up)
Range Rover L322 (Ful fat)

1st Mar 2020 10:08pm

markb110

Member Since: 22 May 2010
Location: Guildford
Posts: 2522

As a marshal at the time when the Wolfs started to appear I quickly learned to sign the navigators score sheet, grab the bribe of sweets and crisps then step back bloody sharpish before the side mounted spare wheel took my nose off

More pictures

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1st Mar 2020 10:21pm

jst

Member Since: 14 Jan 2008
Location: Taunton
Posts: 7686

Road master always seemed to be a good event. Not done any bama for 10 or so years now. We used to travel back from Germany for them! Cheers

James
110 XS Utility
130 Puma Station wagon/camper (in the making)
90 Puma Hardtop

1st Mar 2020 10:39pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11240

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey

Years ago, I did a night scatter on Salisbury Plain. Great fun! Darren

110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak

"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia

1st Mar 2020 11:42pm

donmacn

Member Since: 07 Nov 2017
Location: Nth Scotland
Posts: 1829

Never done this in a vehicle - sounds like a whole lot of fun!

My "hillwalking" qualification requires me to night nav to within 5 metres of a squiggle on a contour line on a featureless hillside..... doing that in a 90 or anything else sounds mental! Donald

1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong
(The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html )
2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8

in the past..
RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi
1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box
1993 Discovery 300Tdi

not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper...

1st Mar 2020 11:52pm

markb110

Member Since: 22 May 2010
Location: Guildford
Posts: 2522

I am in the 90 with the rollcage

Bramley ammunition dump is a really cool place to compete.

One time there was a squad out on another exercise not using SA80's with another group wearing bedsheets......

2nd Mar 2020 6:29am

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10513

Great video thanks, i did spot the blue 90 of the LR mag

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.

Clayton.

4th Mar 2020 10:36pm

Jon w

Member Since: 22 Dec 2015
Location: North East Wales
Posts: 189

Got our 1st BAMA event next Saturday down at Bovington. Looking forward to it!

Jon

12th Mar 2020 10:52pm

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