FOG Annual Meet-2012 ***REVIEW THREAD***

[snapper]

Well, what can I say? First annual I've managed to get to in the 2 years I've been lurking around here... Great fun, even the boss Angie enjoyed the laning and getting bounced around the course, truck even survived it too, well almost if you count the plug things on the towbar getting mashed again when I did a bit of ploughing... Always a bonus when the mobile shed needs dragging home after

Anyway thanks go out to Ste & Jay cos without their hard work and organsing it wouldnt have happenend. Rob & Audra for putting the BBQ and raffle together. Pete (loneranger) for doing the recovery bit following the classic mud/tyre traction fail a mere 100 mtrs into the first lane At least I got to test the new strop and shackes And thanks to Stu for sorting the lanes, it was a good day out, despite all the locks on the gates... Shame on the Council.

Plans already in motion for the next annual as far as trucks go, I might (note, might) even get some more suitable tyres for it rather than a set of ATR's fast headed to being slicks...

[hipo1024]

Well 1stly can I say thank you to every1 who helped put this weekend together!! and to Rob and co for the grub, it has been a really great weekend!!

I was, and still am amazed that I only got stuck 3 times....total, and thats only due to bottoming out...but wait it gets better....I towed 3 A series fronteras , 1st was JEOH when he broke down in the lane, then Jim (wilberforce) in his 2.8 lwb (twice) and then another A...but cant remember who it was - Yep as a dti owner....I have my smug winning face on...


Oh and thank you all for your comments on how my truck sounds too....some say it sounds like a tractor...some say it sounds like a V8....but all I know is it sounds like a beast either way Im happy what ever it sounds like lol.

I didnt get many pics....just a few on my phone, so here we go
Chillaxing around the fire...


Then some down hill axle twister vanity...



And this is where it all went wrong for me....I listened to fudge and tryed the troth, full of slushy mud at the bottom, ended up stopping about 2/3's of the way thru it and only just managed to get myself out...





and finerly what my truck looked like this morning when I woke up...


Oh and note to self....close the window when going thru wet stuff


One last thing....well done to Neal for winning the piston (I can only assume it was most shiney truck award ) and well done Jim for best stuck!!! But I do feel that I was a close second when I nearly rolled it into the lake....and I managed to get stuck going down hill....twice lol - it seems gravity dosent have the same affect on my truck as every1 elses lol

[hipo1024]

Rob doing his mankini thang (twice)


Just me or did alot of things happen twice this weekend lol
Robs jumps
2 trucks nearly rolled
andytats drowned his truck twice, so did Jim
and I towed jim twice...just to name a few

[andytats]

[JEOH]

A big Thank you.
We have reached our home without any further problems. Strap still in place, fueltank too.

Wonderful weekend, we had still lots of fun, made new friendships and surely some mistakes, too... I think at some point I lost oversight who helped to get the car fixed! Looking at the pics, I am sure to have missed the one or the other with a special 'thank you'!
Alone, we surely would not be home yet!

Now going to bed, but before some pics...
No further comments needed. Should come a bit more often to the UK, and learn more lessons!!!


Can opener: Frozen!






"A little bit scratchy", this lane...

[BoxCleva]

Glad you all had a great weekend guys / girls. Pity about the lanes

And did a Trooper win the piston award ?

[furball]

It wasn't a trooper Box, it was a frontera with a bodykit

[RatCav]

Isuzu Bighorn actually

[gregster]

Errr...actually its a roll of mig wire, loads of plate steel, and several tins of U-pol easysand, half a gallon of hi build primer, some green paint and clearcoat, with a Isuzu VIN plate attached!!!

Well done though Neal, chuffed to bits for you winning the trophy...the old man would be equally pleased mate.!

[bobbinsjob]

[Roo]

Pleased you all had a great time and that you all got back safe and sound
Fantastic Photos there
And Rob funniest vid I have seen in a long time your such a star matey .

Thanks for posting those

Cheers
Roo

[jontera]

I have to add to the rest..

thanks for a great weekend..who do I start with?..
well first has to be everyone who got this whole event to get on..you guys sometimes don't get the praise you deserve, you all kept praising us for coming..you built it we came..
Number 2..Mr Drift...for being my taxi driver..since i couldn't legally bring mine (cheers MOT man)..fuel money still here and if you won't accept it again..i'll donate it to the cause
Number 3..Hipo (dan)..for giving me a seat both on the laning and the site.
Number 4..Audra and the Horses beast..for the BBQ..along with Jay and Jo's hospitality on sunday for the second BBQ.
Number 5..all the guys who arranged the laning, sorry your names escape me right now..
Number 6..Maria for the cake, awesome..and for putting up with Ian..i loved his stories on sunday night

but most important...all the FOG members who make this event what it is..what I thought might be a slightly miserable one (without my truck) turned out to be one, if not, the best..sorry if this embarraces a certain person, but I can understand why you were close to tears..and it wasn't Wi Aye Woo Woo's..or the Geordie Mojito's..you guys and girls mean a lot to me, these weekenders are for me my lads hollybobs..and i don't think i'm the only one

can't wait for the next one..just 12months to go

[kees]

Finaly got through the pics.
http://photobucket.com/annualmeet2012

http://photobucket.com/annualmeet2012_2
Thank you again to every one for a great weekend.
Kees

[Trugga]

A quick couple of pictures for Ian and Thomas - feel free to re-post on your local forum:


Watch out for that hidden hole


Not scratchy at all - I've known much worse


Vauxhall to the rescue


Be afraid, be very afraid

Oops, not too sure how that last one sneaked in

Lawrence

[gregster]

Looks like you all had a blinding time, and some great photos and vids (and some of Rob horses45!!!!)...

This was how my annual meet ended up....


Gutted I couldnt join you all, the gearbox in the 2.5tds having other ideas!

[RatCav]

At least you got home buddy. Thats the main thing. How many bits did the gearbox end up in then?

[beagleboy]

Hi Foggers, we are back home!
Our Internetmodem was dead. The mailman tried to deliever a new one, while we are at Avalanche ... HAHA!
Now we have the new modem - and surprise: It works!
Going into the internet with a surfstick/dongle is not the best thing. Sometimes the free wifi at McDonald is better ...

We want to say THANK YOU to all for this meeting.
I forgot lots of names but next time it will be better - if I get holiday.
We had a good time at the annual although Tami had to work for her newspaper.



PS: I burned my face at the top of the White Cliffs on monday.

[simo_d]

well done boys and girls, looks like i missed one heck of a weekend , next year deffo . top photos and vids. and well done to horses with his swim

[horses45]

cheers simo i know you would of been thier with me but big thanks to our members for giving to charity for my stupid stunt or thats what audra might of called me lol, but a hell of a weekend .

[colley]

Great pics
So where is next years annual going to be????