Gawxo's Farm Chester

[Drift]

I was invited to help clear some tracks at farm near Chester and Trugga came along to help to.
Also Paul in the Diatshu (spelling) And Winchman and Andy in the suzuki.

John (the farmer) would like to get the site up and running for clubs and groups on a commercial basis, but he is not going down the turn up pay and play route.
The site has evey thing from extreme wading trenches/pools to more gentle bumps and dips, though these still need some carefull thought to negotiate.
Theres are a forest tracks and meadows, abd a few hilly sections.
John has plans to get the digger out and make a few more sections in the field.
We only saw a fraction of what was on offer.
He is also arranging a camping field and hard standing car park.
The site is fantastic and has one heck of alot of potential and its the biggest site Ive seen or even heard of.

And the host John is very friendly and welcoming and is one of a kind, great guy.

Just a few pics of today, though these dont even come close to what we saw today and there was more.

Oh and I hit a tree side on


















Anything Ive missed Im sure Trugga will add with pics I hope

[nitromotor]

Looks every bit as good as you describe, the camping sounds a good plan too!
Hope them battle scares on ya truck t-cut out !

[Drift]

I think they will but the dent on the otherside wont

They can be pushed out

[Red Oktober]

WOW .........why oh why is all the fun allways up the bloody country

[Trugga]

An absolutely cracking site, owned by a man that has too much energy

I think we got to play in three of the many sections.

The first was a compact route, with lots of twists and turns, ups and downs, side slopes and a few water splashes. Whilst the LWB Fronteras had to shuffle around a couple of the corners, it really was a great little trek, with minimum opportunity for damage.

The second section was in the woods (on of about 5 woods on the property, maybe more). The closeness of the trees really did make you think, especially regarding length, overhang and turning circle.

The third section we looked at was a little more extreme, and while Ste and I gave parts of it a go (and managed OK I might add), there are bits I would avoid - but hey, I don't do extreme, but if I had a £300 Zuke with a cage, then I would be very tempted

Obviosly, the fields were a little flooded where the camsite is envisaged for, but with easy access off the motorway network, this site has a lot of potential.

My feeling is that there is a lot there that would suit a Frontera, but there is a lot more that would not - that said, we only got to see a small few sections of a huge tract of land. Maybe a second vist would reveal more.

BTW, the mud pongs a little, and ponged even more when it dries on your boots in the car on the way home.

Piccies/Vids due shortly

Lawrence

[Drift]

Should have smelt my wet socks

The swb frontera would be really well suited to this site, not much they couldnt do without a lift and decent tyres.

But as it gets opened up I think more will be accesible to the bigger cars, though I will be leaving the water runs alone

[Red Oktober]

Looks a real tester of a site

[Trugga]

A few piccies - clicky for a biggie:

















Cheers for the invite Ste:



Ooo, I must say a thank you to the guy in the blue zebra stiped zuke for taking me on a white knucle ride round some of the more extreme sections - I have it on video.

Lawrence

[Red Oktober]

Great pics Lawrence

[lee thompson]

havent seen an suzuki Lj80 in a while.

[BlackIce]

Was that sport modified in any way - or was it ok to tackle the terrain as standard?

Nice pics btw

[Drift]

Was that sport modified in any way - or was it ok to tackle the terrain as standard?

Nice pics btw

There wasnt a Sport there, think your looking at the Suzuki Vitara, that was standard with rock sliders and mud tyres.

[Trugga]

Video now available: YouTube Clicky

Lawrence

[Drift]

One word springs to mind "Awsome"


And there is a whole section we did but did get the chance for pics and more

[nitromotor]

Superb video!
Whish I could have tagged along

[Steve-C]

Excellent! Looks like it will be an awesome place, hope I get the chance to visit one day.

[Paul McCleary]

What a cracking day out it was.

It was nice to put a few faces to names at long last.

You only saw a section of what Johns property has to offer. There are a lot of ditch and mud runs, but some a quite damaging if not driven carefully, hence why John didn't suggest us trying them. He has tracks that dip in and arond some of the bigger ponds that look easy, but can catch out some extremely well prepared trucks.

Andy B (Black and Blue Suzuli LJ) and I will be driving the site on a regular basis to keep the tracks clear and hopefully make some new ones.
John is a workaholic and the site is constantly evolving. Every time we go there, he has made a new section.

Hope to see you there again soon.

Paul.

[stu]

that looks great , and there is to be a campsite as well .magic
i will be going there .

[manny]

well if you need a hand anytime i will come give you a hand i am free most weekend.

it looks a goods site and hope we can get a weekend booked

[stu]

i need some where dry for my caravan to sit .dont want it being washed away .