Night lanning

[alex]

Just thinking aloud,
Did some nice starter lanes with Lawrence and Drift in the summer. Re did them with the missus, would like to do them in the winter at night. Wouldnt need to be midnight by the time winter comes around, could be an early evening start to do the Wayfairer and whitestones (I think thats the later)

What do you guys reckon?

[Drift]

We did it on a marathon laning day that started in south Wale at The GAP, and ended on the Wayfairer at stupid oclock at night, was a long day but extremley good laning getting in most of the Welsh classics

[alex]

Would be a corker if we could get a crisp night with frost. So pretty up there. Dunno about the carwash, maybe best for daylight.

[Drift]

Yer the wash is best left, dont want to annoy any locals

Around that area in the snow when I had my sport, awsome



Its another world when the weather loves you

[alex]

Heres one for you, whats the best tyre for snow? muds jump to mind, but I know rally cars like thin ones in snow.

[Drift]

AT's are best for snow, or sand for that matter

Muds dig in to get grip so the bury themselves.

Less aggresive Muds will be fine in snow though

[alex]

The pimp mobile should be good in the snow then, come on santa bring on the white stuff..

[bikerbarney]

count me in would love to do some night laning

is eight spot lamps on the front and two on the back going to be enough

[Red Oktober]

i love laning at night ....tho 10 front lights at 100 wats each is a bit OTT

[bikerbarney]

would of been good......if i had an air rifle.....now...who was that who got to it 3mins before me?????????????????

wont call him names....... hes got a rifle

[nitromotor]

Count me in too for a bit of night laning!

[alex]

Sounds like we may have a meeting starting up. Question of date, thinking a Sat evening. As nights draw in it neednt be to late a start.

[Ryan]

Was talking about this a few weeks ago, count me in

[alex]

Well thats four of us, any more and we will need a secong group. Any thought on dates? I got next 2 weeks tied up, also Stainby. Maybe towards the end of October?

[bikerbarney]

yep last weekend in october would be good.put my name down

[nitromotor]

Sounds good for me too

Having said that for the modern day winter experience shouldn’t we wait until the snow falls in …… April?

[Drift]

OK folks mid Jan is a good bet for snow in Wales, so is late Feb.

Big BUT if you want to play in snow at night it would be very wise to have greenlane experience of it in the daytime.
So you know what to do.

Its a totally different experience in the ice/snow to driving on tarmac.

Even though there where 5 of us on my first snow trip, and we set off early, we got stuck so much we had visions of sleeping on a windswept hill in freezing temps, it delayed us so much, granted all cars where nearly standard other than tyres.

A nice crisp night will be fine as long as the route avoids farms and other houses (who wants us trundling through their garden in the middle of a good late night movie?), so planning is the key.

When the snow comes, I think an impromptu meet can be held in the day time.

Sorry if I sound like Im lecturing

[Red Oktober]

Thats very good advise ste ...
as laning in the dark is tottaly different than driving the same lane when you can see whats around you

[weave67]

count me in guys i am well up for that

[alex]

So, maybe a run in the night not expecting snow and then a day run if we can get ourselves there in the snow.

Has everyone done the daqy route with Drift\lawrence? I think we have. We could repeat the 2 long ones.