Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

... agge jaa wat, hy sal smeer en dan moet hy tog gewas word ... [daai snaaxe 2-kleur hempie bedoel omie nou.. Mar die BAIE beter sonder die keps
[o=-ja, die kinners kom kyk ook hier in - so moenounie SONNER hemp kiekie opsit nie

Ooom!!!! hahahaha

<<<>>> Engeltjie!

. not even I would do that ....

Oom kort net een ding.... A bulls Kep!!! :P Jok net.

Waar was daai foto geneem? Kaokoland? Waar is dit?

Julle mense mag nie lag nie vir my Afrikaans ne, ek probeer!

Ons sal nie lag vir jou Afrikaans nie - maar jy mag maar vir ons Engrish lag [my Gaelic is beter]
Yipp, booooo in Kaokoland, naby Epupa falls [Swartbooisdrift se kant toe] - Kaokoland - Verre Noordelike Namibie, in die berge, suid van die Kunene grens met Angola. STUNNING wereld. baie baie baie mooi daar

(Ek het nie die bybi gesteel nie - sy mammie en sy tannie was ook daar ... )

Oom Mac, jy lyk amper soos die Wit Tier in daai foto-boekies van ouds!

Huh?? stefaans - hoe meen meneer nou .. ek dog dit was die swart lui perd [of wassit nou fluks perd??? ]

.....proe boerekneukels, vuilgoed!

Hello All
I do beleive that McCarthy club can consider this event a huge success. There were so many cars that each got to take only one Vita Nova passenger, and there was a huge pile of donations.
Unfortunately I took no photos as I was busy driving and didn't have anybody who could operate a camera.
From a driver's standpoint the best thing about this event was the opportunity to see various different vehicles tackle the same obstacle. Unfortunately the obstacles were almost all basically of the same nature, being steep inclines of packed sand, loose in the ruts, just different levels of severity and with more or less axle twisting.

Two things were very obvious (to me anyway): Firstly, diff locks are far more effective than traction control systems. The traction control systems all responded too slowly, causing the vehicle to lose momentum at the crucial moment, which it could not regain. Secondly, good articulation is the best way to make up for a lack of diff lock, but even more than that, it makes for a much less scary ride and better vehicle control. I know that most of you probably know this already, but I am repeatedly amazed by just how much difference it makes.

Another thing I can say is that there were a number of fairly heavily modified vehicles, solid axle Hiluxes and Cruisers with 33-35" wheels, Lexus V8 conversions and lockers in all axles, right down to vehicles we Patrollers generally consider to be almost soft-roaders (Tuaregs and some of the softer Jeeps). A lot of the softer vehicles and most of the bakkies had to take the escape routes on the worst obstacles. Now I will not say that the patrol was the most capable vehicle there, but I will say that it completed every single obstacle, and often with a lot less drama than vehicles with a lot more modifications.
I just wish there were more Patrols to show them how.