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General Panday 5! Mission: Yorkshire 7th & 8th September

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General Panday 5! Mission: Yorkshire 7th & 8th September

They hadn't left the meet point as someone was running even later than me :)

Had a great time, Fizzle did some mud plugging :D

Now excuse me whilst I order a pressure washer online.

Thanks again for the Black Sheep and organising this Andy, oh and the use of your S&M rubber, that don'tsound right now does it? (y)
 
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What a brilliant weekend, both me and my Dad had a fantastic time even though we were the odd ones out! Massive thanks to Andy for getting it all organised :worship: I think we would all like to come back next weekend if we could!:D

I will get some of our photos uploaded soon, looking forward to seeing everyone elses aswell(y)
 
Gentlemen & Lady thankyou for a fantastic weekend, I am still bouncing from the laugh of it all and what an experience. We've driven those tracks so many times being the sole Panda but just having a heard of Pandas made it seem so right :)

The whole weekend went pretty much without a hitch, the main downer for me was the damage to Palio 's sump guard - even though that's what it's there for I feel bad about it as it is very smart :(

The two wheel drive Pandas did unbelievably well off road, CLS John, you are a natural offroader and absolutely not scared - you do need that 4x4!! It was also fantastic seeing Gav and Vern VmanC giving it hell around the Sharow course at the end, but the Mk1 of pandamonius_maximus was the highlight for me, love that car, plus Sy was just loving the mud he didn't stop for more than about two mins! doctyler & RetroPanda did fantastic in their 2wd CLX on the moorland trails, even after the Panda decided it didn't like it's coolant and wanted a change! Freddy panda1408 and his dad were showing us how it's done in the landy and me and Tommy have successfully drained my footwells after the failed swim attempt and the starter motor is working again :D

Guys the weekend wouldn't have been that good without you all, you made such an effort for me travelling the milage you did to come and join us and I am very greatful, both days were truly epic and the whole thing needs to be done again :)

Tommy will have his pics up later for you all pandapower2013 and I will be getting Claire's posted on here later this week, so watch this space to re-live it all again :thumbup:
 
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AndyPanda4x4 said:
Gentlemen & Lady thankyou for a fantastic weekend, I am still bouncing from the laugh of it all and what an experience. We've driven those tracks so many times being the sole Panda but just having a heard of Pandas made it seem so right :)

The whole weekend went pretty much without a hitch, the main downer for me was the damage to Palio 's sump guard - even though that's what it's there for I feel bad about it as it is very smart :(

The two wheel drive Pandas did unbelievably well off road, CLS John, you are a natural offroader and absolutely not scared - you do need that 4x4!! It was also fantastic seeing Gav and Vern VmanC giving it hell around the Sharow course at the end, but the Mk1 of pandamonius_maximus was the highlight for me, love that car, plus Sy was just loving the mud he didn't stop for more than about two mins! doctyler & RetroPanda did fantastic in their 2wd CLX on the moorland trails, even after the Panda decided it didn't like it's coolant and wanted a change! Freddy panda1408 and his dad were showing us how it's done in the landy and me and Tommy have successfully drained my footwells after the failed swim attempt and the starter motor is working again :D

Guys the weekend wouldn't have been that good without you all, you made such an effort for me travelling the milage you did to come and join us and I am very greatful, both days were truly epic and the whole thing needs to be done again :)

Tommy will have his pics up later for you all pandapower2013 and I will be getting Claire's posted on here later this week, so watch this space to re-live it all again :thumbup:
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Home safe with only one minor hitch as the carb jets blocked entering the M1...however a quick hard blow (L O L) and all was better...as is often the case (Ahem). Will give the car a good checking over to see if there are any bruises on her belly :eek: but all seems OK with a quick glance.

Thanks again Andy for your hospitality and planning, it was clearly a well researched social/adventure and more than worth the fuel in popping up t'north!! Maybe see what off roading spots are available down here as well; I think I have caught another hobby bug!! I will defo return to the dales though for some action next time.

Also great to see / meet the rest of the gang as well. We've built a pretty nice community on this forum it seems :slayer:

Anyway I will try to get pics and video up at some point this week but for now, it is time for sleep!!!... good night to all! I hope all return journeys were as good or better than mine!

Cheers,
Si
 
We're home!

What a fantastic weekend!!!! :D

Panda Mo and I would like to say a big thank you to Andy for his organising skills, local knowledge, and knowledge of off roading. He really did provide us all with a truly memorable weekend. Oh, and thanks for the bottle of Black Sheep Ale, I'm drinking it now as I write. :D (Hic!) :worship:

Big thank you to everyone else for being such great company, Si is quite right in what he says about our Panda community.

I'm feeling very proud of Oslo at the moment, as I am all the Pandas that attended and performed so well, not only did he do all the off roady bit but he also made the six hour journey there and the same back again without issue and kept us safe and comfortable. Now if he can just get me to Birmingham and back tomorrow I promise to give him a full service for his trouble.
 
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Thanks for a great weekend everyone and especially to AndyPanda4x4 for the fantastic organisation & warm welcome (y) The scenery was great too!

Meant to post last night but was a bit tired and didn't get round to it - ok yes I dozed off :rolleyes:

No probs coming back (about 650 miles of pretty hard use all weekend including lots of flat out motorway) and don't worry about the sump guard, I'm not! It still looks good from above and nicely "used" underneath. It added an extra challenge trying not to crunch it too often on the tricky bits :slayer:

Looking forward to some pics & videos later (y)
 
There was a few bumps, scrapes and 'bashing of the underneath' noises coming from Fizzle whilst going round the woods:p

He has a lovely covering of mud drying out on the sills.

Nothing stopped working or fell off (that I know of!) on the way home so I'll bang another bumper back on and give it run over with a soon to be purchased pressure washer later in the week.

Got to say the worst scare I had all weekend was taking a turnoff the old A1 at speed and finding out just how much S&M tyres DON'T grip tarmac :eek:
 
CLS said:
There was a few bumps, scrapes and 'bashing of the underneath' noises coming from Fizzle whilst going round the woods:p

He has a lovely covering of mud drying out on the sills.

Nothing stopped working or fell off (that I know of!) on the way home so I'll bang another bumper back on and give it run over with a soon to be purchased pressure washer later in the week.

Got to say the worst scare I had all weekend was taking a turnoff the old A1 at speed and finding out just how much S&M tyres DON'T grip tarmac :eek:
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The tyres aren't fantastic on the road are they :eek: I used those ones on the back for ages and they did their job before i got the nobblies!

Looking forward to seeing everyone's pics :thumbup:
 
Well done all.
I reckon this one should be on the Countryfile calendar for nearly extinct wildlife in their natural habitat, titled 'Pandas in the Wild'
Dave
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