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Hi all Im new to the site! I have an SVT Raptor. It my first truck and I love it! I have only taken it off road ones due to the fact that I just didnt enjoy running through mud puddles. Does anyone know of a dirt track that will allow large vehicles? I would really love to get on a dirt bike track to see if I could get a jump in to two in. I have attached a few pics that I hope you all can see.
my truck
my truck
normalbloke said:
Didin't look like it was coping very well with that wee slope...
Welcome to PH, and your locale may help!
OH my bad Im used to local sites. Im up Lakenheath in Norfolk. That picture that IM on that incline is at the Redlodge Karting place, and no my truck had no problems with it at all. My truck is all stock and is well equiped to handle just about anything. However it was designed to be a desert racer. Which is why Id like to get it on a dirt-bike course or somthing of that nature. Welcome to PH, and your locale may help!
SVT Raptor said:
normalbloke said:
Didin't look like it was coping very well with that wee slope...
Welcome to PH, and your locale may help!
OH my bad Im used to local sites. Im up Lakenheath in Norfolk. That picture that IM on that incline is at the Redlodge Karting place, and no my truck had no problems with it at all. My truck is all stock and is well equiped to handle just about anything. However it was designed to be a desert racer. Which is why Id like to get it on a dirt-bike course or somthing of that nature. Welcome to PH, and your locale may help!
Is it the 5.4 or the 6.2?
Caulkhead said:
A friend of mine has one of those out in California and we've been down to the Imperial Sand Dunes rec area for a play which it is ideal for. I can't really think of anywhere in the UK off-roading community that would suit it. The closest would probably be Salisbury Plain but the Raptor is really designed for high speed desert tracks and off-roading anywhere in the UK above 20mph is very much frowned on. You could try some pay and play days, but the long wheelbase and width will give you problems and you'd really need to swap from AT's to MT's for most of this country. They're a good vehicle, but not really designed for this country. The other option would be to jump on a ferry to Spain and try the miles of dusty track and mountain trails through the centre of the country which would suit it far better.
Is it the 5.4 or the 6.2?
Right on thanks. I kinda thought that I might not find what Im looking for here, but I thought with Ralley being big here there might be some place, or a beach one could drive on! Is it the 5.4 or the 6.2?
Its the 6.2 411 HP of awesomeness!
You will find that overhang on the rear a problem. However, for greenlaning sort of stuff, it should be fine, although you may have issues with the size. As you say, suited for desert running, but little dinky lanes, and the like in the UK, not so good. Still, my bro has a Tahoe over here, which gets some use, as well as his Pinin.
Caulkhead said:
A friend of mine has one of those out in California and we've been down to the Imperial Sand Dunes rec area for a play which it is ideal for. I can't really think of anywhere in the UK off-roading community that would suit it. The closest would probably be Salisbury Plain but the Raptor is really designed for high speed desert tracks and off-roading anywhere in the UK above 20mph is very much frowned on.
You could try comp safari events, which is high speed off-roading, we do run at Salisbury but I don't know if the club will be going back or not tbh.However, you'll be taking it home in a bin bag without some strengthening work (and an MSA roll cage) and it's a bit big for the forest/rally events.
However, you could go along and help to marshall/set up the events, that way you can run down the tracks at your own pace, watch some racing, then have another run around picking course markers up, and for free too.
You won't be able to go all that fast (need the sensible head on), but at least you won't have to crawl around at 5mph like most off-road sites.
Don't try jumping MX jumps, they're a bit dicey even in our spaceframed buggy, you'll make a mess. They're short, high jumps with a nose down landing, not those big rolling sand dunes the americans play on.
Edited by PhillipM on Saturday 20th August 14:11
SVT Raptor said:
now thats what Im talking about! Do you know if they have any of this local to Suffolk.
There's one at SevenOaks this weekend - scrutineering and course walking today, racing is tommorow from 9am, just about to set off down there myself actually.http://www.bing.com/maps/?cp=51.24680058488407~0.1...
There's usually one at Waterbeach too - we've had it already this year, but I'm not sure there'll be on next year as the MOD are selling the airfield.
If you like what you see then the BCCC run a bit smoother events on A/T tyres, more open courses, they run pretty close to standard road-legal freelanders in the production classes
Edited by PhillipM on Saturday 20th August 14:22
Incar video from Rick here, great course:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bjnMakNs9I
But I'm not sure you'd like it in that Raptor!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bjnMakNs9I
But I'm not sure you'd like it in that Raptor!
PhillipM said:
Incar video from Rick here, great course:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bjnMakNs9I
But I'm not sure you'd like it in that Raptor!
Wow that stuff in narrow... I was thinking its gotta open up but I was mistaken. Looked like fun though http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bjnMakNs9I
But I'm not sure you'd like it in that Raptor!
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