Ariel Nomad, off road play areas?
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Hi all.
I have an Ariel Nomad, love it. At the moment I just take it to the less rutted places I used to go with a 4X4, Salisbury Plain, local BOATs that sort of thing.
I'm in North Wiltshire.
I was wondering if people could suggest places, reasonably local, to take it off road at a bit more speed? Or any suitable play areas?
I have a couple of 4X4 play parks near me but they are proper 4X4, deep wading, ruts and axle articulation jobbies that the Nomad cant do.
I was thinking of asking the local rally experience place if I could use their track, they also have a 4x4 bit.
Other thoughts I had were asking any local landowners / farms if they minded me bombing around a field, Motocross venues as I know some of them let buggies and quads race, just don't know which ones, or which ones would be smooth enough? And lastly rally test stages, though that may be a bit expensive and professional and I just want to arse about a bit really. Places that do grasstrack racing?
Welcome recommendations of any of the above and any other thoughts?
I have an Ariel Nomad, love it. At the moment I just take it to the less rutted places I used to go with a 4X4, Salisbury Plain, local BOATs that sort of thing.
I'm in North Wiltshire.
I was wondering if people could suggest places, reasonably local, to take it off road at a bit more speed? Or any suitable play areas?
I have a couple of 4X4 play parks near me but they are proper 4X4, deep wading, ruts and axle articulation jobbies that the Nomad cant do.
I was thinking of asking the local rally experience place if I could use their track, they also have a 4x4 bit.
Other thoughts I had were asking any local landowners / farms if they minded me bombing around a field, Motocross venues as I know some of them let buggies and quads race, just don't know which ones, or which ones would be smooth enough? And lastly rally test stages, though that may be a bit expensive and professional and I just want to arse about a bit really. Places that do grasstrack racing?
Welcome recommendations of any of the above and any other thoughts?
100SRV said:
Could you join the AWDC and enter it in competitive safaris?
Thanks. Looks like fun potentially. Had a quick look through the regs and I think it would take a bit of work to make it eligible. It is not viable at all for the production class despite being standard and it doesn't meet a lot of the safety / design elements for the other classes. And I'd have to get a competition licence again etc.RB Will said:
Thanks. Looks like fun potentially. Had a quick look through the regs and I think it would take a bit of work to make it eligible. It is not viable at all for the production class despite being standard and it doesn't meet a lot of the safety / design elements for the other classes. And I'd have to get a competition licence again etc.
Don't even waste your time. I tried mine in one off-road rally and realised Nomad is 100% not built for it. Bought a CanAm Maverick XRS for that
100SRV said:
Could you join the AWDC and enter it in competitive safaris?
I looked at them when they came out wondering if we could convert a few for pay and play, they'd need a lot of work for the cage/protection, etc, and I don't think the driveline is good enough to stay together, they're just not built with anything serious in mind bar the odd play down a gravel track or unpaved road.Bit of a trip but Parkwood 4x4 up in Leeds has a couple of miles of smoother rally tracks they hire out relatively cheaply
Edited by PhillipM on Tuesday 22 March 00:45
RB Will said:
Hi all.
I have an Ariel Nomad, love it. At the moment I just take it to the less rutted places I used to go with a 4X4, Salisbury Plain, local BOATs that sort of thing.
I'm in North Wiltshire.
I was wondering if people could suggest places, reasonably local, to take it off road at a bit more speed? Or any suitable play areas?
I have a couple of 4X4 play parks near me but they are proper 4X4, deep wading, ruts and axle articulation jobbies that the Nomad cant do.
I was thinking of asking the local rally experience place if I could use their track, they also have a 4x4 bit.
Other thoughts I had were asking any local landowners / farms if they minded me bombing around a field, Motocross venues as I know some of them let buggies and quads race, just don't know which ones, or which ones would be smooth enough? And lastly rally test stages, though that may be a bit expensive and professional and I just want to arse about a bit really. Places that do grasstrack racing?
Welcome recommendations of any of the above and any other thoughts?
I've posted on here in the past about wouldn't it be great to have track days on autocross tracks. I even contacted a few track day providers. But nobody seemed interested. A shame as they'd likely be ideal for a Nomad.I have an Ariel Nomad, love it. At the moment I just take it to the less rutted places I used to go with a 4X4, Salisbury Plain, local BOATs that sort of thing.
I'm in North Wiltshire.
I was wondering if people could suggest places, reasonably local, to take it off road at a bit more speed? Or any suitable play areas?
I have a couple of 4X4 play parks near me but they are proper 4X4, deep wading, ruts and axle articulation jobbies that the Nomad cant do.
I was thinking of asking the local rally experience place if I could use their track, they also have a 4x4 bit.
Other thoughts I had were asking any local landowners / farms if they minded me bombing around a field, Motocross venues as I know some of them let buggies and quads race, just don't know which ones, or which ones would be smooth enough? And lastly rally test stages, though that may be a bit expensive and professional and I just want to arse about a bit really. Places that do grasstrack racing?
Welcome recommendations of any of the above and any other thoughts?
Maybe there is still scope?
BTW - I think the AWDC is most certainly not the way unless you want to be taking it home in several boxes.
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