pcregeen
Member Since: 02 Feb 2008
Location: Huddersfield
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Got a few hours to kill on sunday as swmbo is going disney with the lad. Anyone been to Frickley before. I have GG ATR's on but was wondering whether it is going to be a bit on the extreme side for the D3 on these?
Not too fussed if lots cant do just dont wanna pay the £25 entrance and find nothing suitable as they allow not road legal stuff?
Any advice welcome and of course if anyone else fancies it let me know
Pete 
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 30th Nov 2012 11:33 am |
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DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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I dont know what frickley is like but be wary of all the uninsured and un mot'd vehicles that may turn up to an open pay and play.
many just tow their old wrecks to the site and others in cheaper little suzukis etc couldnt give a  if they hit you or not...
I stopped going to pay and play places even when I had the old defender as the risk of some idiot hooning around and crashing into me or others was not worth the fun factor, I would never go in the D3 or D4..
check the place out first and see if they insist on production of vehicles insurance certificate woth offroad cover !!
If you have been there before then it may be absolutly fine, but just a word of warning if you havnt Duncan
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| 30th Nov 2012 12:54 pm |
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pcregeen
Member Since: 02 Feb 2008
Location: Huddersfield
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Dunc
That is what worried me. Ive never been before so was trying to find out whether anyone else had and whether it is user friendly for our type of cars. As you say, in the event no one feeds back it prob isnt worth the risk. Might have to kill those few hours in the pub instead 
Pete
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| 30th Nov 2012 2:02 pm |
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DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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it may be worth going and having a look - most places have a parking area so you can just observe to begin with Duncan
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If I'd known I was going to be so thirsty this morning I'd have drunk more beer last night.
FFRR Autobiography 4.4 SDV8 MY17
D4 HSE MY13 SOLD
FFRR 3.6 Vogue TDV8 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
D4 SE TECH MY15 SOLD
D4 XS MY12 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
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| 30th Nov 2012 4:07 pm |
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dadof7kids
Member Since: 23 Aug 2011
Location: sunny Doncaster
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I've been and you dont need any off road insurance or owt just turn up pay and play.
Its got stuff for your D3 and more upto you how far you dare push it,
Everyone was very nice the dozen times i went and everyone helped when you got stuck.
Take a tow rope
Great place..
cheers Paul java Black D3 gone : (
Club Lux : ) GONE : (
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| 30th Nov 2012 4:41 pm |
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Landie71
Member Since: 23 Oct 2012
Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire
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Been a couple of times with our '59 SII a few years ago - took the kids along so didn't do anything too adventurous though. There’s plenty there that the D3 would be fine with (might have to take mine there sometime – I would say this weekend & we could perhaps meet up, but I’m out on Sunday already). Totally agree with the other comments about the others there, but it’s a big site so you should be able to avoid them as they’ll be heading for the really claggy stuff – if it’s not frozen solid that is 
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| 30th Nov 2012 5:20 pm |
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CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Quite a harsh aggressive site, I'd wait a week and come up to Tong on the 9th 
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| 30th Nov 2012 9:16 pm |
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pcregeen
Member Since: 02 Feb 2008
Location: Huddersfield
Posts: 421
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I think my confidence would be better with others around and with the rain over the past few weeks a think the decision is to give it a miss. I think a change of plan and possibly the Tong open day on the 9th december as know that course well and am happier driving round that one.
Andy - I take it you will be marshall up there again on the 9th?.
Any one else fancy a pre christmas play in the mud
Pete
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| 1st Dec 2012 4:38 pm |
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jfazzie_tdv6
Member Since: 19 Jul 2007
Location: Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
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Been a few times to Frickley, granted not in a D3 but my D1 and yes I agree there's a lot of un-motable stuff there but they mainly like getting stuck in the lake and the big stuff, they will be well away from the areas that you would take the D3.
It's different to Tong in the fact that you can actually have a good laugh and don't need to show your shoe size to get on, plus my tyres on the D1 would probably fail their strict measurements.
Might have to take the D3 there myself one day...
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| 15th Dec 2012 9:27 pm |
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Rosey1
Member Since: 02 Nov 2012
Location: Scunthorpe
Posts: 100
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Kriton offroad is more suitable for your car we have a few go round as its good for all types of 4x4
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| 26th Dec 2012 8:41 pm |
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westfield106
Member Since: 10 Dec 2008
Location: leeds
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Rosey1 wrote:Kriton offroad is more suitable for your car we have a few go round as its good for all types of 4x4
do you mean kirton offroad centre - www.korc.co.uk
if so then i agree it is a very well run site with very helpful marshals
quite a few d3s venture down there and deffo seem to enjoy it !! i know i did when i had mine.
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| 29th Dec 2012 9:47 pm |
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Ezz
Member Since: 21 Feb 2011
Location: Swadlincote
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There was a D4 out at KORC today 
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| 31st Dec 2012 12:13 am |
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westfield106
Member Since: 10 Dec 2008
Location: leeds
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Ezz wrote:There was a D4 out at KORC today
saw him as well !! stopped and watched him whilst he was having a great time trying to get over some of the large hills and credit to him he didnt stop till he managed to get to the top then found another hill to conquer
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| 31st Dec 2012 12:24 pm |
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J@mes
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: Bomber County
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The only thing I've ever run in to at an off road site was a brand new D4 HSE coming up the other side of a hill 
Both ended up with broken bumpers and fog lights....difference being my D3 was my D3, their D4 was an LR promotional car which they had been loaned to aid with charity fundraising, and specifically told NOT to take it off road
I wonder how they explained the broken front end and the fact that the car was full of sand from Yarwell!  2014 D4 XS
2005 D3 SE - Gone
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| 31st Dec 2012 12:29 pm |
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