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Fantastic day in the dunes!
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Andrew van den Heever
 


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Fantastic day in the dunes!

Went out to Atlantis Dunes in Cape Town yesterday with the guys from Land Rover Experience. We had great fun. We had a Defender 110, a Disco 3, 3 Disco 4's and a FL2. The sand was extremely soft due to the hot and dry conditions but the vehicles performed amazingly well. My brother's D3 with his BFG tires look amazing and you could see it had better flotation than the D4's with 19" tires. I have Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac's and they performed well in sand. My 278KW V8 D4 was tricky due to weight, low profile tyres and masses of power. Too much right foot and she buried herself! By the end of the day I had worked out how much gas to give and there's a fine line between too much and not enough (spinning or sinking). The tall climbs requiring power and speed were a breeze!
The kids loved it and the guys from Land Rover Experience were amazing. Thanks to Pierre and Wynand.
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My brother Mike enjoying his D3
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Should be included in the next Disco3.co.uk Calendar - would make an interesting December shot for those of us stuck in the cold hemisphere!

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Great photos Thumbs Up Now that looks fun Very Happy Cheers Ian
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looks great wish i was there Club N.E.R.D.S  
Post #101988116th Dec 2012 12:45 pm
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Andrew van den Heever
 


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The dunes are just 45 mins drive from where I live. I live here:
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South Africa has its fair share of problems, but we have immense natural beauty too.  
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Beautiful pictures!!  
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Brilliant!

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Great

Driving on sand is one of the least forgiving terrains..great place to pick up a feel for feeding in the power.

Great place to pick up a feel for shoveling too....


Great pics. It is better to have and not need it then need and not have it.  
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Robbie wrote:
Should be included in the next Disco3.co.uk Calendar - would make an interesting December shot for those of us stuck in the cold hemisphere!
+1 Thumbs Up Great shots !  
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A drive on Southport beach won't be quite the same from now on ! Big Cry  
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Nice pics Andrew. I was there 4 days before you (also with LRE). Sand was VERY soft. Great fun!  
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Andrew van den Heever
 


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Cool Patrick! Pierre said you guys had a pretty good sand recovery course!

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Thanks, mate! Those photos have REALLY cheered me up Crying or Very sad SWMBO's sisters are probably sunning themselves in the garden in Table View right this minute...........hope they run out of ice! Twisted Evil  
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Some good shots, I like this one particularly

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