JeepClub Events

2002 Archive

• Beltring Hop Farm - Saturday 23rd February 2002
  The Hop Farm at Beltring is the well-known venue for July's War and Peace Show. It's a 20 acre site, with separate wooded areas alongside the River Medway. The site is entirely non-damaging and ideal for newbies, but with more challenging man-made obstacles in the centre for the more advanced. The site will be quite muddy this time of year, which only adds to the fun.
• Skidpan Training - Saturday 16th March 2002
  If you've fitted off-road biased tyres to your Jeep, you will probably have already learned the hard way the effect this has on your braking. To counteract this, we've organised a skid-pan training day at Thruxton, near Andover, to help you learn how to control your vehicle in a skid, particularly in wet conditions.
• Tuff Terrains - Saturday 23rd March 2002
  Tuff Terrains, located near Llandrindod Wells, Powys, is a JeepClub favourite. The site offers something for everyone, although a minimum requirement of off-road tyres and front and rear recovery points are considered mandatory for this time of year.
• Whitecliff - Sunday 7th April 2002
  Located within the beautiful surroundings of the Forest of Dean, Whitecliff is a disused quarry measuring some 40 acres. The site has a very technical nature, similar to the now-closed High Frontier site, and is used by the site owners for driver training.
• Woodlands Training - Sunday 14th April 2002
  We have arranged for the exclusive hire of the Woodlands site (near Brands Hatch, Kent) to provide a Club-only Training Day designed to cater for all skill levels.
• Cleeve Hill - Saturday 27th April 2002
  Cleeve Hill, near Cheltenham, as its name suggests, is set on a hillside with views of beautiful countryside from the top. Another of JeepClub's favourites, the site provides enough to challenge drivers of all skill levels and especially provides the perfect location to test your hill descent/ascent techniques.
• Wild Tracks - Saturday 11th May 2002
  Wild Tracks, near Newmarket, Suffolk, is recognised as one of the top off-road sites in the country. The site comprises several challenging trails which include a combination of mud, water, sand, hills, water troughs and a see-saw.
• West Harptree - Saturday 25th May 2002
  The West Harptree site is regularly used by both Jeep UK for their "Jeep Skills" days and the All Wheel Drive Club. It provides a wide range of off-road driving environments, with mud, stone-covered tracks, hills, etc - more than enough to keep the experienced off-roader happy whilst still providing plenty of challenging terrain for the less experienced.
• Seven Sisters - Saturday 8th June 2002
  The site at Seven Sisters, near Glyn Neath, is a 2,400 acre site offering a huge range of tracks, waterfalls, rock-crawling for the more adventurous and easy-going routes for the less experienced. The site has no facilities.
• Minstead Manor - Saturday 22nd June 2002
  Minstead Manor is a picturesque wooded site set in the beautiful surroundings of the New Forest. There are plenty of tracks around the site, but the bulk of the off-roading is to be had within the forest. Recent modifications to the site have resulted in new forest runs which are suitable for new and showroom-fresh vehicles, as well as making existing parts of the site more accessible. The site makes for a relaxing day's off-roading and an ideal place for a picnic with a difference, suitable for families and children.
• Beaulieu 4x4 Show - Sunday 14th July 2002
  JeepClub will have a large stand at this show, with 3 vehicles on display. Volunteer members have been enlisted to man our stand, and talk to fellow Jeepers. The show is expected to feature some of the most interesting 4x4s around, with trade stands and demonstrations to keep everyone entertained. Plus there will be the opportunity to drive off-road on the Beaulieu Safari Trail.
• Clyro Court - Saturday 27th July 2002
  Clyro Court, a 74-acre wooded hillside site, is just over the Welsh border, 3 miles west of Hay on Wye, overlooking the beautiful River Wye. The site is part of the Baskerville Hall Hotel estate - and, 'Yes', this is the same Mr Baskerville of Conan-Doyle hounds fame! The site is divided into two sections. The upper part is safe for newbies and shinies, and those new to off-roading. The lower part is better suited to the more adventurous and experienced off-roader.
• Wessex Safari 4 - Sunday 28th July 2002
  Our fourth Wessex Safari, this popular archaeological tour of the area around Stonehenge is a perfect introduction to green-laning for those new to off-road driving. The Safari is ideal for those with new and showroom-fresh vehicles.
• Jeep Fest - Saturday 10th August 2002
  A family festival run by Mark Askew of Jeep Promotions and sponsored by Jeep, Jeep Fest is the largest gathering of Jeeps in the UK. Taking place at the well-regarded Tong off-road site, near Bradford, the event offers a range of off-road trails for beginners and the more experienced drivers, competitions, fun and games, trade stalls and plenty for the kids.
• Wessex Safari 5 - Sunday 25th August 2002
  Back by popular demand, our fifth Wessex Safari is an archaeological tour of the area around Stonehenge and is a perfect introduction to green-laning, ideal for those with new and showroom-fresh vehicles.
• Billing - Saturday 31st August 2002
  This is a JeepClub training day organised for Jeep drivers that would like to learn how to drive their own Jeep offroad, either for the first time or for those wishing to follow on from a Jeep® Skills Day. You will also have an opportunity to test drive offroad a 2002 model Grand Cherokee 2.7 CRD and 2002 model Cherokee 2.5 CRD courtesy of Jeep®. Packed lunches and refreshments are included in the cost and will be served at 12:30 in the site office. Hand washing and toilet facilities are also available in the office. A jet wash service at the end of the day to clean your vehicle will be provided for those that don't want to take their Jeep home dirty.
• Woodlands - Sunday 15th September 2002
  We have arranged for the exclusive hire of the Woodlands site (near Brands Hatch, Kent) to provide a unique training and playing day designed to cater for all skill levels.
• Cambrian Mountains - Saturday 21st September 2002
  The Cambrian Mountains in the heart of Wales provide a beautiful environment to enjoy a days driving. The breathtaking views are plentiful with many opportunities for photographing the landscape.
• Slab Common - Sunday 6th October 2002
  Slab Common, near Bordon in Hampshire, is an MOD training ground similar to Broxhead Common. The larger of the two sites, Slab Common is used to teach tank recovery techniques. Like Broxhead, Slab is very sandy with plenty of water holes, hills and other man-made obstacles to test your abilities and your vehicle's.
• Salisbury Plain Laning - Sunday 20th October 2002
  Kevin and Jo Heath will be exploring the green lanes of the Salisbury Plain this Sunday (20 October 2002) and would like to invite up to five drivers that would like to join them. There is no charge for this event but voluntary donations to JeepClub's supported charity 'Whizz-Kidz' will be gratefully accepted.
• Broxhead Common - Sunday 10th November 2002
  Broxhead Common is a large, sandy, MOD training site, with enough variation and challenge to satisfy drivers of all skill levels. The site's sandy and open nature makes it an excellent site for newbies to try out their vehicles (and their driving abilities) in safety. However, exploring a little deeper reveals plenty of interesting tracks, gullies and muddy pools to challenge the more advanced off-roader.
• Christmas Feast - Thursday 5th December 2002
  The regulars attendees of the Northampton Pub meet have organised their own Christmas Feast get-together on the night of the scheduled December pub meet at 'Aroma' in Northampton, town centre.
• The Scottish Off Road Driving Centre - Sunday 8th December 2002
  The Scottish Off-Road Driving Centre (SORDC) has a driving range covering 500 acres on which there is a vast mixture of purpose built training obstacles together with challenging natural terrain to give any Jeep driver a thoroughly comprehensive off-road driving experience. The site also has a clubhouse containing a sitting room, kitchen and a toilet.
• Wild Tracks - Saturday 21st December 2002
  JeepClub's xmas event will be held at Wild Tracks, near Newmarket, Suffolk. Wild Tracks is recognised as one of the top off-road sites in the country. The site comprises several challenging trails which include a combination of mud, water, sand, hills, water troughs and a see-saw.