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Harlan KY August 2009 Photos
Category: News/CROC Past Events
... by Scot's photographer (his son Buzz). Note that some of the photos are a bit fuzzy. This was due to a technical issue with dropping the camera in the stream. Here are some photos taken by CROC ...Sunday, 23 August 2009 -
Weekend at Harlan
Category: News/Articles
... climbs. Now there are trails with obstacles - a lot of them but in general, the trails are nice rides with good views and a few techincal sections to test your skills. The trails are classified from ...Monday, 17 August 2009 -
How a Battery Works
Category: News/Articles
I can never remember the charge % for a battery at specific voltage settings so I decided to put this article on the site. This is not very technical but gives a good overview on how a battery works. ...Wednesday, 17 December 2008 -
Make Your Own RivNut Tool
Category: News/Miscellaneous Tips
... you can use this tool instead and save the $40. The tool consists of a bolt (actually a machine screw if you want to be technical) a washer and a nut with the thread drilled out. Step 1 Drill an 11.5mm ...Wednesday, 08 October 2008 -
Bill & Scots Excellent Adventure - Rally 2008
Category: News/Articles
... such as huge ledges and rocks and a few washouts that really put you off camber. Some of these rocky sections/washouts were quite technical. I almost got thrown completely out of my lightweight (forgot ...Thursday, 11 September 2008 -
Bill Burke Advanced Trail Training - July 2008
Category: News/CROC Past Event Videos
A group of CROC members took advantage of Bill Burke being in North Carolina and decided to take a class. Here is video taken by our own CROC members of practicing our winching techniques. QOLx5DdVHh ...Sunday, 17 August 2008 -
The Infamous Zenith Fix
Category: News/Articles
... wound all the way in, likely it's siphoning fuel past a bad gasket and seal between the halves. The cure for this problem is simple and is called lapping - and the technique is in itself a very useful ...Friday, 30 May 2008 -
Mark Those Wrenches
Category: News/Miscellaneous Tips
... are all tossed in one bag. This disorganization makes it quite difficult to find a 1/2" open end wrench. I saw this technique on the Internet Land Rover Club link and thought it good enough to put ...Friday, 28 March 2008 -
History of the Land Rover
Category: News/Articles
... to the press as the Freelander. Designed to compete against small 4x4s such as the Honda CRV and Toyota RAV4, the Freelander departed from standard Land Rover design technologies, with a monocoque body ...Tuesday, 18 March 2008 -
Dahlonega Georgia - February 2008
Category: News/CROC Past Events
... at Uwharrie). One person managed to get stuck and we strapped them. Other than that, we drove all the trails but kept hitting gates so we ended up backtracking. Overall it was a good trail. A few technical ...Wednesday, 05 March 2008 -
How to be a Good Spotter (Spotting Etiquette)
Category: News/Articles
... techniques yourself. You'll find a pleasant reduction in everyone's blood pressure, and hopefully a diminishing of those ugly grating metal sounds associated with a truly tough trail. ...Thursday, 21 February 2008 -
How to Descend a Hill
Category: News/Articles
Techniques for descending a hill for: Firm Ground Steep and Muddy Steep and Rocky Extreeme Descents DESCENDING – FIRM GROUND Select low range 1st. If you cannot see the route exit, ...Thursday, 11 October 2007 -
How to Ascend a Hill
Category: News/Articles
Techniques for descending a hill for: Firm Ground Slippery/Loose Very Steep FIRM GROUND - STEEP Normal tire pressure is okay. Select low range 1st or 2nd gear. Engage Diff lock and ...Thursday, 11 October 2007 -
Caney Fork - September 2007
Category: News/CROC Past Events
... technical sections especially washout areas that are prone to get you cross axle’d (experience talking there). We had a good ride up. Nobody got stuck and nobody broke anything! Once at the upper meadow, ...Friday, 28 September 2007 -
Defender Carnage at Caney Fork
Category: News/Articles
... right equipment, and the right people made this quite technical recovery seem very easy. So what was the damage? The only broken glass was the driver’s side mirror (not the first time that had been ...Friday, 09 February 2007 -
The Carolina Rover Owners Club Mission
Category: News/General News Items
... of North Carolina but we have members from many of the neighboring states.. We Strive to provide an avenue for our members to learn basic off-highway driving skills, recovery techniques and technical ...Monday, 18 September 2006