An expedition truck on portals...

[Oilworker]

Well, what can I say....it´s difficult to hide when you´re 6´5" and wear a work kilt in summer :ylsmoke:

The Rallye Breslau is sort of my office and even though I hadn´t planned to be there this year I am here now and am enjoying myself.
Last year Jay Couch from Colorada raced in the event with his US build Unimog "Bambam" and was the first american in the race.

Shall I post some images and links to some videos?

Robert

 

[Series1Rangie]

Shall I post some images and links to some videos?
Robert

Yes Please!

 

[ravscin]

Please, send some pisc. How was it in Poland this year?

 

[Oilworker]

Well, then I will hijack my own thread :ylsmoke:

I will upload a few images here, sorted by days/stages and will later write a bit about the Rallye and add more imagesof the rallye.

Prologue (06/30/2012)

Special Stage 01 (06/30/2012

Special Stage 02 (07/01/2012)

Greetings from the road,

Robert

 

[Oilworker]

Special Stage 03 (07/02/2012)

Special Stage 04 (07/03/2012)

Special Stage 05 (07/04/2012)

 

[mk216v]

Wow, many amazing shots Robert, so up close and personal. Fantastic!!

 

[ravscin]

cool

 

[GREENI]

Thanks for taking the time to post them up. Awesome.

 

[Humvette]

my H1 does

 

[bill the dill]

Wow,just discovered this website. A 65 page discussion on LandRover portals with great tech and some brilliant photos. I am presently a little sentimentally biased, but the best photo of the lot was the one on page 4 with my daughter sitting on the front wheel and my dear late wife in the drivers seat of my old portalled series 2a. Definately got the tearducts flowing again.
Great work Robert. You truly are 'living the dream', although as you say, you've worked hard for it, and there's a lot of hard work behind the scenes that a one dimensional character such a I would not have the energy and drive that you have in spades.
Bill.

 

[J.Warner]

Thank you!

Just brilliant Robert! Thanks so much for all of this. I really hope this thread continues. You've created a very good effect on a lot of people here. You seem like the sort who does that wherever you go. Your stories & photos are incredible and your sincere explanations of even the technical aspects of what you've done on your 130 has been great to read and follow along with. So thanks again for this great peek into your world. Funny how Landies can spark such good crack!

If you make it to Los Angeles you've got a tour of my foundry and good meal for the asking.

Godspeed,

Josh

 

[bill the dill]

Just brilliant Robert! Thanks so much for all of this. I really hope this thread continues. You've created a very good effect on a lot of people here. You seem like the sort who does that wherever you go. Your stories & photos are incredible and your sincere explanations of even the technical aspects of what you've done on your 130 has been great to read and follow along with. So thanks again for this great peek into your world. Funny how Landies can spark such good crack!

If you make it to Los Angeles you've got a tour of my foundry and good meal for the asking.

Godspeed,

Josh

I think Robert and all the other Portal enthusiasts have been abducted by Aliens
bill.

 

[J.Warner]

Or he's out using that rig!

 

[denisimo]

Great thread, ive read it a few times, looked at your website and watched the video for the double motor winch.

Any updates on the portals? How are they holding up, any issues, maintanence interval..etc?

Thanks.

 

[Oilworker]

YEAH!!! We are back on the road! :wings::wings::wings:

It was a lot of work in the past months and I guess only my roll cage and the portals where undamaged after the Africa Eco Race 2012.

I am test driving now and will be at a raallye this weekend.
Sunday I will start a recap of the past months.

There´s a lot to tell and write and there´re a lot of people to thank for their assistance and support.

So long,

Robert