Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

Since the tragic passing away of Chad Bain late last year the Bainage 4x4 facility outside Empangeni had not seen any real use and had become seriously overgrown. Chad's father wanted to get the track back to a usable state, which is where our own Jules stepped in. He organised a bunch of local 4x4 enthusiasts to go out with vehicles and pangas and open the track up again. It was a fun filled afternoon in the glorious Zululand autumn. Here are some pictures:




Imvubu climbing a loose, undulating hill with ease (rear diff lock not engaged). Lesser vehicles battle here without a locked rear diff...




Jules' lovely wife tackling the same hill; she handles the GQ with flair.




Imvubu immitating its namesake and splashing into the Mhlatuze river.




Imvubu on the way out of the river.






Jules' GQ on the way into the river. Note that that is NOT a Blue Bulls shirt that Jules is wearing...






Jules' GQ (Y60), my Y61 Series 1 and Thys' Y61 Series 4 on a sand bank on the other side of the river.




Imvubu climbing back out of the river.




Jules' GQ in a shot that shows the general lie of the land.




Thys' Y61 showing off a little bit of flex while parked at the end of the route. There is plenty more where that came from .

Great photo's - always nice to see a few Patrol's together.

I like Thys's Patrol rear bumper - will put that on my wish list

Very nice indeed

Sure looks like it was a lot of fun - wish I could have been there!!!

Dit lyk vir my soos n Burnco Bumper op daai wit Patrol??

Well spotted, Pieter. It is a Burnco bumper indeed and very nice too.

Lovely family fotos!

Thanks Gerrit & Thys dat jul ook daar was , ons sal defnitief weer gaan en dan kyk hoeveel Patrols ons daar kan saamtrek, hier is nog so n fototjie of twee Thys moet ook dan volgende keer sy kamera bring want ek het die arme kamera man bietjie bang gehad


Nou ja dit was lekker en die weer was great het amper gevoel of mens innie willetuin is, die Bainage 4x4 roete bied nogals iets van alles, steep incline/decline alhoewel die foto's dit nie reflekteer nie, cross axle articilation, sand driving, river crossing, nice tight corners and a beautiful setting.

As jy stupid is kan jy jou voertuig erg beskadig daar maar as jy normaal ry behoort dit n goeie leerskool te wees, jy kan dit natuurlik moeiliker maak deur die moeilike lyne te kies .

Groete
Jules

What a great,well written thread, and how nice is it to see pictures, man that east coast is a spot. well done. Russ

Mooi manne , jammer kon dit nie maak nie , maar vlge keer!!

Ek wil nou nie snaaks wees nie blommie, maar ekke wil ook so 'n Burnco Bumper he. Ek droom al in die nag van 'n Burnco voor bumper maar sonder die A raam.

Dit lyk na 'n baie mooi roete om te ry. Waar in Natal is dit asb.

Groete

Izak