Our working week started with courses in ideal conditions at Noosa North Shore. Ray and Paul brought out their new Patrols to gain some small group experience on sand.
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| Off Season Peak hour on Noosa North Shore |
Each vehicle has had a couple of modest touring mods, but their owners have big plans for more.
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| A couple of Nissan Patrols, with so much ahead of them |
We spent a relaxed morning, making it across the Leisha Track and onto the Lagoon without incident and without the need for a dramatic run-up.We discussed optimal tyre pressures, and best practice recoveries... and so much more.
Sand, like most terrains, is about clearance, torque and traction.
Meanwhile on Fraser Island, at our Kingfisher Bay Training Centre, Mike and the FJ had a private course with Heidi and her husband.
They are well into preparations for a big, big trip and chose to spend a day with us, as part of a longer Fraser Island visit, to get the low-down on their well setup, and loved, Toyota Landcruiser.
Heidi was kind enough to send us this message after their weekend on Fraser Island.
" Just
want to share how brilliant our weekend course was. Mike was
incredible, our confidence, capability and knowledge have all grown
immensely. We cannot commend Mike to you enough. What an asset for your
business. Thankyou a thousand times over. I hummed and hahhed over the
cost of the course, but no doubt our improved skills will see this cost
repaid ten fold."
Mike had a great time too.
While Mike was on the barge back from Fraser, Dave was heading south towards a very wet Brisbane for day 3 of the National 4x4 Show.
We spent the day on the TJM Stand, where the feature was definitely the new Navara, fully decked out with TJM gear - the coil sprung model will be a game changer for travellers.
We took the opportunity to catch up with our friends from Stay On Track Outback, Patriot Campers, MSA4x4 and the about-to-be-facelifted Powerful 4x4. It was a great show, but I can't help but to feel sorry for the folks with the outside stands.
The weekdays were spent filing, processing statements, scanning and all the dull stuff as well as preparing vehicles for courses at the end of the week including a "Pipeline Pack Course" with some long term clients at Landcruiser Mountain Park. Packing up for more @AORA HQ (Instagram).
As we head into the traditional offroad busy time of Easter, we take a bit of a break - no way that we are going near any of our favourite offroad locations with clients during this time of the year.
Don't forget that we are all over Social Media, including Instagram
What caught our eyes this week:-
Unsealed 4x4 Editor, Matt Scott has done a little write up on his Troopy
Tickets went on sale for the Big Red Bash.
This Photo from the very talented Rikes
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| Ready for a big day out |
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