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| Markez79 Member Since: 27 Jun 2018 Location: South West Posts: 201  |
Any takers?!
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10th Feb 2020 2:14pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6092  
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It's great out on the areas. I pop up there quite often, usually mid week as there's hardly any idiots out there (weekends it's full of all the a**holes carving it up on KTM's or knackered disco 1's)
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18th Feb 2020 7:01am |
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| Markez79 Member Since: 27 Jun 2018 Location: South West Posts: 201 |
PM sent!
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18th Feb 2020 9:50am |
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| markalpha Member Since: 23 Apr 2008 Location: Downham Market Posts: 690  
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I can be free for a trip mid week with some planning. Let me know if you get a date for a day out on The Plain.
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18th Feb 2020 3:47pm |
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| Markez79 Member Since: 27 Jun 2018 Location: South West Posts: 201 |
Great. Will do
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18th Feb 2020 3:58pm |
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| UtilityTruck Member Since: 09 Jan 2014 Location: Oxford Posts: 463
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I’ve been promising a non defender-owning friend a trip up to the plain at some point, so I’d potentially be up for a midweek jaunt depending on times
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18th Feb 2020 7:37pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Make sure you don't stray into areas you shouldn't
"Tidworth's King Royal Hussars have been showing us the consequences of illegal off-roading." 
https://www.spirefm.co.uk/news/local-news/...ury-plain/ |
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13th Mar 2020 7:59am |
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| seriesonenut Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Essex Posts: 1211
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One of 'the' most scary experiences I have had was on the Plain. An official AWDC event probably 25 years ago, My brother and I in a 90 along with a few others met head on about half a dozen fast moving Tanks coming back to base. To this day I have no idea how this was allowed to happen but sitting in a very small vehicle thinking have they seen me was a sobering moment
2010 XS USW
1957 Series One 88 diesel 1958 Series One 88 4x2 |
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13th Mar 2020 7:23pm |
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| gcc130 Member Since: 05 Jun 2015 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 739 |
I’ve had similar experiences while working officially on woodland plots near Imber. A challenger 2 heading for you at full tilt is pretty scary!
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13th Mar 2020 8:20pm |
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| Merlin Member Since: 30 Oct 2010 Location: Newmarket Posts: 981
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PM sent
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17th Mar 2020 7:28pm |
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| Merlin Member Since: 30 Oct 2010 Location: Newmarket Posts: 981
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Salisbury Plain features in this 'video' where we were chased by a tank and told to stop watching his exercise by being so near the action. Quite frightening seeing a Warrier coming towards one at speed. Starts at 22 seconds:
https://gopro.com/v/570J5r5Zb57Ey Peter |
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6th Feb 2021 12:54pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6092
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Where you were parked is on a PRoW, so I hope you told the commander to jog on..
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6th Feb 2021 1:36pm |
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| miker Member Since: 13 Sep 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 1763 
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How does one win an argument against a tank commander convinced that they're correct?
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6th Feb 2021 3:05pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17375 
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With great difficulty, I imagine. Over the years I have met a great many junior officers who are both unusually dim and supremely arrogant. I have also met many who are not, but you tend to remember the remarkable ones.
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6th Feb 2021 3:10pm |
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