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Brommers
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Long overdue update on the classic trial that me, my dad and his pal took part in at the end of May. After the first trial my dad did 2 weeks before (The Yorkshire Dales Classic Trial) it was decided that modifications would be required to make the BM even slightly more capable. We fitted 330D shocks and remounted the dampers on the front which gave a couple of inches of extra clearence. The back was much harder to lift so we ended up with a reverse drag rake. We then had a friend make a sump/bash guard for us to protect the sump and rad. Aside from that we didn't do much more.
What followed was the swift destruction of the poor car but it got us a lot further than we or anyone else thought and more importantly got us home. Sans side skirts (with fairly agressive dents in the sills) and the space saver that was ripped off of the bottom of the car on one particularly punishing section. Honestly, most of the stuff in the trial I wouldn't have taken a 4x4 up. One of the sections that defeated us had a new RR Sport to pull us out and that couldn't do it!
Plans are afoot to really go to town on the car now and see if we can make it complete a trial now!