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THE MAGAZINE OF THE DISCOVERY OWNERS CLUB

MAY 2015 Issue 66

IN THIS ISSUE: DISCOVERY IN THE CAMEL TROPHY

Plus: Bodsy’s Brake Bible G-Wac news Scrappage scheme 2015 AGM Discovery Sports Factory News Special Feature: TOUR TO THE ORKNEY AND SHETLAND ISLES

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Editor’s Ramblings Hi everyone, this month we have another change of editor; Roy has produced the last few issues after Martin had to stand down, and I just want to recognise his brilliant job considering he jumped in at the deep end with no training or hardware to support the role.

Being an editor is not an easy position because you spend so long chasing articles, let alone writing them. The editing itself is actually fairly straightforward, a bit like making a cake.

Once you have all of the ingredients it really doesn’t take that long, but if you have to make your own butter, and grind your own flour and wait for chickens to lay the eggs, it becomes very time consuming. So, thank you to all those that have allowed me to embrace my inner Paul Hollywood. And before you say it, yes I know you need sugar as well, but the analogy of that is far too convoluted.

In the 14 years of the DOC, I now become the 9th Editor, Roger being the longest serving at four years and myself at the shortest with just one issue under my belt, so apologies in advance if this issue does not live up to par.

Whilst on the subject of long serving committee members, I was updating the list following this year’s AGM (details of which are elsewhere) and the longest serving member on the committee is our treasurer, John Francis, who is now into this 12th term – that’s dedication.

I think now with the summer ahead we can look forward to getting out there with our Discovery’s, and the news from JLR that the new Discovery Sport is selling strongly will only magnify with the introduction of the new efficient Ingenium engine available from the autumn. The next big Discovery is L462, the development of which is well underway; this is out next year so plenty more to choose from if you are in the market for a new vehicle.

The D3 and D4, although complicated for the home mechanic due to the specialist and complex electronics they support can be sorted if you know the right people. We will, I am sure, see more and more of these superb load carriers getting into the hands of the enthusiast.

At the other end of the Discovery tree, it is refreshing to see enthusiasts restoring the early vehicles. Club member, Roy edits the monthly G-WAC news, keeping not only a fellow enthusiasts up to date with each other, but creating a growing archive of where all these early vehicles are. In this issue, we have the first of what is hoped to be a regular feature from Roy. Anyway, enough from me, that’s all folks.

Chris Gorvin

The Small Print. For the purposes of this notice, ‘Discovery Owners Club’ and ‘Club’ are interchangeable and assumed to mean the same thing.

Discourse Articles The Club reserves the right to edit or refuse articles received from members. Views expressed by members contributing to this magazine are those of that member and may not necessarily be those of the Club. Every effort is made to verify the contents of member’s articles, but the Club cannot accept responsibility for the veracity of its content.

Caveat Emptor Every effort is made to ensure advertisements are bona fide. The Club cannot accept responsibility for the quality of goods or services advertised. The moral is “buyer beware”.

Public Liability Insurance The Club has Public Liability Insurance for registered Club events of a non-competitive nature. Cover is provided for full Club members, their spouse or partner and children residing at the same address. Family members as defined in the Club rules travelling in a separate vehicle are also covered. The Club’s Public Liability Insurance does not cover Road traffic accident risks. It is the responsibility of the member to ensure that they have proper and legal Insurance cover for themselves and the vehicle from leaving home until returning home.

Club Events Activities in particular but not excluding off-roading and green-laning are undertaken solely at the participants’ own risk. Vehicles should be suitably insured and prepared for the undertaken activity. Participation in any Club organised event is on the understanding and acceptance that safety is the responsibility of the participant.

Green Lanes All ‘green lanes’ are highways as defined by the Highways Act 1980. Green laning events require the same level of insurance, road tax, MOT and driver’s licence as normal roads.

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Association of Land Rover Clubs The Club is a competitive member of the Association of Land Rover Clubs (ALRC), an organisation bringing together all member Land Rover clubs for organising events (both competitive and non-competitive) and providing many essential services to member clubs. DOC members may participate in competitive events run by other ALRC open club events provided they adhere to the rules set out in the ALRC Handbook. The Club’s ALRC Representative is Janet Smart and Handbooks may be obtained from her GLASS The Discovery Owners Club is an affiliated member of GLASS (Green Lane Association). GLASS is a national rights of way user group representing the interests of motorcar users on un-surfaced minor highways or ‘green lanes’ in England and Wales. GLASS promotes responsible off-roading and the Club endorses this.

Club Web Sites www.discoveryownersclub.com and www.discoveryownersclub.org are the Club’s website addresses. For instant access, you need a valid membership number and an email address to register on site.

Once registered, you can log on anywhere in the world to catch up with your favourite club, post replies and help fellow Discovery Owners. Subjects range from Caravanning to Humour. There’s optional email notification for individual postings, entire topics or forums.

Back Issues Members can obtain Discourse back issues via the club web site, where they are available as pdf files to download.

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Advertisements can be whole page, half page and quarter page in either black and white or full colour. Suppliers and dealers wishing to advertise in Discourse should contact the Editor for a Rate Card and details of available space.

Small Ads for DOC Members Members can place small ads for Discovery stuff in

Discourse free of charge. However, if you have a cottage to let or anything else that would bring in some income, then you’ll also be able to advertise in the small ads section but will be expected to make a contribution to the production costs of Discourse.

Complimentary Show Tickets From time to time, the Club receives complimentary tickets to shows the club is attending. The Club’s policy is to make these tickets available to those members willing to help on the Club stand during the event. If you are willing to help at the event on the Club stand and/or allow your vehicle to be displayed, please contact the Club’s event organiser whose decision on the distribution of those tickets shall be final. Surplus tickets shall either be destroyed or returned to the event organisers.

Data Protection The Club recognises its responsibilities under the 1998 Data Protection Act. The Membership Secretary is the Club’s Data Controller. The membership database of current and past members shall be for the Club’s exclusive use and shall not be made available to any third party. Elected Officers of the Club may have access to member information having shown good reason. Ordinary members may request contact information of another member. This shall only be through a Committee member who will contact the member to first ask permission.

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CONTENTS Factory News

Up date on news from Jaguar Land Rover 4 Russian Discoverys’

Discovery vehicles used on the Camel trophy for the first time. 6 Bodsy’s Brake bible

How to change and set up a Discovery 3 park brake. 8 Members’ rides

First Discovery Sport in the club 13 G-WAC

See how members are preserving their Discoverys 15 Club shop

Important news 16 Club events

Up to date list on what is going on this year 17 What a waste.

UK Government’s vehicle scrappage scheme 19 Worth the wait

Trial and tribulations of getting a new Discovery Sport 20 60oNorth

Club member James Rasdell visits the Shetlands and Orkney Isles 22 Cheapest mod

Simple mod for D2 owners on your OBD port 26 AGM

News from the 15th Club AGM 26 Romulus

Land Rovers 300 Tdi engine 27 6 Million

Time line of Land Rover 28 Your Committee

Want to get in touch or spot us at a show 29 Down Your Way

What is going on in your section. 30 Local sections

Want to get in touch or spot us at a show 31 Front cover pictures - courtsey Land Rover

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NEWS

from the factory

John Edwards, Managing Director of Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations, said: “We are delighted to launch Land Rover Heritage, which perfectly complements the recent introduction of Jaguar Heritage. It is estimated that 70% of all Land Rovers manufactured since 1948 are still in existence so there is a large and very passionate owner base to support through Land Rover Heritage.”

The centrepiece for Land Rover at Techno Classica will be an iconic first-generation Range Rover Classic, featuring a selected range of Land Rover Heritage Parts created using original Land Rover tooling.

The steady rollout of the Land Rover Heritage business will also expand to include Land Rover Heritage Drives – launching this summer. This will give participants the unique opportunity to drive models from Land Rover’s heritage collection at a special 200-acre testing facility in Warwickshire. *Warranty terms may vary.

All star Parade welcomes Jaguar to the home of Land Rover

Land Rover Heritage to be launched at Techno Classic Show Jaguar Land Rover will launch its new Land Rover Heritage division at the Techno Classica show in Essen, Germany between 15-19 April, 2015.

Complementing the recently established Jaguar Heritage division, Land Rover Heritage will offer original Land Rover vehicle parts for a variety of heritage models that have been out of production for longer than a decade.

A stunning procession of classic and iconic Jaguar and Land Rover models has kicked off the celebration of the opening of the newly upgraded Solihull plant and welcoming Jaguar production to the traditional home of Land Rover where the new XE saloon is now being made.

The 40 car parade was led by legendary British racing driver Sir Stirling Moss OBE in a Jaguar XK120 alongside Solihull Operations Director, Alan Volkaerts. They were joined by renowned Jaguar test driver, Norman Dewis OBE, well-known TV presenter – and Jaguar Land Rover aficionado - Quentin Willson, plus many other VIP guests and Jaguar Land Rover employees.

Models from Jaguar’s illustrious 80-year history such as Jaguar’s SS1 Tourer, XK120, and E-Type were lined up with the

Body, trim and extended servicing items are available for Range Rover Classic, while for Range Rover P38 and Discovery 1 and 2, Land Rover Heritage supplies salvage and extended service parts to ensure customers’ cherished cars are maintained to the highest possible standard.

For Series l, ll and lll, selected Land Rover Heritage Parts are available and the brand will gradually reintroduce more original part numbers – all made using original tooling methods and all items supported under warranty*.

Land Rover Heritage forms part of Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Operations division and has been created to support the brand’s passion in nurturing and preserving its rich heritage of vehicles and supporting its loyal customer base across Land Rover’s global sales network.

With production of current Defender now in its final phase, Land Rover has committed to supply replacement parts for 15 years for this automotive icon. Thereafter, owners of the current Defender will be able to maintain their treasured car by ordering genuine Land Rover Heritage Parts through Land Rover’s global network of retailers.

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XE in a circuit of the new £500 million pound facility. They were joined by Land Rover’s finest in the form of a Series l, 101 Forward Control and the newly launched Range Rover Sport SVR, marking the historic opening of this state of the art facility and the commencement of the first Jaguar to be made at the ‘home of Land Rover’.

John Edwards, Managing Director of Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations commented: ”It’s wonderful to see great cars from both Jaguar and Land Rover’s heritage helping us to celebrate the exciting new future at Solihull. Even more so

when they are being joined by the future classics currently being made here such as the Jaguar XE.” Sir Stirling Moss said: “Cars like the Jaguar XK120 and E-type look as wonderful today as they did when they were new and it’s brilliant that they are here, taking part in the celebration of a great new chapter in Jaguar’s illustrious history.”

The arrival of the XE at the Solihull manufacturing plant is significant for both the Jaguar and Land Rover brands. Renowned for producing some of the world’s most distinguishable saloon cars in history, the advent of XE production at Solihull marks a key milestone for Jaguar, this year celebrating its 80th birthday. For Land Rover, welcoming the Jaguar brand to its home is the latest in a string of significant developments, which have seen the site undergo a spectacular transformation in just five years.

Jaguar Land Rover’s Commitment To The UK Reinforced With £600 Million Investment In West Midlands’ Industrial Footprint Land Rover has today reaffirmed its long-term commitment to the West Midlands, with confirmation of a £600m investment in the region to support product creation and advanced vehicle manufacturing. The largest single investment has been made at the company’s Castle Bromwich plant, where over £400m has been spent in new and upgraded facilities to support the introduction of the all-new Jaguar XF. Jaguar Land Rover CEO Dr. Ralf Speth said: “Jaguar Land Rover continues to demonstrate its unwavering support to the British automotive industry through sustained investments in advanced research, technology and innovation.

“This investment, made here in the heartland of our UK business operations, signals the confidence we have in this region to support the creation, engineering and manufacturing of ultra-low emission, premium British products, today and in the future.”

Jaguar Land Rover UK announces new Approved Used Programme Jaguar Land Rover UK today announces its new Approved Used Programme increasing benefits and peace of mind for customers wishing to step into a used Jaguar or Land Rover vehicle.

Building on the already competitive programme, the new 2015 Approved Used Programme provides vehicles under five years old and under 100,000 miles with a premium-sector leading two-year unlimited mileage warranty, 165 checks and a consequential damage warranty of up to the vehicle purchase price.

In addition vehicles bearing the Approved Used hallmark will benefit from an independent history and mileage check, a 30day, 1,000 mile vehicle exchange policy and UK and Europe road side assistance.

Furthermore, all Approved Used Jaguar and Land Rovers are protected with MOT cover and customers will benefit from a seven days complimentary drive away insurance.

Specifically for Land Rover Approved Used, customers are also treated to a complimentary half day Land Rover Experience allowing owners to experience the all-terrain capability of Land Rover vehicles at selected Land Rover Experience centres across the country.

Jeremy Hicks, Managing Director, Jaguar Land Rover UK said, “Our new Approved Used Programme is truly competitive and we believe that the enhancements we’ve made here demonstrate our commitment to our customers.

Amongst the most notable investments at the Castle Bromwich site, in support of the all-new XF, is a £320m state-of-the art aluminium body shop which completes the site’s transformation into a global centre of excellence for lightweight vehicle manufacturing. This is the largest single investment in the history of the Castle Bromwich site and highlights a remarkable turnaround in the fortunes of the company’s West Midlands manufacturing operations which were earmarked for consolidation during the height of the global economic downturn.

Today, sales of Jaguar cars built at the Castle Bromwich plant are almost double that of five years ago thanks to a refreshed and exhilarating model range which also includes the XJ and F-Type.

Jaguar Land Rover affirms its commitment to the UK In addition to the Castle Bromwich announcement today, Jaguar Land Rover has also confirmed this week that it will double the operational footprint of its Advanced Design and Engineering Centre in Whitley, Coventry. This multi-million pound investment will house highly-skilled product development engineers and will support the company’s creation of high technology, ultra- low emission vehicles.

To keep the UK and Jaguar Land Rover at the forefront of global innovation, the firm is also investing in the £150 million National Automotive Innovation Centre (NAIC) which will open in Spring 2017, providing a state-of-the-art technology hub for Jaguar Land Rover’s advanced research team and collaborative partners from the supply chain and academia.

Images coursey of Land Rover

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Russian Discovery For the first time in Camel Trophy’s history, the event was held in the northern hemisphere. Not only north of the equator but in the Soviet Union

To celebrate the start of a new decade of adventures, the organisers of Camel Trophy decided to move out of the familiar environment of tropical rainforests. . The mystical setting was the vast and fascinating forests of Eastern Siberia, the Tiga, in the vicinity of the largest freshwater lake in the world, Lake Biakal.

Moreover, the eleventh Camel Trophy assumed considerable historic significance since no international event of its kind had ever before been organised or undertaken in the USSR Glasnost and Perestroika were still a year or so away.

This in itself was something of a record, representing the greatest number of nations ever to have competed in Camel Trophy up to that point.

Setting out from the start at Bratsk in a southerly direction to Kob, then through the truly vast Tiga Forest, via Kachug to Lake Biakal then west to the finish at Irkutsk on the Angara River. The total, just over 1,600 km of some of the remotest country on the face of the earth.

At the end of the event, overall victory went to the Dutch team of Rob Kamps and Stijn Luyx, who took the Camel Trophy for the Netherlands for the second time. The coveted Team Spirit Award went to the popular team from the Canary Islands of Carlos Barreto and Fernando Martin.

Team Vehicles: Land Rover Discovery 200Tdi three door (19)

In keeping with a completely new location was a completely new vehicle. Originally known as the “Jay”, Camel Trophy 1990 was the first of many events to feature the new Discovery. In 1990 the three-door 2.5 Tdi proved to be more than up to the task and received nothing but praise from the sixteen teams that competed in Siberia.

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Support Vehicles: Land Rover 110 (4) and 127 (5) Distance:1,650 km by road Number of Teams:16

Participating Countries: Austria ; Karl Haas & Christian Laucher Belgium; Alain Duriau & Rudy Coenen Canary Islands; Carlos Barreto & Fernando Martin Team Spirit Award France; Jean Barry & Philippe Bessat Germany; Erik Brandemberg & Hanes Herman Ruthe Greece; George Delatolas & Nick Pastras Holland; Rob Kamps & Stijn Luyx Camel Trophy Italy; Giuseppe Griffo & Umberto Fiori Japan; Bunshiro Tani & Masaquni Hisayuki Russia; Mark Poldaski & Anatoly Kuznetov Spain; Alex Baylin Zaldua & Moises Torrallardona Iou Switzerland; Vito Augustin & Jean-Samuel Costa Turkey Gengiz Kadir Nomer & Cem Kitapci UK; Andrew Dacey & Richard Tomlinson United States; Lee Magee & Fred Monsees Yugoslavia;Andrej Skafar & Ognjen Sokolovic

The demise of the Camel Trophy left a gap.

In 2003, competitors representing sixteen nations helped Land Rover fill that gap. Surprisingly, the inaugural Land Rover G4 Challenge contained many of the elements of Camel Trophy 1998, which Land Rover had reportedly been disappointed with. The “ultimate global adventure� was a test of skill, stamina and mental agility in four separate stages, each in a different time zone. The prize: a top-of-the-range Freelander or Range Rover. In true Camel Trophy style, the winner Rudi Thoelen, declined a Range Rover, and opted for two Defenders instead.

The 2006 Land Rover G4 Challenge promised to be tougher than the inaugural event and delivered a more vehicle-based focus. The competitors, working in bi-national teams faced thousands of miles of vehiclebased activity in Thailand, Laos, Brazil and Bolivia.

The 2008-9 G4 Challenge, supporting the Red Cross and based in Mongolia, was cancelled in December 2008 in the middle of the selection stages due to the current global economic downturn. Land Rover were forced to end the event as a cost saving-measure to allow them to focus on product launches in 2009.

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Bodsy’s Brake Bible Welcome to Bodsy’s Brake Bible. The aim of this ‘Bible’ is to provide a single area for all information relating to the servicing and maintenance of your Discovery 3 2,7 TDv6 braking system. It can be used as a basis for the V6 and V8 Petrol as well as the 3.0l TDv6, but I cannot guarantee it will be exactly right for those variants as I have not used this on those models. If you have used this guide on those models and have any updates we could use (inc pics) then please e-mail them to me and I will update this accordingly.

How to change the Rear Brake Discs

Before removing the rear brake disks, please carry out this sequence to put the Electronic Park Brake into Service Mode.

Ensure brake pads and calliper is fitted to all wheels.

In the car, press the brake pedal three times and hold the pedal down. Push down on the EPB switch for 3-5 seconds.

Go to the main fuse box in the engine bay and remove FL8 fuse 30A (pink Fuse). This will ensure that the EPB is not accidentally re-engaged.

The first task is to remove the wheel and brake pads which can be discarded. Ensure you fit new brake pads when you fit new brake disks.

Please note that these are guidelines only and you should ensure that you are competent in the use of the tools required and take the necessary safety precautions. If you have any doubt of your competence, please contact your nearest Land Rover dealer or Land Rover independent garage who will be pleased to carry out this work for you.

Neither the author nor The Discovery Owners Club can accept any responsibility for any accidents or injuries sustained whilst undertaking the work depicted in this bible.

All of the photos (unless otherwise indicated) are from my Discovery 3 MY07 TdV6 HSE. Further technical information is available from Land Rover’s subscription services TOPIx (ex- GTR) website, which can be found here:http://topix.landrover.jlrext.com/topix/vehicle/lookupForm http://www.landrovertechinfo.com/ I acknowledge the assistance of members of the Disco3.co.uk forum and Land Rover® TOPIx/GTR for the initial guidance and advice before I commenced this guide .

Tools Required to Change Rear Brake Disks Pliers Brake Cleaner Spanners, 13mm, 15mm Rubber Mallet Flat Blade Screwdriver Copper Grease Optional Ratchet 15mm Bi-Hex socket Socket 13mm Torque Wrench Strong Wire or String T50 Torx Bit Breaker Bar 32mm Socket (1-1/4”) Torch Page:8

Fully remove the calliper and ensure that it is supported so that you do not put too much strain on the brake pipe components. I used a piece of strong wire and tied it to form a loop.

As per picture.

You then need to remove the calliper bracket.

There are two 15mm Bi-Hex bolts. These will be very stiff and require a breaker bar to undo.

With the bracket removed, KEEP THE BOLTS, these do not get replaced in a disk kit.

Using a flat blade screwdriver, remove the plastic plug to reveal a hole.

Then find the Torx Screw (Size T50) on the face of the disk.

Clear out any brake dust or mud from the screw head. Brake Dust cleaner is ideal.

Insert the Torx and gently tap it in with a hammer to ensure it is fully home.

Then undo the screw carefully. I generally tend to very slightly tighten the screw to break any seal that has formed and then undo the screw. The hub may still move, so I start with a few sharp taps on the end of the ratchet to get the screw moving.

You can see the new and old disk side by side. The old disk has a very prominent ‘lip’ on the inside of the disks. This can sometimes be removed as long as the width of the disk is still within tolerance(Rear disk is 17mm minimum)

You will more than likely need to give the disk a quick clean with brake cleaner to remove any oils that may be on the braking faces of the disk.

Turn the disk until the hole (that you removed the plastic plug from) is at the bottom (driver’s side is upside down from Passenger side). You could use a torch to help. Behind the disk, it looks like the image above right.

Put the new disk on, remembering to align the Torx Screw hole onto the hub. When re-fitting the screw, I put some medium thread lock on to keep it in place.

Using the flat blade screwdriver through the hole, release the ratchet one click at a time until it is fully undone.

Then the T50 screw can be removed, along with the brake disk. The disk MAY need to be gently tapped off with a rubber mallet or similar.

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Using the Torque Wrench, set it for 35Nm and tighten the Torx screw. Tap the disk on fully and check the torque setting again.

Ensure that your rear wheels are off the ground and the car is on axle stands or a car lift. Remove the rear road wheels.

For a Manual, you don’t want the EPB to apply automatically, you should push the EPB button DOWN whilst switching off the ignition and removing the key.

For an Auto, just don’t apply it.

The above should be fine if you are leaving the disks on and just adjusting the EPB. If you’re removing the disks for a full clean, then I’d recommend putting it into service mode and removing the 30a fuse

You then need to refit the Calliper carrier bracket. Again, I applied some medium thread lock before re-fitting.

There are two adjustment parts to the EPB.

Set the Torque Wrench to 115Nm. When both bolts have been re-fitted and the torque set, continue to refit the brake pads and calliper.

Using a flat blade screwdriver, remove the plastic lug to reveal a hole. Turn the disk using the 32mm Hub Socket until the hole (that you removed the plastic plug from) is aligned with the first adjustment point.

Once completed on the passenger side, do the same for the driver’s side. When both sides are completed, ensure that you re-fit the FL8 fuse, otherwise your EPB will not function.

Ensure you carry out How to adjust the Electronic Park Brake

Park Brake Adjustment

The Electronic Park Brake is operated by a pair of brake shoes on the inside of the rear brake disks.

There are two adjustment points. One is the 4mm Hex bolt (Allen Key) The other is the ratchet (hidden at the bottom,) see image below.

Rotate the disk again until the hole is in line with the ratchet adjuster (Red) (The direction of rotation must always be forward). Using the flat blade screwdriver through the hole, tighten the ratchet until it is tight.

The manufacturer recommends that you strip, clean and adjust the EPB after 50 miles of off road conditions or arduous use.

If you have a loud screeching noise when the EPB is applied, then often an adjustment of the Electronic Park Brake will fix this.

This procedure MUST be carried out when you change your brake disks and/or brake shoes. If the pads are worn below the limit, you should replace the pads as well as go through the Electronic Parking Brake Shoe Bedding In Procedure.

Tools Required to adjust the Electronic Park Brake Flat Blade Screwdriver 32mm Socket (1-1/4”) Torque Wrench Allen Key/Hex (4mm) Page:10

Then take your torque wrench and 32mm socket and set it for between 40 and 90Nm.

Place it on the hub nut and if the disk turns, you need to add one click at a time to the ratchet with the screwdriver until the required torque is reached (I set my torque to 60Nm for this exercise). When the Torque is reached, then you need to release the ratchet by exactly 8 clicks back.

Remove the hold down spring on the Primary shoe.

Use a screwdriver to press the hold down spring and your other hand to the back of the hub to keep the retaining pin in place.

Finally, rotate the disk until the hole is in line with the Hex socket and undo this half a turn. Gently tap the disk with a rubber faced mallet around the shoe area. This will release the tension and it should naturally move if it needs to. Tighten the Hex socket back up to 6Nm. When that is completed (on both rear wheels), replace the plastic lug and re-fit the road wheels. If they are new disks or pads, .

How to fit EPB shoes Remove the brake disks (see last section. How to Change the Brake Disks – Rear). You should replace your EPB Shoes when the lining material is down to 2mm.

Remove the spring and pin (you should have new ones in your shoe kit)

Pivot the Primary shoe so that the spreader plate (hidden behind the hub) and return spring are released.

This can be tricky, but it’s a case of getting it in the right position.

Remove the Primary shoe.

Remove the Hold Down spring and pin in the second shoe

Images shown here are for the driver’s side rear.

With the Brake Disks removed, release the knurled adjuster and return spring.

Ensure your replacement shoes come with new springs.

Discard the old spring. KEEP the knurled adjuster, clean and lubricate it with copper grease.

The shoes consist of a Primary and a Secondary shoe. The Primary shoe is the right hand shoe (driver’s side).

Unhook parking brake retaining spring, release the parking brake cable and remove the second shoe

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Clean all the brake contact rubbing points and apply copper grease to all the raised rubbing points (6 in total, 2 not in view)

Install the new secondary brake shoe. First install the Parking Brake cable and attach the retaining spring. Ensure that the spring is not twisted as this may affect its operation.

Also insert and attach the return spring

Insert the replacement hold down spring and pin.

Insert the new Hold down spring and pin. (you might need three hands for this one!)

Insert the new Return Spring. Please note the direction of the ‘hook’ If you install it upside down, you will not be able to connect it to the Primary shoe.

Install the Spreader Plate and Spring. See pic for installed components off the car (as an example).

Use a small tie wrap on the spreader plate spring to make it easier to install (Make sure you remember to cut it off once the plate is installed).

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Once you have completed that, you need to re-fit the Brake Disk. You may find that the disk does not fit on easily, you may need to gently tap the shoes to move them up or down on the hub so that the disk fits over them. I found that rotating the disk helped it to fit back on.

With the Disk on, you need to complete the brake calliper and pads installation and then go on to How To adjust the Electronic Parking Brake.

You need to bed in the EPB shoes either when you have changed the EPB shoes or you have changed the rear discs.

With the engine running, press the brake pedal fully on and off 3 times. On the third press, hold the brake pedal down.

With the brake pedal still in the down position, pull the EPB switch upwards 4 times and then downwards 3 times. This must be completed within 10 seconds.

Your dash display will then show ‘Park Brake Bedding Cycle Active’ or something similar. If it hasn’t, then release the brake pedal and try again.

You need to ensure that you are on a clear piece of road or land as this procedure needs to be completed 10 times.

Drive at least 19mph and maximum of 29mph and then apply the EPB switch until you stop. You then need to wait for 60 seconds or drive for 500metres (to allow the brakes to cool down) before repeating the process. If you stop the engine or you drive over 30 MPH, the bedding in process will be cancelled. At the end of the 10th time, the bedding in mode may automatically finish, or you should just drive more than 30mph or cycle the ignition.

Members Rides

Our first Discovery Sport member

Michael hails from York and has bought the Sport from Armstrong Massey of York. Sarah O’donnell, their marketing executive, personally arranged for Michael and his wife to enjoy ‘The Land Rover Experience’, by visiting the Halewood factory in Liverpool to see the cars being made.

“What a fantastic day it was too, we can highly recommend it to all” said Michael.

The Sport is a HSE SD4 auto, in Firenze Red with Black Pack (20” wheels, black roof, privacy glass black badges and grill).

If you would like your car featured in the magazine please send a couple of pictures and some details to editor@iscoveryownersclub.org.

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The following are a few snippits of entries from G-Wac notes, this monthly newsletter edited by Roy Preston provide an on going collection of retoration sagas, events, sales, wants and general history of the early versions. This month we have taken three articles that show what these enthusiasts get up to.

Practical Classics Restoration & Classic Car Show.

28th - 29th March.

The idea that we should take stand space came from David (he of the four G-WACs and numerous Wolseley cars). He had taken a stand for the Wolseley Owners Club last year and found the show to be a good place to enrol new members.

The application procedure was quite daunting for me as all the details were online. I am much better at reading some print and being able to turn pages over and back to retrace what I have just read, rather than flicking between pages on the

screen, very often saving a screen more than once. I found it strange that we should be asked to complete an online risk assessment form before we had seen the stand and been able to discover any potential risks that may have been worthy of an assessment. At the local car shows we just turn up with a fiver at a field gate and get on with it.

I managed to get enough space for three cars and decided that two shinies and one rolling shell would be the best to show.

Mark offered to come up from Cornwall with his Camel training 494, and Jack would take his ‘work in progress’ 465.

I would take the pre pro G513DHP, because my 526 is still in

hibernation for the winter.

Jack had last minute difficulties with the loan of a trailer, but thanks to Richard Wilcox of the Discovery Owners Club, the problem was averted. However, the family D3 was commandeered by Angie for her horse box, so 465 had a nice steady run down from York on the trailer behind Jack’s G registered V8 Discovery.

Friday was set up day, and with hall 4 & 5 to fill, I expected chaos trying to get in, but it was all very well organised with door marshals in constant communication with each other to get access for traders’ vans and club exhibits on trailers.

The show opened to the public at 9.00 am on Saturday, when a great rush of visitors came in to the halls. With the majority of visitors being car enthusiasts, 465 was quite a revelation to the throng, who spent much time with Jack asking questions about the rust and its eradication.

The small table had a display of G-WAC Notes and copies of the Discovery Owners Club magazine Discourse. Many visitors did not know that the DOC existed and relieved the table of 100 copies.

Some clubs were working on their cars, taking engines out and re building suspension items. The ‘barn find’ stand included some very rusty exhibits, they were in a much worse state than a Discovery gets, and looked as though the task would be impossible.

The show closed at 5.00 pm on Sunday, so with sore feet and legs, we left the halls at about 7.30 and made our way home.

Roll on next year.

Progress with 457 Work is progressing well with 457. The near-side front inner wing, front floor and sill is now finished and I will be moving onto the off-side in a couple of weeks...once the front end and both sills are sound, I will do the rear floor.

The final task is the rot in the roof. I have another roof to fit.

I am still on target for bringing it back over the house by the end of the summer.

After that it is then just a matter of the rebuild, refitting panels, glass, interior and then a thorough service.

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Progess with 465 Well here we are, 25th January 2015, and another year starts.

I was hoping to have 465 all done to go to Plymouth last year, but it just wasn’t to be. It wasn’t for the lack of trying I hasten to add, I put in the long nights after work and the weekends. It was everything else in my life that conspired against me, from washers and boilers deciding this was a good time to call it a draw, to my beloved “Her at the stables” being hospitalised and then just to make sure Plymouth wasn’t an option, Wacky decided to let me know that there was a wiring fault to deal with.

She did this by producing lots of acrid smoke from behind the dash when cranking over, an immediate release of the key stopped this. However, the damage was done. On the next crank the smoke reappeared and this time it did not stop with the release of the key. This involved a rather hurried removal of the battery leads (so glad I hadn’t tightened them up!!!!!!!!)

Upon investigation, the main cable to the starter relay had decided it was too hot and so decided to try and remove its coat!!

The bit of cable that I could see was where it went onto the relay and was the wrong amperage, therefore caused the problem in the first place. Unfortunately that wasn’t where the smoke was coming from, it came from behind the dash. So out came the dash and the game of chase the wire commencedand what a game. Next out was the heater box, as the loom goes right behind it (great design!!-not) Having to remove the heater box wasn’t a bad thing because the motor didn’t work anyway, so a strip down and replacement motor was another job to cross off the list. The melted wiring however just kept going further along until it got to the good bit. It had also melted itself into the earth lead next to it. Both were cut out together with a few other wires that had suffered at its hands. The new wiring was spliced, soldered and heat shrinked in.

CLUB SHOP Important News about the Club Shop

The Club Shop will be moving from the Club’s home page to be integrated within the Forum.

The main reason for this is that the programme we use is unable to calculate sensible postage rates and is difficult to keep up-todate requiring a lot on man or lady hours to keep things running.

Over the next few weeks we will be gradually photographing the current stock and posting the pictures, a description and prices on the Forum.

Please bear with us in the changeover period and if there is anything you want in the meantime you only have to call or mail .

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CLUB EVENTS Our Events Co-ordinator, Jon, has booked stand space at the Land Rover shows, the dates are as follows: Land Rover Spring Adventure, Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th May Ripley Castle, The Ripley Castle Estate, Ripley, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG3 3AY. www.landroverspringadventure.com

World of Land Rover. 27th and 28th June Gaydon Heritage Motor Center

Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwickshire, CV35 0BJ In the show ring on the Saturday it’s all about the Defender, whereas Sunday will be Club Day. The commentary for both days will be by Diana Tigwell with help from Richard Beddall from the Dunsfold Collection.

Throughout the weekend visitors will be able to view 10 Land Rovers from the Museum’s Reserve Collection, not normally on display to the public, and also an exciting assortment of vehicles from the Dunsfold Collection.

LRO Billing, Friday 31st July to Sunday 2nd August - Billing Aquadrome, Northants, NN3 9DA. www.billinglandroverfest.com

LRO Peterborough Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th September - , East of England Showground, Peterborough. www.lroshow.com

Other Land Rover shows the club is not at present attending with a stand: Land Rover Heritage Drive In Day to Eastnor Castle, 31st May - Herefordshire, HR8 1HL.

Land Rover Drive it day to Eastnor Castle ( not the Deer Park), just turn up from 11am with your LR Manufactured vehicle and park up in our designated LR Car park at the castle, no need to prebook. Castle courtyard displays, clubs and special guests plus heritage vehicles, arrive in a land rover and qualify for half price admission to castle and grounds. further info see www.eastnorcastle.com

Dunsfold Collection weekend 13th/14th June at the Springbok Estate, GU6 8EX. Our Open Week-

end is an excellent opportunity to see the entire Collection on display, along with many interesting vehicles brought along by Land Rover clubs and private individuals.

4x4 Spares weekend Saturday/Sunday 20th & 21st June Three Counties Showground, Malvern,

Worcestershire, WR13 6NW. Eastnor and Bristol & West 4x4 shows now moved to Three Counties Showground, Malvern.large 4X4 spares weekend. Proper purpose built showground with permanent toilets, showers, roads and a campsite with electric hook ups.

Adventure overland Show 26-27th Sept Stratford race course CV37 9SE London to Brighton Land Rover Run. Sunday 4th October - Starts at Hook Road Arena, Epsom, KT19 8QG and ends at Madeira Drive, Brighton, BN2 1TB. www.london2brighton.org.uk

Discovery 26th Birthday Party, Friday 10th to

Sunday 12th October (Provisional Date TBC) - Plymouth Hoe and surrounding area, Plymouth, Devon.

Visit www.discoverybirthdayparty.co.uk

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What a Waste A large amount of Land Rovers were lost in the Government scrappage scheme in 2009. This article from Graham Bethell highlights some of what has been lost.

In 2009 the British Government ran a scrappage scheme.

Owners of cars that were registered before February 29th 2000, which were registered to the current keeper for at least 12 months, taxed, insured and held a current MOT test could trade the vehicle in and obtain a discount of £2000 against a new car. The scheme was designed to kick start the British motoring industry. Almost 400,000 people traded in almost every make and model of car on the UK roads. Most popular was the Ford Fiesta with over 20,000 vehicles scrapped. Following the Fiesta were the Nissan Micra and Vauxhall Corsa both scrapping in excess of 10,000 each. These sort of statistics LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER LAND ROVER

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So how did Land Rover as a marque fair?

Well in total 2902 Land Rovers were declared scrapped under the scheme.

Ranging from 88” to 127” Series and Defenders to Range Rovers. Most popular were Discoverys with 1379 scrapped.

From the Discovery list there is a handful of Discovery 2 TD5’s and V8’s, but the bulk were Discovery 1’s either TDi’s or again V8’s. Freelanders were the next most popular for the scrap heap. The information quoted in the list is exactly how it was supplied to the Government from the manufacturers so the detail between model and type do vary, it’s a pity they didn’t group them into model years. Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, has backed the call for another scrappage scheme to rid the capital’s streets of what he calls the most dirty diesel engines, which could see many more head for the scrap heap….

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Worth the wait

Buying a new Car is supposed to be pleasurable and easy.

When I first saw the Discovery Sport release photographs back in October last year I thought ‘I fancy one of those’.

Over the years I have been fortunate enough to buy a few new cars, some on long lead times, others out of the dealers stock.

Amongst these where quite a few Land Rovers however none produced the trials and tribulations of this one.

Back in November 2014 I started the tour of local and not so local dealers to try and get the best offer. At the time no cars had been built save a few engineering hacks so there was nothing for me to look at let alone test drive, and the dealers as with anything new, were not doing deals.

So mid-November after many hours on the configurator choosing the spec I wanted and could afford I put pen to paper with Guy Salmon near Coventry for a HSE in Yulong white with a black roof, dark tinted windows and a built in tracker.

One evening in late November I spotted one of the engineering cars in Tamworth and I followed it cornering its driver in an out of town shopping centre for a chat and a look. The guy who worked on dealer familiarisation showed me around and although the model was a 16MY which included features not available on mine such as electric tow bar and HUD, at least I had seen one.

Mid-January the dealer called to confirm the build I wanted, and to inform me that as the colour I had chosen was new this would delay me getting the vehicle for a couple of weeks. The first cars were to be released to the public on 1st March and as I particularly wanted this colour I was willing to wait. (Yulong means ‘Jade Dragon’ or ‘Snow Mountain’ in Chinese, I assume it was the latter that Land Rover were thinking of especially as Jaguar refer to the same shade as ‘Glacier’). So build specification fixed, order placed on the factory, my build date was given as the 6th March and my D3 was sold for full price to the first guy that saw it. All was good in the world, or so I thought.

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build order, seat colour, wheel choice, etc., it now has a chassis number against my build order.

On the 11th the build was confirmed as complete and had finished assembly. I am told they take 48 hours from steel coil to drivable vehicles, with one of either a DS or Evoque coming off the same line every 80 seconds. At this juncture my anticipated collection date of 21st March was still on, both the dealer and I expected the car to be available to be called in by the dealer and to find a slot on a transporter. I had found out due to demand that deliveries of new cars were being batched to maximise the transport so some delay may be possible. Also around this time a software fault was found and a problem with the electric release on the second row seating was discovered which were holding cars at the factory and at the dealers. My car was not in the VIN range (chassis number) so not affected, most of these cars were not fixed and released until the 20th.

On the 12th it did not appear on the dealer screen showing cars that could be called in, in fact it did not appear all that week, or the following week either. The only thing the dealer could say was it had come off assembly.

By the date of my supposed collection I was getting a little cheesed off to say the least. I had spoken to the guys I knew in the press office, they had put me in touch with Executive Customer Service (I didn’t know there was such a thing) The Lady there said ‘no problem’, however the next day all she could say was it had been taken off the end of the line for a Quality Audit, standard practice but it still worried me. What worried me even more was the fact that the plant had said they could not give a finish date for the car, there was even talk of cancelling

and reordering – Eeek!

I then began ringing all my factory contacts to see if they could help, most of these being at Gaydon or Whitley were not in plant. When I gave these guys the VIN number they all confirmed it had finished assembly but had not been released and was in HW road compound? Those with access to Halewood promised to have a look when next up there. Eventually on the 26th I had an email from a guy who knew this compound and said he would find it for me. By the Sunday, true to promise he had located it and had even gone one step further by driving it back to the line and starting the relevant paperwork. Monday morning was welcomed with another mail from him confirming it to be off plant and I had great delight in telling Exec Customer Services and the Dealer I had accomplished what they couldn’t.

By this time I had a new D4 HSE lux to use. In fairness to Guy Salmon they were as much a bystander in this as I was and as soon as the vehicle was off plant they had it collected and in Coventry within 24 hours, ready for my collection in 48, complete with a few extras that Land Rover had agreed to pay.

In the end I collected on the 4th April, and I am happy with my choice (so far, so good). When I have done a few hundred miles I will write a full report but apart from finding an M6 grub screw under it on the second day which came from who knows where, I have no problems.

My experience over the last couple of months has led me to think that JLR customer services need to be based on plant, not in an office in Coventry. They obviously could not get the guys in plant who were rushing getting products out, to stop and locate my car and it appears a good number of others have suffered from Vanishing Disco-syndrome too. I will give them 4 out of 10 for the fact they were apologetic, lent me a D4 and paid for some bits at the end. The dealers conversely did everything they could and both Emily and Julie were great putting up with my daily phone calls, which alone merits them at least a 9. To the guy who found it I owe you a beer.

Chris Gorvin #254

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60o North Expedition Dave Rasdell takes us to the Shetland and Orkney Isles by Land Rover Discovery The idea of this trip was born whilst watching TV one autumn evening of 2012. Neil Oliver of Coast fame was talking about the archaeology in Orkney and Shetland. I was quite surprised when my wife, Beverley said, “I’d like to go and see that”. This was quite unusual as Bev doesn’t like boats and we would have to catch a ferry to get there with the Land Rover. I cautiously suggested that we could split the trip into two parts and therefore reduce the time on the ferry. She suggested that we look at a possible route on the map and so our planning started. As we collected information about Shetland & Orkney we discussed our plans with our friends Phil & Charlotte Jackson. Phil had recently bought a Discovery and asked if we would mind if they joined us. We continued to look at our route and eventually we agreed on an itinerary.

We would start from our house, drive up to Glencoe for our first overnight stay then carry on to Thurso the next day and another overnight stay. Then from Scrabster, we would travel to Orkney. We would have a couple of days there and then travel to Shetland. During our first three days there we would be based on Unst, then the second two days in the south of the main Island. Then we would travel back to Orkney for an overnight stay, catch the early ferry back to Scrabster and then drive down to Edinburgh via the Cairnwell Pass. We would then have a couple of days exploring Edinburgh before heading for home.

During our planning we discovered that the 60th Latitude passed through the middle of Shetland; and so it gave us the name for our trip: We planned to travel in July and August 2013 and in early February booked all ferries, accommodation and campsites etc. In the following months we completed major services on both Discoverys, which included a new cylinder head for my 300Tdi. We also updated the equipment checklists that I had used on previous trips and collected all of the equipment, tools, spares and food required. All of the route details, accommodation, kit lists etc were put into two expedition manuals, one for each Discovery. The weekend before our start date, both Discoverys were loaded and checked and we were ready to start our expedition.

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Day 1

Phil and Charlotte arrived at our house about 8.30am and we made a few final checks. We had also had some polo shirts made up with the expedition name on them and so in true explorers’ fashion, we posed for some photos at the start of our trip. These duly taken, we climbed aboard our Discoverys and headed north towards the M6 and Scotland. The run up the M6 and M74 to Glasgow was uneventful and a bit of a slog and we made a couple of stops on the way.

Once we got past Glasgow and joined the A82, the scenery started to change and it started to really feel like our adventure had started. About five miles before Glencoe Village, you can turn off the A82 into Glen Etive. About four miles down this road you can find the small bridge where 007 and M stopped the Aston Martin DB5 and stretched their legs on their way to Skyfall Lodge. An opportunity for a photo call? It would have been rude not to…

We then turned back towards the A82 and headed into Glencoe village and our first overnight stop. We booked into our lodgings and then went to the local hostelry for some well-earned food and a few beers.

Day 2

We awoke fairly early and had our breakfast. The view from the dining room of the B&B was straight up the Glencoe valley and the sun was shining. With another great day ahead of us, Phil and I checked over the Land Rovers and then loaded up our overnight luggage. We paid our bill and headed back into the village to fuel up. We then headed towards Fort William and Inverness. Following a short stop at the Commando Me-

morial at Spean Bridge, we pressed on towards Inverness and followed the road along Loch Ness. A short stop in Inverness allowed us to have some lunch and Phil to find the local Currys PC World to collect a camera tripod that he had arrange to collect en-route. We then pressed on towards Thurso on the A9. We arrived at our next B&B late afternoon. The view was pretty good from here. We could see Orkney in the distance, the harbour at Scrabster and the ferries arriving and departing. It was also Beverley’s birthday, so when we had booked in and unloaded our overnight gear we headed for the town for some food and a few more beers.

spend the night. On this occasion, Phil & Charlotte were staying in a B&B, while Bev and I had decided to Camp. .

Day 3

We awoke quite early and had our breakfast.

We packed and stowed our kit and headed for the ferry terminal at Scrabster. We parked up and watched as the ferry docked and unloaded. We then drove onto the ferry parked up the Land Rovers and headed for the upper deck. As the ferry pulled out of the port, Scrabster began to fade into the distance. The trip is only about 1.5 hours from Scrabster to Stromness on Orkney and before long the island of Hoy, appeared out of the mist. Soon afterwards, the tall column of red sandstone, known as the Old Man of Hoy, appeared. We continued around the island and soon Stromness on Orkney mainland came into view. We were quickly docked and heading back into the hold to the Land Rovers patiently awaiting our return. We drove off the ferry and headed north towards our first archaeological site, Skara Brae.

Day 4

We arose early, showered and cooked breakfast, then headed to meet Phil & Charlotte at their B&B. We would all be staying here on our return from Shetland so it was nice to have a quick look round and meet the owners. We then headed for the South Island across the Churchill Barriers. and another

historical site, “The Tomb of the Eagles”. From here we headed back towards Kirkwall, stopping off at the Italian Chapel. constructed by Italian PoWs during WW2 and looking across Scapa Flow, whilst exploring the Churchill Barriers.

Skara Brae is a stone built Neolithic settlement, located on the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of mainland Orkney. On arrival, the weather started to deteriorate and it began to rain.

It is an amazing site and is a great example of how communities lived during this period. From here, we continued to the Ring of Brodger. which is a Neolithic henge and stone circle about six miles northeast of Stromness on mainland Orkney. By now, the weather began to improve as we headed to out next location to

We continued through Kirkwall and headed to Maeshowe a spectacular Neolithic chambered cairn built 5,000 years ago.

This was our final historical site on Orkney so we headed back to Kirkwall for something to eat. Fish and Chips in Kirkwall are highly recommended!!

We then headed to the Ferry Port just outside Kirkwall and awaited the arrival of the ferry from Lerwick. There was some delay in boarding, but eventually we drove the two Land Rovers onto the car deck got our overnight gear and headed for our cabins and a good night’s rest.

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Day 5

We arrived in Lerwick at around 7.30am. Once the ferry had docked we collected our overnight bags and headed to the car deck and to the Land Rovers. We left the ferry terminal and drove into Lerwick to find a car park and some breakfast. As we wandered around Lerwick, it seemed vaguely familiar, as we had watched the TV Detective series “Shetland” earlier in the year. We quickly found a cafe offering breakfast and ordered four Full Scottish Breakfasts. This set us up for the day as we would be driving to the far north of Shetland, through Yell and to the North East of Unst to our next accommodation at Saxa Vord. As we drove north, the scenery was stunningly rugged and felt very Scandinavian. We could have easily been driving along a fjord in Norway. The most noticeable thing was the lack of large trees, as apparently the weather can get quite windy. We took two small ferries and eventually we arrived on Unst. Our accommodation here was a self-catering house, part of the old Saxa Vord RAF base. Again we unloaded, made ourselves at home, then headed to the on site restaurant and a few bottles of locally brewed Valhalla Beer.

Day 7

Following breakfast we packed the Land Rovers and headed south towards our next destination. We crossed from Unst to Yell on the ferry then took the coast road that took us around the rugged east coast of Yell. The weather began to deteriorate and the fog dropped, which made the driving quite challenging as neither Land Rovers fancied rock crawling!!

We crossed to the mainland and headed through Lerwick and onwards to our next stop, Levenwick. The plan was for Phil and Charlotte to stay in a B&B, while Bev and I would camp at the local Village Hall campsite. By the time we reached Levenwick, the rain was horizontal and the wind quite strong.

We found Phil and Charlotte’s B&B and the lady invited us all in for a brew. The weather wasn’t improving and Bev and I were concerned that we might struggle with the tent and keeping dry. We decided to try and find a B&B and our host rang a local friend who also had a B&B. We were in luck and headed for our accommodation. We met up with Phil and Charlotte later in the evening and headed for the Sumburgh Hotel for our evening meal.

Days 8, 9 & 10 Day 6

Following breakfast, we set off to explore Unst. Firstly we headed for the most northerly road in the UK that took us over the moors towards the northern coast of the Island. On arrival at this point, the tarmac just stops, and the beach stretches out in front us. Keep going and we would hit the coast of Norway !! .

Next we headed back south towards Haroldswick to see the UK’s most northerly Post Office and the Viking Long Ship and replica Long House. We continued to explore the Viking remains in the Lund & Underhoull areas. . We returned north again heading to the Muckleflugga Shore station and calling in at the Unst Heritage Centre before returning back to our base. Again we ventured into the local hostelry for our evening meal and a few beers.

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The next three days were spent exploring the south and central parts of the mainland.

Sumburgh Head gave us stunning views, as it is quite a high headland.

At the top is a light house and buildings, which at the time we were there was in mid-restoration.

As the weather improved, we headed to St Ninian’s Isle that is connected to the mainland by the largest active tombolo in the UK.

Day 11

The weather had improve so much that we decided to cook our meal out of the back of the Land Rovers whilst looking over the beach and sea. Bliss.

We then explored further and found a track that took us to what felt like the highest point in Shetland. .

We could see 360 degrees in every direction and we were

Our Ferry from Stromness let at 11am so we had a slightly later start and headed for the ferry terminal. He had a long drive ahead of us as we intended to be in Edinburgh for early evening. Our arrival in Scrabster greeted us with fog and missed and this would make our progress quite slow. We stopped in Inverness for some lunch and then headed to the Cairngorms National Park and Braemar and on to the Cairnwell Pass, Scotland’s highest road. .

As we got to the top of the pass, again the fog came in. But as we dropped down the other side we dropped below the fog and the continuing stunning scenery reappeared. The road itself was really exciting particularly with a fully loaded Discovery and there were a few hairy moments that got Bev squealing!!

When we reached Perth, we joined the A82 and cruised steadily to Edinburgh and our final stop. Having found our accommodation and unloaded our overnight gear. The day had been a long one with some pretty appalling conditions so we headed into town for a well deserved Curry and, yes, a few well earned beers.

Days 12 &13 above the clouds!! The views were stunning and this alone made the trip here worthwhile.

We also headed for Scalloway and as we drove north on the main road, Bev noticed a small sign both sides of the road. This was a real find as it indicated where the 60th latitude crossed the road. .The namesake of our Expedition. On arrival in Scallaway we headed for the museum and the story of the Shetland Bus. This was the nickname of a clandestine special operations group that made a permanent link between Shetland and German-occupied Norway from 1941 until the German occupation ended on 8th May 1945. From here we explored the islands of Trondra, Hamnavoe and East Burra. For our final day on Shetland we headed for Lerwick and some souvenirs. We had lunch in a cafe that was featured in a later episode of the Police Drama “Shetland” where the stars of the show sat in the next table to where we were sitting.

Another film set visited!! Late afternoon saw us head for the ferry terminal and a 17.30 departure to Kirkwall. As we left Lerwick and it shrank into the distance, we reflected on the stunning landscape and the wonderful people we had met.

We arrived in Kirkwall at 23.00 and were at the B&B where Phil and Charlotte had stayed previously.

Our first day in Edinburgh allowed us to explore the Fringe Festival and take a tour of the underground city followed by a walk down the royal mile. On our second day, we visited Roslyn Chapel. Phil had arranged for us to have a private Masonic Tour. This was much better than the normal tour and gave us significantly more information about the history of the Chapel and its links with the Knights Templar. It was also the site of the final scenes of “The DaVinci Code”. .

Day 14

We had a late start had our breakfast and loaded the Land Rovers for the final time. We headed south along the A701 and eventually joined the M74 at Moffat. As we headed towards home we reflected on the trip and the places we had been. The Land Rovers had run faultlessly throughout the whole trip.

On arrival at home we would have travelled 1600 miles door to door. Shetland is a wonderfully wild and rugged place, the people are welcoming and the food excellent and should be on your list of destinations to take your Land Rover.

If anyone is considering a similar trip, our route, accommodation, costs and equipment lists are available.

Dave Rasdell #6952.

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One of the cheapest mods. you can do.

Does your OBD socket often disappear into oblivion when trying to plug in a diagnostic unit? If so here is a possible fix.

Prepare two pieces of synthetic wine bottle cork. As follows:-Cut two slices 4mm thick. x 9mm wide and 14mm long.

Cut a small taper along one end of one of the 14mm x 9mm faces of each slice.

A sharp knife works well.

15th Club AGM The 15th Annual General Meeting of the Discovery Owners Club was held at NFU Mutual Headquarters Oak Suite on the 29th March 2015 As far as I can remember I have only missed two AGM’s since the club was formed and this one unfortunately was the most sparsely attended of any with just sixteen card carrying members and that included five on the committee.

I expect a good many members reading this will say it is held in the wrong place, or at the wrong time of year, fuel costs are too much or there’s little to do around there. Well I agree at least on the last two points. If you are happy with the club why turn up? In theory you should, in practice you don’t. I can remember a couple of AGM where we were getting on for 100 members, but most had come to make a point with either the committee or each other. We do however need to consider one important point.

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Now remove the three plastic retaining studs (arrowed above) from the under dash panel that houses your OBD socket. Take down this panel. Remove the OBD socket from the panel.

Next make sure that the under dash body panel is not damaged and that the socket still has its retaining clips even if they do not spring out to retain the socket.

Make sure there is a void behind each retaining clip (arrowed above) on the rear of the OBD socket.

Push the OBD socket back into the body panel then take the two pieces of synthetic wine bottle cork, that you prepared earlier, and insert one into each of the voids behind the retaining clips.

Replace the panel. Job done.

Adrian aka Fireryred.

As a club we are on the decline, we are not alone, most clubs whether it be for cars, golf, or cookery, we are struggling against free forums and the internet, even paid on line clubs cannot compete with the free sites.

We (the committee) feel we need to be able to offer something the free sites cannot, and it would be nice to be able to discuss this with members face to face, forums as we all know are impersonal and also for us do not represent the membership as we still have many member who are not on the internet.

So our disappointing turn out limited the discussion to a few ideas, the basis of most revolve around the Club’s ability to pay for an item and then have the structure to manage that item.

One of the suggestions was the Land Rover TOPix information site.

If you have any ideas to improve the Club please send them through, the good ones (sack the Editor won’t be included) will be printed in the next issue.

Back to the AGM, as no one was standing down from the Executive or Management committee all were re-elected. Roger is coming back to the Editor’s role in the near future, we are still short of a Competitions officer, Pete is standing in whilst we look for someone to take the role on. If you are interested, please give Pete call or mail him and he will tell you all about what the Competitions officer does.

The updated committee position are listed on page 29.

Romulus

The 300 Tdi Unlike the previous 200 Tdi engine, the new engine the 300Tdi was used for all Land Rover models.

Although the 200Tdi engine had been an undoubted technological and sales success, it had certain limitations and flaws that needed to be rectified. Despite the numerous differences, the 200Tdi was still in essence a direct-injection version of the older Diesel Turbo engine. It was also considered rather raucous and unrefined, especially for use in the Discovery and Range Rover models.

A special version of the 200Tdi engine had to be produced to fit the Defender, and the British Army (and some other military buyers) had not opted for the 200Tdi because it could not be fitted with a 24-volt generator for powering radio equipment.

Instead the Army continued to buy vehicles with the 2.5-litre normally aspirated diesel engine.

Upcoming European diesel emissions regulations (Euro I) meant that Land Rover would be forced to radically alter the engine anyway, and so the resulting development project (coded Romulus) produced the 300Tdi engine. Although externally very similar to the Discovery/Range Rover version of its predecessor, 208 changes were made. These included modifications to the block, cylinder head, fuel injector system and ancillary systems. The crankshaft, pistons and connecting rods were significantly altered over the 200Tdi. The most obvious external changes were the fitting of a rubber acoustic cover over the engine to reduce noise, and the change to a single serpentine belt to drive the ancillaries instead of the multiple V-belts of the older engines. Emissions regulation included the fitting of an exhaust gas re-circulation (EGR) system. Power and torque outputs remained the same, and the engine had been specifically designed to be compatible with all the models in the Land Rover range, without any changes. This meant that the Defender engines were fitted in

the same tune as the Discovery and Range Rover engines.

The 300Tdi was noticeably smoother and quieter than the 200Tdi, but was generally found to be not quite as economical in real-world use. It turned out that the Euro I emissions regulations were not as severe as Land Rover had anticipated, and so the 300Tdi was able to remain in production until the introduction of the Euro III emissions regulations.

When fitted to vehicles with an automatic transmission, power was increased to 122 horsepower to make up for the power losses in the transmission. These engines (designated 23L) had Bosch Electronic Diesel Control (EDC) systems, where the mechanical injector system was controlled by a ‘fly-by-wire’ electronic throttle to reduce emissions. The 300Tdi was replaced in January 1999 by the 5-cylinder Td5 (to meet Euro III), bringing to an end the line of Land Rover 4-cylinder diesel engines that can be traced back to 1957.

The 300Tdi remained in production in Brazil, and was offered as an option on ‘Rest of World’ (non-UK/Europe) models. Following Ford’s acquisition of Land Rover in 2000, the engine was used in Brazilian-built Ford pick-up trucks as well.

Increasing emissions laws worldwide and falling sales led to production of the 300Tdi ending in 2006. A much-modified 2.8-litre version is still built by International Engines in Brazil, and is available as an after-market fitment to Land Rovers through specialist converters.

Premature wear of timing belts.

There was aproblem with the the early production engines with the misalignment of the belt and pulleys.

Failure of the belt resulted in damage to the engine. The belt did not run in correct alignment and it then sliped out of the pulleys, causing the belt to wear on its edges as it rubbed on the housing. A modification was quickly engineered and the damage covered by the guarrantee.

Engine Code: 16L (non EDC), 21L, 22L, 23L, 24L Layout: 4-cylinder, in-line Block/Head: Cast iron/aluminium alloy Valves: OHV, belt-driven camshaft, push-rod operated Capacity: 2,495 cc (152.2 cu. in) Bore x stroke: 90.47 mm x 97 mm (3.56 in x 3.81 in) Compression Ratio: 19:1 Fuel injection: Bosch VE rotary pump + Bosch two-stage injectors (with Bosch EDC system on versions with automatic transmission) Induction: Allied Signal T25 turbocharger Power: 111 bhp (83 kW) @ 4,250 rpm (versions with manual transmission) 122 bhp (91 kW) @ 4,250 rpm ( automatic transmission) Torque: 195 lb ft (264 Nm)@ 1,800 rpm (manual transmission) 210 lb ft (285 Nm)@ 1,800 rpm (versions with automatic transmission) Production: 1994-2006 Used in: Land Rover Defender, Discovery and Range Rover.

Mated to: R380 Gearbox

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Land Rover is celebrating the production of its landmark 6,000,000th vehicle by giving it a unique design feature.

The completion of a Yulong White Range Rover LWB Vogue SE on 2 April saw Land Rover hit the manufacturing milestone and the 6,000,000th vehicle has been fitted with a bespoke puddle lamp graphic to signify its unique status.

LAND ROVER HISTORICAL TIMELINE 1947 1948 1948 1949 1950 1953 1957 1958 1959 1961 1966 1970 1971

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2010 2012 2013

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Original Land Rover project approved The Land Rover is launched at the Amsterdam Motor Show on 30th April First Station Wagon introduced British Army orders its first Land Rovers Freewheel 4x4 system replaced by selectable two or four-wheel-drive Long-wheelbase Land Rover introduced Diesel engine introduced Series II Land Rover unveiled with more refined styling 250,000th vehicle produced Series IIA with 2.25 diesel introduced 500,000th vehicle produced Original two-door Range Rover (the Classic) goes on sale Land Rover Series III launched 750,000th Land Rover produced Range Rover crosses the Darien Gap on the 18,000-mile British Army Trans-America expedition, taking 99 days to cover 250 miles of dense jungle 1,000,000th Land Rover built Range Rover wins 4x4 class in the 30,000km (18,750-mile) London-Sydney Marathon - the longest ever speed-based car rally A Range Rover wins the inaugural Paris-Dakar rally (and again in 1981) First production four-door Range Rover debuts along with the first factory-produced limited edition - the ‘In Vogue’ Automatic transmission introduced on Range Rover for first time Land Rover adopts coil sprung suspension with introduction of One Ten Land Rover Ninety introduced Diesel-powered ‘Bullet’ Range Rover breaks 27 speed records Range Rover launched in North America Range Rover is world’s first 4x4 to be fitted with anti-lock brakes Land Rover Discovery is introduced as a three-door model only Land Rovers are re-launched and renamed Defender 90, 110 and 130 with new 2.5-litre turbo-charged direct injection diesel engine Five-door Discovery arrives Land Rover North America is founded with a limited run of 500 Defender 110 vehicles powered by the 3.9-litre V8 engine Range Rover is world’s first 4x4 to be fitted with electronic traction control and automatic electronic air suspension Land Rover North America follows up the success of the launch of the Defender 110 with the Defender 90 soft top Second-generation (P38A) Range Rover introduced Discovery launched in USA Land Rover Freelander launched Discovery II launched 3,000,000th Land Rover produced is a Freelander Third-generation Range Rover introduced 500,000th Range Rover is produced at the Solihull plant Discovery 3 introduced at New York Auto Show Range Rover Sport launched All-new Freelander 2 introduced 4,000,000th Land Rover produced is a Discovery Discovery 4/LR4 launched Freelander TD4e (Stop/Start) introduced delivering 10% improvement in fuel consumption over previous model Range Rover Evoque introduced Fourth-generation Range Rover introduced - the world’s first all-aluminium SUV Second-generation Range Rover Sport introduced before establishing record for production standard SUV at Pikes Peak Land Rover Discoverys complete record-breaking London-Cape Town expedition, making 10,000-mile journey in 10 days 500,000th Range Rover Sport sold Land Rover Discovery Sport introduced Exclusive Range Rover SV Autobiography Black edition launched at New York 6,000,000th Land Rover produced is a Range Rover LWB SE Vogue

Your Committee Executive Committee PETER GREENWAY Chairman

The Presbytery, Oakthorpe Drive, Birmingham. B37 6HY Email: chairman@discoveryownersclub.org

RICHARD WILCOX Vice Chair

Via the club’s address.

Mobile: 07736 350878 Email: vicechair@discoveryownersclub. org

CHRIS HEATON Secretary

6 Percy Lonnen, Castlefield, Prudhoe, Northumberland.

NE24 5QU Tel: 01661 835608 Mobile: 07967 284801 Email: secretary@discoveryownersclub.org

ROY PRESTON Membership Secretary

“Scawdel”, Dove Bank, Wormald Green, Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

HG3 3PU Tel: 01765 677124 Mobile: 07876 473714 Email: memsec@discoveryownersclub.org

JOHN FRANCIS Treasurer

8 Cottage Fields, Eaves Green, Chorley, Lancashire.

PR7 3QE Tel: 01257 270079 Mobile: 07766 168869 Email: treasurer@discoveryownersclub.org

Contacting the Club Please take on board that the club is run by volunteers and although committee members will try to respond promptly to questions and queeries this is not always possible.

Management Committee CHRIS GORVIN

Publicity & Press Officer

Via the club’s address.

Mobile: 07774 963577 Email: press@discoveryownersclub.org

JON MCLEAN Events Co-ordinator

Via the club’s address.

Mobile: 07969 994809 Email: events@discoveryownersclub.org

VAL FRANCIS Merchandising Officer 8 Cottage Fields, Eaves Green, Chorley, Lancashire.

PR7 3QE Tel: 01257 270079 Email: clubshop@discoveryownersclub.org

VACANT Discourse Editor

Please continue to send articles to the editor email address below.

Email: editor@discoveryownersclub.org

VACANT ( please refer all maters to Pete Greenway) Competitions Officer Via the club’s address.

Email: comp@discoveryownersclub.org

Co-opted Committee SEAN BUTLER-LEE Internet Officer

Via the club’s address.

Email: internet@discoveryownersclub.org

DAVE DORLING Club Archivist

Via the club’s address.

Email: archive@discoveryownersclub.org

ROBIN CANHAM Social Media Officer

Via the club’s address.

Email: internet@discoveryownersclub.org Email: socialmedia@discoveryownersclub.org

ADRIAN REDFERN Assistance Register Officer

Via the club’s address.

Email: archive@discoveryownersclub.org Email: ar@discoveryownersclub.org

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From the Forum: Camping Holiday Late August 2015

Wessex section.

We are looking to go to a caravan site in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicester at the end of August. Dates are any time from 22 Aug to 31 Aug (Bank Holiday Monday). You don’t have to come for the full week, you could just come any time between those dates for any length of time. I am just trying to gauge interest at this moment, and then I will ring them back and hopefully they will let us book individually if we mention DOC. The site is at www.ingleshillcaravansite.co.uk and has a separate rally field for 20 units, but only 5 hook-ups, which may start to get booked up quickly. There are 2 toilets and 2 showers. Costs are based on 2 adults and 2 children: £14 a night for caravan with awning and electric £13 a night for caravan with no awning and electric £11 a night for caravan with awning (no electric) £10 a night for caravan with no awning (No electric) Tents are charged at £5 per person As always, everyone welcome, any questions or comments feel free to shout up :) Richard Wilcox

Central Birmingham We held our New Year meal back in January which was very well attended and an enjoyable evening was had by all. This year’s meal was held at “The Hatchet Inn”, near Romsey which for many years used to have a Triumph Herald as a planter in the front garden! As of late the attendance has dropped off at the monthly pub meeting and I have asked the membership if there is a reason for this. There have been some changes at our monthly venue which may have a bearing on this. At our March meeting there was a surprise birthday cake for Tracy which went down very well.

I plan to attend “Simply Land Rover” at Beaulieu on Sunday 9th August again this year. I’ll be putting a post on the Forum, under Non-DOC Events, with more details. We had an enjoyable day last year and all are welcome, so if you’re on holiday down here bear it in mind. It’s a cheap way to see all the attractions at Beaulieu and show off your Land Rover! See www.beaulieu. co.uk for more details.

All the best, Dave

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A new meeting place for Central Birmingham members Contact: Alan Hands. 0121 2943449 AlanJ4229 Where: The Mackadown Social Club, 240-244 Mackadown Lane, Birmingham. B33 0JG. When: The 3rd Tuesday of each month. Starting 21st April 2015.

Time: 18.00 onwards.

SPOTTED SPOT The new Range Rover Evoque Convertible .

Due for release in early 2016 , this factory vehicle in dazzle paintwork was spotted on the M1 during the last week of April, the vehicle was probaply heading for test work at Milbrook in Bedfordshire.

Local Sections BRISTOL & GLOUCESTER Richard Knapp, knappster1@hotmail.com 07974 570621 The Huntsman Inn, Falfield, GL12 8DF 1st Monday of the month, 20:00 onwards.

CAMBS, BEDS & HERTS Paul Papper p.papper@ntlworld.com 07977 053369 Varies, so please contact the LSR. 2nd Sunday of the month, 18:00 onwards.

DEVON & CORNWALL Lee Hayward hayward_lee@yahoo.com 07788 996644 Varies, so please contact the LSR. 1st Tuesday of the month, 19:30 onwards.

DURHAM COUNTY Andy Tranter tranter581@aol.com 07960 538901 The Binchester, Albion St, Spennymoor. DL16 7AP 1st Monday of the month, 19:30 onwards.

ESSEX Paul Sargent tdi.bird@btinternet.com 2nd Sunday of the month, 19:30 onwards.

KENT No LSR - area contact: Rob Archibald.

07790 642552 rob_archibald@hotmail.com Venue to be arranged. Call Rob for information.

SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE Chris Gorvin chris@gorvin.org.uk 07774 963577 Altenates between, Cannock and Tamworth area, please contact the LSR. 2nd Monday of the month, 20:00 onwards.

NORTHUMBRIAN Chris Heaton chrisjheaton@btinternet.com 07967 284801 The Adam & Eve, Station Road, Prudhoe, Northumberland.NE42 6NP 4th Wednesday of the month, 19.30 onwards.

NORTH WEST/ LANCASHIRE Ian Rawlings. hsmb@btinternet.com 07974 740387 The Phantom Winger, 398 Garstang Road, Broughton, Preston. PR3 5JE Last Wednesday of the month, 20.00 onwards.

SCOTLAND (North) No LSR - area contact : Alistair Yule 01344 297363 alistairsyule@gmail.com Venue to be arranged. Call Alistair for information.

SCOTLAND (West) No LSR - area contact: Simon Ormrod-Maclaine 07598 791805 rover51@hotmail.com Venue to be arranged. Call Simon for information.

SCOTLAND (East) No LSR - area contact: Gregor Robertson 07866 505461 mairibagnall@hotmail.com Venue to be arranged. Call Gregor for information.

SOMERSET & DORSET Stuart Laird stuart.laird@hotmail.com 07428 611796 Pipers Inn, 70 Bath Road, Ashcott, Somerset. TA7 9QL Call Stuart for date.

SURREY Nigel Dawes ndawes@hotmail.com 01293 824470 Varies, so please contact the LSR. 2nd Tuesday of the month 20:00 onwards.

TEESSIDE Neil Ridsdale neil.ridsdale@ntlworld.com 07758 444420 Manor House Pub, High Lane, Maltby, Middlesbrough.TS8 0BN 3rd Monday of the month, 20:00 onwards.

THAMES VALLEY Lise Hunt Lise106@gmail.com 07761 131362 The Shire Horse, Bath Rd, Maidenhead, Berkshire. SL6 3QA 1st Wednesday of the month, 19:30 onwards.

WESSEX Dave Dorling drdorling@btinternet.com 07788 926623 The Golden Lion 99, Alresford Road, Winchester. SO23 0JZ 2nd Tuesday of the month, 19:30 onwards.

WEST WALES Andy & Jan Bonham Miles j an@glanrhyd3@freeserve.co.uk 0777 907 4559 / 01239 698358 The New Inn, Pentregat, Rhydlewis, Landysul. SA44 5PT 2nd Thursday of the month, 19:30 onwards.

WORCESTERSHIRE & HEREFORDSHIRE Richard Green contact details TBA The Kings Court Hotel, Kings Coughton. B49 5QQ 2nd Tuesday of the month, 20:00 onwards.

YORKSHIRE John Gittens john-b-g@hotmail.co.uk 07850 562280 Squires CafĂŠ Bar, Newthorpe Lane, South Milford, Leeds.LS25 5LX 3rd Tuesday of the month, 20:00 onwards.

The following Sections are without an LSR: - South Wales, Cheshire, Coventry, Warwickshire & Oxfordshire, Kent, Lincolnshire, Mid/North Wales, Northern Ireland, London, Norfolk & Suffolk, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Shropshire & the Black Country and Staffordshire.

If you feel like filling one of these vacant positions, please contact our ViceChair for details.

Richard Wilcox. Vicechair@discoveryownersclub.org or 07736 350878, voice or text.

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