If you’ve been on Facebook for the last few days you will have undoubtedly seen photos of the ‘repaired’ sections of Parkamoor green-lane up in the Lake District. I know a lot of you will think that it’s now ruined, and you’ve been quite vocal about it. On the flip side, there have been an equal amount of folk who are thankful, and have been equally expressive!
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The Mud Life Issue 15 June 2020
Turner’s Torque
If you’ve been on Facebook for the last few days you will have undoubtedly seen photos of the ‘repaired’ sections of Parkamoor green-lane up in the Lake District. (If you haven’t, visit our Mega Mud Lifers FB page and scroll down a bit).
I know a lot of you will think that it’s now ruined, and you’ve been quite vocal about it. On the flip side, there have been an equal amount of folk who are thankful, and have been equally expressive!
As I see it, a lot of us have 4wd vehicles to get us places other cars cannot, whether that’s an expedition equipped 80 Series Land Cruiser or a standard Freelander on all terrains. Just like 4x4s, green-lanes come in many different flavours, too, from something you can drive in a Mini, to badly rutted and rocky lanes that no matter how careful you are, it’ll damage your pride and joy. People will always want different things.
To Repair or Not To Repair? That is the question.
Of course, if you really want to challenge your driving skills you arguably should visit a P&P site or enter competitions, but as long as you’re not damaging the lane and putting the rest of your peers into disrepute, I don’t think there’s a problem seeking out more challenging routes.
However, there’s a but, and it’s a very big BUT, and that is everyone reading this will be acutely aware of how hated we are amongst other users of the countryside and the non-educated, and the closure of loved and cherished green-lanes is a clear and present threat.
The bigger problem we face is that the lanes are public roads, and local authorities have a legal duty to keep them in a state of repair suitable for all users, and once they stop repairing them that’s when we invariably lose them.
At the end of the day, the repair of Parkamoor, and other lanes, has potentially prevented all of that and hopefully added some weight to the LDNPA’s case at the upcoming judicial review. Whether you disagree or not, thanks to the repairs we may get to continue to drive them in future.
Take a look at page 22 to see what Lauren from GLASS has to say on the subject.
Damian, Editor-in-Chief
TURNER’S TORQUE 5
NEWS 6-14
WHAT’S ON 15
LANING LIFE 16-23
VEHICLE REVIEWS
- VW Tiguan Allspace 24-31
- VW Amarok Aventura 32-41
MOOCH – 3 LANES, 1 TRIP 42-47
FATHER’S DAY GIFT GUIDE 48-49
GOODS & GEAR 50-58
MOD YOUR MOTOR 60-65
FB PAGE OF THE MONTH 66-67
TIME TRAVELS 69-74
READER’S RIDES 76-81
DINE OUT WITH DAMIAN 82-83
RETRO SNAPS 84-85
DIRECTORIES 86-88
A few words about this month’s mag…
If this was a printed mag you’d be able to see that this month’s mag is a tad shallower than normal, due mainly to the lockdown.
We haven’t been able to have any press cars delivered, so reviews of new vehicles are limited to the last two that came just prior to our forced staycation, and of course there has been no chance to get out and do some laning either, so we’ve had to be a bit flexible with the content.
We decided to go back a number of years, to a time of freedom, and share a past muddy play day, and we’ve also written about a green-laning excursion from last year.
With the slight relaxation of the travelling rules, this week we’ve had our first press car delivered since lockdown began, and another will be arriving the following week too, so hopefully the mag will be back to full strength next issue.
Enjoy!
Karen Lee A.K.A. Muddy Madam, Creative Director
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