I almost toppled my Land Rover Series 3 while off-roading

The SUV was swaying for some time and my heart was almost in my mouth.

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About a couple of months back, I took the Series 3 to a pay-and-play day in a place called Broxhead Common. This place is used by the MOD for their testing and training, but sometimes they open the site for civilians. A Land Rover club that I am a member of had booked this place for a day.

It is a huge area with a lot of places which only heavily modified vehicles can tackle. But there were many places where stock vehicles could have a lot of fun. Getting stuck was not a problem as the club had quite a few marshals on site.

I made a really bad mistake and had almost toppled the vehicle. I tried to avoid a place by trying to go around it. Completely forgot that it is a long-wheelbase vehicle, turned the steering earlier than I should have and the rear started slipping.

Within a few seconds, the whole car was almost on its side. Since these cars are made of aluminium there is very little weight at the top, so that helped it along with the rut that held it in its place. The vehicle was swaying for some time and my heart was almost in my mouth. I could not believe what I had done after so many years of off-road experience. No matter what experience one has, a momentary lapse of concentration can turn tricky very quickly!

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