The screams of delight coming from the off-road Land Rover course could be heard all over the Suffolk Show. 

The Suffolk Land Rover Owners Club set up their off-road course at Trinity Park, an obstacle course with a ‘bomb pit’ in the centre, with attendees driven around by seasoned drivers. 

“The great thing about our course is that it truly is for everyone,” said Matt Hurst, the club’s treasurer and organiser. 

“Everyone loves it. We have had toddlers from as young as one-and-a-half to two years old taking part, right up to people aged 96.” 

East Anglian Daily Times: The course demonstrates the capabilities of Land Rovers- and their drivers. Image: Charlotte BondThe course demonstrates the capabilities of Land Rovers- and their drivers. Image: Charlotte Bond (Image: Charlotte Bond)

East Anglian Daily Times: The course has delighted people from tiny toddlers to people in their 90s. Image: Charlotte BondThe course has delighted people from tiny toddlers to people in their 90s. Image: Charlotte Bond (Image: Charlotte Bond)

With that in mind, EADT reporter Abygail Fossett and photographer Charlotte Bond got strapped in. 

The journey around the course was both hair-raising and exhilarating. We both screamed as the car edged over the ‘sea-saw’, landing in the bomb-pit with a bump.

 

Matt edged over steep hillocks, with the right-hand side of the car tipping up alarmingly high while the left hand side remained on the ground. 

“The car is nowhere near its tipping point,” the club’s chair, Jeremy Carr, assured us. “It just feels like it is!” 

The club organises around three active events such as these each year, partnering with different charities.  

East Anglian Daily Times: The Land Rover course is not for the fainthearted. Image: Charlotte BondThe Land Rover course is not for the fainthearted. Image: Charlotte Bond (Image: Charlotte Bond)

East Anglian Daily Times: Many members of the Land Rover Owners Club are also members of Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue. Image: Charlotte BondMany members of the Land Rover Owners Club are also members of Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue. Image: Charlotte Bond (Image: Charlotte Bond)

This year, it has partnered with the Suffolk Agricultural Association and the Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue. Many club members are also volunteers for the charity. 

“These vehicles are invaluable to us,” said search manager Nathan Davies. “They can be used to travel to remote areas, which would otherwise be inaccessible. 

“In extreme cases, they can transport paramedics and vital equipment from ambulances to an injured person.” 

The club’s sponsor for the next three years is Hammond Recovery.