Web Site : Frickley 4x4 Off Road Centre
Book an event day or weekend please ring: Charlie on 07836 544335
For all other enquiries ring: Malc on 07881 590593
Frickley is almost a completely free for all site. Small areas are taped off for your safty.
Free for all sites have there advantages as it is up to you to decide how much you want to do. If you do
something in one direction and you want to reverse it you can - without marshal saying your going
the wrong way. Extra care has to be taken on all free for all sites - remember you are not just watching the
touraine but other vehicles as well.
The site on a reclaimed slag heap and covers approximately 75 acres which
consists of woodland, various depths of water, rock crawl, uphill rock
climb section, earth mover tyre section and covers all degrees of severity
to accommodate the extreme modified vehicle and driver as well as regular
road legal vehicles & drivers.
The site is continually maintained with additional obstacles being
added or modified, all obstacles are designed with safety being
priority.(all marshals are qualified professional 4x4 offroad
drivers) On-site toilets are also available as well as a DIY barbecue
& drinks e.t.c.
Frickley offroad centre has a second site situated 1 mile away via private
farm tracks, this area makes use of 100 acres of mixed mature woodland
giving the opportunity to either drive around the forest rides or for
the more experienced drivers to take various routes off the beaten track,
some of which would test the very best of drivers & vehicles, this site
is used only for club and corporate bookings in order to maintain
the attractiveness of the woodland and protect the area from excessive
environmental damage.
The site is also used by various 4x4 vehicle manufactures for promoting
and demonstrating their vehicles, and for these letdays there is a campsite
available which consists of showers, toilets, granary with heating &
hot water for overnight accommodation or briefing room, dining room,
these facilities are located quarter of a mile from the offroad site
connected by farm tracks.
At this moment in time the site caters mainly for "pay & play"
every second Sunday and is booked regularly by offroad clubs to run
their own competitions and events e.t.c.
Location :
Broad lane, South Elmsall. Click
here
for a Streetmap map. Or
here
for a Google Earth Map.
Off Road Features :
- Bomb Holes - ( A very steep drop into a pit usually just larger than a Land Rover with a steep exit ).
- Mud - Boat loads of it and it sticks well.
- Side slopes - enough for several brown trouser moments.
- Water - Several water runs where the water is around head light height. There is however a pond where a club member took in his motor until it went over the bonnet! I'm sure someone can tell me how deep it really is!
- Wooded area - A good section of picking your way though small bomb holes in a twisty wooded run.
- Steep hills - With bomb holes on the way up and down.
Additional features offered by the site :
- Clean toilets. Always an added bonus.
- Pressure washer at the end of the day. You'll need it !!!!
- A camping area.
- A meeting room with a real fire. Just what you need if you are there for the weekend.
Opening times and dates :
Please checkout their
web site
for the next opening date and times.
Pictures :
The photos are from various play days and Yorkshire Off Road Club trials. Clicking on a photograph will take you to the gallery thumbnails page for that event.
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