BHCLRC Committee Data-File

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Pete Restall

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Pete Restall

Dob - 1965

Home town - Melbourn

Occupation - Self Employed Curtain & Blind Installer

First Landy - 2004

Current - 1996 V8 ES Discovery, 1993 V8 Range Rover, 1986 V8 Range Rover

Accomplishments - Feeding the 5000 at the 5BB, Managing to stay sane during the 2007 Club Challenge, Completing the last Four MAC 4x4 Challenges, and getting home reasonably unscathed from the Cross Channel Winch Challenge and the 3 Peaks Challenge.

Steve Griffiths

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Steve Griffiths Born - 21/10/61
Home town - Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth
Occupation - Partner in with wife in curtain and Blind Business
Year first owned a Land Rover - Disco 3 2005 - but been driving Landy's since 1981  SII and one of the first Range Rover auto's with twin turbos fitted.
Current Land Rovers - Range Rovers -  standard road going 1992 3.9,  adapted RTV Trialer 3.9,  bobtailed winch challenge truck 3.5, one for spares 3.9 and a p38 4.6 HSE for scrap. series 1 disco 1996 es 300tdi,  2003 TD5 disco es current hack.
Accomplishments - 4 years on the MAC 4x4 - 3rd overall in 2007 club RTV championship - Winning AROC Winch Challenge at first attempt - Impala Challenge 2006 and living to tell the tale - Three Peaks Challenge Ireland 2007 - Santa's Challenge 2007 - Seeing Russ below setting fire to his eyebrows at Peterborough Show this year !!!

Colin Argent

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Colin Argent, BHCLRC General secretary Born 1967
Home town Codicote
Occupation Project Manager
Year first owned a Land Rover 1988
Current Land Rovers 1972 LW, 1977 SIII Diesel, 1953 SI, 1986 90 V8, 1999 Defender 90 Td5, 1989 Disco based special.
Accomplishments Besides having 2 wonderful kids, I guess it has to be doing the Croisiere Blanche twice and the Malgre Tout

Sue Restall

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  Born Yes

Home town Melbourn

Occupation Accounts Administrator

Year first owned a Land Rover 2004

Current Land Rovers Part shares in tooooooooooooooooo many

Accomplishments Putting up with Pete for 23 years and scoring the 2007 challenge without managing to kill anyone (no I don’t know where the bin bags are!!)

Simon Day

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Born - 1967
Home Town - Dunstable
Occupation - Quality Manager. (Yes I still do get my hands dirty)
Year first owned Landy - 1993
Current Land Rovers - Discovery TD5, LR 90 (Which I'm rebuilding), and 'Dennis' my trialer
Accomplishments - Coming 5th overall at the 2005 Nationals. Knowing that BHCLRC was conceived in my front room.

Heather & Keith Parkinson

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Born: Keith 1964 Heather - About the same
Home town: Stevington
Occupation:
Heather - Chartered accountant and loss adjuster.  Director of Parkinson Consulting Ltd 
Keith - Loss control engineering manager with a major insurer
First LR: 2005
Current LRs: 1986 green 110 CSW 300tdi Defender
Accomplishments: Still together after 20 years of marriage – but lets see what happens when ‘team Parki’ does the Mac 4x4 2008!

Russ Brown

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Russ Brown Born 1961
Home town Colesden
Occupation Company Director, Telemation Ltd. & UK Equestrian Properties
Year first owned a Land Rover 1992
Current Land Rovers 1984 90 Pick-Up V8, 1995 Defender 300Tdi, 1999 Td5 Disco, 2003 MkIII RR and a 4 Door classic that will be my 80" CCV special.
Accomplishments Not falling off a mountain when driving the Croisiere Blanche with Colin Argent, helping produce my darling Daughter Competing in the Mac 4x4 every year & winning the "Lightweight Award" at this years Peterborough show

Stephen Cuthbert

4x4 Response
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Stephen Cuthbert Born 1960
Home town Leighton Buzzard
OccupationSecurity & Compliance Manager
Year first owned a Land Rover Owned my first Landrover in 2006 a D2, Drove my first landy in 1978 SIII pick up
Current Land Rovers D1 V8i on LPG the toy and a daily driver a D2 Landmark
Accomplishments Marrying Kate who tolerates me and Landrovers. One of a three man crew sailing a 30ft yacht from Ireland to Gibraltar across the Bay of Biscay in force 8 gale.