Here are some videos for my friend's FL2 in tough off-roading activities such as river tracing and rock crawling.
With limited FL2's ability after all and some help, my friend finished the whole course.
Not boldly like him, I left my FL2 home and drove my another more capable off-roader, a modified Jeep Cherokee.

Thanks for posting the videos. Does your friends FR have standard tyres or off road tyres? JT Upgraded to an ex demo, 7 mth old, Rimini Red/Ebony Napoli Auto HSE on 28th Jan 2011, added roof rails, mudflaps and side strips.
Gone - A great 57 Plate, Auto SE, Bought Feb 2009, Roof Rails and Mudflaps added on purchase. Blue colour, anything but drug dealer black.....

Hoping that the original poster won't mind, I will mention that on 18 inches wheels (as seen on the footages) there are very few (if not none) off-road tires that will fit FL2 requested tire's sizes.
For sure are standard tires.

Does the guy with red pants think he can push a two ton disco hauling a two ton Freely??

Good skills!!! Disappointing to see a hyundi having ago tho

I've watched the videos - look quite good.

My question is - was the driver of the FL2 giving it enough welly for the Traction Control etc to do its magic - looked as if he was driving a little too slow when it showed slipping.

I don't know really - never driven off-road (yet!)

I would have thought that if the other LR's managed it the FL2 would have been ok - didn't look too difficult terrain to me!!!! 2002 Honda VFR800
2002 Toyota Celica 140 Silver (mid life crisis - again!)
2007 FL2 GS Manual Army Reconnaissance Green + freel2.com sticker
2004 Toyota Celica 140 Black - Gone
2000 Toyota Celica 140 Silver - Gone
1998 Toyota Celica ST Pearl Green - Gone
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1994 Rover Montego 1.6 Auto - Gone

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simont wrote:

....was the driver of the FL2 giving it enough welly .

Good point and agree don't think he was I too lack the experience in off roading but for sure was taught in the few hours experience course to get the revs up to bring in the clever traction control. In the case of a spinning wheel give it a foot full (well ok maybe just a tweak) and the torque is transferred to the other wheels

Didn't the Disco look like a big old bus wallowing around

Good video's Bill thanks

Hey Bill, it's good to see a fellow compatriot on here, though I've lived in Australia most of my life. How is the FL2 perceived in TW, are they popular?

I am not sure if my friend engaged any terrain response. When we were doing the first wade, one discovery was stuck due to unexpected river bed mud (see ). My friend’s FL2 was almost stuck but successfully made it (it’s a pity I missed recording). I was quite impressed by FL2’s wading ability and intelligent 4WD system as a SUV without low range and higher ground clearance.

Huang wrote:

Hey Bill, it's good to see a fellow compatriot on here, though I've lived in Australia most of my life. How is the FL2 perceived in TW, are they popular?

taztastic wrote:

Does the guy with red pants think he can push a two ton disco hauling a two ton Freely??

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bad use of a winch there i see!!

landy19840 wrote:

taztastic wrote:

Does the guy with red pants think he can push a two ton disco hauling a two ton Freely??

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bad use of a winch there i see!!

Where's the winch?

On the video it's just a stretchy tow rope. 2002 Honda VFR800
2002 Toyota Celica 140 Silver (mid life crisis - again!)
2007 FL2 GS Manual Army Reconnaissance Green + freel2.com sticker
2004 Toyota Celica 140 Black - Gone
2000 Toyota Celica 140 Silver - Gone
1998 Toyota Celica ST Pearl Green - Gone
1996 Nissan Primera 1.6 - Gone
1994 Rover Montego 1.6 Auto - Gone

The Disco is winching. Look at the movie.
First they try with the tow rope and then they winch it.
And you can see the winch string just below the FL2 left headlight.

The man with red pants is operating the winch, the Freely comes out on the winch, it appears at first as though it is driving itself out, but as Alex points out, you can see the winch line.

you can see it in the pic too, if you look closely. i have always been instructed never attach the winch staight to the vehicle, i thought you use a strop. And i would not stand where he is too!