Dear Rovers North,
I really wanted to extend my thanks to Rovers North for sending Matt Martin and Taylor Congleton to the 2010 SCARR event. I have driven 4-wheel drives for the last 23 years, but only purchased my first Land Rover a little over 14 months ago. Even though I served 8 years in the USMC and have participated in joint exercises with foreign branches of service where their Land Rover was our Hummer, I still did not believe they were that capable of a vehicle due to my own ignorance of their off-road prowess.

Over the last 12 months I have gained more confidence in my Discovery Series II, but it really wasn’t until Taylor and Matt urged me on SCARR to tackle some obstacles I normally would not have, due to my inexperience with the vehicle, that I realized how strong, sturdy, and sure-footed these vehicles are. Taylor, by far the best spotter I have ever had guide me (I also heard this from several other members).

Vaughn Micciche, 26, resides in Baltimore, MD, and on his family’s farm in Stewartstown, PA. When he’s not riding bicycles, farming or straining his Land Rover, he works as a web and database consultant –ed. Text & photos: Vaughn Micciche So I bought a Land Rover. I am not sure why I pulled the trigger [...]

Imagine our dropped jaw look as this really neat and unique Land Rover Discovery II pulled up to Rovers North in the middle of winter 2003! Just dropping in to say “hi” the owner and wife were traveling the USA from Switzerland and were magically attracted to Northern Vermont. The all aluminum hand-crafted custom roof [...]

By Jeffrey B. Aronson A fisherman friend came up to me in our island’s village parking lot, a wharf on the edge of the main harbor. “You know, Jeff,” he said, “You can actually buy cars made after 1980.” He then touched the door handle on his family minivan and watched the door slide open [...]

Story by: Sonja Palomino Photos by: Janet Poelsma It’s the Day After Tomorrow in Davenport, Florida. Today is February 16 at the Wallaby Ranch, the new site for the Florida Winter Roundup. It’s a freezing Friday night. Now I know what you’re thinking… freezing…in Florida…yeah, right. Really, it was freezing! As the sun dropped, so [...]

Story by: Jeffrey B. Aronson Photos by Calef Letorney & Jeffrey B. Aronson Forget March – February is the cruelest month. Yes, it’s short and for many people, it includes a vacation weekend to buy cars in honor of forgotten Presidents. There’s a small sop to romance with Valentine’s Day. It’s also brutally cold [whoever [...]

Story and Photos by Rik Olsen [Rik Olsen, Hastings, MN, owns a 1960 Series II 88” and a 1996 Discovery Series II SE 7. With his young son, Dane, he spent July 14, 2006, in the mud in Backus, MN. Here’s his story –ed] To my 4 year old son, Dane, it was a “Just [...]

Repairing ABS problems in the Discovery II By John Robison Welcome to the techie column for the Fall edition of the Rover News. In this column, we’re going to look at some of the common problems with the antilock brakes on Discovery II models. The Discovery II electronic braking system, called SLABS (self leveling anti [...]