At a glance you would not say that Cliff races a Defender 110 at speeds of up to 200km/h over terrain that you and I would normally be in 2nd or third for. But true it is, and he has been at it for a few years now. For the pure love of it they endure the hardships of preparation and maintenance of a racing vehicle in pursuit of the finish line.

Privately financed and run, their BMW powered Defender 110 is a formidable force on the MSA off road car racing circuit. With a championship title under the belt and numerous victories they continue to modify and improve the Defender 110 racer. Mechanic Pierre prepares the vehicle and is in charge of maintaining it during the race events. Cliff is very hands on and is always looking for and thinking of new things to squeeze out more performance of the suspension, drive train and engine of the vehicle. He has overcome the production weaknesses of the vehicle in terms of racing, and now concentrates on the high performance issues.

It is this first hand knowledge of pushing a Land Rover beyond its limits that has allowed the Barkers to develop some serious performance accessories for Land Rovers. Both Cliff and Sean drive Land Rovers as their daily vehicles. Sean has a ruggedly kitted out Defender 130 Tdi, which is a test vehicle for many of the accessories that they have developed. Sean's 130 still carried a battle scare of a side swiped 130 load bed, evidence of a near miss on a narrow African highway on his most recent expedition. Cliff travels in more comfort with the Defender CSW 110 Tdi, and is a regular visitor to the more remote areas of our continent.  

Their accessories range comprises built for purpose and to last bullbars, fender plates, diff protectors, steering protectors, suspension upgrades and a variety of engine modifications. They have also done a lot of work on fixing broken game viewing Defenders and making significant improvements to design and longevity of these gameviewers.