Q. What vehicle do you drive?

A. It’s a Land Rover Defender ‘Trayback’, which means it has a tubular rollcage integral to the chassis. Everything has been changed. I’ve given it 38in-high tyres, a 2in suspension lift, an automatic gearbox, heavy-duty axles, uprated spotlights and three winches. Every component has been replaced or made bespoke to suit the vehicle.

Q. How long have you had it?

A. I bought it as a standard vehicle in 2007 and began to completely rebuild and modify it immediately.

Q. How much did it cost?

A. The base vehicle was about £1,000 but it’s had more than £20,000 spent on it in modifications.

Q. Why did you get this particular vehicle?

QA. I always like the look of a Land Rover – they are almost like a toy car. It also helps when you work on them day in, day out.

Q. What do you like most about it?

A. It’s easy to modify to suit your needs.

Q. What irritates you most about it?

A. Whenever I compete it has an annoying habit of ending up on its roof, which is why some people have nicknamed me ‘Upside Dan’!

Q. Is it good value for money?

A. Land Rovers aren’t cheap to run, but they are worth every penny. It does about seven or eight miles to the gallon when pushing hard.

Q. Does it have a name?

A. Wrex.

Q. What is your favourite memory of the vehicle?

A. Driving it in a competition in the French Alps earlier this year. It’s an amazing location, very dangerous and all kinds of weather, from snow to sun.

Q. And your worst?

A. Barrel-rolling multiple times down a mountain in Wales. I walked away from it and fortunately there was very little damage from the accident — mainly a smashed windscreen.

Q. If you could own any vehicle what would it be?

A. A Land Rover Discovery 3 or a Range Rover Sport.

Q. What was your first car? How much did it cost and how long did you own it?

A. It was a Peugeot 306 which cost £1,500 and I had it for about three years.