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16-03-2014, 23:17 | #1 |
Off road maniac
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Any one watch after Top Gear, excellent true to life prog, but it is not recent how do I know well I am 66 and only started racing when I was 62 and from day one we had to have fire proof gloves, none of the drivers in the program had gloves and when I started first race at Arena I was not in because I had no gloves, anyway two years later came 2nd in the finals at Smallfields so did my bit, still miss it, Rick
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Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare. |
16-03-2014, 23:35 | #2 |
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Yes Rick I saw it, bloody good viewing, did it bring back plenty of memories.
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17-03-2014, 00:00 | #3 |
Off road maniac
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Oh yes loads of memories, in last weeks I remember the mini stocks lad but as said all the drivers this week are before my time, Arena is a good track, marshals are on the ball, fond memories, really enjoyed my time at Arena, hit the wall head on at 30 mph in a Honda civic tor the harness mounts out of the floor but did not hurt a bit apart from my nose which hit the steering wheel through the helmet but could not replicate it, such is impact force, Rick
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Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare. |
17-03-2014, 10:57 | #4 | |
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The all Granada meeting was filmed in October last year, i traveled down from Fife to Arena for it over night, watched a days racing and drove back up the road |
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17-03-2014, 13:19 | #5 |
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18-03-2014, 21:23 | #6 |
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Not only no gloves , and your not even allowed on track without fireproof gloves on but last time i looked ford overalls were not fireproof either , Still was a good couple of programs , braver than me tho getting out in unlimiteds ,I'll stick to the 1600s for the moment
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18-03-2014, 23:46 | #7 |
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Must admit, some of those old boys, must have been a bit sore in he morning after all that bashing.
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18-03-2014, 23:58 | #8 |
Off road maniac
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not at all, if your kit is up to scratch then it does not hurt, full 5 point harness strapped in so tight you have a job to move, I regularly saw guys with belt burns but they were slack, I hit the wall at Arena head on at 30 mph my helmet hit the wheel such was the impact force but it only dented my nose and that was cos the belt anchor point was week, after that I put the belt anchor on to the roll cage, no problem then, Rick
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Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare. |
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