Teaching the next generation

Post by **syncropaddy** » 22 Oct 2005, 14:22

Well someone has to do it .................

................ and what better way to spend a Saturday morning

He will want his own now

Post by **missusjen** » 22 Oct 2005, 17:55

Our 11 year old has driven ours round fields a couple of times - it's an altogether safer way of learning than a 2wd in Sainsburys car park........

especially when he set off in reverse......

Post by **Cate** » 23 Oct 2005, 15:37

Teaching the current generation of new owners would be a grand plan, when to use G or 1st, when to use the difflocks or not, as overuse of these at the wrong times can apparently lead to gear box collapse etc.

Post by **syncropaddy** » 23 Oct 2005, 23:22

Is that what happen to you at SP2 then?????

Post by **andyfreeze** » 24 Oct 2005, 07:44

Teaching the current generation of new owners would be a grand plan, when to use G or 1st, when to use the difflocks or not, as overuse of these at the wrong times can apparently lead to gear box collapse etc.

sounds like a fantastic plan, was nagging (mostly Jake) about this at Coney, seperate thread to discuss this or?

Post by **Diamond Hell** » 24 Oct 2005, 08:15

Sounds like a tech article to me. I'll post it somewhere....

Post by **missusjen** » 24 Oct 2005, 09:23

It WOULD be a damn good article actually........I know a lot of it comes from intuition, but you need a starting place from which to get the intuition.......if that makes sense......

Post by **HarryMann** » 24 Oct 2005, 10:57

Several of us became aware of this need right at the end of the Coney Farm meet.

It's definitely something we should take seriously, and to that end, it is something that I intend to discuss in more detail with the Syncronaut committee very soon.

Post by **syncropaddy** » 24 Oct 2005, 20:28

Its not about speed but all about momentum, positioning, mechanical sympathy and the ability to read the terrain.

Never go off road alone ................... they might never find you!!

Easy isnt it !!

Post by **airhead** » 26 Oct 2005, 10:55

Is that the place we went that time with Lutz, Andrew? We will have to give that one another go. Its a great track.

Post by **syncropaddy** » 26 Oct 2005, 18:23

Yes it is. Lutz has his Syncro back from the garage and might want to stretch its legs at the weekend..............................

Post by **airhead** » 27 Oct 2005, 15:56

Ill see if I can get out so! Not sure yet. I have a few things to do on the van over the weekend as well but I might put them off for a little while longer. Oh and I got my tracking done by the way. It was miles out apparrently.

Post by **HarryMann** » 27 Oct 2005, 17:40

I have a few things to do on the van over the weekend as well but I might put them off for a little while longer.

That's the spirit, don't let the b%$%*ds get you down...

Post by **syncropaddy** » 27 Oct 2005, 20:36

He is learning Clive, he is learning ...

Post by **airhead** » 28 Oct 2005, 15:16

HarryMann wrote:
I have a few things to do on the van over the weekend as well but I might put them off for a little while longer.

That's the spirit, don't let the b%$%*ds get you down...

Ah well theyre fun things that I want to do, not things that have to be done so its no big deal. Im making the interior into a camper van. I bought all the wood to do it so I want to get started pretty soon.