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Offline muddyjames

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Leaning angle of a disco?!?!?!?! I found it!!!
« on: September 18, 2007, 17:52:58 »
Last Sunday I went on a trials day with Lee valleys off road club. There was a tight corner and there was a bank that I had eyed up whilst walking the course. I know I need wider turning circles as the course is mostly made for 90's as that is what everyone else has bar me with a disco, my mate with her 110 and a small selection of rangies.

As I went in this hole half up the bank and half in the hole the ground gave way under me.  :(  :shock:  I was balancing on 1 front wheel and 1 back wheel. I felt it lean down hil then rock up hill. At that point I thought rocking up hill = good for now! So I carefully turned down hill and applied power. It came out with lots of people gasping as they thought I was going over and about to run in the hole to try and catch me.

Here is a photo a few milli seconds after I was rocking. the photo doesnt do the angle justice though. Note the front near side wheel only being half on the ground!  :shock:  Yes I did need to change my trousers afterwards. I did get a clear round though  :D  :lol:

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« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2007, 17:55:49 »
Trouble is with any photo on a hill, you never get a picture as impressive as it was at the time.  I also find it generally feels much hairier from the inside of the truck than it looks from the outside!
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« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2007, 18:06:01 »
Not having a protractor and assuming the photograph was taken spot on level and memaking a 45degree angle out of a piece of paper (folded to make a 90 degrees then folded diagonal to get 45 degrees) I would say I am at about 40degrees in that photo.

Sound about right?
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« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2007, 19:17:16 »
most times the drivers underpant go before the car does!!!!
i have had a 45 deg reading on my landmeter dunno how acurate they are tho!
i reversed up a hill at farley quarry once and as the front wheels dug in the rears lifted of the ground nearly arse over tip!!!
if i can still see my bonnet then the water aint deep enough!!!!

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« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2007, 20:09:41 »
Scary, James!  :lol: Glad it didn't go over  :shock:

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« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2007, 20:10:48 »
Scary aint the word!! And I am very glad it didn't go over as well!!

Just got the steering to sort out now from another hole I wne tin and bent the steering linkage. oops.
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« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2007, 21:58:57 »
at least your mirror might of survived lol already folded in ready for action

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« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2007, 22:03:48 »
I was doing a trial so folded the mirror in not to hit the canes with it.
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Most expensive item for a Disco is????? a round piece of paper stuck on the windscreen!

 






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