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07-20-2008, 08:55 PM
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| I wanna be Dave   Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Burnsville
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|  Kamikaze practicing. NO need to debate about the rules here guys.
Anyone who was at the Battle Grounds competition this past weekend will know exactly how difficult this gate was. Especially to be able to do it without hitting a gate or rolling off the rock face. Here's a little demo of Jeff Williams (Kamikaze) going through gate #7 on course 1 with only one reverse.  |
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07-20-2008, 08:59 PM
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| MODERATOR™   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio
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Shoot man, there was a non dig having truck a guy drove through it with no penalties. Big deal!  |
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07-20-2008, 09:04 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Burnsville
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Dang, I missed that. Anyone get it on video?
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07-20-2008, 10:23 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: mesa az
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show off naww that was pretty tight
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07-20-2008, 10:28 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: VARCOR
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Geez I'm a crappy driver!! Would not have ever thought about approaching that gate in that manner.:-( Complete props to Kamikaze for the skill!!  |
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07-20-2008, 10:31 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbia TN
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It helps if you do it the 1st time..............  | |
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07-20-2008, 10:34 PM
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| MODERHATER™  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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Kinda looked like the rear straddled the bottom gate for a second.
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07-20-2008, 10:36 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Midway
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Did he not stradle the gate marker at .09 seconds. Center line of axle to center line of the ball. If not really close? A stradle is considered a gate (-10) correct? As I see it , it's a -10, BUT GREAT DRIVING.  Last edited by JIA's Dad; 07-20-2008 at 10:42 PM. |
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07-20-2008, 10:37 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbia TN
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It my have, but all 4 tires went through in the intended direction, the straddle rule is for when less than 4 tires go though the gate.
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07-20-2008, 10:40 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: VARCOR
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07-20-2008, 10:42 PM
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| MODERATOR™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio
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Because he didn't think of it the first time he went through the course. He had one tire from each axle through as he had an axle over the gate. Looked like a straddler to me. |
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07-20-2008, 11:09 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbia TN
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Clear the gate instead of what I did which was point out. I always see the line after I blow it. | |
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07-20-2008, 11:14 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: VARCOR
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I always see the best line perfectly clear................. ..............as I am thinking over my performance on the way home!  | |
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07-20-2008, 11:18 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hueytown, Alabama
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How in the hell is that a straddle? To straddle the gate would be to clear the gate by having 2 tires on the inside and 2 on the outside. It does not matter if you flip through a gate as long as the tires are in between the gates.....even in the air. BTW....Great driving Jeff! |
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07-20-2008, 11:46 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Midway
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Jeff, Now you know why I'm not a spotter. And yes I hated that you pointed out. After sitting with you guys all afternoon shooting the bull, you know I was pulling for you. I had a great time and thanks for putting up with my Sh!T. Did you like the 36 second fight? HAHA!!! J/K He kicked A$$. |
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07-21-2008, 05:51 AM
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| support@rc4wd.com  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lancaster, Ohio
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I was the spotter on this course and yes only one guy made it through during the Comp. Tom (Holycaveman) made it with his 5.75" Panthers. He did it with speed and no dig! There is only one way to make it through it as far as I can see and that is to be loosing traction and sliding sideways through the gates. It was a toughy!
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07-21-2008, 06:10 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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That's some fancy driving front and rear dig certainly has it's advantages over front dig or no dig.
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07-21-2008, 06:15 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Philadelphia
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Sick driving Jeff. It was awesome to see what great driving looks like this weekend. That gate was crazy tough. I didnt even make it that far on that course. Snapped a rear lockout. Oh well.
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07-21-2008, 07:32 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vegas
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Close but I would say it was clean.
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07-21-2008, 08:15 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: on a Big Rock
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Its not a straddle! Jeff (RockCrawler) according to Rule: 7.3.2 - If a wheel touches any object outside of a gate as the other wheel from the same axel passes through a gate it is considered a straddle, a Gate Marker penalty is assessed. A straddle only has to be 1 tire on the inside. In the video the a tire was never between the gate markers when his truck was over the gatemarker. There is no mention of centerline of axles, breaking of vertical plane or any other wording. The rule was thoroughly discussed in RULES Committee, and the definition is quite clear  Last edited by Fishmaxx; 07-21-2008 at 08:17 AM. | |||
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