Wild ride - Dirt buggy action (VIDEO)

bat69 There is no status

791 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 16 Sep 2009, 6:42 pm

#735559

This is some footage of one of my car club members in his off road buggy. Its not powered by a VW engine (Nissan SR20) but the buggy uses a lot of VW stuff. Cyril has dame good car control and he is a top bloke as well. Fark he can drive.

Enjoy

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bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 16 Sep 2009, 7:22 pm

#735570

hahaha.

Glad he knows what hes doing. Scary stuff if he pulled a wrong turn! imrpessive stuff though.

Even with the flat he still bloody did alright in those corners!
How was the rim after that? :P

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2,577 posts · joined May 2004 · 16 Sep 2009, 8:42 pm

#735601

I like it , 🤪 carzy stuff

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1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 · 17 Sep 2009, 6:06 pm

#735798

Was that a hand throttle over on the right. Didn't seem to be a handbrake the way he was moving it all the time???

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2,499 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 17 Sep 2009, 7:19 pm

#735819

Steer Brake- he can apply the brake to each back wheel. So he will apply it to the inside wheel to help get him around, or even may apply it to a spinning wheel.

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 17 Sep 2009, 11:47 pm

#735869

Hi

Great driving, I don't think he changed gear.

Steve

bat69 There is no status

791 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 18 Sep 2009, 9:38 am

#735919

Camo wrote:Was that a hand throttle over on the right. Didn't seem to be a handbrake the way he was moving it all the time???

Kev

No its a hand brake. Generally they are a double action thing. Push forward is it works the left side. Pull back it works the right side. Or vise versa.

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pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 18 Sep 2009, 9:40 am

#735920

I saw him race years ago.

he had a rover V8 that day as the SR20 had blown up and he hadn't had time to find another one.

he won the event outright against WRXs and very powerful escorts. The car is driven and steered at the backend.

this was the pedal setup the day I saw the car.

...and he's a pretty amazing driver too. 😎

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Mick058 Custom Title Time!

1,580 posts · joined Jan 2008 · 18 Sep 2009, 9:47 am

#735922

he just uses his left hand to steer the whole time!

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=67295 (myride)

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pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 18 Sep 2009, 9:49 am

#735923

the steering wheel doesn't do that much.

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bat69 There is no status

791 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 18 Sep 2009, 12:39 pm

#735953

That is the old system Cyril use to use. The left brake pedal (2nd from left) was used to steer the rear left brake. The right brake pedal (2nd from right) was for all 4 and the hand brake was used to steer the right rear. I think he has changed the system now. All buggies are set up with turning brakes. It makes them so much faster on the tight stuff.

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