Thread: Alcohol and petrol/diesel do not mix

holey shooot!

I hate recoveries!

Originally Posted by Rudolf

"no, no, dont break the windscreen, you dont hook up to the dash, theres a recovery point in the front of the car...."

(potential for harm here huge looking at the spectators, a flying rope, shackle and tow ball could very very easy be fatal)

And they are allowed to vote???????

How many times has this happened, but some people will never learn

Accidents do happen, granted, but looks like this one could have been avoided

Worst yet looking at the vehicle was involved in a competition of some sort??? Good to see the officials obviously had brilliant rules in place as well

Originally Posted by Rudolf

This rope was attached to the tow ball of a Rangy.

Dont know how many times I have heard not to use the tow ball... yet people still do! Very lucky no one was killed, I wonder if the spectators where also that close during the incident, because said tow ball could have killed someone in the crowd too

You used to see a lot of drunks in trouble on the beach once upon a time. Particularly Fraser Island where groups would go there for a week or more at a time supposedly fishing. One of these regular groups used to have a rule that if you drank you needed to take a carton for every day otherwise you would run out. Also rum in case of medicinal need. No wonder there were plenty of a over t 4wd's and plenty imitating submarines.

And I tell you what I could be wrong but that really really looks like a kinetic rope!!!

If so they were asking for trouble with a tow ball as I think they can store up to something like 3 times the energy of a normal strap...and can stretch something like 20%


EDIT: here you go found this just like I thought.

Kinetic ropes can be very dangerous if used incorrectly, both to people or property. Because of the more than 20% stretch of a kinetic rope, the forces created with momentum can easily overcome the breaking limits of anchoring points, connectors (shackles), or the kinetic rope. The elasticity of the kinetic rope can create a slingshot effect, which can cause serious damage or injury to people

This is why Ian sold his after using it once or twice he deemed it tooooo dangerous and got rid of it

Originally Posted by digger

"no, no, dont break the windscreen, you dont hook up to the dash, theres a recovery point in the front of the car...."

(potential for harm here huge looking at the spectators, a flying rope, shackle and tow ball could very very easy be fatal)

But, but, but..... it says: "in case of emergency, break glass"