Thunder Races

Was watching Thunder races today (the 360 degree one), and Rachel Simmonite
was showing the lads round the course.

Near the end she said "youll have to do a handbrake turn here" and it then
cut to her pulling the handbrake up.........

Correct me if i'm wrong, but does the disco still have a transmition brake
on the back of the transfer box output making it impossible to do a
handbrake turn??????????//

Sad I know..............

Women drivers for you !!!




"mark solesbury" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Was watching Thunder races today (the 360 degree one), and Rachel
Simmonite
> was showing the lads round the course.
>
> Near the end she said "youll have to do a handbrake turn here" and it then
> cut to her pulling the handbrake up.........
>
> Correct me if i'm wrong, but does the disco still have a transmition brake
> on the back of the transfer box output making it impossible to do a
> handbrake turn??????????//
>
> Sad I know..............
>
>
>

Many apologies; my wife just read this ..... seems I sleep in the
conservatory ( lavatory, ? Did'nt quite catch what she shouted )



"Hirsty's" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Women drivers for you !!!
>
>
>
>
> "mark solesbury" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Was watching Thunder races today (the 360 degree one), and Rachel
> Simmonite
> > was showing the lads round the course.
> >
> > Near the end she said "youll have to do a handbrake turn here" and it
then
> > cut to her pulling the handbrake up.........
> >
> > Correct me if i'm wrong, but does the disco still have a transmition
brake
> > on the back of the transfer box output making it impossible to do a
> > handbrake turn??????????//
> >
> > Sad I know..............
> >
> >
> >
>
>

seems I sleep in the conservatory ( lavatory, ? Did'nt quite catch what she
shouted )
>

Im sure it was nothing important................

Perhaps it was im just going to clean the...........


(sorry....... i accept the virtual slap)

Mark...

"mark solesbury" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Was watching Thunder races today (the 360 degree one), and Rachel
Simmonite
> was showing the lads round the course.
>
> Near the end she said "youll have to do a handbrake turn here" and it then
> cut to her pulling the handbrake up.........
>
> Correct me if i'm wrong, but does the disco still have a transmition brake
> on the back of the transfer box output making it impossible to do a
> handbrake turn??????????//
>
> Sad I know..............
>
>
>

As long as the centre diff was not locked then you could use the handbrake
on the back end as all the drive would then go through the front - this
would offer a double whammy turning circle as you could drive the front
round the dragging back end.....

It would work every time until the centre diff exploded!

David
LLAMA 4x4
www.llama4x4.co.uk

On or around Sat, 02 Oct 2004 20:55:26 GMT, "mark solesbury"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Was watching Thunder races today (the 360 degree one), and Rachel Simmonite
>was showing the lads round the course.
>
>Near the end she said "youll have to do a handbrake turn here" and it then
>cut to her pulling the handbrake up.........
>
>Correct me if i'm wrong, but does the disco still have a transmition brake
>on the back of the transfer box output making it impossible to do a
>handbrake turn??????????//
>
>Sad I know..............
>
>

I wouldn't put it past them to have modified it with a hydraulic back-wheel
handbrake. That's what the serious rally boys have.

I'd not fancy doing it using the normal transmission brake.

>It's the rear diff that would mostly concern me....

The rear diff can handle it. It is the prop uj's that let go and
sometimes the half shafts
--
Marc Draper

Forsale

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"Mr.Nice." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Twas Sun, 3 Oct 2004 08:54:12 -0700 when "David_LLAMA4x4"
> <[email protected]> put finger to keyboard producing:
> It's the rear diff that would mostly concern me....

In a Landrover product I'd be focused on the windscreen! I find Handbrake
turns are an Art that you need to be well practiced. I'm confident I won't
be practicing any in any of my own vehicles...

Lee D

On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 13:00:31 +0100, marc <[email protected]> wrote:

->>It's the rear diff that would mostly concern me....
->
->The rear diff can handle it. It is the prop uj's that let go and
->sometimes the half shafts

Don't forget that Disco was quite modified as it was used in some Army drama
series of some sort.

--
Geoff
www.anoraks.uk.net

In article <[email protected]>, Geoff
<[email protected]> writes
>On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 13:00:31 +0100, marc <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>->>It's the rear diff that would mostly concern me....
>->
>->The rear diff can handle it. It is the prop uj's that let go and
>->sometimes the half shafts
>
>Don't forget that Disco was quite modified as it was used in some Army drama
>series of some sort.
>


I forgot that you class spotlights and furry dice as serious
modifications.
--
Marc Draper

Forsale

Landrover Defender 90 300tdi county hardtop 1996 72K
Landrover Discovery comercial 300tdi S reg 70k
Landrover Discovery Comercial 300tdi R reg 62k
Toyota Hilux surf 2.4 AW/AC/EW/SR

Super winch X9 + genuine Landrover fitting kits for 200 Disco.