Australia Day at Manar

[mick]

Heres some shots of my 17yr old son Jake riding 1 of the 3 motorcross tracks on the property !!!













heres some helmet cam footage on this track


heres some on board in a dry creek bed (Manar)


loop 1 (Manar)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppB5kofwHCA&feature=related

Dan (Manar)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpX9GN5dYHU&feature=sub

[Reidy02]

Hey Mick, has ya young bloke hit ya up fa the other buggy yet?

[mick]

he wishes !

[Reidy02]

Looks like ya's had some fun!! :-[ I think I shoulda bought that XL now.....

[mick]

Yes Dave we had a great time and another trouble free weekend !

[fabr]

Doesn't appearto handle the whoops too well. Got any vid of them running the whoops from outside the car.

[mick]

Masterfabr, what makes you say that ?? I thought it handled the woops just fine - stop being negative, as I have said before you guys need to drive these things before forming an opinion. The fact that this machine has done over 350 mile of hard core riding without any failures or anything coming loose impresses me.

[fabr]

Masterfabr, what makes you say that ?? I thought it handled the woops just fine - stop being negative, as I have said before you guys need to drive these things before forming an opinion. The fact that this machine has done over 350 mile of hard core riding without any failures or anything coming loose impresses me.

the in car vids.I'm not being negative. I only commented on how it looks from inside. I am  asking if you have vids from outside the car so we could see better what the suspension is doing.

[mick]

No sorry mate no footage on the track but have a look at this ! keep in mind we have our suspension hard for maximum ground clearance and for the big hits. Most of this property is very rough and harsh terraine which is hard to pick with the standard Go Pro wide camera. Im thinking of getting a HD Go Pro.
 Enjoy

[mick]

I just remembered Dan has some footage of us jumping in the bush on his hand held camcorder but hasnt figured out how to save it on the computer yet, when he does I'm sure he will UTube it for us so stay tuned !!!

[fabr]

Without more to go on  I suggest you tune the shocks so you will not bottom out on hits but yet allow approx 30-40% suspension compression at ride heighth. Doing so should allow you faster lap times due to the suspension following the terrain more than the whole car following the terrain. Better handling,quicker laps,less beating on yourself and the car are the benefits. No car should be setup at full droop at ride height. They may look cool but with a doubt the performance suffers in several areas. Not knocking on your rides. Just offering what I feel are useful suggestions that may enhance your enjoyment of the machines.