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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:47 pm
by munchkin1981
good effort to all the teams down there and good luck to those members who hurt themselves quiet bad
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:45 pm
by WPXZBP
I saw only a couple of injuries - one where a cart rolled over a competitor's ankles (apparently he's gone into surgery to have it pinned) and the other was a bad hamstring injury. There may have been others. I too wish them a speedy recovery.
I took nearly 4000 pics so don't expect any in the immediate short term.
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:52 pm
by familyman
Great photos Wes.
The 1.4 looked alright, but a couple of things come to mind. It is a lot wider than a LT, and going down some of the tracks around the place the wing mirrors wont last too long.
I also believe the top speed of the 1.4 is 80-90 km/h a bit slow for those out of district calls.......
Cheers
Mat
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:15 pm
by WPXZBP
Cheers Mat. Good to catch up with you.
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:51 am
by munchkin1981
WPXZBP wrote:I saw only a couple of injuries - one where a cart rolled over a competitor's ankles (apparently he's gone into surgery to have it pinned) and the other was a bad hamstring injury. There may have been others. I too wish them a speedy recovery.
I took nearly 4000 pics so don't expect any in the immediate short term.
broke it in 2 places
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:59 am
by WPXZBP
This is the FireKing (Helitac 767) photographed yesterday at the WAVFRSA Easter Championships. More to come when I get home.
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:45 pm
by chrissss
familyman wrote:Great photos Wes.
The 1.4 looked alright, but a couple of things come to mind. It is a lot wider than a LT, and going down some of the tracks around the place the wing mirrors wont last too long.
I also believe the top speed of the 1.4 is 80-90 km/h a bit slow for those out of district calls.......
Cheers
Mat
Ive heard that there really not that much longer or wider then a LT because of the bonnet on the cruiser and also the barwork
and if uve got 6 tonne of metal round u even going over 100ks an hour would take u some time before ull come to a stop,most heavy vehicles struggle to do over 120 and thats liek a 2.4,3.4,4.4
ive heard stories of them doin faster speeds,but why would u?
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:50 pm
by Millsy
The 1.4 is the best truck in our fleet.
It's practical, Not a pain in the arse to climb in and out of after a 8 hour shift. It's a Diesel Turbo - She has some pick up to it.
Members have told me it's exactly the same as driving a car (Response to road)
I'd much rather have another 1.4 the LT. If only it wasn't a LR and was a C class license.