NISSAN TRIALS 2007

[crusher060]

(my post from Monthly)

They REALLY need to change the no back and fill rule at the top of event 2, it is just stupid (IMO)! It in no way eliminates a vehicle due to driver skill or vehicle ability, the big trucks struggle to make the sharp left turn on flat dirt and if they don't they're disqualified. It's just insane when spectators are paying $ to watch and the big boys are being disqualified because of a lack of steering lock on a bit of flat dirt, no wonder alot of the real big toys were no where to be seen this year.

Otherwise it was a great weekend. I was reserve for Discovery Club (practically HiTech 4x4 club) and had to drive 3 events on Sunday in their 80 series which i'd never driven. 85 points on my 1st event (still getting used to the clutch hehe) Trees Revenge (actually HiTech Hi Jinx this year) and drove to the end of the ARB Frame Twister on the Outlaw track (the 80 series was only modified class)

Hopefully next year i'll have something built of my own to get into it... *Looks at the F+R 5 Links sitting out side*

agree Bryan. Track 2 was our first track. When I got to the top the front locker didn't disengage and had no turning. Bombed out at 15 points.

Spewing because it was pretty straightforward and probably would have driven it for a 90-100 other than that we went pretty good except track 4 when my front tyre decided to go flat before the first marker and we got zip.

Track 3 was a blast though hit the 100 point tree and knocked it down, the crowd went off , was awesome. Only problem was a branch fell down and smashed my windscreen

personally i reckon there was heaps of room to make the turn, i made it easily with 37s, its just a matter of turning the lockers off the moment you have cleared the hill. bigger trucks can still have good steering, mine still has the same lock it had as standard. its not just about driver skills, its about setting up your rig too.

Your probably right Mark maybe a lack of experience on my part but your a comp veteran remember . Hopefully I have learnt from it and won't make the same mistake next year. Good luck at Woodpecker btw

[Madmac]

you just need to adjust your steering links and fit bigger offset rims (i think you run GU steelies) so you can get max lock each way

[cebarry]

I witnessed a number of grumbles about the tight courses and teams not getting there turns in...especially frustrating after waiting so long only to be called out soon after the start!!!!
I'm only a female driver, so what do I know. ...but I can assure you once we replaced the IS on my Vit with Hi-Lux running gear, and didn't even run monster tyres either (32" maybe)................ the turning circle was the pits....and after finding it cramped our style so, on the tight courses @ Willowglen and the Trials, we decided not to bother wasting our club teams time, cos we sometimes didn't even make it to the first obsticle, cos we couldn't get the turn in. Of course it was fine where u could back and fill.
Also because I'd changed to live front end , I was put in the Outlaw class with the likes of the monster trucks
Anyway the decidsion was made to leave it and save the CV's.....so we quit interclub team comps and just carried on with the others.

At that stage Eugene owned a Rangie too so I knew how good it could be...his truck could turn on 5cents! awesome!

Survivor Chick

[Mick.]

you just need to adjust your steering links and fit bigger offset rims (i think you run GU steelies) so you can get max lock each way

Not anymore he now runs the Landcruiser offset and has all his steering set up right. The only difference between his and yours is you have the GU box.

I could have stopped up there for coffee and I still wouldn't have got my truck around there. The only difference between my truck and some of the others running 42s was I didn't have front dig which would have got me around the corner.

It's a shame that such a silly corner was stopping the big trucks before they had a chance to do anything challenging.

Cheers Mick.

[zookjedi]

and again not everyone has air lockers

[Bunyip]

I agree totaly..... i was unable to make a few of the turns early on in stage 2/3 and was not able to get to the sections to have a decent go, it was very annoying becuase i would been able to drive the harder sections, just unable to get there,
its as if they punishing people that dont have air lockers, yeah ok so 4x4 comps are designed to test skill and the set up of your truck but when you cant make a turn 10 meters into a stage and your out because of it where's the fun in that!!!!

[buddha]

All the fun is watching you try big fella.

[Nelso]

I don't think tight tracks do test the driver's skill as much, as you aren't choosing your line, it's chosen for you. I would like to see, for something different, a wide open area that allows drivers to choose from many different lines the one that suits their 4b set up and driving style. Some drivers just put the right foot down and hope for the best while others crawl their way up carefully placing wheels and controlling tyre speed for maximum grip. Wider tracks would really test driver ability rather than the flog it till it breaks mentality that often happens now. Also different cars suit different driving techniques, this could be why we see so many Patrols as they stand up to the crash and bash approach better than other makes, so opening things up might broaden the field even further.

[zookjedi]

so were are the results ????
it did say club results will be up by 12 11 07 or was that 08 ?

just like offroad images willowglen photo comp ? nothing has happened on that site since the 15/10/07

i thought it was a long shot for the results to be up in 1 week considering the last couple of years has been ages before they were up .

[thunder]

so were are the results ????
it did say club results will be up by 12 11 07 or was that 08 ?

just like offroad images willowglen photo comp ? nothing has happened on that site since the 15/10/07

i thought it was a long shot for the results to be up in 1 week considering the last couple of years has been ages before they were up .

we can guess then..i guess you came 4 or 5
and i came 10th
we will just have to email them

[MD4x4]

Yeah we can guess. But it won't help..


Last time I drove the trials I came in at 54th Overall. About 27th in Modified.

I am hoping for some improvement this time.

MD

[thunder]

Yeah we can guess. But it won't help..


Last time I drove the trials I came in at 54th Overall. About 27th in Modified.

I am hoping for some improvement this time.

MD

come on jarrod,you came 4th at willowglen..give us a chance to get up the ladder
hey what points did you get before adjustment? or after

I had a heap of fun on event 2 but only got 40 points.we hit the gas from the start line down hill.just listened to some video..someone in the crowd"whats he doing" ..i was going fast best trials ever
the weather didnt bother us,slept in the truck,plenty of tarps,good crew

[MD4x4]

Yeah we had fun. I was really happy with Willowglen. Didn't drive as well at the trials.

Ended up with 515 before adjustment which ends up at 592 after the % is applied.

I think I had 442 after adjustment in 2005.


I was the last car to drive event 2. Ended up with 85points which was easily my best effort for the weekend.

Can't wait till next year.

Hoping to get rid of some panels before then.

Regards

MD

[Pigroota]

results are now up on the Nissan clubs website http://www.nissanpatrolclub.org/trials/ ... esults.php

[CanberraMav]

Good stuff Zookjedi!!!

And to think you had a girl on your team and still got 5th!!

[CanberraMav]

Oh no!!!!! ACT club are going to kill me.

We got 20 points off first place overall and i didnt do the mud run at all!

We could have got first easy.

Im going to dissapear for a while

[zookjedi]

20 points of second and 34.5 points of first (club placing) , your gunna be ribbed for ever for not doing the mud , that cost you and your club trophies you heartless bast@rd i bet next year you'll hit the mud not matter what

yes my navy is a girl but i enjoyed kissing her after the events , i saw you weren't to impressed when your male navy slipped the tounge after one of your drives .

and my misses (navy) would have killed me if i didn't do the mud run .

it hurts even more knowing your so close than if you were no were near it doesn't it . all in all you ACT 4wd club did really well and literally only a few points between yous .One day our club will be up there too (i've stopped rolling ) and that seemed to help my score a few more bugs ironed out and will be on our way (as a club ) .

cheers Jai

[MD4x4]

Yeah we had fun. I was really happy with Willowglen. Didn't drive as well at the trials.

Ended up with 515 before adjustment which ends up at 592 after the % is applied.

I think I had 442 after adjustment in 2005.


I was the last car to drive event 2. Ended up with 85points which was easily my best effort for the weekend.

Can't wait till next year.

Hoping to get rid of some panels before then.

Regards

MD

Pretty Happy with the results.

13th place in Modified

16th place overall

Club came 4th

Dissapointed for one of our guys who came 4th in Open by 6 points after adjustment.

Regards

MD

[thunder]

FAR OUT..i finished 9th in class and 10th overall..best i have done at nissan trials and i wasnt in the team when it was chosen.(someone dropped out)
our club got 2nd and our open car had problems day 2,5 points and zero on 2 events..with this result(2nd in club) ive been told that our team for 08 has already been chosen
ive improved on willowglen and the trials this year so we will see if pecker will be the same.

[cebarry]

Pete Hilton in his Zook 94, huge congrats on tied 4th in Open Class....good on ya. I know I'm going to enjoy ribbing a certain driver mate 75, who u beat too!.....

C & E

[JOHNNOSGQ]

HI GUYS ITS A BIT LATE COMING BUT MY COMPUTER IS RUNNING ABOUT AS WELL AS MY GQ
Thanx to all the guys who helped me out from the nissan patrol club. My gq packed it in so i was stuck in NSW Being a mexican i was stuffed Charles diagnosed the problem Mark helped me fix it and by the next day I was on my way HUGE HUGE HUGE thanx go out to you guys who ran a fantastic event i will definitely be back next year Big thanx to Craig i'll bring the shovel next year mate Huge thanx to mark who went to great lengths to get me on my way YOU are a credit to your club All of you made my trip a very memorable one and one i wont forget in a hurry. Well off to do more repairs cause the darn thing keeps on breaking stuff.

CHEERS JOHHNO