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john
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Victoria
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 Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 9:34:42 PM
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Tony, I started racing sidecars in about 1970.
After each race I always sit and talk with my passenger about the whole race, bring up any matters we each feel needs to be improved or noted. I have not found any need to talk to a passenger when racing I have been known to signal to riders various things about track position etc, only trying to help of course.
I have arranged for signals on my back about somebody coming up fast on the left or the right hand side.
I have a signal for stop immediately if the passenger believes there is a serious problem. The passenger is the arbitrator of serious.
I have found trust between each other is paramount and thsu talking does not seem necessary during a race.
Hope taht helps
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John Daley Sidecar #68
' there are those who do, those who dont do and those who undo. We must lampoon the latter." |
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peen0_0
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Victoria
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Posted - 14 Jun 2011 : 09:18:44 AM
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Thanks John, yes we too have a communications system, that is reasonably effective.
I don't have a beef with the system, or the rules, it was a simple query on my part. Unfortunately "others" decided that it was bigger than Ben Hurr!! Are you off to the Aussie Titles in Tassy?
Cheers, Tony. |
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john
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Victoria
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Posted - 14 Jun 2011 : 09:27:50 AM
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| I would love to go, but money is tight in retail at the moment so I amy stay home and keep working. |
John Daley Sidecar #68
' there are those who do, those who dont do and those who undo. We must lampoon the latter." |
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Matt Morgan
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Victoria
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Posted - 08 Jul 2011 : 08:54:51 AM
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| I give Ben a firm tap on his left or right shoulder, it works well. |
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Jeff
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New South Wales
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Posted - 27 Nov 2011 : 1:56:23 PM
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I have only two signals normally. A squeeze on the leg means the passenger is getting tired or cramps and need to slow a little. Thump thump thump on the back means stop immediately. It has worked well as anything else can be mistaken for an accidental bump or a shaking hand because of a cramp.
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Geoffpgrant
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South Australia
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Posted - 09 Dec 2011 : 4:59:17 PM
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I can't see the original post so am only guessing the original question from the content.
Craig and I certainly always debrief after races and at the end of the day. Prior to that though we always discuss the track before we ride and point out where we think there might be issues and do some plans about what to do in relation to those potential issues. In our debrief we revisit those potential issues to see if they eventuated and if we had the right mitigation strategy.
Other than that we have two signals on the track - left leg thump and right leg thump - to warn of impending passing moves. Other than that I trust Craig to be in the right place at the right time and he has to trust me to do something similar every lap so that we don't need to talk during the race.
Geoff
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peen0_0
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Victoria
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Posted - 10 Dec 2011 : 1:00:59 PM
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| Thanks folks, as said much earlier (and I understand that the earlier posts may not be visible) the question has been well and truly answered. It was to do with the use of rider to passenger electronic intercoms. Buck and I certainly have our means of communication otherwise. Cheers, Tony. |
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