Randomness

[nuttinnew]

[nuttinnew]

This lorry was stuck in Mersham for 17 hours just before Christmas. Picture: Rupert Collingwood

[jamcg]

This lorry was stuck in Mersham for 17 hours just before Christmas. Picture: Rupert Collingwood

“Overcoming obstacles………… eventually”

[mik]

Oops

[speedingfine]

[mik]

[mik]

Insert “still tail happy” quips here

[jamcg]

Isn’t there something about reversing a 911 on a trailer or is that an old wives tail?

[mik]

No, it’s absolutely correct. Rear and mid-engined should be reversed on.

[Beany]

Isn’t there something about reversing a 911 on a trailer or is that an old wives tail?

I'd expect it's valid - the weight of the 911s engine and gearbox would then be towards the middle of the vehicle chain, not right out the very back, which would theoretically reduce the pendulum effect.

Someone in the Twitter replies mentioned that common knowledge is to do the same with mid engine cars too, probably for similar, but less extreme reasons.

[Swervin_Mervin]

Isn’t there something about reversing a 911 on a trailer or is that an old wives tail?

I'd expect it's valid - the weight of the 911s engine and gearbox would then be towards the middle of the vehicle chain, not right out the very back, which would theoretically reduce the pendulum effect.

Someone in the Twitter replies mentioned that common knowledge is to do the same with mid engine cars too, probably for similar, but less extreme reasons.

Albeit surely that depends on whether it's front-mid or rear-mid.

[mik]

Albeit surely that depends on whether it's front-mid (aka faux -mid-engined) or rear-mid (aka real-mid-engined)

Yeah that

[Mito Man]

Depends where the axles on the trailer are. If they're bang in the middle then you really want to stick the heavier end of the thing you're transporting towards the front.


If your trailer has some rear bias then it won't matter as much and depending on tongue weight you'll probably want to drive something like a 911 in pointing forwards.

[nuttinnew]

Did that start when he was pulling into the middle lane after overtaking the camera car?

[nuttinnew]

[Ascender]

Isn’t there something about reversing a 911 on a trailer or is that an old wives tail?

I'd expect it's valid - the weight of the 911s engine and gearbox would then be towards the middle of the vehicle chain, not right out the very back, which would theoretically reduce the pendulum effect.

But ironically, having the weight right out the back would be peak 911.

[Beany]

I got a written letter (addressed to the occupier) from the Jehovah's Witnesses today.

Clearly COVID is hitting them hard.

More annoyingly, it's purported to be from a fourteen year old girl. Ah, indoctrination.

Intensely depressing.

[Mito Man]

Is that what they call a honey trap?

[jamcg]

I got a written letter (addressed to the occupier) from the Jehovah's Witnesses today.

Clearly COVID is hitting them hard.

More annoyingly, it's purported to be from a fourteen year old girl. Ah, indoctrination.

Intensely depressing.

Your areas behind the peak. We got one before Christmas

[nuttinnew]

The council offered him a grant- just take it and buy a cheap shitty Citroen c1

There might be enough for this;

https://www.tts-performance.co.uk/singl ... citroen-c1