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rokcrawlin:
Lets hear some more comments on Marshalls at the event as i would like to actually know what you all think of us.... and if there is any way we could do better ?

Miniman:
You all did a fine job. We was warned and all knew what was lurking in the depths it was just a small tec problem we had not you that caused the problem. I personaly thought the off road coures was very easy but I know that is not your problem just a saftey thing.

Thumbs up from me....... =D>  =D>  =D>

sleeplessparadise:
I thought you were very helpful and you even came over while they were under the bonnet afterwards to see if there was anything you could do.......arent many that would bother. Once the recovery is over for them the job is ended but not for you  =D>

rollazuki:
Bear in mind the consequences of this going the other way. I know Johnny, hes an OK guy, but for anyone to attemp a KERR reco with someone near the line of the rope wants hanging. The tow car should never have had the engine started till the line of recovery was safe.

If Johnny had been hit by that bit of metal(Probably do no damage to Johnny haha) He could have forseably been killed. The repercussions would have been severe. Im guessing the 4x4 site would have been closed for the forseable future, someone would have been in court this week, and There would have been some Long faces all round.

The 4x4 sites would have all had an insurance hike, and with the whole 4x4/greenlane/anti 4x4 business we need to take more care.


Dont stand near or in line with a loaded rope/cable. Dont carry out a recovery if someone is.

Im off me soapbox now, but this is so easily avoidable, and could have been MUCH worse.

Glad youre oK Johnny, hope the engine can be saved. Dont forget, if a rod is bent and the car has been run it can put unnaceptable loads on the big end bearings and [!Expletive Deleted!] the crank. Mebbe worth chucking a motor in, or at least checking the crank is true.

nufcgirlie:

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--- Quote from: "defenderdan" ---So this recovery was being overseen by Vince cobley "off road guru" (to quote LRO) A kinetic recovery was attempted when imo the motor was too stuck for this to work, and somebody was stood on the vehicles bonet at the time. Disaster in the making.   :roll:
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that kinda sums up my view but what i think aint suitable to post,been doing rally recovery for years,done kerr recovery for long enough & now doing hard winching & that has got to be the most dangerous thing ive seen in a while,i cant think of anyway to put it apart from "does the guy on the bonnet have a death wish"? & does a name overtake knowledge & control??
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And I suppose, being Mr Perfect, you never make mistakes do you????? I don,t realy think you should be passing judgment on an incident that you did not witness :x  

We realise that mistakes have been made and we will learn by those mistakes. But when a so called recovery/winch expert allows mistakes like this to happen????????????? :roll:   It makes you wonder?

The guy on the bonnet happens to be my other half and his reply to your question is "looks like it is you that has the death wish" :evil:

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