hovercraft racing - any tips?

[motorbreath]

im off hovercraft racing, has any oe done this before and have any tips?? I kind of know the old rule of thumb that if you are heading towards an object, your going to hit it no matter how hard you try! :-)

Cheers guys!

[Sods Law]

motorbreath said:

im off hovercraft racing, has any oe done this before and have any tips?? I kind of know the old rule of thumb that if you are heading towards an object, your going to hit it no matter how hard you try! :-)

Cheers guys!

Think ahead,

think that you are drifting, turn in early

Keep the power on

move your body like you would on a quad

hold on


dont tickle it be ballsy

This seemed to work for me

[motorbreath]

sounds good from what your saying! Shame the 200sx isnt up and running, id pop out for some practise in :-D

[Frik]

This at Wildcats? Went there a couple of weeks ago and it was a right hoot! Was thinking of organising a SAS trip down there actually.

To add to the above, the steering doesn't really affect the direction, only the attitude of the hover craft. Leaning and throttle are your friend.

[hewlett]

That got me Googling and I found a review:

http://www.t3.com/news/off-road-vehicles?=34912

Then that led to this:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/...

Then a bit more detail:

http://www.ramquads.com/pdf/quadzillaroadlegalbugg...

Ahh but didn't TG review the Rage:

http://www.ragemotorsport.com/CLI/RMS001/Pages/100...

Nice....

[dilbert]

motorbreath said:

im off hovercraft racing, has any oe done this before and have any tips?? I kind of know the old rule of thumb that if you are heading towards an object, your going to hit it no matter how hard you try! :-)

Cheers guys!

They say, if you see anything, you'll hit it.

Keep your eyes shut!

[wackojacko]

"Any tips ?"

erm well I'll keep it simple.... don't crash

don't let off the throttle

Win

Wise words

[motorbreath]

It was indeed at wildcats, i found that body weight was the key to cornering. I nearly had a run in with the m4 but managed to stop intime before going through the hedge row :-D

Was very good fun, came 3rd overall out of 10, which isnt too bad for a first attempt.

[Sixpackpert]

Come and see the World Champs, the F1 guys are a true spectacle to watch. Raced an F1 last year and my god it's fantastic!!

http://www.whc2010.org.uk/

[Furyblade_Lee]

I would absolutely love to have a go in a Hovercraft, lifelong ambition. email me if any of you guys organise a PH day there please!