Slow down for horses...don't
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Slowed down for a horse today..of course my beast popped and banged like the best of them. The horse thought it was facing the muskets and attempted to leap out into road, luckily for me weight of large rider prevented horse from reacting quickly! Oscar Wilde's description of horses was right, ugly at both ends and damn uncomfortable inbetween. I'm rambling but we always get someone doing this on a Friday and I think its my turn! Bon Weekend all.
Not biting. 
Come on! On so they pop and fire, but only when you want them to and I am running sports pipes. If you just dip the clutch then hit the brakes you avoids the pops.... If arrive in 4th at 2000 and drop it to second then of course the overrun will cause some noise... that's why we all do it, but not next to horses...
Of course as soon as you hit the brakes they will squeel like a bas*&rd and you'll probably end up covered in horse s&*t anyway!
Of course as soon as you hit the brakes they will squeel like a bas*&rd and you'll probably end up covered in horse s&*t anyway!
well said 
Hazard perception.
You sould have had time to slow down to a safe speed, doing all your "popping and banging" at a distance, then overtake keeping the engine at low revs so as not to startle the horse.
Or of course, you can just scream past them at full chat, unsettle the horse which displaces the rider, ready for the next idiot that comes along not expecting to find a person lying in the middle of the road. Hmmmm - nice scenario.
You sould have had time to slow down to a safe speed, doing all your "popping and banging" at a distance, then overtake keeping the engine at low revs so as not to startle the horse.
Or of course, you can just scream past them at full chat, unsettle the horse which displaces the rider, ready for the next idiot that comes along not expecting to find a person lying in the middle of the road. Hmmmm - nice scenario.
I live in a small village where it seems more people own a horse and cart than own cars. "Plastic Gypsies", as they are known around this area.
Some of these 'chariots' are piloted by junior 'Ben Hur's' as young as 8 or 9 years old; 'four up' at times. Then Mr Hur, who only appears on a Sunday morning with his performance chariot to block the dual carriage way whilst he takes on a like minded Charlton Heston in a 4 mile cuddy race, pulls off at nearest slip road to hand over the £8.60 winners purse.
Hopefully, in the meantime, they haven't stampeeded your Cerbera..... INSURANCE PAH!
Some of these 'chariots' are piloted by junior 'Ben Hur's' as young as 8 or 9 years old; 'four up' at times. Then Mr Hur, who only appears on a Sunday morning with his performance chariot to block the dual carriage way whilst he takes on a like minded Charlton Heston in a 4 mile cuddy race, pulls off at nearest slip road to hand over the £8.60 winners purse.
Hopefully, in the meantime, they haven't stampeeded your Cerbera..... INSURANCE PAH!
Why does 5k keeping flashing through my mind? Clearly a few horse lovers in our midst....feel free to post any pics!! At least thread helped Friday fly by. Now I'm off to practice dipping the clutch & breaking to avoid pops. Watch out for rapidly decelerating Cerb with no obvious reason for doing so!
>> Edited by mudstud on Saturday 31st May 07:47
>> Edited by mudstud on Saturday 31st May 07:47
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