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The Devil Dog
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|  Subject: Signals you can used to benefit on the comp course  Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:19 pm | |
| I am posting a set of signals that should be easier to remember and become universal to the trails or in this case the comp course.
As you are looking at the spotter:
1) Spotter: left hand palm open flat and the right hand in a fist with the thumb up means your differential is cought on something on the left side on the vehicle. Switch the same motion with the right hand flat means the right side of the vehicle.
2) Spotter; left hand facing inboard toward the other hand ,and the right hand with the palm side towards the spotter chest means your diff is smashing onto a rock or obsticle.
3) Spotter; Left (what ever hand)hand finger pointed toward the driver flat and the right hand in a fist facing down knockles towards the flat hand side means your tires are hitting the face of an obsticle.
4) Spotter: Both hands flat palms facing each other in the angle of the direction the driver is to go, be it right or left.
5) Spoter: right hand in a fist with the arm bend at the elbow in an up and down repeated motion means to hammer the pedal with great speed. (get moving)
6) STOP universal signal.
7) Spotter showing four fingers up, means get into 4 WD, tow finger up switch to 2WD.
Invertate palms in a cup form bound tightly mean turn in the direction shown as tight as possible.
9) both hands invertate on each side of the face means impossible approach or I don't know! LOL
10) Backing up; 2 Taps on the shoulder in the directions you want to instruct the driver to back up intio. If backing straight then tap your butt and move back a foot.
These should help you understand the hand signals I would most likely use.
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connordanny
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| | Subject: Re: RC Nov 10th Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:22 pm | |
| 11) Spotter: Put your right hand "in" and you shake it all about means spotter is doing the Hokie-Pokie
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The Devil Dog
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| | Subject: Re: RC Nov 10th Fri Nov 09, 2007 3:22 pm | |
| LOL 
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makitupthehardway
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| | Subject: Re: RC Nov 10th Fri Nov 09, 2007 4:15 pm | |
| | The Devil Dog wrote: | I am posting a set of signals that should be easier to remember and become universal to the trails or in this case the comp course.
As you are looking at the spotter:
1) Spotter: left hand palm open flat and the right hand in a fist with the thumb up means your differential is cought on something on the left side on the vehicle. Switch the same motion with the right hand flat means the right side of the vehicle.
2) Spotter; left hand facing inboard toward the other hand ,and the right hand with the palm side towards the spotter chest means your diff is smashing onto a rock or obsticle.
3) Spotter; Left (what ever hand)hand finger pointed toward the driver flat and the right hand in a fist facing down knockles towards the flat hand side means your tires are hitting the face of an obsticle.
4) Spotter: Both hands flat palms facing each other in the angle of the direction the driver is to go, be it right or left.
5) Spoter: right hand in a fist with the arm bend at the elbow in an up and down repeated motion means to hammer the pedal with great speed. (get moving)
6) STOP universal signal.
7) Spotter showing four fingers up, means get into 4 WD, tow finger up switch to 2WD.
Invertate palms in a cup form bound tightly mean turn in the direction shown as tight as possible.
9) both hands invertate on each side of the face means impossible approach or I don't know! LOL
10) Backing up; 2 Taps on the shoulder in the directions you want to instruct the driver to back up intio. If backing straight then tap your butt and move back a foot.
These should help you understand the hand signals I would most likely use. |
 good luck with that list.
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The Devil Dog
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| | Subject: Re: RC Nov 10th Fri Nov 09, 2007 5:21 pm | |
| Hey don't knock it, if you got a better idea, let's hear it! It's something to create a universal sign.
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timberwolf
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| | Subject: Re: RC Nov 10th Fri Nov 09, 2007 6:31 pm | |
| id like to suggest some spotter signs ...
 - your broke... stop what your doing!!
 - ... and its good! keep going...
 - hit the gas! it will be ok... trust me!
- that was awesome! youre the man!
 - ummmm... your time to get the winch out!
 - i think you can! i think you can!!
but i would absolutly not reccomend  or  as spotting signs!
sorry... felt the need for a little humor...
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makitupthehardway
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| | Subject: Re: RC Nov 10th Fri Nov 09, 2007 11:31 pm | |
| | The Devil Dog wrote: | | Hey don't knock it, if you got a better idea, let's hear it! It's something to create a universal sign. |
Okay you asked for it.
Good communication between the driver and the spotter is the first and most important thing. Second since there is normally only one driver there should ONLY BE ONE SPOTTER!!!!!! The rest will workout. Special signs only work if both spotter and driver know the signs and why would you need them if your in eye sight of each other and talking. The spotter should be focused on everything around the rig and the path that it is on. Good planning, picking a line with the driver is another must, that way you see and understand what the driver wants to do and what they are comfortable with. Many people lose track that its the driver that is in control and the spotter is just help to see and get thru the hard spots. There you have it "my better idea" 
Oh and spotting hard trails is something that not all are good at.
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The Devil Dog
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| | Subject: Re: RC Nov 10th Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:32 am | |
| hehehehe, this is turned into a funny subject. You are right spotter and driver need to have an understanding up front and study the properline to take, but to learn hand signals is also good, for those times that noise over ride the hearing levels of the spotter.
We have been training members on spotting in directly by the way a lotof us do things and that is good. We all have the same goal, navigate the trail with the minimal damage and the best line. Good input Nester.
We all need to keep an open mind to new ways of doing things, thus ninlearning is where we all get better at it.
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md4wheelin
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| | Subject: Re: RC Nov 10th Sat Nov 10, 2007 6:20 am | |
| you forgot these
 kiss my ass i'm doing the best I can your jeep just sucks
 this is for when tico runs you into a tree
 f-it your stuck good, time to go get some beer
 driver concurs
 you are a bad spotter
 my jeep is better then yours
 wtf
 insert your favorit spotter here
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UPNOVER
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| | Subject: re Sat Nov 10, 2007 10:17 am | |
| this is for when tico runs you into a tree
Now thats funny!!!!!!!
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vonsjeep
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| | Subject: Re: RC Nov 10th Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:59 am | |
| they are some funny signs, here is on that means YOUR ABOUT TO ROLLOVER 
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md4wheelin
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| | Subject: Re: RC Nov 10th Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:05 am | |
| | vonsjeep wrote: | | they are some funny signs, here is on that means YOUR ABOUT TO ROLLOVER |
damn I could of used that one yesterday
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timberwolf
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| | Subject: Re: RC Nov 10th Sun Nov 11, 2007 1:04 pm | |
|  - too many spotters
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The Devil Dog
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| | Subject: Re: RC Nov 10th Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:09 pm | |
| Can't say I didn't provide for a fun time on this tread!
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ne14jpn
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| | Subject: Re: RC Nov 10th Fri Dec 14, 2007 2:09 am | |
| the single most important thing is practice. I cant stress seat time enough. you get to a point where your can predict each others actions. your spotter acts as your eyes and ears.
you will get to a point where you can drive with a blind fold. (try it, you'll learn to trust your spotter QUICK)
communication gear also helps out alot in an actual competition.
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