makitupthehardway
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 |  Subject: Re: RC Nov 10th  Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:58 pm | |
| Yeah there was a bunch of guys with headsets on. It was a good idea so you dont have to yell and its easy to be clear and focus with the crowd yelling and talking trash. Still had a blast.
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| | Subject: Re: RC Nov 10th Fri Dec 28, 2007 2:53 pm | |
| | The Devil Dog wrote: | | 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. |
One of the unspoken rules in my club out here is, ALWAYS listen to your spotter! Some of our trails are treacherous when dry (really fun when it rains) and very narrow. We have one turn (Devil's Drop) where you are up against a cliff and you really can't see the edge. This is a required spotter area. If you don't listen to your spotter it is an 1,200 foot drop straight down! Driver and Spotter need to trust each other and know how to communicate properly.
Headphones are a great idea when there is a lot of noise and you can't talk to each other. But batteries die and coms are not reliable in the mountains here, so we use a standard set of hand and arm signals.
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