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oldsaw
oldsaw SuperDork
1/12/12 11:49 p.m.

So, Ariel Atom hooked-up with BigFoot, went to a meth party and this is what we get:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GzXVLbs41Ew

HiTempguy
HiTempguy SuperDork
1/13/12 12:06 a.m.

All I kept thinking is that they really should be wearing helmets. Cage is s00per close to their heads, and if it rolled... scary!

Greg Voth
Greg Voth HalfDork
1/13/12 12:12 a.m.

Guy off roads like I autocross. More throttle fixes everything.

Mitchell
Mitchell SuperDork
1/13/12 1:29 a.m.

Behold, the Nature Killer Infinity, able to singlehandedly dissolve any negotiations between the OHV and hiking groups.

Edit: Although, the publisher says that it was filmed on private land, so I guess it doesn't matter.

gamby
gamby SuperDork
1/13/12 1:37 a.m.

Earth rape.

Travis_K
Travis_K SuperDork
1/13/12 1:39 a.m.

Im not sure i understand the lack of saftey equipment either. I have seen videos of that guy driving before, but never a helmet.

Luke
Luke SuperDork
1/13/12 1:43 a.m.

Badass . I'd rather see it rip around a rally-x track or over some dunes, though.

thatsnowinnebago
thatsnowinnebago GRM+ Memberand Dork
1/13/12 1:52 a.m.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and call that guy a jackass. Cool rig and all but he's driving it like a fool and wreaking the trail for everyone else. Real good way to get trails closed.

DoctorBlade
DoctorBlade Dork
1/13/12 1:54 a.m.

Never heard of "tread lightly", I take it.

petegossett
petegossett GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
1/13/12 4:30 a.m.

Well I understand his "more throttle" attitude - I don't think he can see where he's going from behind that huge engine!

z31maniac
z31maniac SuperDork
1/13/12 6:31 a.m.
Greg Voth wrote: Guy off roads like I autocross. More throttle fixes everything.

95% of the time more throttle is the answer, 5% it ends the suspense.

Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon SuperDork
1/13/12 6:58 a.m.

He's not a very good driver. Everything in that vid reinforces the point that Big Mo (momentum) is your best friend, as in: get a running start. Then all the racket and tire spinning isn't needed. Cool rig, though.

BBsGarage
BBsGarage HalfDork
1/13/12 7:20 a.m.

Most of those runs could have been done without a driver, just put a big rock on the throttle.

DrBoost
DrBoost SuperDork
1/13/12 7:37 a.m.

I'm not a fan. The cage work is impressive but anybody can buy off-the shelf axles, suspension and cubic inches and hammer through anything. I've done lots of 'wheeling, I mean lots and have wheeled with guys like that. I'd rather finesse a more streetable Jeep through that same stuff and piss off the eco-weenies less and leave the trail for others to enjoy.
Seems like his sidewalls act more as suspension than his springs do.

DILYSI Dave
DILYSI Dave SuperDork
1/13/12 7:48 a.m.

Cool rig. Driver - eh...

914Driver
914Driver SuperDork
1/13/12 8:14 a.m.

Doesn't have the suspension articulation off-roaders like to see; but that's such a BFH it doesn't need it.

"Hey Zeb, lets go piss off some dem tree huggers."

Twin_Cam
Twin_Cam SuperDork
1/13/12 8:23 a.m.

I can tell by the way that dude drives that he is a total douche-canoe.

N Sperlo
N Sperlo SuperDork
1/13/12 8:27 a.m.

Looks like its out of bigfoot. I like to stop in every once in a while to see what they've got going on.

vwcorvette
vwcorvette GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
1/13/12 8:44 a.m.

It's all fun and games to a bystander takes a chunk of shale to the melon. Helmets for the passenger? Hell what about the moron spectators. Those tires are shootin' lots of shrapnel in many directions.

RealMiniDriver
RealMiniDriver SuperDork
1/13/12 9:00 a.m.
DrBoost wrote: Seems like his sidewalls act more as suspension than his springs do.

You noticed that, too, eh?

Grtechguy
Grtechguy SuperDork
1/13/12 9:55 a.m.

That thing just looks violent. But, what do I know. I went trailriding in a stock S10 and did ok.

DoctorBlade
DoctorBlade Dork
1/13/12 10:08 a.m.

Going back over it when I'm awake I did notice that he has about zero axle travel in that thing.

Keith
Keith GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
1/13/12 10:19 a.m.

Yeah, he's a terrible driver. The assumption seems to be that more power is always the answer, even if your own front wheel is torn off and wedged under your chassis. He's got no visibility at all, he just bounces off stuff and sometimes accidentally gets turned around and goes the other way. If he tried that in Moab, he'd be dead in a week after falling 1000' off Moab Rim into the river.

Not a master of the throttle - the throttle is master of him.

4cylndrfury
4cylndrfury SuperDork
1/13/12 10:33 a.m.

There are 2 sayings that come to mind:

  • Theres not a problem in this world that cant be solved by the equal application of engineering, throttle, and seat-of-your-pants luck.

  • Some people should not be allowed to operate a motor vehicle

This guy is somewhere near the intersection of those 2...How hes still on the warm side of the ground is beyond me.

neon4891
neon4891 SuperDork
1/13/12 10:53 a.m.

1, Helmets?

2, Beautiful cage work

3,Forget a driver, let Myth Busters rig that thing up for R/C

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