bishbosh Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Horrendous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8CAMEL Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Horrendous according to the report the msa license was for a tyro. how did a vehcile tumble 200 foot down a hill in a tyro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJB Serenity Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Terrible news, so sad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYCOPPER Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 our thoughts are with family and friends im sure. very sad news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need4speed Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Practicing for an event in order to raise money for an air ambulance....... Bad things happen to good people RIP mate. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruuman Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Poor guy, so young too. My thoughts are with family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will4x4 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 So sad... Im going to say this here and please do not take offense But i was at a winch challenge not to long ago where seat belts were not mandatory.... there were new, youngs guys going off big slopes with no belts and half doors......i was amazed and as a marshall had no power to make them wear any We compete in quite a few events and reading this has just made me place and order for some helmets. Generally our sport is safe but sadly accidents do happen thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need4speed Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 But i was at a winch challenge not to long aga were seat belts were not mandatory.... there were new youngs guys going off big slopes with no belts and half doors......i was amazed and as a marshall had no power to make them wear any Its events like this that will have the health and safety brigade kill our sport, but thats a story for a different thread. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyb Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Very Sad but i always try to learn form it , anyone know anymore detail Type of truck cage? seatbelts? setup etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yella 90 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I first heard about it on monday Such a shame to loose a lad of my age in this sport and my thoughts go out to all family, friends and club members. I did hear that it was a buggy, but cannot confirm Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon_s Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 There's more info on this thread here: Click I believe it was a Whitbread buggy. He was a nice guy and well liked in his community by the sounds of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobbymogs Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 it was a buggy im sure there are a lot more people who were close friends to Andrew and know the exact story........ive seen pics of the truck and you would never say it had rolled about 29 times, the state of the truck after is a credit to Malcolm and the team @ Whitbread, its just so sad with the outcome im sure someone will put all the rumours right pretty soon RIP Andrew AKA (Muddy Porcupine) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Always sad to hear of a death thoughts are with his family and friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McS Junior Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Andrew had been at the Tyro in the morning. After it had finished, a few of the crews went off to explore the rest of the site plus he wanted to shake the buggy down prior to the Whitbread event (his car was a whitbread buggy). During this, whilst tackling a side slope, he has rolled the car. I was greatly saddened to hear of this tragedy shortly after it had occurred and I know his co-driver, those present at the site and the whole team at Whitbread Offroad were very upset indeed. I dont care what vehicle Andrew was in, no one could survive a roll of that severity. The pictures I have seen of the buggy bear testament to Malcolm and his team's skill. We are awaiting the results of the PM and, eventually, the Procurator Fiscal's verdict - only once this has been published are we likely to see any reprocussions, if any. RIP mate. Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smego Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Wow he was tackling a side slope at the top of a 200ft drop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McS Junior Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Not a drop, just a long slope. Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smego Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 http://news.stv.tv/scotland/east-central/233357-funeral-for-off-road-driver-who-died-after-plummeting-200ft/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 So sad to hear this Words sometimes are just not enough Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco-Ron Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 As siad, a tradgedy............. what we should learn from this, is that accidents happen, our club had an open driving day at the weekend, and when we stopped one guy going out on the course at the start of the day, we explained that we didn;t have marshalls on the site yet, (we were briefing them) and he actually said, so.... its not like i could die is it..... some people just dont understand that you don;t need to have a big accident to get hurt big time.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Please shoot me down if this isn't in appropriate to this thread. Mod's if this is not suitable, please delete this post. Do we know what caused the injury(s)? and therefore how we can learn anything from it? Obviously not much is going to help someone with that many rolls, but even if this only gets one more person to make sure their belt is on, or helmet on, makes someone a little more cautious, Or even just makes people more aware of a particular danger, then we can get something positive out of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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