Goals Are Good

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  1. Justa Jim

    Justa Jim Well-Known Member
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    My goal is to jump this sucker my the end of the summer (with my horse, NOT my MINI). 3' 4" wide and 3' 9" high at the end you're looking at.

    Jim

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  2. Nathan

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    That's a lot of firewood there...
     
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    Hope your horse shares your goal...:D
     
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    You're going to need to mod the horse a bit to get there:

    Light weight low profile shoes--reduces unsprung weight.

    93 or higher grade oats, no ethanol--anything less and you may get some pinging.

    Reduced weight corner balanced and cross weighted saddle.

    And I'd think about dyno tuning the horse prior to the attempt to maximize HP.....
     
  5. Justa Jim

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    :lol::lol::lol:

    Trust me, she is fully modded with the equine version of almost all the things you suggested. Did I mention she is my JCW? :D

    At a height of 3' 9" and a width of 3' 4", counting take off and landing distance, coupled with the arch to clear the top, the riders head would be 10' in the air, while traveling a horizontal distance of 10' from take off to landing.

    In this case it is the driver that needs a bit more training. :yesnod:

    Jim
     
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    #6 CHKMINI, Aug 8, 2011
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    In this case, (and considering who the rider will be), as my mother used to say "he needs his HEAD examined" :biggrin5:
     
  7. Justa Jim

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    I wear an approved helmet. :lol:

    Jim
     
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    Sounds more like a goal the horse needs to meet! You being just along for the ride and all.

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    Dammit!

    McD's sweet tea exiting through my nose is NOT fun!
     
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    JCW - John Cooper Workhorse?

    :eek:
     
  11. Justa Jim

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    :lol::lol::lol:

    It is funny how many people actually think that, but the rider had better be driving and the horse had better be listening, or it could get really ugly. That is why I'm still in training. :Thumbsup:


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    JCW = jeb wooley's confused workhorse :confused5:
     
  13. Justa Jim

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    And this coming from a man who takes sweeping freeway off ramps at 90 mph. :eek6:

    Jim
     

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