The morning started out with a shower or 2 but after that the sun came out and besides a chilly breeze we had nice sunny weather. Niel and all his brothers showed up to keep us company, and Coenie (Koning Rot) also came along for the fun.
Bryan and Lani started out on hard tyres, and were pretty nervous about their first attempts. They jiggled with the gear lever, and feathered the throttle, and got horribly stuck once, but soon they got the hang of it and with tyre pressures systematically brought down to 0.8 they understood all about the importance of traction and tyre pressures as well as torque, revs and powerbands and stuff. Coenie and I dumped them in the bath-tub and told them to see if they could get out of there without assistance. After a bit of to and fro in the hole Bryan managed to get the Hilux out of the hole, then it was Lani's turn. Must say, she would put many a Cape Town 4Y driver to shame, the way she handled that Hilux and with a few revs, a puff of smoke and hardly a wheelspin the Hilux came out the top.
After that we went to the Horse Shoe, and Coenie put up a spectacular show for our visitors. Must say, that Ford motor sounds cool! Once again B&L dropped in and quickly got the hang of the obstacle, making mince meat of the side approach and running around the back end like pro's. Especially Lani who got dubbed Lani Piston-Slap, for her lack of fear near the red line...
Same thing happened at the Big Dune, and by now these two were having a ball, running every dune and trying different gear ratios and run-ups.
We all had heaps of fun, and I am convinced that they got to know their Hilux a lot better. They also feel more comfortable driving it off road as they have a better idea of what it is capable of. Good luck on your journey ahead, and when you get back to Cape Town, we do this again.
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Coenie's King Rat
