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Old 12-11-11, 02:28
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Default Driving lessons

A couple of weeks ago my 14 year old daughter got to drive a friends FV432 at one of our MV events. She was so pleased with herself that she wanted a go at the Carrier. So today she got her first taste of accelerator, gears and armstrong steering. I'm a proud Carrier dad, she did very well for a first attempt having never driven a manual gearbox let alone warp steering on a reasonably cambered road. LOL .
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Old 12-11-11, 02:45
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Mate, she'll probably be a damn good carrier driver, being thin and short! Hahaha! Dad fits alright into a carrier, being of smurf like dimensions, but anyone with real size legs and kiwi bloke size gut has trouble!! Great to see more young guns getting involved!
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Old 12-11-11, 03:16
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to hear what Steve has to say on that (smurf like)
Thats great to see David. It's always good when the kids show an interest in your hobbies.
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Old 12-11-11, 03:35
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He's Engineer Smurf.
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Old 12-11-11, 08:33
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Good show David I had my boys driving a 4WD ute by themselves at seven.
You'll have to shout your daughter a pair of work boots so she can drive more often.
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Old 12-11-11, 10:54
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Hi David - great to see her driving. However Robert beat me to the punch, steel capped safety boots are a must, metal on skin is unforgiving.

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