Roothy is back

[KingBilly]

Pretty sure Kenny is a member on here isn't he. Knoath from memory, apologies if that's not him.

That's funny but I'm sure Knoath will be flattered when he reads this

KB

[Bird]

That's funny but I'm sure Knoath will be flattered when he reads this

...  knoath he will!

[KingBilly]

Hang on, I have seen Knoath on TV.  But it was the opposition's show 

[Swannie]

Nope I'm sure Kenny is Bird 

Swannie

[bodgie]

Who is the driver of the dual cab??.....I'm not convince they will not tear up tracks after watching him launch over the sand gutter things and getting car and trailer bogged in a stupid spot.......the average punter wouldn't do either.

My comment should have had a wink, I thought this bogging was pretty irresponsible too, I agree no need to go up there.

Jason

[Bird]

Nope I'm sure Kenny is Bird 

[SteveandViv]

So do we reckon the reason for leaving of Action was to start his own show. Anyway he does have a voice fo 4WDing so maybe we can just let him get on with it rather than paying out on this - oh hang on, we are in Aus so better bash him up

[Bird]

Anyway he does have a voice fo 4WDing

http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=40161.msg659241#msg659241

voice to help sell magazines nad products you mean???

[dazzler]

So do we reckon the reason for leaving of Action was to start his own show. Anyway he does have a voice fo 4WDing so maybe we can just let him get on with it rather than paying out on this - oh hang on, we are in Aus so better bash him up

Hi Steve

Its the mixed up messages that do more harm than good to the 4wding community. The we know how to look after the bush, now watch me rip up this track......   (just my thoughts)

He does appeal to some who enjoy his show so each to their own.

I like Pat's show except for the constant selling.  But s'pose it needs to be paid for of course.

cheers

[edz]

seems like there might have been some bad blood

I reckoned that from the day his leaving was anounced ..

[gclan]

Well I like Roothy. There's just something about his happy demeanour that I like. I also liked seeing where the harder tracks were because they were the sort of tracks and adventures that I looked forward to going on. They often have some of the best scenery as well.

As KingBilly said, it is 'light entertainment' after all, and if you don't like it, you can change the channel   Besides, there are plenty of alternatives now that between them all, cover every aspect of 4wding, touring, camping, fishing(unfortunately ) etc...

I am a 4wd/touring/adventure/travel junkie, so I watch every show possible on the topic (including re-runs of re-runs when there's nothing else available: I have seen more of Penny Wells than I'd have liked in my lifetime). I am definitely keen to see more of our great countryside and it's history, along with some more great tracks,
so I am keen to give Low Range Off Road a go.

Plus, The Offroad Adventure Show starts today too 

[SteveandViv]

Hi Steve

Its the mixed up messages that do more harm than good to the 4wding community. The we know how to look after the bush, now watch me rip up this track......   (just my thoughts)

He does appeal to some who enjoy his show so each to their own.

I like Pat's show except for the constant selling.  But s'pose it needs to be paid for of course.

cheers

Me to, I like Pat and have for ever - yes produce placement gives me the Shits. Much more relaxed and like you say not there to trash the tracks per se.

[Aaron Schubert]

I'm happy to see this. The impression I get is Roothy was fed up with the way EMG was going. Perhaps it was the imported goods, the taking of camper trailers where they shouldn't have been, the constant choice of the hardest line possible even if there was an easy track around and the restrictions to what they could visit and do (or a combination of the above).

I guess it will come out in the wash

Aaron

[bodgie]

As KingBilly said, it is 'light entertainment' after all, and if you don't like it, you can change the channel   Besides, there are plenty of alternatives now that between them all, cover every aspect of 4wding, touring, camping, fishing(unfortunately ) etc...

I'm all for self censorship but when they do foolish things that provide ammunition for people who hate 4WDs or even contradict their Unlock Australia message you'd have to agree that this isn't an ideal situation.

One problem I see is if people see this sort of thing happening on TV they think it is alright to go out and do it in the bush.

Monkey see monkey do!

[oldmate]

Not sure if this has been shown anywhere here.   ****BEWARE BAD LANGUAGE"*****


http://youtu.be/eyobTarVvgE

[patroldude]

Great stuff old mate, been looking for this. Cheers

[Ozsnowman]

I am a 4wd/touring/adventure/travel junkie, so I watch every show possible on the topic (including re-runs of re-runs when there's nothing else available: I have seen more of Penny Wells than I'd have liked in my lifetime). I am definitely keen to see more of our great countryside and it's history, along with some more great tracks

Agreed! (Except that I could watch Penny a little bit more, having only discovered her 6 months ago)

[MattnLaurie]

For me it's more like the other DVD was like 5-10yrs ago. More about the trip, what was there and the history of the place rather than "my brilliant ### winch" or "superb &&& awning" that it has become.

And when the wife says she prefers Roothy's new DVD, who am I to disagree......?!

Talking about the ute, there seems to me that there is a fine line between momentum and speed that many don't/can't comprehend. For instance a mate who'd just bought a 4WD and came down here from the Goldy for hols asked me to run him through sand driving. Sure I says, the normal things follow as we do them; pressures, gear selection, track etiquette and so on."You ready?" "Yep" "Righto then, count to five then follow me..........."

Damn, he doesn't have a radio and I can't see him once I get to the end of the access track. No biggie, I figure he's just counting long. Sure enough he comes bounding over the last dune, nearly airborne with a wicked grin I could see from 200m away. When he gets to me I start by warning him he should expect a bollocking for that entrance but we needed to recount the steps.

Pressure? 18PSI like you said.
Did you see someone else and decide to wait to give them a clear track? Nope, just wanted to make sure you were clear is all.
Fair enough I said so, gear? Second.
Second low yeah? Second what?

Even though I'd shown him earlier that day what the stubby lever did, he said he figured that momentum=speed and that second low=second slow which would be about 40kph!

Yes, I took him for another drive with me driving him first then him driving, tinkered with pressures to show him the difference and so on over the next hour or so. No worries Matt, I'm going back to town to grab a widget, be back soon. Off at warp speed! Needles to say I had a couple of blokes wander over to voice their opinions of his driving prowess and displeasure at being covered in sand so I invited them to pass it to him first hand when he returned, which he did in the manner he left. I think offering to give his 2 week old, $48k truck a Tasman Sea bath if he continued got through as he led when we left at a steady 2ND low pace!

My point being that you can describe the difference between the two until you're blue in the face, some just don't get it unless the right motivation is applied. And if the truck just keeps getting fixed as "the price of R&D" I'd suggest that the appropriate motivation hadn't been yet applied.

He seems like a nice enough bloke but to me he doesn't seem to have the prowess and insight that the years of driving he claims to have should've brought him.

YMMV.

[camper48]

hi all. roothy who

[Squalo]

John Rooth, you know the bloke who wrote a column for Two Wheel magazine for 20-odd years

[gclan]

Loved the vid oldmate. Thanks for that

[jetcrew]

Loved the vid oldmate. Thanks for that

Mee too I have not laughed that much in weeks 

[Symon]

Its the mixed up messages that do more harm than good to the 4wding community. The we know how to look after the bush, now watch me rip up this track......   (just my thoughts)

Thought this was an interesting comment from Pat - http://www.unsealed4x4.com.au/issue006/#35

[Bad Scott]

Thought this was an interesting comment from Pat - http://www.unsealed4x4.com.au/issue006/#35

Very interesting. Sitting back with popcorn

[alnjan]

Get teh feeling Pat has lost the plot a bit and having a dummy spit