Every off-roader must know: What Went Wrong?

[JeepInTheSand]

On 7/17/2020 at 9:17 PM, sertac said:

Another one

Great thread, thank you!

Quick question on this video - is there a relevance to the color of the sand? I was wondering if the lighter one is softer that needed the driver to push the gas, but didn't need as much on the darker (looks more firm?), but perhaps he kept his gas on - that ended up more than needed?

Edited November 25, 2025 by JeepInTheSand

[_luke_]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRdYTRLAVLq

 

What is the cause?

[_luke_]

8 hours ago, JeepInTheSand said:

Great thread, thank you!

Quick question on this video - is there a relevance to the color of the sand? I was wondering if the lighter one is softer that needed the driver to push the gas, but didn't need as much on the darker (looks more firm?), but perhaps he kept his gas on - that ended up more than needed?

I think less than sand colour this guy is just taking a line pretty wrecklessly and gets caught out with a big jump

[Soap]

On 11/25/2025 at 7:47 AM, Luke K P said:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRdYTRLAVLq

 

What is the cause?

Fighting gravity?

[JC_E]

On 11/25/2025 at 7:47 AM, Luke K P said:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRdYTRLAVLq

 

What is the cause?

Car lost momentum, and i suspect the driver thought he could power through - it also seems he was only in 2wd. but when he was loosing momentum he was fighting gravity too. 

[_luke_]

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What went wrong? 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeuL0ySPySN/?xtok=bmx6YzNzcDNnOWkz

[Enrico - Mountain]

16 minutes ago, _luke_ said:

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What went wrong? 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeuL0ySPySN/?xtok=bmx6YzNzcDNnOWkz

@Frederic this is a very poignant example of exactly what I asked you about on Sunday's drive, and the importance of steering down early.

[Frederic]

@Enrico - Mountain yes definitely. I believe in this scenario he was riding a ridge that was not straight: it was turning to the right. The lateral forces pushed the vehicle off the ridge and he was fighting for a while to stay on the ridge but turned down too late.

 

[Andrew John Melvill]

Learning to turn down early is one of the most important skills to learn, once this in ingrained then the higher-level skills can be built from this base. 

[Zubail]

https://youtube.com/shorts/AmCq8_Mj8Vk?si=yEJN3EXRe_-WoVd7 Here, nothing went wrong because it was a Bronco Raptor?