Great admiration for this sort of skill, I struggling at times going back in a straight line with a W&D
MG 1100 behind Gowlers Octopus, I had one many years ago (ALE 689B) , at the time it was a good little car
Where’s CF when he’s needed. Gear change maps like that are easy peasy for our hero.
10 to 11 looks a bit of a bugga. 
I couldn’t do it, caps off to that driver, he’s a skilled man.
Basically it’s still only a long drawbar outfit. If it’s got that gearbox mapped above, CF’ll have it out of the yard in a trice - in reverse!
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Yes, and easier to reverse as a result, but you do need your wits about you over such a distance and round a bend. I see the driver was able to lapse his concentration to wave at the filmer though.
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I’ll take the old DAF and it’s proper 12 speed splitter or the 16 speed 85/95.You can have the twin split. I’ll be arriving at the next roundabout while you’re still braking into the last one in the gear you need to exit it.Maybe even get a box full of neutrals half way round.To be fair that might be an EPS.
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In your dreams. 
Don’t judge everyone by your standard, most on here have ten times more experience than you. 
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The Eaton TS12 was an incredibly versatile ‘box, SDU. What the chappie doesn’t realise is that because of the lightning fast changes and total control of which driving style you preferred to use, you could easily be roundabouts ahead of all your ZFs. Entry and exit to roundabouts, as I’m certain you will appreciate, is of course identical with any other box, ZF included, in what gear you select. I can’t imagine what fantasy world he occupies . And who cares how long it takes to traverse ten roundabouts if your rival hasn’t got out of the yard yet!
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Gotta love the fourth comment.
I knew about the Jake, but the motor sport involvement was news to me.
Excellent piece of history, well told. 
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