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krokarthecrooked · 06-15-09, 05:10 PM

Ok so where's the Pics and glad you guys had a good time and everything worked out ok

Dan

chicago · 06-15-09, 07:23 PM

Had a BLAST despite the rain.
I took some body damage trying to fit where the 40's were going. Needed some spotting in the tight sections. Thanks all the spotting and the advice on the trail, sepecially Travis. He RULEZ at the spotter position.
IMO the trail was CHEWED UP since the last time I had run it. It AMAZES me how much the trails change from year to year. Some sections were virtually unrecognizeable. I was really feeling the SIZE limitations of my rig this time around.

Here are some of the pics that I got.

K

chicago · 06-15-09, 07:27 PM

More!
It was awesome to see mike actaully wheel. He is truly an artist at driving even though he is a crotchety OLD BASTARD!

The water crossings were DEEP...Tail pipe deep.

K

chicago · 06-15-09, 07:29 PM

Some more!
Big Sluce was MAJORLY different than the last time I ran it.

chicago · 06-15-09, 07:38 PM

last ones

flexing40 · 06-15-09, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by chicago

More!
It was awesome to see mike actaully wheel. He is truly an artist at driving even though he is a crotchety OLD BASTARD!

K

Such kind words, but the only truth crotchety and old

locrwln1 · 06-16-09, 07:07 AM

Great pics and glad to see Mike made a run.

Hopefully next year, Drippy will be ready.

So let's see the rest of the pictures.

Glad everyone had a good run.

Jack

rusty_tlc · 06-16-09, 08:21 AM

I never even took my camera out of my day pack.

thumper · 06-16-09, 02:44 PM

wow, some nice pictures. i wish i could have gone this year, but grades had to be put in for the students. maybe ill try to get my truck done this year and go next year, after, it is 1 year away, i have time...yeah right. maybe ill actually call up metal tech and order my sliders this summer. maybe sometime in the winter, ill call up slee and decide on my lift, 4 or 6 inch along with a few skid plates and i should be close to done. need to finish wiring up my winch and get a drawer system too. then i can have fun with you guys

i am glad everyone made it back safe and more or less in 1 piece.

jon.

locrwln1 · 06-16-09, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by chicago

I took some body damage trying to fit where the 40's were going. I was really feeling the SIZE limitations of my rig this time around.

K

Ummm, yeah, my 80 would fit through...no problems.

Jack

chicago · 06-16-09, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by locrwln1

Ummm, yeah, my 80 would fit through...no problems.

Jack

Your statement about having to "work TOO HARD" was resounding in my head. Everyone had to WORK to get me through the tight spots. I felt bad. Not only that, we bagged old sluce cuz I was just too damn big.
I hate being the limiting factor. Not that I was, but I sure felt that way.

K

flexing40 · 06-16-09, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chicago

Your statement about having to "work TOO HARD" was resounding in my head. Everyone had to WORK to get me through the tight spots. I felt bad. Not only that, we bagged old sluce cuz I was just too damn big.
I hate being the limiting factor. Not that I was, but I sure felt that way.

K

Don't beat yourself up Keith. Work would have been stacking rocks at every hard and that didn't happen. As a matter of fact I thought rock stacking was very minimal. It was usually a slightly different line.
Keith drove very well.
And he remembered to bring his camera.

Mike

locrwln1 · 06-16-09, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chicago

Your statement about having to "work TOO HARD" was resounding in my head. Everyone had to WORK to get me through the tight spots. I felt bad. Not only that, we bagged old sluce cuz I was just too damn big.
I hate being the limiting factor. Not that I was, but I sure felt that way.

K

Quote:

Originally Posted by flexing40

Don't beat yourself up Keith. Work would have been stacking rocks at every hard and that didn't happen. As a matter of fact I thought rock stacking was very minimal. It was usually a slightly different line.
Keith drove very well.
And he remembered to bring his camera.

Mike

I was just giving you a hard time Keith.

I'm sure you did just great, and believe me, your driving ability and rig's ability certainly aren't a problem from what I have seen. You have come a long way with both.

Jack

rusty_tlc · 06-17-09, 01:15 PM

Hey Mike I forgot to mention how much I enjoyed having Travis along again. He is stellar as a spotter, about the only times I got in trouble were when I didn't listen to him.

krokarthecrooked · 06-23-09, 05:52 PM

Well i would have to agree Keith has come along way and so has his rig looks to me like you did an awsome job bud and good to see Mike out on the trail as well wish i could have been there then Keith would have felt so bad cause with 32's and not locked in the front im sure it would have been a challenge for me in the 40

Dan