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RUSH55

RUSH55

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The AzLCA thread is bringing to mind issues we should address as a group on not only what vehicles fit the criteria, but what exactly we're going for as a club. Otherwise, why have a club? We could all just be Toyota-heads bullsh8ting about this or that. Personally some issues I potentially see us dealing with are the seemingly usual ones of keeping trails open, clean up trails and the like. I don't know how much pull the AzLCA has politically, but I haven't heard any examples where this organization helped to keep such-and-such trail open/ clean/ ect.
I just think that a club which shows an example thru action instead of talk, will be taken more seriously by political organizations/ figures that oppose 4wd vehicles and their use.
 
I really like the Virtual J@@p Clubs format and it works. Maybe this is something to look at. The more members the easier to accomplish these kind of things.

The best line is the last

Phil



Who is the Arizona Virtual Jeep Club (AzVJC)?
Who we are The Arizona Virtual Jeep Club came about during the summer of 1998 through member postings on the jeep+willys newsgroup. After several months of exchanging ideas and tips with other Jeepers around the country, a few astute members realized they weren't the only ones in the Phoenix area. Our member list blew up in a few short days, from the original 5 or 6 names, until the day of our first 'real' run, when it included about 16 individuals and families with the common foresight and good taste to own a Jeep vehicle. As of May 2001, the mailing list is over 590 names and still growing. This makes the "Wildcat Bunch" upstart AZ-VJC the largest four-wheel drive club in Arizona.

What we do We Jeep, therefore we are.

Why we do it - It's Virtual Jeep Thing, your computer wouldn't understand.

When do we do it - Whenever there's enough interest from members to get together and see the more scenic side of Arizona, we start asking other members. The trips aren't carved in stone months ahead of time like some other clubs.

Whatcha gotta have - A Jeep. Any year, make, or model, but ya gotta have a Jeep. Like the ad says "Only in a Jeep" ·

A driver. Having a license is even better.    

A computer helps, since it's our link to the others. All our meetings are held online through e-mail, with group meetings at the end of the trail.

The name says Arizona. So being a resident helps, but exceptions may be made for visitors and others who enjoy the Grand Canyon State.

Regular maintenance on the Jeep will help keep you going on the trail. It's always easier to change parts in the garage than on the trail.

Whatcha don't need -Attitude.

Alcohol - A cold one at the end of the trail is fine, but not while we're driving.

A $50,000 super truck. First of all, you're already in a Jeep, and secondly, see the first "whatcha don't need"

Superior driving skills - If it's your first drive off-road in a stock Jeep, we'll help you.

How to Join - All there is to joining the AzVJC is to fill out the form above and join us!

No dues, no fees, no required meetings. Just plain fun!
 
Whatcha gotta have

A Toyota 4WD. Any year, make, or model. I licensed driver to bring your vehicle to/and from any trail. A sense of humor, a sense of pity for Jeep owners.

Access to IH8MUD.

A willingness to responsibly support the sport and pastime of 4WDing.

Whatcha don't need

Attitude. A Jeep.

How to Join

We need to make a form, just an intro form? :-) No dues, no fees, no required meetings. Just plain fun!

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On another note, does anyone know of a friend/buddy/workplace with larger garage access? We should schedule regular birfield parties where people can get together, sit outside and repack birfs, or get help on X or Y. I personally need help with A, B, C, ... W, X, Y, and Z for my 3FJ40 project...

Arrange group orders from CDAN. Caravan to TLCA events. Create a flag or sticker as the same regards as those on the 3F-E board: this is childish, but I generally fly the club colors atop my 1/4 wavelength CB antenna when on a trail. Used to be a Colorado flag, but now an AZ flag or something other.

I have absolutely no problem with donating time, but if you do it as a named group, you should really be incorporated as a not-for-profit for legal liabilities, and that is where dues come in. Otherwise, we should actively participate in trail cleanup, maintenance, etc.
 
-We should schedule regular birfield parties where people can get together, sit outside and repack birfs-

Hey, I got one of those deals going on up here ;)
As far as shop space, we could have that soon via a fellow 55'er.

As far as the virtual j**p club, I hope we can come up with some originality, cause it sure is depressing to think that j**p people are the ones coming up with all the pioneering ideas :(
 
Ok. I'm glad this is coming up. Here are some of my ideas:
We could have multiple levels of membership. Say a charter membership,
which pays dues and can vote on board members, bylaw changes,
TLCA/U4WD/BRC stuff, etc, and "liesure" membership (for lack of a better
term. We can come up with that later.) who pay no dues, can't vote on the
above, but can still vote on other issues, and enjoy all other benefits of the
club.
As for what vehicles, I think we pretty much answered that already. Any
Toyota vehicle available with a factory 2-speed transfer case. (I think that
includes the Hiace/minivan from the 80s. Actually, I still dream of a portal'd,
diesel, open-bodied Hiace project. :D )
I also agree that a live, organized club will have more clout with land
management entities. Use the dues collected to actually effect change.
Hook up with other likeminded clubs and increase the positive image of the
whole wheeling community.
Oh, and don't forget wrenchfests. That was an advantage of my lst club I
was never able to take advantage of. And now, I can even help others out.
I have tools and training that most others on here do not. And let's make
'em potluck. Bring parts or food. :)
Well, can't forget wheeling. That's one of the main reasons for getting
involved in a 4x4 club in the first place. Well, for me anyways. I like a few
organised runs, planned in advance with large numbers of participants. I
also like impromptu runs with a a small handful of vehicles of the same
"caliber". Stockers can have their runs, modified stock can have theirs, hard
core buggies, well, you get the idea. And expedition type runs. Something
that takes a couple of days. These will be even fewer vehicles, but
sometimes that's better, too.
These are just a few of my ideas that come immediately to mind. I want to
hear others' ideas as well.
And let's never lose the virtual aspect of this. I think the internet could be
what really keeps this club going, once it really gets going. :D
 
Club Goals?? Not in any order:
- support ASA4WDCs
- support AzOHVC
- trail cleanup
- camp'n
- safe campfire, refreshing adult beverage, bad stories
- run really awesome trails
- meet LC/TOY drivers
- see AZ
- get the dogs outdoors
 
Amen brothers! What would be cool is if we could work out a deal with the county/ies so that when we cleanup trails, any excessive amount could be taken to the dump for free. Another thing we could do if we get really involved in certain areas, is to get some signs made that would say something like,
" This area maintained by the
Copper State Cruisers
DO NOT LITTER"
With a little picture of our emblem or logo or whatever.
 
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It think it would be of great pleasure and benefit to TLCA and its members to eventually host a `sponsored' event such as an extended Camino Del Diablo double-night run (in the middle of June ::) ) . There is no TLCA event in AZ currently.

Also, case in point is that Rising Sun 4WD Club of DENVER hosts an event in Moab, so we don't have to be limited to the hosting events in AZ, but could include NM, UT, Southern CO, Mexico, etc.

What a LOT of people want to see in TLCA is an ``expedition event'' where it's not all rock crawling. We have excellent opportunities here for that. Could we match this:

http://francois.leroux.free.fr/etape1.htm
 
Yeah, we can definitely do better than that :D We could have something down by Martinez Canyon. At least that's the first place that comes to mind that has the quality of having everything. I can think of a couple places up north here on the rim that could cater to mild and medium, and have camping for a ton of people. Some exploring needs to be done, but there's definitely stuff out there. If you're thinking summer or early fall, it should be up north, if you're thinking winter/spring, should be somewhere south or in the middle.
 
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If you're thinking summer
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We'd be a while from being a sanctioned TLCA event, HOWEVER, it'd be interesting to take a 4WD trip with those from out of AZ in the hot months; it was kind of more of a ha-ha, we can handle this and this is AZ wheeling. But in general and all actuality, definetely up North if during hot months.
 
The TTORA group put together a run last march (2003) called AZRocks out in the Florence Junction area. It was basically a week long event of organized and unorganized runs with a raffle and rib dinner on the saturday evening. I thought that was a very good event with roughly 100 or so rigs in attendance from all over the US. One guy who also is a member here, drove his Taco out from Iowa, and another guy flew in from Hawaii. They had an RTI ramp on loan from 4 Wheel supply and had tons of cool chit from sponsors for the raffle. There were at least 3 or 4 trails each day for all levels of wheeler. I think FloJo is a great area to hold an annual event like this. We had a great camping area for that event which could easily hold 200 rigs and support. I had the only Cruiser in a sea of Taco's. It was cool cause I got a lot of good response. I ran Tailgunner on the longest easy trail trip of all time. We had 14 trucks out to the Coke Ovens and back and it took 12 or 13 hours.

On another note, although I see the point of not allowing official membership to the club for J@@P owners I hope that nobody here intends to dis-allow them to participate in our runs and events. Although misguided I have many very close friends who own J@@PS and are genuinely great guys to wheel with and I would hate to have to turn them away because thay haven't grown up yet.
 
Yankee Toys (my former club back east) let anyone wheel with them. Just
had to have a Cruiser to be a member. That's the kind of club I want. Have a
Toyota? Join the club. Have a Heep or a Rollover? Wheel with us. (I have a
Jeep as well as my 60.)
 
for anyone who gives a rats a$$, i changed my username to PYRO, as it better suits my reputation once you have camped with me.

i like all that i am reading about our goals,,,toyota club, but all are welcome to wheel.
and for those not present at the "happy hour" meet and greet, we have a unanimous yes for the club logo, i will get started on stickers and landcruiserphil has a t-shirt connection for that end
 
Wow, from Rhino to Pyro. That sounds like a Marvel Comics thing!! :D What will he do with his new-found powers, which resulted from an explosion in a gasoline refinery, where our hero, trying to save his life, accidentally jumps into a vat of mysterious chemical X, used by the infamous company, Shell, as an additive. :flipoff2:
 
Kinda glad Rush beat me to a post cause I wouldn't actually give a rats a$$ due to the simple fact that you didn't tell us what you changed your name from! You friggin clownshoe. And we're gonna include this guy in the founding fathers! Geez, what the hell are we thinkin.
 
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