2013 Southern Cruiser Crawl (3 Viewers)

[Hooker]

Tupelo in the rear view mirror. Headed to the Crawl!

 

[CandyPants]

Made it to Hot Springs! Staying in town tonight. If anyone else is too, holler. Kitty, Rick and I will be hanging out in town.

 

[wagon4wd]

made it in about 10 pm last night local time. by and large, it was a fairly uneventful trip out. made our first stop at a truck stop in Ripon, CA to check axle weights, then we were off. According to the scale (after moving some stuff off the trailer), we were under by 90 lbs on the trailer, and moving some luggage in the camper got the drive axle legal. This was the first thing that surprised us.

The second thing was that it was actually possible to leave California for an event without breaking something, flopping, setting something on fire, or a combination of the three. It was hard passing the hammers with a v8 powered buggy on 40s full of fuel someone else paid for, but sometimes sacrifices must be made.

And it turns out I need to write my own GPS software. BK's GPS, which sent us down a dirt highway on the way to the black hills cruiser classic, sent us through just about every dry county in western arkansas, then couldn't find an open liquor store.

So, in all, so far so good. Now for some pics.

fixing trailer weight:

arriving:

this shouldn't need description

my buggy's on the way, so is my bag of clothes. i'm jumpin on a plane Wednesday morning and heading east. carry-on!!!!!

speaking of steering and packing, hope you brought some vice grips. we're not quite sure where your steering wheel made it off to, and BK was having a hard time driving the buggy with a crescent wrench.

 

[4xsteve]

Westbound and down, heading towards the traffic jam.

IH8MUD on Android

 

[MEMCruiser]

http://www.arkansashighways.com/lanes/lanemap3.htm

Most people seem to already be there but hope this helps.

Going west on I-40 it is best to get off the interstate well before forrest city ar (around exit256) and get on hwy 70 west bound and get back on interstate at palestine. Even if traffic is flowing since it goes down to one lane if there is an accident after you get in that area you are stopped till emergency services free things up. Drive safe. Hope to see yall FRI or SAT. Enjoy my new home town.

 

[orangefj45]

Just landed in Dallas.

BBQ.

sleep.

Drive.

Wheel.

 

[OGBeno]

Westbound and down, heading towards the traffic jam. IH8MUD on Android

Holy crap Steve. You don't joke around man.



Safe travels.

 

[Hooker]

If your headed to the Crawl from Memphis, Beware traffic jams from Memphis to Little Rock. When the signs say "Consider Alternant Route" get off of 40 and run the parallel road. 40 is moving at a crawl (not the good kind) for miles.

 

[orangefj45]

Departing Kim's Cat Castle.

 

[wngrog]

Departing Kim's Cat Castle.

Hahaha

 

[D'Animal]

See you tonight

Departing Kim's Cat Castle.

 

[HENDOG]

Spent Yesterday in Silverton. We were Delayed By a Train. In New Mexico Today(Ballon Fiesta) Driving like Vikings out 40 Headed EAST !!!​

 

[orangefj45]

McClards. Done.

 

[jbsax]

McClards. Done.

Should have had a spread on the side.

 

[Nottajeep]

http://www.arkansashighways.com/lanes/lanemap3.htm

Most people seem to already be there but hope this helps.

Going west on I-40 it is best to get off the interstate well before forrest city ar (around exit256) and get on hwy 70 west bound and get back on interstate at palestine. Even if traffic is flowing since it goes down to one lane if there is an accident after you get in that area you are stopped till emergency services free things up. Drive safe. Hope to see yall FRI or SAT. Enjoy my new home town.

))

 

[orangefj45]

Almost done.

 

[orangefj45]

And almost done again.

 

[wngrog]

Nice. Rolling on flat ground used to be my specialty

 

[D'Animal]

And almost done again.

You Got Stayner'ed

Lol

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[orangefj45]

It started out a little higher up on the hill. Definitely not flat ground.