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Has there been any organized club wheeling this summer or did I just miss it all? Wouldn’t mind a quick trip to the cove or Harrisonburg.
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sadly I haven't seen any club rides.... things are opened up basically bu besides the Relic Run ( which was a blast) and Coal Miner Classic ( which i couldnt attend ) I havent seen any club rides announced here..... I would love a club ride ... even if it was just an easy one before we have the Fall Crawl.
Potts is not what I’d consider a difficult trail, but it’s cumbersome enough that bringing a large group through could be painful. Combine a little local trail traffic, and you could quickly feel like you’re sitting on 495 in rush hour. I’ve been inconvenienced on trails by other large groups like Hilux Offroad bringing 25 trucks on a trail ride, I don’t want us to be “that club” (Hilux has since chilled out, from what I’ve seen).
That said, Potts could be a good location for a medium sized club meet up. There is a large field up top that could accommodate many campers. There are plenty of optional obstacles where a truck or three can pull off the main trail and play. A winch on every truck isn’t a necessity, but the more winches you have the more flexible the group is, and you’ll be able to move through the trail faster.
I think that if you limited the group to about 14 trucks, but then split them into two groups, you’d have a recipe for a fun trip. Each group of 7 comes in from a different trail head, and meet at the field in the middle for a night. 33” tires, skids, and sliders for most trucks would be recommended. A winch and bumpers would be a luxury. Just go into the ride knowing hard parts and OEM bumpers are likely to be dragged.
That said, Potts could be a good location for a medium sized club meet up. There is a large field up top that could accommodate many campers. There are plenty of optional obstacles where a truck or three can pull off the main trail and play. A winch on every truck isn’t a necessity, but the more winches you have the more flexible the group is, and you’ll be able to move through the trail faster.
I think that if you limited the group to about 14 trucks, but then split them into two groups, you’d have a recipe for a fun trip. Each group of 7 comes in from a different trail head, and meet at the field in the middle for a night. 33” tires, skids, and sliders for most trucks would be recommended. A winch and bumpers would be a luxury. Just go into the ride knowing hard parts and OEM bumpers are likely to be dragged.
Unless a trail is dead empty, 6 is the max I'm comfortable with. I've done 3-20; 6 always seems to be the comfort point unless everybody is built to roll with some speed. Sorry for the rant, but this is a pet peeve/thorn in my side at events.
Looks like an awesome day. Did you guys end up camping at DB?
hopefully Ill get to be on a trail with Ahmad and get the star treatment too!
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Opps!You gotta spell my name right first
afgman786
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I finally got to run it this past Saturday. Unfortunally I never get any videos
DuckNinja93
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I stumbled across you videos while researching what Potts Mountain trails were like and was pretty blown away to see a LC200 on that gnarly stuff! Thanks for this post cause you answered all my questions on your build and what damage you took. There is no way I would attempt that stuff w/ my rig in it's current manifestation and age. Glad you weren't too damaged and thanks for providing insight to what a LC200 can manage in the Mid-Atlantic (uh, I will never hit those sections of Potts Mountain, but glad someone did).
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May try and hit this Saturday Sep 30th if anyone is interested. I would drive up friday and camp on the trail (stopping before any real difficult sections) and then finish saturday morning.
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