Very excited to help out and support such a great event. Sadly (very sadly) I can't make it this year but I'd love to get there next year!
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Very excited to help out and support such a great event. Sadly (very sadly) I can't make it this year but I'd love to get there next year!
This post is important enough to bump from time to time. ............
Some general details of the gathering ....
3rd Annual Southeastern 70 Series Meet and Greet
Location: Oak Ridge / Oliver Springs, TN
“HQ”: Comfort Inn and Suites, Oak Ridge, TN
Dates: September 21 – 24, 2017
September 21 and 24 are travel days.
Escorted Rides September 22 and 23 (or ride on your own)
Meals: On your own. Please bring your lunch for trail rides.
Dinner on Saturday night will be catered by Bray's BBQ and provided by
our generous sponsors. Bring your own adult beverages.
Raffle: Saturday night we will have a raffle – details to be announced on the
IH8MUD thread and Facebook groups. Tickets will be sold, but only to registered participants.
Attendance Fee: Nada, nothing, zip, zilch – in other words free other than the permit fees
that the riding areas charge.
Permits: Windrock Park – all people in Windrock Park must have a permit. See
Permits - Windrock Park A 2 day permit is $36.45 for
adults and $18.22 for children. The Comfort Inn also sells them
North Cumberland WMA permits will be required for the Friday escorted
ride. Only one person per vehicle is required to have a permit per the
information here: Ride Royal Blue Resort daily
permits are $15.00 for TN residents (Type 036) and $37.00 for out of
state residents (Type 038). They can be purchased, in advance, online
here Go Outdoors Tennessee .
Miscellaneous If you have them, please bring FRS/GMRS radios as we will use them for
trail communications
Sponsors: Cruiser Brothers (R / D) R= Raffle Prizes, D=Dinner Sponsor
Odd Iron Off Road (R / D)
Land Cruisers Direct (R / D)
Joe’s Classic Cruisers (R)
Land Cruiser Parts and Consulting (R)
Cascade Cruisers / TLCA (R)
So now that that part is over, let’s get to the fun stuff.
A Little History
In 2015, three 70 series Land Cruiser owners concocted a scheme to put faces and names to the handles we knew on the forums at IH8MUD.com. The original plan was to get a few like-minded folks together in a relatively central location in the Southeastern US to spend a day or two in the woods, ogle each other’s trucks, enjoy some fellowship, and perhaps enjoy a cold adult beverage together. The first event was held in Cullman, AL and went well enough to consider another get together.
So, these same three idjiots decided to do it again. In September 2016, a similar rag-tag group met in Oak Ridge, TN and explored parts of Windrock Park. A good time was had by all, including a tree root on trail 52. This second event was deemed a success.
Being hard headed, these same three residents of the Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital in New York decided to give this thing yet another go. So here we are …
What do we have planned?
First, this weekend in September is still merely a gathering of like-minded folks who want to enjoy themselves in the mountains of East Tennessee in their (predominately) 70 series Toyota Land Cruisers. If this year is a success, and the padded walls of our rooms are thick enough, and we can scrounge up some additional help, we might make this a full-on sanctioned TLCA event for 2018 …
So, without further ado, what we have planned is:
Thursday 9/21: Travel day to Oak Ridge.
Those arriving early enough are welcome to tag along with the trail leader
for final last-minute scouting / route verification. We would suggest that
the folks planning to ride Friday with the escorted group purchase their
appropriate permits Thursday evening.
Friday 9/22: Escorted trail ride or trail rides on your own, or tour Oak Ridge, the Secret
City on your own.
The escorted trail ride Friday will be focused on lots of miles of dirt, a few miles of pavement, some easy-moderate challenges, lots of scenery, some history, and a general good time. The route will be biased towards an expo / overlanding route and will include trails on Windrock Park and North Cumberland WMA north of Oak Ridge. Our goal for this day is a maximum of 25 vehicles. The final route and options have not yet been nailed down, but we are close and rest assured, if the weather cooperates, it will be a relaxing and enjoyable day. Please be ready to leave the Comfort Inn parking lot at 8:30 and the Windrock Park Lot A at 9:00. This latter location may change prior to the event when the final route is nailed down. It will be communicated through MUD and Facebook.
For those wanting a bit more challenge, we can point you to some suggested routes to take.
There are no formal evening activities planned, but we assume that there will be many lies told at informal gatherings ….
Saturday 9/23: Escorted trail ride or trail rides on your own, or tour Oak Ridge, the Secret
City on your own.
The escorted trail ride Saturday will be focused on trails from easy-moderate to moderate-challenging (with some spots tougher than others). Harder alternatives will be generally available. At the time of the initial draft, the route for Saturday is entirely on trails in Windrock Park so WMA permits will not be required for Saturday. If this changes, it will be communicated through MUD and Facebook.
For those wanting a bit more challenge, we can point you to some suggested routes to take.
There will be a catered BBQ dinner at the Comfort Inn at 6:30 (The catering lady will be there at 6pm to set up so 6:30 seems like a good start time) and a raffle for FABULOUS prizes following dinner.
Sunday 9/24 Travel day. No rides planned.
About the Area
Oak Ridge has a deep history and was founded during WWII as one of three sites where work on the Atomic Bomb was completed. If you head West on the main highway out of town, the sharp-eyed driver will notice the old guard houses with gun ports in the walls.
The area has played and continues to play an important piece in the regions energy production. Much of the area that we will be riding has a long history of coal mining – both deep shaft mines and more recent strip and open-pit mining. In the recent past, a wind farm has been installed on the top of Buffalo Mountain in Windrock Park and we will see dozens of oil and methane wells during our rides as well as remnants of coal mining operations.
About the terrain: The mountain trails here generally have a very heavy clay surface with lots of rock ledges thrown in for good measure. When the trails are dry, all but the leaders will eat a lot of dust and you may very well wonder why the trail we are riding got a “moderate” rating. Add a little water to the mix, and you will wonder why it got “only” a “moderate” rating. This makes route planning interesting to say the least and we will keep a weather eye out and modify our plans as necessary.
There is a lot of wildlife in the area and we have a very real chance of seeing deer, bear, turkeys, bobcats, and elk.
What will the idjiots do with any left over money?
In the event that raffle proceeds exceed meal and other costs associated with the event (rent of the meeting room, raffle tickets, other supplies, etc.), the excess will be split 50/50 and donated to TLCA and TreadLightly.
A Little Legal Stuff
Please keep in mind that the organizers are unpaid volunteers, that we are not charging for this event and that we make no express or implied warranties concerning your safety. Everyone assumes the risks and participates in this event at their own risk, knowing they are engaging in a dangerous activity with possible unknown hazards. In consideration for being allowed to participate in the event, all participants, their heirs and assigns, release and hold harmless the organizers, sponsors and other participants waiving any and all causes of action they might have against the organizers, sponsors and other participants.
Some general details of the gathering ....
3rd Annual Southeastern 70 Series Meet and Greet
Location: Oak Ridge / Oliver Springs, TN
“HQ”: Comfort Inn and Suites, Oak Ridge, TN
Dates: September 21 – 24, 2017
September 21 and 24 are travel days.
Escorted Rides September 22 and 23 (or ride on your own)
Meals: On your own. Please bring your lunch for trail rides.
Dinner on Saturday night will be catered by Bray's BBQ and provided by
our generous sponsors. Bring your own adult beverages.
Raffle: Saturday night we will have a raffle – details to be announced on the
IH8MUD thread and Facebook groups. Tickets will be sold, but only to registered participants.
Attendance Fee: Nada, nothing, zip, zilch – in other words free other than the permit fees
that the riding areas charge.
Permits: Windrock Park – all people in Windrock Park must have a permit. See
Permits - Windrock Park A 2 day permit is $36.45 for
adults and $18.22 for children. The Comfort Inn also sells them
North Cumberland WMA permits will be required for the Friday escorted
ride. Only one person per vehicle is required to have a permit per the
information here: Ride Royal Blue Resort daily
permits are $15.00 for TN residents (Type 036) and $37.00 for out of
state residents (Type 038). They can be purchased, in advance, online
here Go Outdoors Tennessee .
Miscellaneous If you have them, please bring FRS/GMRS radios as we will use them for
trail communications
Sponsors: Cruiser Brothers (R / D) R= Raffle Prizes, D=Dinner Sponsor
Odd Iron Off Road (R / D)
Land Cruisers Direct (R / D)
Joe’s Classic Cruisers (R)
Land Cruiser Parts and Consulting (R)
Cascade Cruisers / TLCA (R)
So now that that part is over, let’s get to the fun stuff.
A Little History
In 2015, three 70 series Land Cruiser owners concocted a scheme to put faces and names to the handles we knew on the forums at IH8MUD.com. The original plan was to get a few like-minded folks together in a relatively central location in the Southeastern US to spend a day or two in the woods, ogle each other’s trucks, enjoy some fellowship, and perhaps enjoy a cold adult beverage together. The first event was held in Cullman, AL and went well enough to consider another get together.
So, these same three idjiots decided to do it again. In September 2016, a similar rag-tag group met in Oak Ridge, TN and explored parts of Windrock Park. A good time was had by all, including a tree root on trail 52. This second event was deemed a success.
Being hard headed, these same three residents of the Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital in New York decided to give this thing yet another go. So here we are …
What do we have planned?
First, this weekend in September is still merely a gathering of like-minded folks who want to enjoy themselves in the mountains of East Tennessee in their (predominately) 70 series Toyota Land Cruisers. If this year is a success, and the padded walls of our rooms are thick enough, and we can scrounge up some additional help, we might make this a full-on sanctioned TLCA event for 2018 …
So, without further ado, what we have planned is:
Thursday 9/21: Travel day to Oak Ridge.
Those arriving early enough are welcome to tag along with the trail leader
for final last-minute scouting / route verification. We would suggest that
the folks planning to ride Friday with the escorted group purchase their
appropriate permits Thursday evening.
Friday 9/22: Escorted trail ride or trail rides on your own, or tour Oak Ridge, the Secret
City on your own.
The escorted trail ride Friday will be focused on lots of miles of dirt, a few miles of pavement, some easy-moderate challenges, lots of scenery, some history, and a general good time. The route will be biased towards an expo / overlanding route and will include trails on Windrock Park and North Cumberland WMA north of Oak Ridge. Our goal for this day is a maximum of 25 vehicles. The final route and options have not yet been nailed down, but we are close and rest assured, if the weather cooperates, it will be a relaxing and enjoyable day. Please be ready to leave the Comfort Inn parking lot at 8:30 and the Windrock Park Lot A at 9:00. This latter location may change prior to the event when the final route is nailed down. It will be communicated through MUD and Facebook.
For those wanting a bit more challenge, we can point you to some suggested routes to take.
There are no formal evening activities planned, but we assume that there will be many lies told at informal gatherings ….
Saturday 9/23: Escorted trail ride or trail rides on your own, or tour Oak Ridge, the Secret
City on your own.
The escorted trail ride Saturday will be focused on trails from easy-moderate to moderate-challenging (with some spots tougher than others). Harder alternatives will be generally available. At the time of the initial draft, the route for Saturday is entirely on trails in Windrock Park so WMA permits will not be required for Saturday. If this changes, it will be communicated through MUD and Facebook.
For those wanting a bit more challenge, we can point you to some suggested routes to take.
There will be a catered BBQ dinner at the Comfort Inn at 6:30 (The catering lady will be there at 6pm to set up so 6:30 seems like a good start time) and a raffle for FABULOUS prizes following dinner.
Sunday 9/24 Travel day. No rides planned.
About the Area
Oak Ridge has a deep history and was founded during WWII as one of three sites where work on the Atomic Bomb was completed. If you head West on the main highway out of town, the sharp-eyed driver will notice the old guard houses with gun ports in the walls.
The area has played and continues to play an important piece in the regions energy production. Much of the area that we will be riding has a long history of coal mining – both deep shaft mines and more recent strip and open-pit mining. In the recent past, a wind farm has been installed on the top of Buffalo Mountain in Windrock Park and we will see dozens of oil and methane wells during our rides as well as remnants of coal mining operations.
About the terrain: The mountain trails here generally have a very heavy clay surface with lots of rock ledges thrown in for good measure. When the trails are dry, all but the leaders will eat a lot of dust and you may very well wonder why the trail we are riding got a “moderate” rating. Add a little water to the mix, and you will wonder why it got “only” a “moderate” rating. This makes route planning interesting to say the least and we will keep a weather eye out and modify our plans as necessary.
There is a lot of wildlife in the area and we have a very real chance of seeing deer, bear, turkeys, bobcats, and elk.
What will the idjiots do with any left over money?
In the event that raffle proceeds exceed meal and other costs associated with the event (rent of the meeting room, raffle tickets, other supplies, etc.), the excess will be split 50/50 and donated to TLCA and TreadLightly.
A Little Legal Stuff
Please keep in mind that the organizers are unpaid volunteers, that we are not charging for this event and that we make no express or implied warranties concerning your safety. Everyone assumes the risks and participates in this event at their own risk, knowing they are engaging in a dangerous activity with possible unknown hazards. In consideration for being allowed to participate in the event, all participants, their heirs and assigns, release and hold harmless the organizers, sponsors and other participants waiving any and all causes of action they might have against the organizers, sponsors and other participants.
Updated Sponsor List ....
Rob Smith .... OddIronOffRoad.com
Steve Jackson (Land Cruisers Direct) .... @SteveJackson
Ward Harris (Cruiser Brothers & Terrain Tamer Installing Shops) @wardharris.
@beno (Land Cruiser Parts and Consulting)
@joekatana (Joe's Class Cruisers)
Billy Wright / Cascade Cruisers / TLCA Marketing & Sales VP / www.tlca.org
@cruiseroutfit (CruiserOutfitters) Kurt Williams
Without these guys, many of the activities that we are planning for the weekend, simply would not occur. Take a few minutes to drop them an email or p.m.
Thanks ......
Rob Smith .... OddIronOffRoad.com
Steve Jackson (Land Cruisers Direct) .... @SteveJackson
Ward Harris (Cruiser Brothers & Terrain Tamer Installing Shops) @wardharris.
@beno (Land Cruiser Parts and Consulting)
@joekatana (Joe's Class Cruisers)
Billy Wright / Cascade Cruisers / TLCA Marketing & Sales VP / www.tlca.org
@cruiseroutfit (CruiserOutfitters) Kurt Williams
Without these guys, many of the activities that we are planning for the weekend, simply would not occur. Take a few minutes to drop them an email or p.m.
Thanks ......
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wardharris
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Need more girls......#21 Timothy Wilson 7/26/17
Rumor has it that there is a new 77 in USA thanks to @SteveJackson , headed to California owner. Maybe Lorrie Cahn will bring Danny Cahn.... even if they fly
OOH THATS PURTY
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Although the event is still 2 months away, at some point it would be nice to know who plans to show up on ...
1) Thursday
2) Friday
3) or Saturday
.... and you'll get bonus points if you'll list your 'MUD handle as well as what type of Cruiser you'll be driving.
Incoming emails to everyone on the registration list.
Thanks
I plan to arrive mid afternoon on Thursday in my ole 77 Series.
Although the event is still 2 months away, at some point it would be nice to know who plans to show up on ...
1) Thursday
2) Friday
3) or Saturday
.... and you'll get bonus points if you'll list your 'MUD handle as well as what type of Cruiser you'll be driving.
Incoming emails to everyone on the registration list.
Thanks
I plan to arrive mid afternoon on Thursday in my ole 77 Series.
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Perfect..... thanks
Probably shortest distance from A to B but nothing confirmed yet. It all depends if I am making the 13 h drive by myself or I have a good co pilot to share the wheel with.
Planning to drive up thursday with my 1996 FZJ80.
Driving down Thursday, not sure of the time yet.
I will be in my PZJ77, hopefully fully converted into a HDJ77.
Nick
I will be in my PZJ77, hopefully fully converted into a HDJ77.
Nick
#22 2017-07-29 Larry Downey
Charles, Registered and the plan is Carolyn will be coming along. After registering, I received an email indicating that I needed to complete some actions on 'mud. Does this post satisfy that action? If not, let me what hoops I need to jump through and I will get moving.
Thanks
Thanks
No hoops...
.... Glad you're able to make it.We're just trying to determine when folks will be showing up. (Thursday, Friday or Saturday)
It's helps with planning.
Thanks
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No hoops...
We're just trying to determine when folks will be showing up. (Thursday, Friday or Saturday)
It's helps with planning.
Thanks
Got it,
Thursday or Friday night
@1978HJ45 ..... HZJ77 ..... Thursday
@joekatana ..... HZJ73 ..... Thursday
@Tredwards ..... FZJ80 ..... Thursday
@GreaseMonkeyJP ..... HDJ77 ..... Thursday
@LDowney .... BJ70 .... Thursday / Friday
@elkaholic ..... BJ74 ..... Thursday
@Tennessee80 ..... FJ40 ..... Friday
@ukaviator ..... FJ45 ..... Friday
@Wharthog ..... HZJ75 (Ute) ..... Thursday
@divemedic ..... PZJ77 ..... Late Friday / Saturday
@AndrewHadji ..... HZJ75 ..... Thursday
@WanderinWhitlows ..... HZJ77 ..... Thursday
@The Eradicator ..... BJ73 ...... Friday
***
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^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^
'MUD handle + Series of Cruiser + Anticipated day of arrival.
*** The above list is not to be confused with the official registration list.
@joekatana ..... HZJ73 ..... Thursday
@Tredwards ..... FZJ80 ..... Thursday
@GreaseMonkeyJP ..... HDJ77 ..... Thursday
@LDowney .... BJ70 .... Thursday / Friday
@elkaholic ..... BJ74 ..... Thursday
@Tennessee80 ..... FJ40 ..... Friday
@ukaviator ..... FJ45 ..... Friday
@Wharthog ..... HZJ75 (Ute) ..... Thursday
@divemedic ..... PZJ77 ..... Late Friday / Saturday
@AndrewHadji ..... HZJ75 ..... Thursday
@WanderinWhitlows ..... HZJ77 ..... Thursday
@The Eradicator ..... BJ73 ...... Friday
***
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^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^
'MUD handle + Series of Cruiser + Anticipated day of arrival.
*** The above list is not to be confused with the official registration list.
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Late Friday, early Saturday in the 77 with wife and my two kids.
Hoping for early Friday in the 73 and 4Runner.
