Ridgecrest 2/22/14

[Desert Dog]

We had a good turn-out of well built rigs show for this run. Jeremy brought a new guy along with a totally badass Juggy, and he wasn't afraid to take the bonus lines. There was a little mix-up / Drama while trying to find the trail - and Brad ended up not running with the group and doing a trail run with bobbed burb, who was running an hour and a half late. Hopefully, Abendx posts pics of that run as I was really looking forward to seeing Mark's suburban buggy in action. The weather was as perfect as it gets.

We ran URF Canyon, which is definitely a trail for 37"+ tires and beefy axles. This trail has many optional lines which can be categorized as extreme. One Juggy broke a front shaft and CTM joint, and I cut a brake line and replaced it with my spare. Everyone was in the mood to take the hard lines on this run, and as a result, I think everybody had at least one flop. The run went very smoothly and nobody had to be towed. We were back to the trailers by 4 and back home in time for dinner.

Video coming soon.

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[munepit]

So you wheel naked?!?! Damn. Scary. Glad y'all had fun though.

[Uncle Cracker]

[quote="munepit"]So you wheel naked?!?! Damn. Scary. Glad y'all had fun though.[/quote]

why do you think Bill had his legs spread, and his ankles up by his ears
what a great shot, perfect timing

i really enjoyed this run. the trail we took was challenging, with one obstacle after another. the truggy had zero problems, until the last waterfall, when bill flopped, i turned around to help winch him back over. everything was going fine, then my winch locked up, and we had to turn bill loose.

i think everyone flopped except roberto, if he did, i missed it

[munepit]

Holy Crap. I didn't catch that pic of Bill the first time. Hope he didn't get hurt.

[sandbuggy]

This was a good run we need to do it again sooner than later

[Uncle Cracker]

[quote="sandbuggy"]This was a good run we need to do it again sooner than later[/quote]


[color=#FF0000][size=200]Agreed![/size][/color]

knock on wood>> as DD said "we were back home in time for dinner"
that doesn't happen much

i think i've got my winch fixed, , , making some cosmetic changes
changing some storage issues, and getting ready for panamint.

[color=#00FF00]I Hope you guys will join us[/color]

[Desert Dog]

VIDEO OF THE RUN:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eBMfn44huE


Check out 2:30, focus on Bill

Listen to the audio at 8:56. Someone yells "Richards gonna be mad"

[Uncle Cracker]

wow,, you're quick with the editing,, Nice job

Bill said he was OK at the time but,,, man, that looked like it hurt,
anybody talk to him on sunday?

hope he didn't break a hip

great time great trail great weekend>>>> [color=#FF0080]thanks guys [/color]


P.S. that was me yelling "richards gonna be mad" as robert was knocking rocks off the top of the waterfall (stacking rocks for himself )

[sandbuggy]

That's good .. Lol

[sandbuggy]

Here's Bill video

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzvkml4CbEI

[Uncle Cracker]

i'm a little disappointed,

desertdog usually puts in some extra credit in at the end

[Desert Dog]

[quote="Uncle Cracker"]i'm a little disappointed,

desertdog usually puts in some extra credit in at the end [/quote]
I have LOTS of extra credit footage of you

[Brute290]

Hey Hey,, break a hip ?? I'm not that old,, that was some funny stuff watched it from all angles laughed at all of them , good trail had fun ,,,, quote of the trip for me was my passenger Shane, a newbie ,, looked up at URF and said "So where's the trail?"

[sandbuggy]

Lol .. Bill

[abendx]

Let's just say... most of the folks on this trip can't be trusted.

No need to respond, your lack of one when you saw me several hours later was enough.

All future runs will be invite only.

[Desert Dog]

[quote="abendx"]Let's just say... most of the folks on this trip can't be trusted.

No need to respond, your lack of one when you saw me several hours later was enough.

All future runs will be invite only.[/quote]
Was that when we heard you over the HAM radio telling everyone to fuck off when we got to the ridge and something about going home?......or when you walked up the trail mumbling a bunch of obscenities when I said hi to you and Mark after my roll? At least Mark shook my hand and said hello

No one on this run had any ill-will toward you that I could tell and they seemed a little shocked by what happened. I would gladly wheel with any of you fuckers any day.

Just so you know, when I heard you pissed off on the radio, I went driving around looking for you. I even drove up to the highest point and tried to contact you by HAM and cell while everyone waited. I had no idea where the hell you went, why you split off the group, and I don't know how to get anywhere in that area if I got separated. We assumed that you put you Rig on the trailer and went home like you said you were doing on the radio when we got reception on the ridge. Hopefully I'm on your future invite lists, but if not its been fun.

[Desert Dog]

[quote="sandbuggy"]Here's Bill video [/quote]
His new IOR name:

Bill "[color=#00FF00]I've fallen and I cant get up[/color]" Rutledge

[JeremyRowell]

Brad- Not sure how we were separated. I recall the group driving by you when you were stopped looking at your GPS. I know we went over one hill and the group noticed you were not there. DD turned around and went looking for you and the rest of us waited for about 20 minutes. When he came back without finding you, I assumed you went back for your friend that showed up late.

But I can tell you without a doubt, if there was ANY nefarious intentions, it was Bill's fault.

[quote="Desert Dog"][quote="abendx"]Let's just say... most of the folks on this trip can't be trusted.

No need to respond, your lack of one when you saw me several hours later was enough.

All future runs will be invite only.[/quote]
Was that when we heard you over the HAM radio telling everyone to fuck off when we got to the ridge and something about going home?......or when you walked up the trail mumbling a bunch of obscenities when I said hi to you and Mark after my roll? At least Mark shook my hand and said hello

No one on this run had any ill-will toward you that I could tell and they seemed a little shocked by what happened. I would gladly wheel with any of you fuckers any day.

Just so you know, when I heard you pissed off on the radio, I went driving around looking for you. I even drove up to the highest point and tried to contact you by HAM and cell while everyone waited. I had no idea where the hell you went, why you split off the group, and I don't know how to get anywhere in that area if I got separated. We assumed that you put you Rig on the trailer and went home like you said you were doing on the radio when we got reception on the ridge. Hopefully I'm on your future invite lists, but if not its been fun.[/quote]

[sandbuggy]

Hmmmm .... Can't figure this one out .... But it's been fun while it lasted . Hopefully I'll see you on the trail again Brad

[Desert Dog]

[quote="JeremyRowell"]But I can tell you without a doubt, if there was ANY nefarious intentions, it was Bill's fault.[/quote]
Yep. That Dude is definitely off of the super-secret invite list

[Brute290]

No its , "I've fallen and I still have the camera",,

As for Brad , I assumed he would have simply followed us when we fell in behind Robert, had I known he stayed I would have gone back for him, if nothing else to ascertain his situation. I have liked Brad since the moment I met him and feel the same way today. I like wheeling with him and am confident I will in the future. In our core element of trailblazer wheelers Brad's personality , likeability and the fearless manner in which he attacks the trails, has always gotten him an invite and will again. I'm sure what happened Saturday was an issue of mutual misunderstanding. I did not have the opportunity to speak to him during the day but had I , you can rest assured my intentions would have been to address and appease his issues. When we do meet and talk I will most likely be drinking beer and he will be hitting the loco weed, I'm confident we will both just laugh it off.

[Desert Dog]

[quote="Brute290"]As for Brad, I will most likely be drinking beer and he will be hitting the loco weed[/quote]

[Uncle Cracker]

[quote="Desert Dog"][quote="Uncle Cracker"]i'm a little disappointed,

desertdog usually puts in some extra credit in at the end [/quote]
I have LOTS of extra credit footage of you [/quote]



ah,,, maybe not

[Uncle Cracker]

[quote="Desert Dog"][quote="sandbuggy"]Here's Bill video [/quote]
His new IOR name:

Bill "[color=#00FF00]I've fallen and I cant get up[/color]"[color=#FF0000]but i'm still filming[/color] Rutledge[/quote]

[JeremyRowell]

DD, do you mind if I use this pic on My FB page?

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