2011 Crawlfest

Xiled1

Member
Location
Mesa, AZ
Another Great Trip!

What a weekend! Tons of wheeling with a bunch of great people. There
were some bumps and bruises. I took a few straps and handed out a few as
well, but I made it out and drove it home. Only real carnage was front
driveshaft upper U-joints. They gave up the ghost after getting bound up
for a poser shot, go figure. This pic pretty much sums up the trip.

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On day one we ran Fault Line, Lower West Rim and Upper West Rim. Fun
first day, hitting a lot of obstacles that challenged me last year. This year
they were a lot more familiar and went smoothly. Even hit a few new ones
including a big double climb that I chickened on last year. I followed up a JK
and 3 stretched TJ’s, all on 40’s. They all I had issues – I just walked it. So
easily that no one got pics – D@MN!!!!. Jim was making everything I was in
his shorty TJ – showing me up. Day ones pics were lost to the camera
Gods, or my wife deleted them.

Jim and I decided that we wanted to push our limits a little so we moved up
to an 8 with John’s Trail. The Army had the two Hummers out running the
trail – kick arse!

EDIT - take a look at the picasa pics. For whatever reason, they seem to
be a lot darker when posted here.

The first set of obstacles – a play area.
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Didn’t get this one
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But the Hummer did
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We dropped into a tight wash next.
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That ended in an off camber climb, I got sideways and had to take a strap.
This was the scariest moment of the weekend for me.
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Down the other side
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And back up
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cool obstacle
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Xiled1

Member
Location
Mesa, AZ
Jim got wedged in a double undercut that was swallowing 40’s. He winched
out off a SUZUKI!
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Here is a good view of the last obstacle.
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Jim
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Then Me
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We finished up and headed to the West Rim playground.

Through the ‘narrow’ on the way.
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Buggy challenge
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Those people are a lot farther away than they look.
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Xiled1

Member
Location
Mesa, AZ
Day 3 we toned it down with a 6 on Milts Mile. Our trail leader took us to a great photo op first.
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A little dune play and on to the trail.
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Here I am trying to break something
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Here I am succeeding – after this pose the U-joints started knocking.
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Jim’s Jeep was tougher
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big cherokee

a.r.c fabrication
Location
layton
next year for sure. awesome pics.


looking at maybe doing easter down in saint george and of course the rme get together in moab for memorial day.
 

SLC97SR5

IDIesel
Location
Davis County
Brian, great shots. Tell your wife thanks! I'm glad it turned out to be a U-joint and not the R&P. See ya next year!!

Sweet, we had to of been over a 1/4 of a mile away...
A little dune play and on to the trail.
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