Delta May 28 (1st Annual Great Basin Challenge)

[Craig S]

The first preliminary run of the Great Basin Challenge went off well. Fifteen trail rigs and buggies showed up at the Delta fair grounds. Three trails were used (Smelter Knoll 3+, Hell's Back Bone 5+ and New Helldorado 4+). Hell's Backbone and New Helldorado were both tackled by the same group and made for one great day! Participants from the Smelter Knoll group met our group at the end of the Back Bone trail and we rode out of the Topaz area with them.

I have driven the Back Bone and Helldorado trails before without any damage, However I had some minor problems this time with my Atlas shifter and body damage to my right body panel on an obstacle on Hell's Back Bone. For lack of a better description I am going to call this obstacle the "Mangler". Without a good line, body damage "just happens".

An optional obstacle on the Back Bone was not conquered by anyone on this trip. It has never been done before and I would like to extend an invitation to the competition guys to give this one a try. The obstacle is as yet unnamed and unconquered. I was close to tipping over on it and decided to back off to come back and try it another day.

All Great Basin Challenge routes were tracked with GPS units. I will post some pictures as soon as I get them down loaded.

Thanks to all participants for coming and wheeling at the first annual Great Basin Challenge!

Craig

 

[DevinB]

Sounds like fun. Post up some GPS coordinates when you post pictures, I'd like to check some of those trails out. Thanks.

Devin

 

[WayneXJ]

Here's a few pictures from the trip.

Popo trying his best to roll

zukgod1

me

 

[Cory]

I think giving Smelter Knoll a 3+ rating would be like calling Rattlesnake a 5+.

 

[Jinx]

Here's a few pictures from the trip.

Popo trying his best to roll

zukgod1

me

what trail is this???

 

[zukgod1]

I gotta tell ya,even with loosing several body pannels and a couple pieces of glass it was very fun. I will return again one day soon.

Thanks Craig for the invite.

Dan

 

[zukgod1]

what trail is this???

New Helldorado

 

[BCGPER]

Damn, now I wanna get back there..... Think 4 springs and front wheel drive were really needed to run that section???

Thanks to Craig and Keith both! We need to get out and run Cat Canyon again now, I hear it's gettin overgrown.

As you can see I had a ball. Creg we will beat that wall on the back bone. I need to get a few things done and I will be ready to do it again.