Flopped on my first trip to Moab

[Chris R]

Saturday afternoon on Fins & Things.

Damage is pretty minor. Hardtop is cracked all to H3ll, but no glass shattered. - Repaired with Duct Tape.

Left front fender folded under, but it was already tweaked. - Straightened back out with a pry bar.

Tub next to the gas filler has a couple of small dings - Now I need some corner guards.

Passenger side hood latch snapped like a toothpick - ?????

There was video, but both cameras shot straight to the ground when I started over. We're not to sure how the footage will turn out. Noone was hurt and I drove it back to SLC. So what did everyone else do this weekend?

 

[Brad]

How'd you roll it there?

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by RedRock5.9
How'd you roll it there?

Some times it's the easy ones that bite..

 

[Chris R]

I'm not real sure. Tires started spinning, the front slipped to the left. Next thing I know I'm cartwheeling over backwards landing on the drivers side. It's a lot steeper than it looks down at the bottom. There's also a bit of a hole at the bottom also. Maybe Jeromy and Val can give a better perspective.

 

[Caleb]

Originally posted by RedRock5.9
How'd you roll it there?

hahaha, I was thinking the same thing...but like shawn said its usually the unexpected places you end up going over...

Fins and Things (although easy) is a fun trail...it was the first trail I ever did in Moab

 

[Jeromy]

after...

it was pretty steep. he just got kicked over sideways on it and fell over. the video did not turn out very well. Working on getting it uploaded....


Jeromy

 

[yotaman]

did you bounce at all? that could have done it too. thats pretty cool though.

 

[Jeromy]

http://home.attbi.com/~jeeperjer98/P3150033.MOV

the video
i hope this works....

 

[SmokinCamel]

I think it is a jeep thing

 

[SmokinCamel]

Oh yeah just a sliding action.

you runnin an auto trans??

Something just didn't seem right there

 

[spencurai]

Originally posted by Jeromy
http://home.attbi.com/~jeeperjer98/P3150033.MOV

the video
i hope this works....

that video is not recognized by the LATEST version of quicktime availible.....

 

[Jeromy]

Try opening the url through quicktime. It did not work on mine untill I did that. ???

 

[Caleb]

it played on quicktime for me...man that looks like it was a slow-mo roll

did the camera man do a little work on blair witch talk about dizzy...

 

[SmokinCamel]

worked for me did the right click and save. really slow roll that is the best kind. was it your first??

 

[spencurai]

yeah you have to open it through quicktime........that was a nice flop.

it is always tricky when you slide sideways and there is not always something you can do about it. I have been sideways a dozen times on some seriously steep stuff and been lucky enough to avoid the topple.

I am heading down thursday....maybe I can change that record.

I have a film to finish off for a Communications class I am taking that could use some good flop footage....gonna have to roll my junk

 

[Jeromy]

my dad took the video on his digital camera. I had the reg. video camera and did the same thing right as it started to go over I lowerd the camera too.

 

[Brad]

Ouch, glad everyone is OK and damage was minimal.

 

[Chris R]

It was my first and sure not be the last. I have the 5-Speed.

 

[SmokinCamel]

5 speed I see. I heard the tires still barkin near the end. I thought that you couldn't get it out of gear and it caused the slide. But I might be wrong It was a good first roll

 

[Jeromy]

I think the tires barking at the end was from them sliding sidways.


Jer