moab march 19-21

[caverspencer]

Well, I compete. So my spotter makes all the important decisions because he can better see what's going on. Best case, if I don't listen to him I hit a cone or something. That could cost us a place or two in the event, which could cost hundreds (or thousands) of dollars in winnings, and who knows what the implications could be with sponsors. Worst case, I don't listen to him, I roll off a huge cliff and trash the rig, or myself. Case in point, St. George last year. There's a hill known as "widow maker" About 30 feet, nearly vertical. At the top there is a large boulder wall that you have to drive over. Well, we made it up the hill just fine, but were having trouble getting over the boulders. We were getting towards the nasty end of the boulders, and it didn't feel good to either of us. But I tried one more time to get over them. Ended up rolling onto my lid, sliding down the 30 foot cliff, hitting the bottom with the top-rear corner of the cage, which bent the cage, tub and frame. That impact sent the front end flying into the ground. I ended up wheels down, at the bottom, with some nasty whiplash. It hurt quite a bit to turn my head for a few days after. The Jeep was bent but worked fine for the rest of the competition. Of course there have been many other instances, but that's the one that stands out.

do you have any pictures??

 

[RockMonkey]

do you have any pictures??

Hmm... There's gotta be pictures floating around somewhere. I've seen like 6 different video angles of it. Have you seen the UROC highlights video? It's on that. Oh, you can download a video clip of it on UROC.com I think. I'll see if I can find it.

 

[TigerStripe40]

do you have any pictures??

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[RockMonkey]

Video is on this page. It's about mid-way through the video. It's the blue YJ, shot from the top.
http://www.uroc.com/easyDoesIt300k.html

 

[caverspencer]

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