Subarudude54
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- Location
- Sandy, UT
Day 1 was Wayne's World. This trail seemed rather tame for a 6 rated trail, was a good warm up for the next two days. We were done by 2 pm after eating lunch early. Here is a link to a bunch of pictures of it: https://www.lenstrek.com/winter-4-x-4-jamboree-january-16-2020
Day 2 Fault Line. This is a 6 rating, but much more challenging than Wayne's World. I heard someone say it makes Golden Spike look tame. The early off-camber section after the first steep long hill climb, was reported to be 25 degrees. Not comfortable in the seat. I was following a rig that will eventually release a Youtube Video, Trail Benders Overland. But I was too freaked out to take much myself. I did take all the obstacles. There's an obstacle with a sign "Merlo's Choice" (I may have the name wrong), it has a hole about 3/4 the way up which sucks in the left rear tire, I hit the skinny pedal as I felt my tire fall into it and crested the hill with all four tires bouncing and spinning. This kind of driving can break a U-joint, but I didn't thankfully. Later I got a little overconfident and picked a more difficult line on an obstacle than the spotter was directing me. I had to back up and follow the line he was telling me, to get up the obstacle. Link to video of that obstacle here:
Another obstacle I did, kind of a pinch:
At lunch time a rig on the West Rim group got wedged in, see these two views:
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We got off the trail back at the water tank at about 4 pm. A long heart-thumping day.
Day 3 Double Sammy. Same photographer as on Wayne's World was along, here's the link: https://www.lenstrek.com/winter-4-x-4-jamboree-january-18-2020. Two vehicles behind me was a Range Rover with 33" tires. I heard others snicker as I did that they may have trouble. They were from New Brunswick in Canada and spoke French. Even though the Range Rover was running rough and not making power at low rpm, they had no trouble at all. Talking with the driver, he's been doing this for 20 years and he knew what he was doing. I was impressed. After the stress on me from Fault Line I took the easy obstacles this day, which are not always so easy. But this one I did fine on with the exception of tweaking my left fender a bit. Note I climbed it after the vehicle shown here:
then they got up it: https://youtu.be/vKkU6dDLos0 Then I did get a video of me going up The Chute: https://youtu.be/nSlWSrFAQl8 We were done at 12:30, a lot shorter day than Fault line. I really am coming to love Sand Hollow.
Day 2 Fault Line. This is a 6 rating, but much more challenging than Wayne's World. I heard someone say it makes Golden Spike look tame. The early off-camber section after the first steep long hill climb, was reported to be 25 degrees. Not comfortable in the seat. I was following a rig that will eventually release a Youtube Video, Trail Benders Overland. But I was too freaked out to take much myself. I did take all the obstacles. There's an obstacle with a sign "Merlo's Choice" (I may have the name wrong), it has a hole about 3/4 the way up which sucks in the left rear tire, I hit the skinny pedal as I felt my tire fall into it and crested the hill with all four tires bouncing and spinning. This kind of driving can break a U-joint, but I didn't thankfully. Later I got a little overconfident and picked a more difficult line on an obstacle than the spotter was directing me. I had to back up and follow the line he was telling me, to get up the obstacle. Link to video of that obstacle here:
Day 3 Double Sammy. Same photographer as on Wayne's World was along, here's the link: https://www.lenstrek.com/winter-4-x-4-jamboree-january-18-2020. Two vehicles behind me was a Range Rover with 33" tires. I heard others snicker as I did that they may have trouble. They were from New Brunswick in Canada and spoke French. Even though the Range Rover was running rough and not making power at low rpm, they had no trouble at all. Talking with the driver, he's been doing this for 20 years and he knew what he was doing. I was impressed. After the stress on me from Fault Line I took the easy obstacles this day, which are not always so easy. But this one I did fine on with the exception of tweaking my left fender a bit. Note I climbed it after the vehicle shown here:
