MDR Wild Wash 250 - Barstow - 2/6/10

just got a text from this guy Mark, who is running the Engage Offroad Rear Long Travel Cantilever suspension...

he wants to roll out with us on Saturday...

you guys have to see this setup in person...

full 17" of travel without cutting up your bed... pure sleeper action...

 

i might be down..depending on a few things but damnit, i don't want to miss out on another race.

it would be cool tho to check everyones rear end to get ideas for when i cage the rear and go spring under which will be very soon!

 

yah its always good to hang out and make friends at these events...

networking is the key to future hookups...

 

i met that guy after you and Mark did the first run in it. havn't heard from him since. glad he still has it.

 

yah, he pops up every now and then...

he showed up to the last night race at Lucerne but was having so much fun running around, he didnt stop by camp... hahaha

 

Won't be at this race but i'll be out at Plaster City on the 20th. Just had some Nitto TG mounted last night so that'll be the first time they see some dirt.

Good luck to you guys.

 

Yah also add another for Brian!

It's on homie!

 

like donkey kong!!!

i was just in the garage tightening some bolts and clearing my kids' stuff out of the truck...

now i need to find a hooded sweatjacket...

 

it is going to be cold as a mo fo. showers and 31'f, damn.

 

guess i better pack my snow boots too... hahaha

 

packing gear up now... woooooooooo hooooooooooooooo

if anyone needs any last minute directions tomorrow, you can text me after 4:30am tomorrow...

818-482-4383

i will be online until about 9pm tonite...

 

Weather's going to be fine... http://www.accuweather.com/us/ca/ba...eather&traveler=1&metric=0&hbhhour=7&hbhday=2 Scattered showers at 11am and 2pm!

 

I am planning to leave san clemente around 5:30 so hopefully i'll meet up with all of you out there. I got the race radio hooked up now i just have to figure out how to use it and i'm all set...

Any ideas where you will all be at around 7:30-8 ?

 

we should be around Ant Hill by then...

 

MagStarMike should be your new user name. Two mags now. I will bring the new off road mag to the race.

 

thanks!

hey, can you scan or take a pic of the page and upload it?

i want to see it now...

hahaha

 

ok... headin off to bed... see you guys in the morning...

just to remind everyone...

we will meet up at the Chevron/McDonalds off the Sierra exit off the i-15 north... that exit is the second exit north of the 210/15 interchange...

meet time is 5:30 to 5:45am

we will roll out from there exactly at 6am and make a bee line to Barstow Main, air down, and check out the trucks at Start/Finish...

we will then work our way towards Ant Hill which is a 50 foot drop off on the course, assuming its part of this race... trucks catch some good air there...

it should be just east of road crossing 1 (RX1)... see map below...

http://www.mdrracing.com/california/1/course-map.pdf

bring your cameras, lawn chairs, ice chests, beer, and snacks...

we will likely chill there for a few hours and then hit the trails ourselves for some wheeling fun...

race radios are strongly advised as there will be a live race going on in the area and it helps to monitor what's going on around us...

terrain is beautiful and challenging, but prerunner friendly... doable in stock...

if you have never been to a desert race, you gotta come out and experience it... this will be a relatively small race due to a schedule conflict with a bigger event in AZ, but that just means more offroading time for us...

race radio 153.110

 

i will bring the mag with me and you can have the pic. i am charging my battery so no pic for you. I won't have a cb either. Did not have time to get an antenna mount. oh well.

 

You guys have fun this weekend...take tons of Video!!!