San Diego Meet #5 Ocotillo Wells Desert Run

One thing we always insisted on in my motorcycle group rides was that everyone be gassed up and ready to go first thing on the day of the ride by the scheduled departure time. That means anyone who camped over, should fill their trucks the night before, and everyone arriving should fill their trucks just before they get there. That would help prevent everyone from getting split up. In a group that big, it's too difficult to keep track of everyone. The last thing you want to do when you're ready to go is wait around another 30 minutes while people go and fill up.

Also, with rider abilities being different (we didn't ride side-by-side as the bikes were more sport oriented), another rule of the road was no one gets left behind. Since fast riders love to go fast, they went first with slower riders in the back (nothing is more frustrating to a fast rider than being stuck behind a slow leader). The condition is it's everyone's job to note the vehicle driving behind them. When you come to a turn off, it's each individual's job to wait until they can see the truck behind them. If you can see him, you keep going. If the guy behind you can't see the truck behind him, he stops at the turnoff and waits until he can, etc. It'll spread the trucks out but everyone will know where to turn. It allows the faster drivers to blast away while ensuring that everyone eventually makes it to the same place. That way everyone gets to ride their own ride. Slower riders didn't have to push beyond their comfort level for fear of getting lost.

We also designated one experienced person as the sweeper. It was his/her job to bring up the rear, no matter how slow the slowest person was. We alternated that job so one person didn't share the whole burden. The sweeper should also be someone who has a radio, in the case of an emergency.

 

Good points. I got up at five and drove all the way there and made it on time. We left at 9 which meant if you got left behind then you should of made a bigger effort to get to the ranger station on time. I think of the meet as a success. Cant wait for the next one.

 

Was it that grey one with the pirate flag?
Im not sure i remember anyone else like that...

 

That was me (green 4runner) and kevin (blue taco). It was fun meeting you too brandon. Next time, you guys gotta challenge kevin and i more haha. We're used to some pretty rough stuff for 2wd and would love the challenge. Take it easy man.

 

Id be down for something harder too, it was a walk in the park with 4wd

 

yes indeed it was haha.. that flag was the shit

 

Did any one else get pics / vid?

 

i got some pics, just got to work, give me some minutes and ill be posting a shit load

 

My brother got tons of high quality pictures. he is still working on them. Should have them up sometime today.

 

Still waiting Renee.

 

hey yuri it was nice meeting you. its all good, i was in shock it kicked that sucker up! heres a picture of that bolder and some burn rubber!



note: this was one solid piece of rock before it hit my truck

i got alot of pics, i might make a new thread

 

heres a link to alot of pictures

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/off-roading-trails/23574-octillo-tacoma-meet-pics.html

 

I'm so glad that thing rock didn't thrash your ride!

 

yea man, everything happened in slow motion, that really could of done some damage, esp if someone was standing in front of the truck

 

its a good thing that the boulder was as big as it was. It stayed low to the ground.. otherwise i think it would have gone thru your windshield if it was smaller.. lol

 

It would only hurt a little! Did you end up going around that drop? Or did you go down it, too?

 

it the truck was any closer it would of gone through the grille. the thing launched as high as the hood then came down. i had no idea that was going to happen

 

nah man i went around that. could of saved so many peoples bumper!

 

I don't know how I didn't get damage. I hit something, but nothing is visible. Sweet.