Rausch Creek Taco Meet... 9th & 10th

I like going fast on greens sometimes.

I tried calling you a bunch on the CB, couldn't get you. Should have stayed behind and looked for you, sorry.

I don't think I've had hardly any spots in the 4 times I've run 13.

 

Sometimes, I kinda prefer not having a spotter.

 

this it makes it more of a chalenge......
i lied someone behind me said hey your hung up on your diff and i said diff not driveshaft right they said yes and i applied skinny pedal
woooot

 

Yeah, I don't mind not having a spotter. Would be nice sometimes though.

 

Yea you should be fine. I only took one or two good hits and they were on trail c. Just a lot of little hits on the skids but they held up very well. No damage to speak of.

 

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I ran 13 last time with no spot.... Me chris and Colin had zero damage and I didn't feel we went fast at all I even stopped to piss 3x drink some water and some snacks ... I tried hittin you (Scott) on the radio I thought u bailed with the others....
John-it wasn't poorly organized I told everyone all along I was only running hard trails and to be ready if they followed so when it came time for 13 I grabed my group and asked Scott if he wanted to come ...everyone herd story's about 13 and it was said on radio befor we got to trail not to mention the sign that says 13... It seems to me curiosity just got the best of the new guys not the way I organized things :/ ? I thought overall it was a pretty damn good meet...
I dnt feel 13 is hard at all just technical .... He'll a couple of the trails on the new side we ran were more butt puckering then 13....
I go at my pace an barly bottomed out much... Me,dalton,Chris,Colin, all wheeled just fine at a good pace...Scott you wheel the same as us if you weren't helping others which I didn't know( no cb worky) and to Craig u did damn good for very little experience and smaller tires...
And personally I love my 6spd on the trail just gotta know how to use it

 

So are they upgrading you to stronger tubing? How much it run u Irish? It's tuff with the long bed ,a lot harder to clear many of the onsticals...you still coming wheeling next time?

 

Don't get all bent out of shape John. When I said it was disorganized, I meant that most of the trucks on the run (myself included) had no idea where we were going. I don't know where the announcement about what trail was being hit was made, but some clearly didn't get the message. I thought you were heading back to the new side, which is why I tagged along.

 

Not upset at all buddy just explaining what was going on...
Btw- ur tuck looks badass with the 285's did u get the tabs/alignment thing figured out?

 

Thank you. I have the Total Chaos tabs on order from DownSouth. Should be a good time installing them.

FWIW, I enjoyed the hell out of trail 13, just too many trucks in the group and it took too long. Lessons learned!

 

Thanks for catching the highlight of my Rausch Trip this weekend...the Ravine with no lockers!!!

 

Oh yeah, I'll be back....but I will have to avoid Trail 13....the rest of the weekend was great wheelin' and fun!

$150 for retubing add $$ if he has to replace any of the universal joints...should still be less than $200. I found a used driveshaft for $400 (not easy to find a 4X4 DCLB drive shaft!)...new $800 plus! It's the price you pay to play!!!

 

Less then 200 is a great price!!!! U can do 13 just need more experience and time too learn ur truck... I wheeled Rausch 3x before I did 13...don't forget that was my 7th time there lol...

 

You should come wheel the hard shit with us next time out should be easy with the way ur truck is set up

 

Hey John - We're good! I saw the sign, didn't hear the radio call out...and know better than to hit 13 with the Trail Limo sans skids and bumpers....You play you pay! I wish I had the gear and cojones to run all of 13!!! If I knew my driveshaft was on a boulder I would have jacked it off instead of candycaning it off...A spotter and I may have made it with the set up I've got...I was trying to follow other's lines....the DCLB doesn't help me at all!

 

I am up for anything.

The new guys needed someone to show them around, so I happily took a nice, little drive. I just like to be out, driving in the woods.

 

It was my 1st time there...

Results of "learning" RC:

Before:


After:


Driver LCA skid...



And let's not forget the bed side...



I'd have done less rock bashing with 285's...

 

Do you have 17's?

 

Nope... 16" Moto Metal 955's