goneMOAB 2010

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What an incredible trip! Moab was a blast; epic trails and great people. I have been trying to go for the past three years so this seemed all the more special.

Now, on to the pics and vids...

Tread pre-GONE. We'll see how they look 4,000+ miles after this trip!

We overtook every gas station.

View from Creek's

Fixing Stephen's studs

Everybody met up in CO to head out for UT

Moab! Made it! Time for a brew and meet and greet.

Crazy dust and wind storm at the condo.

 

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Day one start at Porcupine Rim, 37 rigs!

 

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Trail Pics

 

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Goofin'

 

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Couple videos of me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPZ6gxmRVqs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Szrci_05wMU
Little compilation video of me playing around on some obstacles towards the end of Metal Masher - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8KTI-CqqF4

Peck in his Frontier - Peck - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REuoziTZUVI

John, a.k.a. Creek - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t54ECeEhVSk

 

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Pics from Widow Maker obstacle on Metal Masher trail...

Other trail pics...


Mad Maxx and IZVERG

 

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Today's trail was Fins 'N' Things. A LOT of ups and downs w/ several VERY steep obstacles. I attempted every single one and got up and over every time. I was very amazed at what I was able to do w/o any lockers. Titan swap and KM2's ******!!!

 

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(NISMO didn't make it)

(Taco made it)

(Rook didn't make it)

(Brutal made it)

(Ricerconvert made it)

Awesome wheelin' dog!

 

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Mad Maxx in fish eye

 

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Me on Fins 'N' Things - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qiWeZETI-w

Rook on Fins 'N' Things - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSGEKuvrS08

 

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And yeah... Maxx and I almost flopped over a 300' cliff. Coming back off of Poison Spider we headed down a line that had a significant (3'-ish) ledge. Things got tipsy and I wound up on the passenger front tire only and fast leaning towards the right side and flipping. After pissing my pants I got control back to the wheel, floored it, and steered into the incline. This saved us from flopping but the full force and speed on the rear end and hitting the lip of the cliff we just came down smashed my rear bumper and tire up into my hatch and window.

No video, two witnesses behind us though. My one regret... no video of me cheating death.

Here's the damage:

Rear Hatch Window Mod!

Here is the ledge we came down...

... that almost sent us over this cliff...

 

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More of my awesome luck... After going on a night run of 7 Mile Rim my lights all shut off suddenly. Here is why.

Main 4 AWG wire overheated and melted the insulation and BlueSea box. Somehow this happened INSTEAD of the 100A fuse blowing. FML.