JV Rookie Run 2004

[bob91yj]

Lower Big Johnson is a quick,fun trail too. The guys I go with like to run it Friday afternoon for a check out run.

I've yet to run Upper Big Johnson. It's the only one besides Back Door that I haven't run. Back Door isn't even on the list of trails I want to try, heheh.

[Chris L]

Originally posted by bob91yj
Lower Big Johnson is a quick,fun trail too. The guys I go with like to run it Friday afternoon for a check out run.

I've yet to run Upper Big Johnson. It's the only one besides Back Door that I haven't run. Back Door isn't even on the list of trails I want to try, heheh.

Just walking backdoor and thinking about driving it scared the hell out of me. Somthing I wont be trying any time soon.

[chef]

here's a video to get you in the mood

http://www.norcalbigdawgs.net/Video/hammers.wmv

not mine, but i do enjoy taking a buttload of photos and am starting to compile a collection of personal video. i've been teaching myself video editing on my mac while the printers are running.

[Joe Dillard]

Hi chef! Glad to see you made your way over here. This should be a fantastic run!

BTW: Nice video (from what I watched so far). Later today I'll try to watch the rest of the 55 minute clip that I haven't seen yet.

PS: Did you email/PM Paradiddle yet? I still need to.

[chef]

i started reading the thread and saw mr blaines email address, so i followed through with his request for emails. i got distracted and never got around to email paradiddle, i'll do that now thanks for the reminder.

it's a long video but shows a lot of the obstacles and names the trails, which is cool. lots of great videos in the same directory.

[chef]

Originally posted by chef
i started reading the thread and saw mr blaines email address, so i followed through with his request for emails. i got distracted and never got around to email paradiddle, i'll do that now thanks for the reminder.

it's a long video but shows a lot of the obstacles and names the trails, which is cool. lots of great videos in the same directory.

missed the 30 minute cutoff for the edit...apparently mr blaine was quoting paradiddle, so i've got it covered

[Joe Dillard]

Originally posted by chef
missed the 30 minute cutoff for the edit...apparently mr blaine was quoting paradiddle, so i've got it covered

Cool!

I haven't driven in JV yet, but this is a perfect opportunity to get my feet wet. So yep, I'm one of the Rookies, everybody is at some time or another.

[svandell]

I guess I would be a rookie. I have done Fordyce and the Rubicon but no Hammers yet. I am still open up front with a Currie 9 in the rear. Think I could make it?

Scott

[mrblaine]

Originally posted by svandell
I guess I would be a rookie. I have done Fordyce and the Rubicon but no Hammers yet. I am still open up front with a Currie 9 in the rear. Think I could make it?

Scott

Front and rear hard lockers are required. No limited slips and no open carriers.

[svandell]

Originally posted by mrblaine
Front and rear hard lockers are required. No limited slips and no open carriers.

Ok, maybe next year then.

[mrblaine]

Originally posted by svandell
Ok, maybe next year then.

Cool, we'll see you in January then.

[Paradiddle]

Originally posted by svandell
Ok, maybe next year then.

Why don't you come out and ride along? Bring your Jeep and your tent and some eats. I rode my first couple of time and it does help you prepare mentally for running the trails.

I'm in MV - what part of Foothill are you in and what color is your Jeep?

Jeff

[svandell]

Originally posted by Paradiddle
Why don't you come out and ride along? Bring your Jeep and your tent and some eats. I rode my first couple of time and it does help you prepare mentally for running the trails.

I'm in MV - what part of Foothill are you in and what color is your Jeep?

Jeff

That would be cool to hang with you guys out in JV. I live near Portola just past Alton in Foothill Ranch. I work in Rancho. My TJ is White. If anyone does have a seat open, I'll take it. Thanks!

Scott

[Paradiddle]

Originally posted by svandell
That would be cool to hang with you guys out in JV. I live near Portola just past Alton in Foothill Ranch. I work in Rancho. My TJ is White. If anyone does have a seat open, I'll take it. Thanks!

Scott

We'll find you a seat - send me an email so I get you on the distribution list - jeffcassens@yahoo.com

I'll keep an eye out for your TJ - mine is Chili Pepper Red.

Jeff

[Joe Dillard]

Originally posted by svandell
That would be cool to hang with you guys out in JV.

Yep, like Jeff said; "come out and ride along". That's what I did on the last Rookie Run. I'm sure glad I didn't miss it, and like Jeff mentioned - it will help you to prepare and see first hand what you'll be having fun with in the future.

[svandell]

Originally posted by Paradiddle
We'll find you a seat - send me an email so I get you on the distribution list - jeffcassens@yahoo.com

I'll keep an eye out for your TJ - mine is Chili Pepper Red.

Jeff

Ok, thanks Jeff.

[JeepKat]

Dear Rookie?s,

Please practice scraping the underside of your Jeep on any hard object to get used to the sound, and be sure to practice your throttle control and the maneuver known as ?Bump It?.

This year I?m charging a rock movers fee. The fees will be as follows:

.5 ? for tossing rock to get your attention.
.10 ? for putting rocks under the driver?s front tire.
.15 ? for putting rocks under the passenger?s side front tire.
.20 ? for putting rocks under the driver?s rear tire.
.25 ? for putting rocks under the passenger?s side rear tire.
.30 ? for putting rocks under a combination of any two tires.
.50 ? for putting more than one rock anywhere near your Jeep.
.75 ? for telling you to ?Bump It? and then having to stack rocks when you don?t.

$1.00 for going down the trial to get more rocks because you have spun your tires and now all of the rocks I put there have been thrown down the trail by your lack of throttle control.

$1.50 for finding the ?Perfect Rock? that?s just big enough to get you unstuck.

I?m just kidding I?m looking forward to the Rookie run.

Kat

[blkTJ]

Originally posted by JeepKat

I?m just kidding I?m looking forward to the Rookie run.

sheesh, I'm glad you were kidding. As I read that I was trying to figure out where to get a second job to pay the fees.

[TObject]

I have my own price list.

Off-roaderro extroardinaro special!

For only $20,000 I will drive your jeep, and make it look like a mangled mess by the end of the trail.

Sign up at the booth on Friday.

[TObject]

Extra! Extra! The first person to sign up gets the $20,000 fee waived!

[NAILER341]

Originally posted by TObject
I have my own price list.

Off-roaderro extroardinaro special!

For only $20,000 I will drive your jeep, and make it look like a mangled mess by the end of the trail.

Sign up at the booth on Friday.

you stick to your record setting tire slashing potted meat carrying, mangled up mess of a jeep. i'd rather pay the rock stacking fees

[TObject]

Originally posted by NAILER341
you stick to your record setting tire slashing potted meat carrying, mangled up mess of a jeep. i'd rather pay the rock stacking fees

You are missing out man! They say I am the best. I even won an award last year.

[Tumbleweed]

Sergey, is it true that if you liberally applied your famous potted meat to a slashed sidewall that it will still hold air? Otherwise known as #1712 of ways to use potted meat.

[TObject]

Originally posted by Tumbleweed
Sergey, is it true that if you liberally applied your famous potted meat to a slashed sidewall that it will still hold air? Otherwise known as #1712 of ways to use potted meat.

It's partially true.

[blkTJ]

Originally posted by TObject
It's partially true.

which part?

[TObject]

Originally posted by blkTJ
which part?

You can use potted meat to plug tires, but you also need the safety seal plugs. You use just a tiny bit of potted meat, on the tip of the plug insertion tool, and a lot of plugs.

After the plugs have been inserted, you can liberally apply potted meat to the outside sticking plugs. The partially defatted pork fatty tissue in potted meat keeps the plug ends lubricated and lets them brush against the rocks without being pulled out.

[blkTJ]

Originally posted by TObject
You can use potted meat to plug tires, but you also need the safety seal plugs. You use just a tiny bit of potted meat, on the tip of the plug insertion tool, and a lot of plugs.

and there you have it. sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. i guess i'll have to add some to my trail spares.

[TObject]

Originally posted by blkTJ
I guess i'll have to add some to my trail spares.

Go right ahead. Potted meat is almost as usable as WD-40, plus it's somewhat eatable.

[mrblaine]

Originally posted by TObject
Go right ahead. Potted meat is almost as usable as WD-40, plus it's somewhat eatable.

strong emphasis on "somewhat"

[TObject]

Originally posted by mrblaine
strong emphasis on "somewhat"

Yeh. It's got 35 mg of cholesterol, and 380 mg of sodium per serving.

Strong stuff. As an amateur nutritionist, I don't recommend it to small children, and pregnant women.