Willow Springs 03-02-08

[xjstocker]

place holder for the picts and video from the run today. ill post up once mine are uploaded.

[SOAZ]

Tease!

[terron gregg]

:worthless:
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[azcharlie]

place holder for the picts and video from the run today. ill post up once mine are uploaded.

LOL.....nice avatar

[DRdoor]

Thanks for Letting some Fj's run with you. I know we all had a great.
I hope we get a chance to run with you guys again. I enjoyed watching lots of very capable jeeps walking through Wllow Springs. The pic thats posted is sick . That was enteraining to say the least.
thanks
Don
with the yellow FJ

[ROKCRLR]

I had a great time out there today. It was a lot of fun wheeling with some new people. Thanks to all of the Fj guys for coming out there. You guys were fun to watch and there wasn't a bad attitude in the bunch. This trail kicked my *** the last time I ran it. It was nice to even the score a bit. Other than falling in the V notch AGAIN(thanks for the spot Lance) I fared much better this time. Here's some pics:

Lance in Mini Moab
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/skiinaz/WS1.jpg

Charlie in mini Moab
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/skiinaz/WS2.jpg

Lance again
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/skiinaz/WS3.jpg

Charlie same spot
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/skiinaz/WS4.jpg

Sean spotting himself:laugh2:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/skiinaz/WS5.jpg

Mike giving it a shot
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/skiinaz/WS6.jpg]

Charlie again
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/skiinaz/WS7.jpg

Steve trying to flop
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/skiinaz/WS8.jpg

more to come...

[xjstocker]

LOL.....nice avatar

ya i like it. wife is currently sorting thru bout 300 picts and video.:aagh: up soon.

[ROKCRLR]

Charlie in the v-notch
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/skiinaz/WS9.jpg

Lance
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/skiinaz/WS10.jpg

John
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/skiinaz/WS11.jpg

Lance playin in some water
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/skiinaz/WS12.jpg

Charlie gettin some
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/skiinaz/WS13.jpg

Lance trying Charlie's line
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/skiinaz/WS14.jpg

Lance takin on water
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/skiinaz/WS15.jpg

Mike giving Lance a tug
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/skiinaz/WS16.jpg

[Tom Jacobson]

Nice pics so far.

Mike/Charlie - you guys almost look like you know what you're doing going through that crack! ;-)

(driver tire nice and high...teeter-totter...over and down!)

[ROKCRLR]

On the way back out Mike blew both front axle shaft U-joints. Here's the pic:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/skiinaz/WS17.jpg

Thanks again to everyone that came out. I had a great time.:fashizzle:

[Desertdawg]

Man oh Man what a day! I had lots of fun wheeling with you all today. This was my first hardcore trail and it was a blast! I think I got the bug. Can you say Dana 44?:drummer:

Even though I took most of the bypasses the Dana 35 held up pretty good.

I'm downloading a bunch of cool videos so stay tuned. :fashizzle:

[Desertdawg]

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[xjstocker]

here are some picts
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb223/rssimm/willow%20springs/sean.jpg
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb223/rssimm/willow%20springs/lance.jpg
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb223/rssimm/willow%20springs/kevin.jpg
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb223/rssimm/willow%20springs/charlie.jpg
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb223/rssimm/willow%20springs/steve.jpg

[TomHatch]

Nice pics. Never ran it with that much water.

[ROKCRLR]

Nice pics. Never ran it with that much water.

The water certainly made it interesting. I think it was harder on the FJ's than the Jeeps. A lot of spots that they should have been able to get over just draggin some skid plate were pretty challenging. If they had been able to get more traction they could've done better IMHO. I also think that if there was more aftermarket armor available for them that would help a lot. I may bang my way thru a lot of stuff, but I'm usually just banging on skid. And a couple of them took some body damage. :aagh:

[ohiotj]

good stuff.

[Sean K.]

I had a great time. I really appreciate everyone coming out and helping with spotting/unstucking duties. Great bunch of people. Very nice to meet you.

As soon as my wife uploads the pics, I'll link them here.

Thanks again and I can't wait to get together for another run. I really appreciate everyone's super attitudes and help.

Oh, and thanks also for the patience while I changed out my broken axle.

Sean

[ArizonaSunshine]

Thanks for sharing!

[lancetkenyon]

Come on Robert(RPJ819), where are the vids??? I am dying to see the one of me taking out the ENTIRE passenger side of my hood.

[ROKCRLR]

Come on Robert(RPJ819), where are the vids??? I am dying to see the one of me taking out the ENTIRE passenger side of my hood.

X2. Where's the one of me falling in the notch....AGAIN. Friggin spotter.......:laugh2:

[Desertdawg]

Okay sorry guys! I only have three uploaded to keep you all happy. I had to upgrade the storage to put more videos and it will take up to 24 hrs to take affect.

Here's the link. Enjoy!:)

http://picasaweb.google.com/RPJ819/WillowSprings030208

[jim0352]

X2. Where's the one of me falling in the notch....AGAIN. Friggin spotter.......:laugh2:


Always look at your spotters Jeep. That is your indication if you want them spotting :aagh: :eek:

[ROKCRLR]

Always look at your spotters Jeep. That is your indication if you want them spotting :aagh: :eek:

Now that you mention it, my fender flares are starting to look like they came off of Lance's Jeep.....:aagh:

[lancetkenyon]

X2. Where's the one of me falling in the notch....AGAIN. Friggin spotter.......:laugh2:

Always look at your spotters Jeep. That is your indication if you want them spotting :aagh: :eek:

Now that you mention it, my fender flares are starting to look like they came off of Lance's Jeep.....:aagh:

Thanks for tha love, I am the Instigator..........:fashizzle:

[lancetkenyon]

Awesome vids Robert, get more up!

[jeepdude775]

Anyone got a link to the FJ site maybe some pic's of the carnage?

[Sean K.]

Here's a link to their thread: http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forums/azfj-non-club-club/48806-willow-springs-az-trail-run-tomorrow-9-30-am-2-23-08-a-3.html

Pics start on the above page and page 4. I haven't gotten my wife to upload ours yet. Maybe today.

Sean

[howyadoin]

Looks like fun and great video!

[crazycarwes]

Cool pics and vids guys. It was great to wheel with all of you. Hope to do it again!


Wes with the fj that took the damage

[ROKCRLR]

Thanks for tha love, I am the Instigator..........:fashizzle:

I think yer over qualified...:laugh2:

[ROKCRLR]

Thanks for Letting some Fj's run with you. I know we all had a great.
I hope we get a chance to run with you guys again. I enjoyed watching lots of very capable jeeps walking through Wllow Springs. The pic thats posted is sick . That was enteraining to say the least.
thanks
Don
with the yellow FJ

Cool pics and vids guys. It was great to wheel with all of you. Hope to do it again!


Wes with the fj that took the damage


It was good wheeling with you guys too! Feel free to stick around. It may say Jeep at the top of the page, but we're equal opportunity wheelers!:fashizzle:

[jeshua]

Thank you guys for wheeling with us FJ's. You all are a great bunch of guys and would wheel with you all any time. Maybe next time when I don't have to head back to SoCal after wheeling I'll push it a little harder. :)

All the jeeps and toy pickup were looking good. :fashizzle:

[Sean K.]

Finally loaded the pics.....


http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v125/blt4rox/WIllow%20Springs%203-2-08/

Enjoy. :)

Sean

[Desertdawg]

Okay here you go guys! I updated my video album. Includes the FJ's. Sorry it took so long.

http://picasaweb.google.com/RPJ819/WillowSprings030208

[xjstocker]

thanks vids look great

[RokNRich]

Holy cow !

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/skiinaz/WS17.jpg

Two for the price of one !

I miss Mike and hope he is doing well............

[DRdoor]

Nice collection of video's Thanks for taking them and posting them up. I think I need a video camera

thanks
Don

[jeff krause]

Hey...
does the tippy turn look a little FILLED IN??????

seems to me that this is where the FJ's should have been done...

[jeff krause]

it looked like this a while back !

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[ROKCRLR]

Hey...
does the tippy turn look a little FILLED IN??????

seems to me that this is where the FJ's should have been done...

Yeah it's a lot filled in. All of the FJ's did make it down it. Shortly after that they turned back and we kept going. We caught them on the way back out. Apparently it took them quite a while to get back up that spot.:aagh:

[Sean K.]

Ya, it filled in at least 4 feet at the tallest part of the ledge (the far left if you were coming down). Sorta sucks.....dropping off that when it was 6' tall was a blast; scary the first time off, but just pure fun after that. I'm sure future rains will scrape all the sand back out eventually.

Sean