Topic: Message #150516

[blackdiamond]

I am all in favor of avoiding "chicken" routes to get the Maximum challenge (The last time in Moab I told my dad that if he kept taking the easiest route up everthing he wouldn't be allowed drive my truck anymore since I didn't spend the cash to take the easy way); however, I also understand wanting to avoid needless damage...I don't attempt things that I know is too much for my ability or my truck.  I am adamantly against driving on closed routes, but let's not assume that foxrider is planning to or harass a guy for trying to keep his truck clean.  If he was planning to run a closed route, I doubt if he would have asked the question.  I have not had the opportunity to run the Rubicon so I can't help him, but it sounds like he needs to know the likelyhood of body damage if he runs the gatekeeper.