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UPDATE DAY 5 Romania Trophy 2007 from Europe MC-members
« on: Jul 28, 2007, 02:46:01 PM »
Romania-Transylvania-Trophy 2007


Hello Crawlers.... :usa:

here i will give you just a little Info from oure Romania-Transylvania-Trophy 2007
after 2006 we was happy to go for another Week to Transylvania to do offroading a hole week...

Zappel his boyfriend loafi withe Mr.hyde ,me and colt and oure friends had mutch fun
 :greengrin: :greengrin: :greengrin: :greengrin: :greengrin: :greengrin:



here i will show you a few pics of this adventure...


















the drive-in to oure camp...just for 4x4
:greengrin:



and the camp for one week...











start on mountain crawl...the first day









up to 5200 feet.....and best weather :greengrin: :greengrin:

















and  a good coffeebrake in romania mountain







okay....next pics will following
:beerchug:

first day was cool...just for beginnig crawling

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« Last Edit: Aug 06, 2007, 03:11:08 PM by Fongs »

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Re: Romania Trophy 2007 from Europe MC-members
« Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2007, 03:08:19 PM »
 
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Re: Romania Trophy 2007 from Europe MC-members
« Reply #2 on: Jul 28, 2007, 03:13:18 PM »
looks like fun  :biggthumpup:
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Re: Romania Trophy 2007 from Europe MC-members
« Reply #3 on: Jul 28, 2007, 03:16:40 PM »


yep glen.....this year we came just one night late in oure camp...but not midnight
next year we will meet DRACULA


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Re: Romania Trophy 2007 from Europe MC-members
« Reply #4 on: Jul 28, 2007, 03:41:36 PM »
looks like fun  :biggthumpup:

oh yes DTB...you will see the fun...in next pics :willynilly:

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Re: Romania Trophy 2007 from Europe MC-members
« Reply #5 on: Jul 28, 2007, 06:23:14 PM »
:eye: :eye:

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Re: Romania Trophy 2007 from Europe MC-members
« Reply #6 on: Jul 28, 2007, 09:10:58 PM »
 :thumbsup: Great photos!  Looks like fun!  Thanks for sending me the link  :thumbs:

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Re: Romania Trophy 2007 from Europe MC-members
« Reply #7 on: Jul 28, 2007, 09:11:52 PM »
Oh and I love the Mercedes emblem hanging from your truck  :thumbs:

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Re: Romania Trophy 2007 from Europe MC-members
« Reply #8 on: Jul 28, 2007, 09:26:25 PM »
wow great pics        so cool 2 play in the land of the undead
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Re: Romania Trophy 2007 from Europe MC-members
« Reply #9 on: Jul 28, 2007, 11:33:27 PM »
That looks like some beautiful country.
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Re: Romania Trophy 2007 from Europe MC-members
« Reply #10 on: Jul 29, 2007, 03:15:53 PM »
okay....now a few pics of day 2 in Romania

 :crossed:

2006 we test this way...but no drive for some of cars....
2007....no way back...we want up to moutain on 7500feet...lets go crawling


 :driving: :driving: :driving: :driving: :driving: :driving: :driving: :driving: :driving:















just a small driving fault :willynilly:
but the hole team was help him...to came back on 4 wheels
little video file


 :driving:G-Video driving fault

after he was back....lets go up
:willynilly:







down in Town Colt  had bought a little Bierbottle`s, but drive up one of them get a smal hole
and the truck smells good
:beerchug: :greengrin: :greengrin: :greengrin:









we fix a brocken brackline





a thunderstorm came and we drove carefully downhill again




























it was a long way down....
but we had fun and lot of lokal people we meet...

the great rain came after we had the muddy arcade behind ourselves
it was raining like hell....

more pics will following...from day 3
:wave:







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 :thumbs: looks like fun  :thumbs:

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Wow! Awesome pictures, Fongs! That country is so beautiful!
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I guess that was a plastic beer bottle? We only have those at outdoor events where they sell beer over here.

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we come to day 3

we had a track on oure GPS from last year and now 2007 we want to go back on the same track

last year we had a lot of fun...and this year aswell


























down the hill we got away where to lokal people only run with your cows from the village
for the suzukis was okay...but we had also bigger Trucks :crossed:
make a way...
:greengrin:

































end of day it was rainig like hell and one Suzuki had problems with on-swings
the hole car...so we drive back to camp to look whats up
















midnight we finish the mounting from the suzuki Bushings...
have a beer ...and lets go to day 4
« Last Edit: Jul 30, 2007, 01:11:17 PM by Fongs »

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thats great   beer can springs bushing   :woohoo:
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Some day I hope we can join you over there. :thumbs:
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Some day I hope we can join you over there. :thumbs:

oh yes WM :driving:...me to :beerchug:

today just a smal videofile

how to make a mecedes G-driver happy ? :idea:

giv him a chance to pull Mr.Hyde out :greengrin: :greengrin: :greengrin: :greengrin: :greengrin:

:laugh:a G pull the Toyota out :willynilly:

 :greengrin: :greengrin: :greengrin: :greengrin: :greengrin: :greengrin: :greengrin:

tomorrow will come more pics from day 4

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sooner or later we all get the strap.  :yupyup:

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sooner or later we all get the strap.  :yupyup:

thats right :yupyup:



okay...start with day 4

 :driving: :driving: :driving: :driving: :driving:

we drive next to the border to serbia....
and we met the big Monument from Rex Dragan....
Dakerking Decebalus 131 feet high the biggest in europe
near to the Donau soutwest from orsova
12Sculptor build this statue from 1994-2004
and it cost like one million dollars
:psss:

Not only Hollywood had this :greengrin: :greengrin: :greengrin: :greengrin: :greengrin: :greengrin:











and i test also first time my new noname-winch

















and than...drive up oure Monsterhill from 2006
last year we stay here 4Hours...to winch the cars up....
this year the same mud....just 2 cars came up without help and winching






and always the same...everybody helps...but nobody make good pics
 :smack:

up there...out of forest....best weather :crossed: :crossed: :crossed:





and now we start oure night session :greengrin: :greengrin: :greengrin: :greengrin:
down we came ôn a track..with big holes...to big for us...the hole suzuki go in and you never see them :disturbed:

so we start meeting...going back or make a way for all Trucks...
and whats up...we build a way....
we sawed 4 trees
:thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:roling stones until midnight
the team work like hell
:yupyup: :respekt:

















we came late to oure camp...and everybody whas tied...so have some beers and going sleep.

on this track....Hyde loose a rearshock and 3 wheel bolts went at the FJ to break
:willynilly:

day 5 morning we will fixt this....

next pics will following
:beerchug:

« Last Edit: Aug 01, 2007, 05:57:15 PM by Fongs »

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:thumbs: That was an nice week! I registrated for the next year about two weeks after the trip... ;)

I guess that was a plastic beer bottle? We only have those at outdoor events where they sell beer over here.
Yes, they sell beer in those little plastic bottels. They have bottles with two liters and also ones with three liters. :beer:  -no sir, i drunk only one beer... And not the least, you get it in sixpacks   :hammerhead: 18 Liters of Beer  :eyebrow:
« Last Edit: Aug 02, 2007, 11:05:00 PM by Colt »

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hey crawlers :usa:

ohhhhhhhh my fall....the last pics was not day 4...they come from day 5...
okay i will give now few pics from day 4 :biggthumpup: :biggthumpup:

last year we call them.."OURE PSYCHOTOUR"...OURE "Willy Hüüüüüüü"

okay 2006 we do the same track...big tour the hole day
and the back propeller shaft of the FJ40 gave up the spirit in a muddy place 2006

so first pics from 2006









middl in the Mud the rear Propeller shaft gets broken
and we had a 2Hours mounting in mud and rain.....the hole team work hard
to open the rear diff ...and fix them
we want drive the FJ40 in 2WD to oure camp back







we bring it back to oure camp...but driving until 5.30am next morning
it was unbelievable...the hole way the FJ back from the mecedes in the dark forest
you never see the mudholes...and that we came back was a merit of the spotters
they walk the hole way
:beerchug: :thumbs: :thumbs:

so that was 2006

and now...the same track on 2007










back on the same place ....but now ...mud and everybody crawl over :willynilly:



























Mr.Hyde winch the G out from a river bed





up to semenic Mountain....a skiarea in romania







 :wave:


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and here now a smal video from FJ 40

let`s go willy

 :beerchug:

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wow thats muddy
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Update last day

before we go crawling we shout mount a little bit...
the rear shock from Mr.Hyde and the wheel bolts on the FJ


























okay everything was done...after a small date morningtoilett we start to crawl the last day



 :greengrin: :greengrin: :greengrin: :greengrin: :greengrin:

best weather....for the angels :willynilly:



























i was wondering how good crawl my Lux with the IFS :eyebrow:























oha...end the G-driver search the 4zylinder.... :greengrin: :greengrin:
and he said its amazing to crawl just with 3 :willynilly:










and zappel say...looks like little rubicon :eyebrow:

























back to camp...last day finish
and everybody starts cleaning a little bit








and oure last dinner....:pokinit: happeny...with the weather
we have steaks
:rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2:









a staek...a beer...or 2 or 3 :beerchug:

and we said....Yes we come back next Year 2008
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 :thumbs: Great photos!  Cant wait to see next years trip.

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looks like a good muddy time.
"Never make your passion your occupation. it will loose it's luster and become work. that's why i never wanted to become a gynecologist!"

I also taught him how to put in 5min of hard work and then spend 15min staring and admiring what you have done...

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looks like a good muddy time.

oh yes....a good muddy time :thumbs: :thumbs:
and lot` :driving: :beerchug:s of fun with oure friends

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Fongs, you need to keep us posted for next year.

I would like to see what it would take to go with you guys if you don't mind.



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