Baja 1000- Marlin Crawler "prototype" Transmission

[boggerunner]

some more pics.

[Runnerguy]

I miss that old shop! I remember when my Tacoma sat in that same spot on jack stands waiting for some attention..

[Runnerguy]

As of 7:45 friday night, there is 330 vehicles entered, and 71 in the 1450 class!! Take a good look at he pictues above.. It'll be the last time you'll see the fiberglass, and most likely the doors!! (hope the roof stays in the original form..) C'mon guys, who else is going?? This is going to be one to remember!!!

[boggerunner]

we took the race truck out to the dezert today and got it up to 101 mph. made a couple loops, and ran the whoops a few times.  here are some pics

[boggerunner]

more

[GJToyotabug]

ohh good pics man i was to busy having fun riding in those last 3 pics to notice that you were taking any

[FireGuysRacing]

Here is a little teaser of some of the footage from yesterdays test!  We should have some awesome footage after the race!

Jason

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA-5I1VzhzQ

[boggerunner]

awsome video.  i got shocks on the 4runner now, wanna rematch?

[Runnerguy]

I like the new cam.. the motor sounds good too!

[79coyotefrg]

Here is a little teaser of some of the footage from yesterdays test!  We should have some awesome footage after the race!

Jason

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA-5I1VzhzQ

  WE GOT COWS

[79coyotefrg]

not sure how yall found my number but glad i could help

[boggerunner]

i heard they won thier class 7s race today, what did they tell u glen?

[Runnerguy]

Yep, they won 7s today by a long ways!!.. No damage, even after the 1450 race.. (no idea what place they got there?)

So, we're sitting there, and THE MAN shows up!! you guessed it, Marlin.. He was so excited.. I haven't seen him in a few years.. So it was nice to see him. Now we just have to figure out a way for Jason to take him for a ride.. hmmm..

[79coyotefrg]

  DUDE,  when i called Marlin he was all about seeing you guys,  from what he said it sounded like he was running down the race coarse after Jason

[79coyotefrg]

Yep, they won 7s today by a long ways!!.. No damage, even after the 1450 race.. (no idea what place they got there?)

So, we're sitting there, and THE MAN shows up!! you guessed it, Marlin.. He was so excited.. I haven't seen him in a few years.. So it was nice to see him. Now we just have to figure out a way for Jason to take him for a ride.. hmmm..

josh ??

[79coyotefrg]

   um anybody here besides me

[boggerunner]

im here, thats not josh, its randy, he used to work with kevin at aor, he went with down to primm with fire guys racing.

[NorCalToy]

josh said they lost some body parts...but overall did well today.

[79coyotefrg]

Boggerunner is Josh ??     i'm so confused

[46&2]

That thing is so sweet 

[KDXSR5]

Boggerunner is Josh ??     i'm so confused

Josh is GJToyotabug.

Boggerunner is Phil from what I understand.

[boggerunner]

yeah, im phil, not josh, and whats left of the truck?

[THK Matt]

josh said they lost some body parts...but overall did well today.

They won the first race, and few others.
they lost the driver front fender and driver bedside.

they kicked some ass this weekend!
Marlin himself was even there!

Josh will be more in detail.
BUTHEAD GOT GO TO GO!!!

[Runnerguy]

Way good weekend! They kicked ass! The truck is in good shape. One bed side fell off.. and the right front fender decided it didn't like the ride.. The left front wanted to fall off, but paul duct taped it!! It worked great. All weekend was very exciting.. Watched a few rolls, one was 100 yards away from us in the pits.. a few others on coarse. A 1600 buggy landed sidways directly in front or the FG trailer. aimed right at everyone sitting on the tail gate, the guy gathered it up,turned to the right, and missed the trailer ramp by less than a foot! people were running, and diving out the the way.. Jason will chime in soon, I'm sure he'll have some stories for yal..

[79coyotefrg]

[Marlin]

I got home last night after having a GREAT weekend meeting new and old friends, and hanging out with the Fire Guys.

It all started when Mrs. Crawler and myself spent 9 hours Friday driving to Primm NV by way of the Hwy 5 Grapevine, (Hwy 58 was closed due to snow), on to Apple Valley to drop off parts for the King of the Hammers Marlin Crawler Formula Toy and finally to Primm just over the Nevada state line.

We were going to the 50th annual Californian Association of Four Wheel Drive Clubs convention and vendor show. We finally arrived (it should of taken use 6 hours at most) at 9:30 PM.

Sat morning, on my way to our Tundra in the back parking lot, I was greeted with the sight and sounds of an off road race located just across the parking lot and at that very moment, I watched a red #747 race truck with a 12" MC sticker pulling up to the entrance gate. I quickly ran across the lot, up the dirt embankment to the roadway and for the first time met Jason and Paul (copilot). At that time they were completely ready to race and all I could do was to point at my MC shirt before they drove off to the starting line.

I was so blown away with seeing them just by coincidence, that I went back to the room grabbed my camera and booked back to the pit area waiting for the 7S class race to begin. The start line was located far off to the south of me, so I chose to speak to a few racers in the pits. I finally got to take picts of the Fire Guys flying by two times and then at the end of the third and final lap, they made a sharp left turn and circled through the pits far to the south of me before getting back on the race track. Knowing that it was a three lap race, I ran out into the track and using hand signals, motioned them to stop. Those idiots slammed on their brakes nailing me with flying dirt and rocks yelling at me that they were still racing. I felt like a bone head and with my camera, headed back to the vendors show .

Shortly after the booth was set up, my cell phone rang and on the line was 79coyotefrg telling me that someone was trying to get a hold of me at an off road race in Primm?

The rest is history....

Thanks to Josh and his internet connections, he was able to track me down through Glen. Within a few minutes, my cell rang and it was Kevin giving me directions to their location on the north side of Buffalo Bills casino. When I arrived at the pit gate, I did not have the pit pass so as I waited to find a way to obtain one, Jason pulled up and slapped one on my windshield.

All MC did was help them with their transmission issues and as a result, I was treated like a long lost friend.
The Fire Guys are a great bunch of guys that enjoy racing and have a track record to prove it!

Thanks again to Jason and M., Paul and Marni, Kevin, Josh, Chris, Mark, Dave, Randy and Amber, ....

Looking forward to seeing all you again at the Mint 400.

Marlin

[79coyotefrg]

and THEN  ??

[boggerunner]

sounds like its time for some new glass, i wish i could of made it out there.

[THK Matt]

Marlin is a Hero

[79coyotefrg]

Shortly after the booth was set up, my cell phone rang and on the line was 79coyotefrg telling me that someone was trying to get a hold of me at an off road race in Primm?

The rest is history....

Thanks to Josh and his internet connections, he was able to track me down through Glen......

i still havent figured out how he got my number, but i'm glad he did