Updated: Calico run Halloween weekend

[sweetmeat]

sweet! thanks.  i think we'll take you up on the offer.

For sure man, the more the merrier. We do this run every year its a good time. Gonna have a 50/50 raffle with trail gear donating some stuff and trick or treating for the kids. Details are on our site

[Rocksurfer]

Sounds great, talked with Rocks For Brains and he's roaring to take his 4Runner to one of his favorite places for its maiden voyage.

[Gamera]

sweet! thanks.  i think we'll take you up on the offer.

the Jeeps are coming =]
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[Gamera]

=P

[Gamera]

Bakersfield: tuseday 7pm meeting at BAA shop building for calico run =]

[HDcruiser]

Hey Edwin, im trying to get out of going to the Barstow poker run this weekend coming up. I will have a answer by tonight. If i go, is it cool if i hook up with you and Sweetmeat for camping??

[superyota]

Hey Edwin, im trying to get out of going to the Barstow poker run this weekend coming up. I will have a answer by tonight. If i go, is it cool if i hook up with you and Sweetmeat for camping??

that would be great!  keep me posted.

[superyota]

got my truck all packed up, campershell on, and ready to go for this weekend.  just need to count down the days now.  should be a good time.

[HDcruiser]

that would be great!  keep me posted.

Will do.

[sweetmeat]

Hey Edwin, im trying to get out of going to the Barstow poker run this weekend coming up. I will have a answer by tonight. If i go, is it cool if i hook up with you and Sweetmeat for camping??

Sorry for the delay, i was in arkansas for a few days. Yea come on out man for sure. More the merrier. Directions are on our site. Just go in mule canyon and you can't miss it. It's about 3 or 4 miles in. 1 of the guys from the club is already there holdin down the fort. Gonna be ALOT of people the earlier you get there the better the spot

[superyota]

i won't be off work til 5 on friday, i wont be getting there til late friday night.  save me a spot!!

[superyota]

i won't be off work til 5 on friday, i wont be getting there til late friday night.  save me a spot!!

[HDcruiser]

Edwin, I got out of the poker run, so I'm in for calico. Sweatmeat, is there room for a car hauler? Or would it be better for me just to drive my runner in? My co-pilot and I have small tents so we won't take up much room .

[superyota]

Edwin, I got out of the poker run, so I'm in for calico. Sweatmeat, is there room for a car hauler? Or would it be better for me just to drive my runner in? My co-pilot and I have small tents so we won't take up much room .

 
when do you plan on heading up?

[HDcruiser]

I get out of work at 530pm Friday.  Should be home with trafic at 630. I switch cars and head on out. I should be in calico around 730. How about you Edwin?

[superyota]

i'm off work at 5, be 7:30 by the time i get home, then about a 3 hour drive from there.  10:30 11:00 is what i'm guessing.  still contemplating driving my rig up or trailering.  no idea what the trails are like or what to expect.  plannin on driving up as of right now.

[HDcruiser]

Odessa trail is a piece of cake. The gate keeper is the only one im concerned with it had a 4foot under cut that ur drivers rear would fall into every time. We lost 3 rear axles on that obstacle last we where there. I was next in line for it and i told the guys to go fly a kite, and I backed out. I also drove my toy to and from the trail. I carry a cut down spare rear axle underneath my toy that u can use if needed. I'm going to trailer mine because we are forecasted light rain Friday and maybe Saturday.

[superyota]

Odessa trail is a piece of cake. The gate keeper is the only one im concerned with it had a 4foot under cut that ur drivers rear would fall into every time. We lost 3 rear axles on that obstacle last we where there. I was next in line for it and i told the guys to go fly a kite, and I backed out. I also drove my toy to and from the trail. I carry a cut down spare rear axle underneath my toy that u can use if needed. I'm going to trailer mine because we are forecasted light rain Friday and maybe Saturday.

was it a toyota axle that broke? 

[Gamera]

I'm going to trailer mine because we are forecasted light rain Friday and maybe Saturday.

cool calico and water =]

IMG_0023 by mike newman hayes, on Flickr

IMG_0022-fd0000 by mike newman hayes, on Flickr

IMG_0027 by mike newman hayes, on Flickr

[Gamera]

was it a toyota axle that broke?  

i have seen D60 & mod toyota axles die in this one spot

IMG_0215 by mike newman hayes, on Flickr
also seen all axle snap at same time here

IMG_0219 by mike newman hayes, on Flickr
bypass is more fun =]

[superyota]

i have seen D60 & mod toyota axles die in this one spot

it doesn't look bad.  i guess if your in a heavy rig, its possible. we'll find out though

[superyota]

were the toyota axles that broke in a jeep by chance?  I can see breaking a stock birf on that

[HDcruiser]

Here's the scoop, the first pic that Gamera posted is the gate keeper, last time i was there ( about 10 months ago) there was a nasty under cut. 3 out of 5 rigs broke axles. 2 Toyota's and 1 D44. The guys where trying to go through it on there own power, those guys broke. The other 2 winched through it, with minor body damage, they got through it. I was next in line #6. I didn't have a winch at the time nor did i carry a rear axle with me, so i pussed out because i knew i would break.   We tried to build it up with rocks and no dice. I have been wanting to go back and drive through it, but just didn't have the time. I now have a winch and carry a rear axle just for this obstacle...

[HDcruiser]

were the toyota axles that broke in a jeep by chance?  I can see breaking a stock birf on that

No there where a 86 runner, single cab toy, and  YJ all running 37's and all broke the left rears except for my friend in the runner, he broke the left rear and tryied to winch afterwards and broke the right front.

[HDcruiser]

Heres are a couple of pic's from the last time we where there. My friend is in the red runner. He's also a experianced, the terain was F-ed up that weekend and washed out alot of the trail from the rains we had. All 5 people keeped falling in the same hole.

[HDcruiser]

Here is a couple more pics of us pulling my friend out broken.

[HDcruiser]

Ok, so who wants to go...      Lets do this!!!!!!    

[superyota]

LOL!!!
wow, ok, i see now.  Maybe i'll pull the shell off my truck at camp.  having 2nd thought about driving up now.  i might be trailering.

[HDcruiser]

I usually drive to the trials, i used to drive my flatfender everywhere before i sold it. Now i bought a trailer last january and have only used it once.  I plan on takeing the trailer, your more than welcome to store the shell in the trailer.

[superyota]

i just put new tail lenses in(broke 1 out on soup bowl and 1 into a tree).  should i take them out when i get there, or will i be ok?  just don't want to buy another set of lenses so soon.  i'm going to give it a shot.  looks like fun.