Oh boy Jon, you're really opening up a can of worms with this post....
hehehe
I really like the mud-drags idea, especially side by side.
I don't think it would be too tough to widen the pit another 20 feet or so,
and then make a mound in the middle of the pit, sectioning it into 2 parts,
making it safer to run 2 Daks at a time.
The whole lights and timer stuff, your on your own for that one. :D
I also like the hill-climb idea, maybe we could get that timed as well? Or
whoever makes it higher up the hill, if no one reaches the top? But instead
of slippery hill, why don't we use the ravine wall? hehehehe
And i would like to get a little into rock-crawling, but the chance of
breakage is pretty high, and until i can trailer my Dak down to your place,
i probably won't risk snapping an axle. The 5 hour drive home without an
axle would not be too much fun.... :)
BUT!!!!
If you could have someone deliver a pile of smaller rocks (less than a foot
diameter) it might make for some good pictures. :)
And don't worry, i'll be able to think up A LOT more ideas, just gimme some
time.... hehehehehehe
The Adam Blaster
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I was just thinking about the BBQ and thought I would post a quick
>message here to solicit opinions or ideas.
>
> Is there anything I can do to make it better? Its only in its 4th
>year now, and I'd like to think its gotten bigger and better every
>year. (Due mostly to increased interest and attendance.) :-) I
>had thought about adding something new every year, but that trend
>would be hard to maintain. Anyway, I just wanted to see if there
>is anything my fellow BBQers or potential BBQers would like to see
>added or done differently?
>
> We've already got the mud pit, the big addition last year. :-)
>
> We've got the map which I hope does a decent job of letting you
>know where you are and how to get where you're going, but one of
>these days I plan to put some signposts up, almost like intersection
>markers, just pointing the way to the various trails, etc. They
>might also have an indication of the difficulty level on them.
>
> I also plan to keep opening up new trails, but this takes time.
>
> One of my future plans is to put in a short "mud dragstrip" -
>it would be maybe 1/16th of a mile long, and would be complete with
>a full christmas tree, electronic timing, etc. Just haven't quite
>found the time to start working on that yet. :-) Would the ability
>to run 2 trucks at the same time be required, or would it be enough
>to run against the clock for the best time? I don't think my big
>ol' truck would do particularly well on it, but I'll keep it on
>the drawing board if any of you other folks think you'd enjoy it. :-)
>
> Would there be any interest in a steep, slippery hill? There's
>a section of bank at the bottom of Slippery Hill that could be
>cleared, and its got a pretty good angle to it.
>
> How about a boulder field for some mild rock crawling? I don't
>particularly care for crawling myself, just because of the speed
>and potential for damage, but if there are enough interested folks
>it probably wouldn't be too hard to do one.
>
> Any other ideas or suggestions would be appreciated - I don't know
>that there will be anything new this year (probably not, given my
>lack of time) but I sure wouldn't mind building up some more ideas
>for the future. :-)
>
>--
>
> -Jon-
>
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