It was a Sunny Saturday . Special Thanks to the Steiger Family. Jon, Ed,
Mike & Anne, Jason & Norah, Tom,
Walt and myself, What a crowd! All of Mikes welding and modifactions to
his Dak have produced an awesome truck. Walts Dak is tough as nails as shown
with his expert driving. Great campfire and food , Ed was the Chef.. Thanks
to Tom for running around helping me locate an upper rad hose for my 91. Ed
and I went and took a look at Tom's Deer. Truck damage could have been
worse.
SHENANIGANS were Rampant! Thanks to those who took video and showed them
Saturday nite.
Walt deserves a medal for towing his Dak to Jon's when clocked by Police at
95 mph and not receiving a speeding ticket . A DML weekend is far better
than a vacation. Look at the different licence plates on the trucks and that
indicates the enthusiasm of the DML.
Tom has Terrorized the Pond Frogs and the Deer! What's Next :-)
Jim Knox, 91Dak 4X4, 318LA
Toronto, Canada
----- Original Message -----
From: <SilverEightynine@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 8:31 AM
Subject: DML: Daktoberfest 2004 Recap
>
> As I posted the other day, I hit a deer coming in on Friday. Woke up once
> or
> twice Friday night to see someone sleeping on a couch across the room from
> me.
> I honestly didn't know who it was - figured it may have been Jon - rolled
> over
> and went back to sleep. At 10 am or so - Jon walks in the barn - - ok so
> who
> the hell is on the couch!? Turns out Walt Felix made a snap descision to
> head
> out at 11 pm and arrived some time early sunday morning.
>
> Jim Knox arrived next, followed by Ed, Mike and Anne, and then Jason and
> Norah.
> Oddly enough - defying all odds... JIM KNOX was the first to get his truck
> muddy! While everyone was sitting around BSing, breaking what was left of
> Jason and Norah's antenna, and while I was doing an oil change on the
> Ram...
> Jim threw his truck in 4x4 and went to test it out! While he didn't go
> offroad
> on the trails or in The Pit, he did hit a couple puddles and got more dirt
> on
> it than I have seen ever.
>
> Jim noticed he had a larger than pinhole leak in his upper radiator hose -
> so
> yet another parts run was launched from DML Homeland. I went with Jim in
> search of the hose, to end up at NAPA, with a flex hose the actually fit
> better
> than the stock hose.
>
> Returned to the Barn to chow down on burgers and hot dogs.... I should
> have
> brought some cheese from Wisconsin! After a few rounds of "hide stuff from
> Tom"
> and BSing around in a cold parking lot that was not cold nor a parking
> lot...
> we saddled up to make a mud run. Walt and myself in Walt's 88, Mike and
> Anne in
> Mike's Franken'Koda... Ed and Jason and Norah came down in their
> respective
> trucks, to the mud pit to watch another new DML event... Dakota Circle
> Track
> Racing! Walt made it through The Pit a few times, but Mike was too
> concerned
> about getting stuck with his AT tires. He managed to splatter Walt's Dak
> with a
> thick coating of mud and grass from spinning his rear tires while infront
> of
> us.
>
> We took to the trails next - very wet and very muddy were the conditions.
> WE
> reached the upper waterfall and Walt decided not to try to climb the
> rocks.
> Too slick. There was major erosion since the BBQ. One section of the
> rock
> face nad sheered off and there was a huge sand bar that was not there in
> July.
> The trip back to the Barn was uneventful.
>
> We sat around the fire for a while - dodging the constantly shifting
> smoke.
> When ig became too windy outside we migrated indoors to watch lots of
> video
> from the past day and from the BBQ in July.
>
> I would have to say this was the best turn out for a Daktoberfest ever.
> THe
> weather was perfect for most of the day as well. Couldn't have asked for
> a
> better weekend!!
>
> Now its a long count down until the BBQ - NINE MONTHS AWAY! Too long for
> some
> - not long enough for others hehehehe.
>
> TerribleTom @ DML Headquarters
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