Youtube and Photobucket are my weapons of choice for disrtibution to the
masses.
Don Rey wrote:
> I want to second Mike's thank-you: Jon, a huge thanks for letting us
> wheel your trails and make a mess of your barn! Brittany and I had a
> blast and we both plan to make future trips up there if you're so kind
> as to continue hosting!
>
> I managed to escape the trails without carnage, thanks in part to Mike
> putting a hand on my brush guard when I nearly tipped my truck over
> (again). Next time I'll put more faith in 4-lo before I try odd angles
> of ascent.
>
> I will note we need some more stockers on the trails! I ran it with 2
> open differentials, no lift, and 31" BFG TAs and didn't require any
> winch or tow assistance. (Though if I had needed it, the experts -
> Jon, Mike, Ed, Adam, etc... - were there and were happy to help!)
>
> I have some great shots of the cute little dak, Mike. I'll get select
> images up on my pbase site eventually, but does anyone have a good way
> to distribute all the full res pics/vid? Anyone run a server and have
> few spare gigs?
>
> Thanks also to everyone in attendance. As usual, the friendly,
> pleasant attitudes all around made for a great experience! I really
> look forward to hanging out and wheeling with everyone again! In the
> meantime, I need to get some paintball practice if my pump is going to
> compete with TTom's modified Tippman!
>
> Don in CT
> 89 DakVert 318 NV3500 4x4
> 74 Dart Sport 340
>
>
> On 8/24/08, Michael Maskalans <dml@tepidcola.com> wrote:
>
>>Jon,
>>
>>Once again, thank you for allowing the annual pilgrimage/invasion. It was a
>>pleasant trip as always.
>>
>>My lost bead was due to a malfunctioning hub (that wheel had not been
>>driving - leading to the slippery hill and mud lane issues), and no tire
>>damage was done. The mud still in the wheel seems to have broken up and is
>>doing a decent job of balancing the tire so far. I expect I'll have to
>>break it down sometime in the future to clean it all out and add fresh
>>airsoft beads for balancing.
>>
>>Not to leave myself completely out of carnage, I tweaked my bed corner and
>>tailgate corner a bit dropping off a rock too quickly when Adam JT and I
>>were running the creek. Also, 4 miles from home, I lost a front brake
>>caliper. No damage done, and I had the key I needed to put it back on.
>>Seemingly ongoing issue... I guess Dodges reject Ford parts once in a
>>while.
>>
>>Video pending from JT (I'm impatient for this one!) of my near-roll on the
>>lower falls. I managed a manual transmission-like grab for reverse and a
>>judicious application of the skinny pedal saved the day. I may have a dent
>>in my floorboard under the accelerator but all else was without damage. My
>>lucky day!
>>
>>Barry, your wheels are in Tom's Civic, and he has your and Josh's numbers.
>>
>>Thanks for a great time everyone, hope your respective journeys are without
>>issue.
>>--
>>Mike Maskalans
>>cute little Dak
>>
>>
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>
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