Looks like a RC crawler to me.
haha that's what people think when they first see that pic......
Bruce,
Welcome to the GJ forum . . . Can't speak for all the members here, but I can appreciate the amount of work and effort never mind money to accomplish what you did in that rock garden!
Thanks! I have never added up the $$$ spent on the build-up, but it's a never ending project. Keep making changes here and there. Fortunately many of the expenses are offset by work I do on other vehicles. And yes I do it as a hobby, not my regular job.
I was out there for a TTORA event in which this video shows some of the other vehicles running
and another angle of me going down the rock garden. That day I decided to go run with the prerunners on the Lucerne Valley race course, since I had already been doing the Hammers trails the day before.
As for why I rock crawl is easy, I'm getting older and like taking things slower than I did when I was young. It's more technical and you have to follow the proper line, otherwise you can easily flop your rig. Most cases I don't need a spotter assisting me through the trails.
Here's a video of me playing around out at Calico
my cardomain site has more info on the modifications done to my rig
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/765340
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It's all about having fun. Whatever puts a smile on your face. Although I do wonder what the jeep guys think in Moab when the mountain bikers pass them. Uphill and down.
