North Augusta 2013
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 11:55 pm
Well, I got home this eveing after a GREAT day! I must say I barely got home due to a heavy rainfall, all while I had the top rolled up and windows off the truck. The truck struggled as if there was water in the dist cap...but none...and I think I fried my wiper motor....but I will check that tomorrow. 
This event brings out all sorts, from tractor pullers, mud drag racers, UTV/Dirt Bike/trophy truck racing...and those who just like to run around in a MASSIVE mud bowl. Then there was us, the tame 4x4 Club running a course of varrying difficulties and routes. This is my first time doing something like this and I had a blast! Since I was the only "stock" truck with 31" tires, I was lumped into the slightly modifed group running 33" and less. Since I had the smallest tires....I was the first run of the day!
This was a timed, point run. Hit flags were +1, each reverse attempt was +1 etc. Then there were two additional obstacles a truck could run to receive -25 and -50 points. If you tried and failed, you lost time and didn't get anything for the attempt. The many pics of my run were taen by guys still camping out at the site. I did get a great GoPro video which I will finish and upload tomorrow.
(There are pics of people drinking in here, but these were all campers and spectators, not participants.)
Some pics of the site and trucks:
Tractor Pull
Drag Racers
An event like this in Eastern Ontario would be nothing without a Poutine Truck!
...and my spotters lunch...
First recovery!
While a bunch of us took some shade in the Pinz, we watched a father and son run the same Rubicon with a 10" total lift. The son got schooled!
Buggys!
As I mentioned before, I was bumped into another group, and I had to run the course first. There were 7 trucks in my class....and I came second!!! I was beaten by a jeep who had a faster time,,,which totalled -13 more than me.
My prize...a plague and $100! I was shocked!
This event brings out all sorts, from tractor pullers, mud drag racers, UTV/Dirt Bike/trophy truck racing...and those who just like to run around in a MASSIVE mud bowl. Then there was us, the tame 4x4 Club running a course of varrying difficulties and routes. This is my first time doing something like this and I had a blast! Since I was the only "stock" truck with 31" tires, I was lumped into the slightly modifed group running 33" and less. Since I had the smallest tires....I was the first run of the day!
This was a timed, point run. Hit flags were +1, each reverse attempt was +1 etc. Then there were two additional obstacles a truck could run to receive -25 and -50 points. If you tried and failed, you lost time and didn't get anything for the attempt. The many pics of my run were taen by guys still camping out at the site. I did get a great GoPro video which I will finish and upload tomorrow.
(There are pics of people drinking in here, but these were all campers and spectators, not participants.)
Some pics of the site and trucks:
Tractor Pull
Drag Racers
An event like this in Eastern Ontario would be nothing without a Poutine Truck!
...and my spotters lunch...
First recovery!
While a bunch of us took some shade in the Pinz, we watched a father and son run the same Rubicon with a 10" total lift. The son got schooled!
Buggys!
As I mentioned before, I was bumped into another group, and I had to run the course first. There were 7 trucks in my class....and I came second!!! I was beaten by a jeep who had a faster time,,,which totalled -13 more than me.
My prize...a plague and $100! I was shocked!
