- Location
- Bakersfield, CA
Well, we're less that two weeks away. I hope everyone is making good progress on all those last minute modifications, plus a few major rebuilds. Mil is going to cook Carne Asada on Sat night, and Andy (CRASH) is going to deep pit a pig on Fri night. We still need to get a decent head count on who will be there for dinner on Saturday night, so please respond and say how many will be with you. You might also mention if you plan to bring anything to add to the feast. I'll post directions for those who need them in another thread.
It looks like Sledgehammer will be the run on Friday, and we may do a short night run Friday night after dinner....we'll see who's up for it, any takers?
Saturday I think we'll run one group on Clawhammer and one group on Wrecking Ball. The moderate run will be Claw, and the hard run Wrecking Ball. These two trails meet at the top, so it's possible to walk or drive down the other canyon when finished to observe or offer assistance if needed. Those who aren't equipped to run the trails can ride along with someone, or even drive to the top and walk down either trail to watch. It's a lot of fun to be on these trails, whether you're driving or observing.
Clawhammer is a challenging trail, but is one of the less difficult of the JV trails, and is a good run if you haven't run this type of trail before. Equipment requirements for Claw will be at least 32" tires and a rear locker. Any with a D35 (without a Super 35 kit) need to carry spare axles. Also, any with 260x front axle joints need to carry spare axles. This group will take it slow and easy, and you should be willing to take a strap if needed rather than pushing it and risking breakage, or stacking a lot of rocks. Please understand that breakage is not inevitable on this trail, just possible depending on luck and driving style with smaller axles. Wrecking Ball is a hard-core trail with good potential for body damage. Equipment requirements will be 33" tire minimum, dual lockers, low gears, and spare parts.
I'd like to get an idea of how many will want to run Clawhammer on Saturday. I also would like to find a couple of volunteers to be trail leader and tailgunner for this run. We can figure it out there, but it would be nice to have it arranged ahead of time. Saturday's runs will leave camp at 8:00 am sharp. We'll also run something on Sunday for those who want. So.......who thinks they'll run Claw?
It looks like Sledgehammer will be the run on Friday, and we may do a short night run Friday night after dinner....we'll see who's up for it, any takers?
Saturday I think we'll run one group on Clawhammer and one group on Wrecking Ball. The moderate run will be Claw, and the hard run Wrecking Ball. These two trails meet at the top, so it's possible to walk or drive down the other canyon when finished to observe or offer assistance if needed. Those who aren't equipped to run the trails can ride along with someone, or even drive to the top and walk down either trail to watch. It's a lot of fun to be on these trails, whether you're driving or observing.Clawhammer is a challenging trail, but is one of the less difficult of the JV trails, and is a good run if you haven't run this type of trail before. Equipment requirements for Claw will be at least 32" tires and a rear locker. Any with a D35 (without a Super 35 kit) need to carry spare axles. Also, any with 260x front axle joints need to carry spare axles. This group will take it slow and easy, and you should be willing to take a strap if needed rather than pushing it and risking breakage, or stacking a lot of rocks. Please understand that breakage is not inevitable on this trail, just possible depending on luck and driving style with smaller axles. Wrecking Ball is a hard-core trail with good potential for body damage. Equipment requirements will be 33" tire minimum, dual lockers, low gears, and spare parts.
I'd like to get an idea of how many will want to run Clawhammer on Saturday. I also would like to find a couple of volunteers to be trail leader and tailgunner for this run. We can figure it out there, but it would be nice to have it arranged ahead of time. Saturday's runs will leave camp at 8:00 am sharp. We'll also run something on Sunday for those who want. So.......who thinks they'll run Claw?
