Wheeling with Goatman can be deadly-

[Dirk Pitt]

Well, did he make it?

 

[Paul S]

Well, did he make it?

No.
The only guy that made it was Todd in his single seat, rear steer, moon buggy. Which is for sale BTW...

Paul

 

[Goatman]

Dean tried for an hour, while Paul was figuring out why his engine wouldn't start, and finally took the winch. Todd made it in one try with great driving skills using the rear steer......it was sweet. The rest of us winched.

That last section is the spillway for the reservoir, which no group had run before since they never got finished with the trail with enough time left in the day/night to attempt it. Only Dean and Todd had run it one time previously and had to winch the end.

That is a seriously fantastic trail, one of my all time favorites.

 

[Goatman]

Goatman: Great pics! Looks like a fun time.

I got a chance to compete in that event Craig Stumph set up in Delta a couple of weeks ago: he's one heck of a nice guy and his turbo ecotec buggy is sweet.

Fun at the fairgrounds. Craig said he added a few more difficult obstacles since we were there last year, sounds like a fun time.

Did you make the wall? While we were playing there last year none of us had the nerve to really do it, except Craig of course, he did it over and over again. His instructions were a little unnerving......"Hit it in second gear with some good throttle and when your front tires come off the ground, let off of it."

After running the buggy for another year, now I think I'd give it a whirl, but it was too intimidating last year.

 

[DrMoab]

I know Reyna came down to join you. Did his buggy break before the trails started or did you guys scare him away?

 

[Goatman]

I know Reyna came down to join you. Did his buggy break before the trails started or did you guys scare him away?

He was there. Ran all day on Fri, then about 1/3 of the way into the trail on Sat he bent his hydraulic ram. He peeled off and ran back down the trail to camp, then he and his dad drove around to the top and walked down to meet us.

 

[DrMoab]

He was there. Ran all day on Fri, then about 1/3 of the way into the trail on Sat he bent his hydraulic ram. He peeled off and ran back down the trail to camp, then he and his dad drove around to the top and walked down to meet us.

Who would have guessed?

 

[Gravesdiggerxj]

Fun at the fairgrounds. Craig said he added a few more difficult obstacles since we were there last year, sounds like a fun time.

Did you make the wall? While we were playing there last year none of us had the nerve to really do it, except Craig of course, he did it over and over again. His instructions were a little unnerving......"Hit it in second gear with some good throttle and when your front tires come off the ground, let off of it."

that sounds like how he told us to do it!

After running the buggy for another year, now I think I'd give it a whirl, but it was too intimidating last year.

that Delta Tower of Death was nutty. Craig and his son both did it about 7times each. We competed in a nearly stock 85 4runner with welded diffs so no we didn't try it.

but our buddy did.
utube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-xpBWuUQ0o

after he did it we lost our nerve. :wow:

here's the report with pics if anyone is bored http://rockymountainextreme.com/showthread.php?t=55540

 

[Goatman]

Here's a link to my pics of the trip:

http://www.fototime.com/inv/858F5721F7ACAB8

and a few more pics.

Todd Little's very cool single seat comp buggy, portals and rear steer with a turbo charged Suburu motor. And it's for sale.

Some debri in the canyon.

 

[fubar XJ]

That's a sweet looking buggy. How much coin does a gnarly ride like that fetch?

 

[IXNAYXJ]

That's a sweet looking buggy. How much coin does a gnarly ride like that fetch?

Todd's uber buggy is for sale for around $30,000. They cost a lot to build and the market is pretty soft, so buying an already built and sorted out rig makes a lot of sense.

-----Matt-----

 

[Goatman]

So, who's this guy?

I thought I had a couple of pics of you driving the buggy, but I see I only have video. Looks like I need to learn to post stuff on Youtube.

 

[IXNAYXJ]

Hahaha! Don't show those to my boss....

-----Matt-----