Beautiful.
Someone hurry up and buy my Dragon so I can take a turbodiesel IronMan to Moab next year! :p
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Beautiful.
Someone hurry up and buy my Dragon so I can take a turbodiesel IronMan to Moab next year! :p
Thanks for the pictures. I'm glad we've got a few MWIOR members out there & Kasia's putting her Proton through better trails than Indiana has to offer. Wish I was there! :thumbup:
Great photos! Man that looks like FUN! Keep them coming.
Insane ! Scary ! Awesome ! List goes on and on ! I saw one VX with Toyo Proxes. Interesting how were they for such extreme off road ?
We need to do something like this in the North East :)
The toyo proxies have done just fantastic out here in Moab!!! (I think that's either Tom's or Don's... either way, the street tires I'm seeing out here have impressed the heck outta me!).
Pbkid's VX had STOCK duelers (sp?) that were completely BALD! and did better on a few obstacles than my VX with Nitto Grapplers!!!! (proving, it's all about picking the right line!)...
-biju.
Thanks Biju,
I have Proxes and I thought that they will be only good for street, but now I see that they can perform when needed :)
Went on Cliff Hanger today. Cool trail with some tough obstacles, cool people and some great veiws.
So on with the pics we go...
The entrance to the trail got your attention real fast
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The 2nd obstacle had some nice big rocks just waiting to take a chunk out of your cladding or underside with one wrong move
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Trail leader Fernando showing us which line not to take...1 winch and a strap pulled by several bodies prevented a nasty roll over when the dirt gave way under his tire
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The new and impoved line
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Another little ledge to descend
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Our destination and lunch spot
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Then it was time to head down
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Putting on a little show for the Jeepers hanging out to watch the Zu's...showing them the hard line up the exit
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The "little Trooper that could"! Jim took this little 44 horse power turbo diesel that was bone stock on pretty much every trail I did (not always doing the hard or optional lines) and impressed every one!
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More shots from the trail
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The road back to camp
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And the rewarding Moab sunset from camp
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More tomorrow from Steel Bender! ;eeky;
:disturbed
u guys r crazy....lol
great pics tho thank you for postin
ps. whoever has the oj vx nice color....
I just made it back home (Dallas) from Moab. This was the BEST Moab trip yet!
I had a great time meeting up with old friends and a great time meeting new ones.
I'm in for next year. If you haven't done Moab yet, start planning now and I'll see you there in May of 2007. I promise it will be FANTASTIC!!!!!!
Peace.
Tom
tomdietrying
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Thanks Billy for doing a great job with the pics!
OK, y'all are certifiable. Great pics. I want a damage report. Who got scraped, dented, who bruised their cladding, etc. More importantly I want to know where you'll go for new body panels. I am suddenly in need of lots of them.
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Those are great! Billy thanks for sharing.
I sure missed going... I'll be there next year.
When I did the first half of Hell's Gate, two years ago, with my Yok AVS's I almost crapped my pants as they did well but not enough for me to do the exit.. Next year I'll have some other bad boys on there..
It's just sucks that I wasn't able to go :( However, I did bust 3 pervs over the week so I'm still pretty happy!
Well I have been avoiding this thread like the plague, because I knew how much it would make me wish I was there. Finally I had to take a look, the # of posts made it too tempting. All I can say is Wow! I am definately going to make next years (this years clashed with sons high school graduation). Hope everyone gets home safely and excellent job to all.
I just got home. Found a new route that was much more scenic and saved me an hour and a half as well. We had the second most amount of VXs there this year. Through out the week there were 18 VXs at one time or another. Plus several previous owners and some that left there VX's at home. No one sustained any real damage. Laying mine on the side on the wall of Hells Gate put a few scrapes on the cladding but not to bad (nothing Line-X wounn't fix). It was a great time. I was glad to see some faces from last year and met some new ones this year. I'll have some pics from Steel Bender up later!
Here are some pics from Saturdays trip through Steel Bender
The first little bump in the road...as usual taking the tough line :bwgy:
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Zues showed up to run with us the last day
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A little ledge to descend
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And that concludes my trip pics. I know there were a lot more of you taking pics so post up some more! There is a lot of video floating around also.
So now that those of you that didn't make it are done drooling :_drool: and kicking yourself in the rear, start saving up the hard earned dough and mark your calendar for the 3rd week/weekend of May 2007. Thats right ...the next ZuZoo is only 360 days away (give or take a few).
:clap: Well done!!! I'll get mine on here soon.
Thx Billy. Those are some great pictures.
I must say I had a blast. It was great to meet everyone out there and put faces to the nicknames. Great applause to the guys who organized this event; Corbin, Steve G, Steve C, Fernando, Keith and Tia and her dad, Steve, Gilbert, Randii and his lovely wife, Dallas and his mom, Arna, and everyone else who keeps this event going every year.
My pictures and video are coming.
On a side note - Billy, I appreciate mentioning me as a "girl" LOL, just get my nickname straight, It's yal^ not Val. Thank you.
kasia
It's Throttle Jockey!!! :naughty:Quote:
Originally Posted by yal^
I'm glad you made it out to Moab Kasia. Told you it'd be worth it!
Yal, I actually relized that before your post and had corrected it! And I'll second the throttle jockey! ;eeky; :smack: :thumbup: It was great wheel'in with you and everyone else out there.
For those who were not able to stick around for the burgers here is Vlads Moab VIDEO
Lots of VXs in it! :thumbup:
GREAT job on the vid Vlad!!! I like the choice of music & excellent editing.
Watching it brought a huge smile to my face and I think some of the hair on my arms actually stood up too.
Many thanks to you & to you too Billy for posting it.
Great Video! Music was very fitting... looks like some crazy FUN!
I want see more videos!
WoW! I would like to second what Larry (Ldub) said. That brought the great memories of Moab right back. Thanks Vlad for making the video and Billy (triathlete) for the post.
Peace.
Tom
This video just a short preview. I will compile all my Zu Z00 IX video (about 3 hours) on DVD in June. Thanks everybody, who help me on trails!
All I gotta say is WOW WHAT A RUSH!
I had no idea what to expect, and thought this would be a one time fling...
I'm so kicking myself for not being able to stay for a few more runs, my hair is standing when I saw what I missed. I'm in for next year for sure, and I don't care if it'll be a $1000 for gas to get there!!!!!
Navigation RULES!
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Getting into Moab
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Our Escourt (Kidding)
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Todd showing us newb's why we should carry spare underwear
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My souveniers other than the awsome memories..
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Again, thanks guys for the awsome hospitality and memories, and I'll be back next year for more punishment.
Cheers, eh.
Kenny
Oh, it KILLS me that I missed another one! :_brickwal
This is probably gonna make me late for work, but here goes...
I wish to extend a heartfelt :heart: Thank You to all the good people who make this event possible every year. I know if I try to name all those who made this such a great experience for both Jim (poorbastard) & myself, I'll leave someone out, so a BIG thanks to all & I know I can speak for Jim on that!
Also, to all the new friends found out on the trails, thanks for making this such a fantastic time & for taking a couple of "wheelin' noobs" under your collective wing...many of you fall into both categories.
Gotta cut this short, but know if at all possible...WE"LL BE BACK next year! :yesgray:
How sweet it was to be able to attend this year... I agree with the folks above. I simply can't say it any better - so thanks! What an amazing time w/ amazing people... Topping it all off I spotted a Benz up and down Lion's Back. I mean, come on! This year rocked...
The countdown begins for Zu X.... ZU "X" PEOPLE! Save your pesos, tell your friends, and get the time off work.
What can I say... I'm hooked.
-biju.
Here is a random sampling of what I have with me.
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