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    It was great to see you again! Definitely looking forward to the pics, I'll just add them to the site whenever you get 'em to me so no worries.

    The VX is definitely much, much tougher than the cars running the rallycross. In November's event I had 3rd overall after my second run, being just a couple hundredths of a second behind the leaders. I believe that's because you can push the VX harder through (and over!) the course than the better-handling cars. It's an incredibly versatile vehicle. I can't help but reflect on how I've taken my stock truck through all sorts of terrain from the Ocala forest to the mountain trails of Uwharrie and various competitions from the tarmac of an 80+ MPH rallysprint to the field-based rallycrosses. It handles everything you throw at it and asks for more in addition to getting me back and forth to work among the swivelling heads and dropped jaws of fellow motorists, whether it's covered in mud or has a fresh coat of wax.

    There is no other stock vehicle that can do this. PERIOD.

    You'll find yours soon, just be open to offerings on eBay or listings out-of-state. Both of mine were pruchased sight-unseen, the Dragon new at a dealer near Chicago and the Iron Man from an eBay seller in Houston. I flew out and drove each home over a weekend. The Houston trip was awesome as I got to meet George, an Astral owner, who treated me to a ride from the airport and a great lunch. The VX family is the best! I'm sure if you found a VX out-of-state someone here would be more than happy to go eyeball it for you. Heck, if you weren't into the the fly/drive idea I'd be more than happy to go get one for you if you'd cover my expenses, which is less than shipping in most cases. An adventure is an adventure!

    Just be sure to call on us here as you seek your dream VX. You'll find it sooner than you think!
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    Kalik, it was good to see you again, and I can't wait to see the pics! Thanks for offering to share them, whenever you can. Also, you mentioned lift, but I think you just meant ground clearance. My VX isn't lifted beyond stock clearance because you wouldn't run a marathon in hiking boots and you wouldn't do any serious hiking in running shoes. The stock VX is a cross-trainer that can do a bit of everything and do it well, and although I could make the VX be one heckuva hiking boot, then I couldn't do a lot of running in it.

    These trucks are certainly not all style and no substance - they are pretty, yes, but they are very, very rugged. At the course it tends to get pretty rough in some places toward the end of the day, and the VX does not escape that. It's a rough ride out there for us too, and make no mistake about it - the VX's take a real pounding out there too. The difference is that they ride away no worse for the experience. Now as for me on the other hand, the left side of my knee is a little sore from banging against the door in some of those slides, but I'm so pumped full of adrenaline that I don't feel anything at the time. Ask Joe - I think I forgot to breathe or something during one of my runs at the rallycross before this. I got out of the VX staggering and had to sit down for a bit. LOL!

    Joe said it all very well. I particularly liked what he said about it handling everything you throw at it and asking for more. That is so true. You can push, push, push, and the VX just seems to laugh at you and declare that it was born in that briar patch.

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    omg tat looks like so much fun...someone needs to do tat in nor cal
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    Quote Originally Posted by MZ-N10
    omg tat looks like so much fun...someone needs to do tat in nor cal
    You got it! Be sure to check with the SCCA region as that's where the action is:

    California Rally Series

    San Francisco Region SCCA

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    joe this is in a totally non homosexual way...but I LOVE U MAN...lol
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    Not that there's anything wrong with that. LOL! I feel WUB!

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    MZ-N10, if you think THAT looked fun, check this out:

    http://www.planetarydomination.com/R...04/FtMeade.mov

    I have watched it SO many times. I think I get some sort of a high from it, and my VX isn't even in the video (not while on-course anyway).

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