Billy Oliver
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My camera sucks so I will have to clean up the pics before I post them. Bart and company took over 500 pics on Tuesday and another 500+ pics on Wednesday! There are some long videos taken from atop his roof rack that are entertaining. He has a lot of editing and clean up to do. I didn't take near as many pics as usual but will post when I can. It sucks to be back at work... the day just ticks by.
For the record... when Todd says to respect Gooneybird and don't drive over his feet or else pay the consequences... listen to him. Dumke and I both suffered some mechanical issues after disrespecting the rock bird.
Pics are coming!
Sent from my "two hands on a keyboard"
Just got online at the hotel for the last night here in Moab. Linda and I took somewhere around 2500 photos since we left on Saturday morning. No foolin with that number. Here are just a few...there will be MORE.
Dub on Tuesday:
My VX sitting up near the tubs on Hell's Revenge....sun setting...waiting.
Zeus in the tub...getting ready for some...
BREAKAGE!
CrnCnn with his arse in the air.
Hopeful calander shot for 2009????
H20 is fun (except for when you are trying to get outta the tub)
Bart
Nice pix, Bart!
Did you ever get the dash/on board cam together? Not that 2,500 pix is insufficient
James
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
I have a Sith sense....I see Darth people...
Cool pics...keep'em coming!
Zeus, what do you think caused your tie rod to break? The tub didn't look like it would have put to much pressure on it.
I was actually going to start a thread about that - in short, it seems to be a bad idea to disconnect the sway bar on just one side. It needs to be disconnected on both sides and secured in a high position that clears the tires at full steer. The disonnected side of the sway bar seems to have made contact with the tie rod a few times during the attempted climbs (5 attempts before getting out cuz the tires were freshly wet - and remember I am running completely open diffs). I was kind of bouncing a bit mid-climb; so it seems like it bent the rod, weakened it, and it finally broke when I steered hard left after getting out. Luckily, it bent AFTER I got out of the tub!!! There is VIDEO! Clint (CrnCnn) gave me a ride out and to M4O so I could get the tie rod sleeved back together. Bart and Scott Harness were kind enough to truck me back in to the tubs so I could put my VX back together. Linda (Bart's wife), Carrie (sp? - Mrs. CrnCnn), and Megan (Mrs. Ascinder) volunteered to watch my dog during the second trip. And LDUB of course had an extra tie rod for me to use - I only used one castle nut. Thanks guys and gals! I still owe you a couple beers, and Beau $20... Bring on the Elko trip!!!!
Last edited by ZEUS : 05/18/2008 at 09:55 AM
OK, so instead of posting everything I just did on my LJ over again, I will just link to each individual entry here:
05-10-08
http://nfpgasmask.livejournal.com/44226.html
05-11-08
http://nfpgasmask.livejournal.com/44464.html
05-12-08
http://nfpgasmask.livejournal.com/44555.html
05-13-08
http://nfpgasmask.livejournal.com/44951.html
05-14-08
http://nfpgasmask.livejournal.com/45192.html
05-15-08
http://nfpgasmask.livejournal.com/45404.html
05-16-08
http://nfpgasmask.livejournal.com/45773.html
05-17-08
http://nfpgasmask.livejournal.com/46069.html
05-18-08
http://nfpgasmask.livejournal.com/46327.html
Thanks to Linda and Beau for taking so many photos. It was an excellent time and it was great to hang out with everyone from last year and and meet new people this year.
More info about DVDs sometime soon.
Bart
Still looking at the photos, and I decided to upload this one in full resolution. I won't keep it up there forever, so download it now.
http://www.nofuture.com/vxwow.jpg
The light on Tuesday was just astoundingly beautiful. This shot really shows the VX run and Moab in such a perfect way.
It is now and probably will be my background for several weeks.
Bart
Nice!
Am really bummed I was not part of the crew this time out....
Next year!
James
"It's not sexual harassment, I am just building up your tolerence"-Dumke
Dallas/Ft Worth crew leaving for Moab
Caught in the act of taking a pic of VX
Morning meeting before VX run
Airing down
Up and Up I go
The dubster goes up
Zues
Down
Underneath Gemini bridges
Zues wasnt really aiming for crack. He had room.
On Gemini
You see this image steer clear of his foot.
Rock got in the way on Posion spider.
Bob with some air on Posion Spider.
See Bob tire hear him ROAR! on Posion Spider.
Whats @ the end of everyones rainbow.
Lake off hwy 12 in Colorado.
View off hwy 12 in Colorado.
Wow, nice pics Robert. Sucks I was too dizzy on Friday for Poison Spider
We just got back to Reno a few hours ago. I don't know where to start with all our pics...
Bart