2012 Moab VX Run

[VXorado]

I really liked Top of the World, the scenery, that view, and that photo op make it spectacular. Noobes will take away one heck of a memorable experience!

Fins & Things is also a great choice.

I think rose garden/top of the world would be fun in the opposite direction than we did it...though with a smaller group not as the VX run .
Just my 2 cents for anyone that cares.

+1, I remember Top of the World going very slow with everyone. It would be fun to try on another day with a smaller group.

I prefer to not scratch up my pretty VX on any rocks that my rearend or frontend might drag on. However, I have never been that far west.....I'm looking for a memorable experience with my fellow VXers. What day will the VX run take place?

Tuesday, May 15th

Everyone splits off into smaller groups for the rest of the week.

[VX KAT]

Mark, how did you get down this hill w/o hitting front end??


Yeah, I forgot, TOTW did take a long time when there's a large group, but dang it sure is spectacular!


OK, OK call me a wuss... . .(and totally set JoFotoz off ) but I don't want to get much damage to my plastic skids...so.....

The trail book listed Hell's Revenge and Fins & Things as "Difficult"...yet I wouldn't rank them that hard...so looking in the trail book for degree of difficulty doesn't give real world experience like you all have.

1) Jack and everybody...why don't you give a ROUGH estimate of time including to/fromfor each of the 5 you listed (say we have 15 VXs or something like that).

2) Also, I know the trail books rank them as far as difficulty, but why don't you give some idea of real obstacles etc... that could cause damage to front or rear. I've only done Fins and TOTW, haven't done the other three..
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please don't shoot me anybody.....

[VXorado]

OK, OK call me a wuss... . .(and totally set JoFotoz off ) but I don't want to get much damage to my plastic skids...so.....

Can you remove the skid plates at the stoop and leave them off until the end of the week? I remember someone removed their skid plates the year I went to avoid damage.

[vt_maverick]

I'm leaning towards Top of the World so far, even if it does take awhile - Sue is right, I am NOT driving all the way to Utah only to come home without that picture! However I am a little scared that I might forget to drop her out of 1st when I let go of the clutch. I'm imagining Wile E. Coyote vanishing in a little puff of smoke way down below...

Can you remove the skid plates at the stoop and leave them off until the end of the week? I remember someone removed their skid plates the year I went to avoid damage.

It's kind of a pain in the *** but yes you can. The plates fit so snug that tightening and loosening the bolts can be time consuming, but it can be done without anything other than an allen wrench.

[VXorado]

I'm leaning towards Top of the World so far, even if it does take awhile - Sue is right, I am NOT driving all the way to Utah only to come home without that picture! However I am a little scared that I might forget to drop her out of 1st when I let go of the clutch. I'm imagining Wile E. Coyote vanishing in a little puff of smoke way down below...



It's kind of a pain in the *** but yes you can. The plates fit so snug that tightening and loosening the bolts can be time consuming, but it can be done without anything other than an allen wrench.

It's definitely worth running Top of the World, I was just suggesting it may be better to go later in the week with a smaller group. It was difficult to get a picture on the "ledge" because there were so many VXs blocking the trail. I actually skipped the pic because we were at the ledge for a while and I was ready to head down. It was still fun though & i'm down for any trail... but I voted Fins and Things

If I had the skid plates, I would remove them before hitting the trails. Better safe than sorry and there are plenty of helping hands at the stoop.

[VX KAT]

Can you remove the skid plates at the stoop and leave them off until the end of the week? I remember someone removed their skid plates the year I went to avoid damage.

And my skids were even a bigger PITA than Mav's for some reason. My shop had to do both, but the front was a bear. He had several vice-grips pinching the front closer to the cladding, and involved lots of pushing too.
But you're right, there's plenty of willing "helpers" that could get it back on so I'm not adverse to removing it.

Tomdietrying used to pop his off and on really easily, maybe that's who you're thinking of.


IDEA: We can get a smaller group together for TOTW for Wed or Thursday
EDIT>>>>>Great minds Mav...I didn't see your post moments before mine with same suggestion....

And come on...is there many pics better than this in life?







UM....ROB (DUMKE)...YOU FORGOT TO GET IN YOUR VX......





THAT'S BETTER ROB...ER, UM CAPT MORGAN......

[Dumke]

You really had to post the one where I looked constipated? I was soo skeert hanging over the side because of the wind I just couldnt doo et.

I see your Captain and raise you another one



And Jo's alternate view from atop his VX is awesome.



Weather was the craziest thing up there. It went from cold/cloudly, to rain to snow to sun in a matter of 20 minutes? IMO Best view out of all the trails I have been on so far

[Dumke]

1) Jack and everybody...why don't you give a ROUGH estimate of time including to/fromfor each of the 5 you listed (say we have 15 VXs or something like that).

Also if anyone knows how to get to said trails include that as well. In 2010 I do remember a certain person (not naming names)taking us to Posion Spider instead of Steel Bender.. HAHA man I cant wait, Moab is right around the corner.