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Wondering of anyone was headed to Hollister SVRA next week. We're going down Friday morning and will be there until Sunday. We had fun last year and now that I know how things work we're going to spend more time on the trails playing. I just need to remember to keep my arms inside the vehicle to avoid the poison oak . I paid dearly last year!

Andy

Have Fun Andy!
Wish we could join you! Well, without the poison oak!

It was another great event with more trucks this year. The range of vehicles was larger and the variety of modified trucks was interesting. We met some new friends and enjoyed the trails.

I really know very little about offroading (I did watch an old military Land Rover training video ), but the M seems to keep me out of trouble. I keep the speed low and use the gearbox and engine while staying out of the brakes and clutch. The truck seems to reward that by chugging over everything with little drama. One of the guys did have a bit of excitement when he slid over the edge of the trail trying to make way for another vehicle. He started slipping over and gassed it. This spun the tires and took the passenger side over the edge. The diff's caught a berm and kept him from rolling down the hill. His passenger side wheels were in the air! Fortunately with some winch work and a jack it was possible to get him back on four wheels and continue.

I'm sorry about the limited photos. Seems I just get busy and forget to take any... I'll have to see what Hilde has.

Sure sounds like it was a fun time!
I'm not an "off-road" guy. Costs too much to get the mud off the rig!
Glad you had fun and really glad the Fellow didn't roll his truck.
Another reason to stay on the "flat land".