P.W... I got confirmation that my local dealership is going to let me use thier big 22' or 24' trailer( white ) ... I started thinking & putting a list together... we'll probably go through 8-9 - 5 gallon cans of gas alone, just for the race ... clothing is another thing to consider as well... this is going to be awesome... later...WAM

 

I thought of the gas thing a while back, actually I woke up about 2 weeks ago at around 5 am from a nightmare I was haveing! We were in the race and ran out of gas and didn't have any with! When I woke up I thought,,, holy crapola,,, we need alot of gas and we are running race gas,,,, that's $3.50 per gallon,,,, we need about 55 gallons,,, WOW,,, I'm broke! LOL!!!

 

P.W. I'm jelous of the communication system... I'm hoping I can find a clean channel or side channel to use the 3 Motorola talkabouts that I have...thanks for the offer on parts & tools... you know your'e welcome to anything we're not using in our camp as well...

one part of me hopes for rainy weather ( to slow down some of the rippers ), & I'd rather drive in mud than the dust any day...but the last time I went deer hunting, it was mid 30's & pouring rain... that would really make racing alot tougher... I might as well bring my 28" zilla's, as well as my other sets of tires, as dry as the summer has been so far, we could have a cold wet fall ???

I'm really glad I could talk Northstar Powersports out of the use of thier new trailer, it's tall enough for me to stand up in... it will be nice to have a place to change & rest up a little between the time on the track...

 

well as for the weather it is going o be hard to plan for because if it keeps acting the way it is...we will expect it to be dry and then get a snow storm like the day befor.

just to make a note...can someone compila a list of who all is going or post that you are going...just kinda interested to find out who is all coming.

 

I started a thread just for that, on ATV Racing under Navigation, on this forum... be sure & post there, hopefully some of the other brands teams will post there as well ... see ya all there...WAM

 

Well....Looks like I'm going. Just talked to my riding buddys, and they are realy excited about the chance to walk around in the pits. So if some of you guys dont mind a couple of us stoping by and bugging you for a few, I would realy like a chance to get a look at some of your machines and talk a bit. The way things are going we should have a team next year. It would be nice to get some pointers from some of you who have ran the race befor. The only enduro I've done is on the back of a bike, so this should be fun.

 

It would be great to meet some of you guys from the forums here! Look for the lime green Prairie,,,, not team greens tho! They will be here too!

 

I have decided to come down instead of hunt....but you guys already knew that right? lol! I am probably going to leave here around 5 in the morning and get there around 8:30 I am guessing. I hope to see you all there

 

I knew you would come to your senses!LOL!!!!! Look for me there and I will be glad to chat with ya!

 

Well, from what we were allowed to see of the 12 hours course... it was awesome...

My team mate, Dan & I raced the hare scramble this weekend on the site of the 12 hour race... we were told up front that it was not the full 12 hour course, & that they would be adding more option lanes on the backside yet.... Dan took 5th out of 5 in the utility class ( all 650 & 700 Prairies )... Me... I decided at the last minute to send my 650 to the shop ( not completely blown up )( needs a head gasket, & I can't keep it cool right now ), & drove our 300 Prairie ( full time 4 X 4, & set up for my wife to mud bog with )... I entered the fat old man class...LOL... took second out of 3 ... I didn't mind loosing 1st to a guy on a Z 400 ( the senior class goes strickly by age, rather than the quad style )

the course was rough in a few areas, as the owner is putting a stock car track in, & they are still working around it at this time...the front side is a balance of MX sections & tight woods sections, in loose soil & sand, down by the river a steep hill, going both up & down... the back side is TIGHT woods section with alot of steep off camber hills & corners, much more challenging & technical riding... the service road is nearly complete, & will aid greatly in extraction of downed quads, & viewing of other sections of the race...

I'm infactuated with the quality of the dirt / clay on the hill on the front side, as again I got a closer look at it... I was riding my wifes 300, with the thumb extender ( don't do it man !!! )... after about 4-5 laps, I was getting comfortable enough that I was powering down the hills ( if you can power down the hills on a 300...LOL... )... at the bottom of the long steep hill in the option lane I was in, was a section that was VERY steep, near the bottom, with a jump at the very bottom... 20 feet from a sharp right turn ( you must hit the jump a just the right speed, to take the jump, & still make the turn ), I wasn't able to hook my thumb, on the handle bar & grab some brake, with out hitting that thumb throttle extender... I knew I was in trouble ... I'm not sure if I had finally grabbed too much brake & hit the jump with the nose of the quad, when the suspension squatted under hard braking, Or weather I went over the jump with the brakes on & pounded the nose... either way, I was quickly ejected over the handle bars, & at some time during the 2-3 tuck & rolls down the rest of the hill, I saw the quad rolling end over end, behind me... I was sure I was going to end up with the quad on top of me like last race, but as I laid there trying to get my wind back, ( it knocked the wind out of me at sometime during my gracefull landing )... I turned around, & the quad was sitting there ( side ways on the trail ) ... Idleing away, waiting for me to get back on... the custom aluminum front end ( put on after my wife T-boned a tree last year ), was unfazed, the rear rack was pushed down a little in one corner... the handle bars were pushed down to the tank, fortunatly, they just spun in the clamps... after getting back on & getting into the tight woods section along the river, at the bottom, I realized that the hand brakes had also spun & I had to stop, for second & pull up the brake, so I could reach it... 2-3 more laps & the race was over for me... back at the pits, when Dan came in, I could see he was one of the many that had found a tree ... I think every utility had bent bumpers, or broken plastic on the front end...

A special thanks to the Webster County Wheelers... the track was awesome looking forward to seeing all you guys next time...

All you utility racers beware... I think those 650 / 700 Prairies were turning lap times faster than the A class 2 X 4's... If you camera guys want good footage, find the hills... I'll be there...WAM