"winch"...that's funny, man I'd hate to see your nose dive off of those jumps at the MX sections.

it took myself, and 4 helpful spectators to get mine unstuck,

a couple of other racers (from the next starting row) jumped off their bikes to try to help, since I was blocking the track, and their like ($$%&# THAT) hate to be you...and made a new trail around me...lol!

yea" I know what you mean, nothing like driving 20 hours round trip, spend $600, and to not even finish the first lap.........

I am not blaming the V, I think it's an awesome bike, and has served me well.......it just sux to get it stuck.........

 

I am serious as a hart attack..I hear they make a minnie winch for sport quads.............

 

GE4x4,
Great write-up. Congrats on your finish. I'm jealous. I was bitten by the race bug last year at age 50. My first race was an AMA National Hare & Hound Scrambles in the west desert. Finished 17 out of 26. I raced my Vinson. I was the only sport/utility. Only 1 quad class too. Everyone else had sport bikes. It was brutal. I bought my V after that. This year only 13 quads showed up for that race.

I wasn't one of them. Speaking of bad luck. I flipped on a steep climb during another Hare & Hound scrambles last Aug. 7 broken ribs and a punctured lung that wouldn't stop bleeding. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]

So I bought into a new MX track being built in south central Utah. We should be opening soon. At least I can practice anytime I want. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

Good luck to you and be safe! Don't let the adrenaline get the best of you.

Mark

 

Mentalstate is correct, Warn now makes a 1500 lb. winch designed for lighter sport quads like the Raptor, 400ex, etc. But I'm not sure if 1500 lbs. is enuf to unstick the V-force!

Happy trails...[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]