gevo27 Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 (edited) This is the next trail i will be hitting.. cant wait... i gonna take my truck and bike, get to the mine, and travel almost to nevada on bikes... and hopefully wont get lost.. Its the lippincot mine road, in death valley, heard its fun, and somewhat challenging... http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/july/stories/photos/dv2.jpg Edited January 28, 2004 by gevo27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevo27 Posted January 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 I will get pick at this sign when im there.. http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/july/stories/photos/dv5.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevo27 Posted January 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 The climb gets very serious; this is slow, low-range work. There are washouts, most of which have been repaired with rocks, and in places you'll only have a foot or so between your outside tire and a disaster. The drop gets hairy, too.-- hundreds of feet, not straight down, but not enough of a slope to matter -- a mistake would be fatal. There's an additional problem: if there's a breeze in the canyon, it will be coming from behind you, which, coupled with the low-range hard climb, can cause overheating. Watch your temperature gauge. YIKES! YAAAAAAY CNT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sip Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 Sounds like a nice place gev. You've probably picked the best time to go there ... I'm guessing it's around 130F there in the summer (~54C for non US people) I have not been offroading around Death Valley ... I have a buddy that once drug his sister out there for a 26 mile hike!!!! Evil ... pure evil I called him ... she was visiting from Colorado I think. I guess around So Cal, I've done pretty much all the good trails around Arrowhead and Big Bear ... a lot of exploration in the Johnson Valley area around Barstow ... a couple of things by Calico. I've been to the Hungry Valley OHRV a few times which seems to be a big play ground for bikers ... did a couple of trails there around Frazier park like Lockwood canyon and Miller ... Actually I've done that trail about 5 times I think Further south, I've been to the Anza Borrego area a couple of times ... explored quite a bit out there. I never actually went into the sand dunes at glamis which I guess is another big biker hot spot but passed by it a few times. That's pretty much it for me in Southern Cal ... I've done a bunch of trails in Arizona, Moab of course, and just last summer I ran the Rubicon (around Lake Tahoe) with a decent sized Jeep group which was pretty amazing. I am going to try to make it out there again this year ... but not sure yet. If not Rubicon, then I'll surely try to do another Moab trip (Utah). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevo27 Posted January 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 Sounds kewl sip... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevo27 Posted January 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 you wanna come anoushik...?? LMAO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevo27 Posted February 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 hmm.. this is not how im gonna do things on that trail... LOL how i not gonna do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevo27 Posted February 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 (edited) ..... Edited February 1, 2004 by gevo27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anoushik Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 you wanna come anoushik...?? LMAO a mistake would be fatal. No thanks, Gevo. I'm just curious at your enthusiasm. I wish you the best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 hmm.. this is not how im gonna do things on that trail... LOL how i not gonna do it That's potato salad hill ... a really nasty obstacle out in Moab. I've been there .... I couldn't do it with my blazer but next time I go there with the Jeep, I am definitely going to give it a try. That guy in the video was just waaay too heavy on the stupid pedal By the way, I just got back from a bit of wheeling out in Michigan in about 2-3 feet of snow!!! It was a blast ... I'll try to post some pics later but right now I am about to pass out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOTH Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 Yeah Sip...and this guy was also ininuating that he could beat me in a race with his truck...me...in my Audi..and me...he has no clue...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevo27 Posted February 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 OMG Thot get over it buddy, everythread your in i swear you say something against somebody, seek attention badly, and just think its you and your right.. Well, i will stay true to my word, show up anywhere in LA, and i will race you.. Im not stupid man, i know a 3 ton truck with 235 HP wont beat your audi thats half that weight and even more HP at the start line... but is that all a race is to you, your HP over mine.. HAHA .. I raced stock cars in highschool at mesa marine raceway, i even have my stock car racing licence still, i know a few tings of racing on a track, and a few things racing on the roads... Hell i will put my 56 HP dirt bike against your Audi,,, You keep saying you won this and that.. GOOD FOR YOUU!!!!! But you didnt even give me the name and date of the race,, im sure i can find out who raced in it.. is that why u not saying the name?? OH btw, your 30 years of driving experiance,, against my 4 years.. yeahh i know the difference of that also... You probably put 12-16 k miles on ur vehicles a year.. i put 32-38 k a year.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevo27 Posted February 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 No thanks, Gevo. I'm just curious at your enthusiasm. I wish you the best of luck. LOL anoushik... fine then and thx Sip, thats kewl, i didnt know where that was, i just dont wanna end up like him HAHA... lol.. yeah, he started allright, its heavy vehicle, but what he needed to do is not steer so much, and use the brake more than the gas... lol... musta been his first time or something... it was waaay unprofessional.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 That hill is notorious for rolls. Actually it's in a relatively ugly place ... just a few yards from the town DUMP There is really no sceneary around it and it's just that small incline you see. It has several BIG steps that don't look that bad until you get up close to them ... but worst of all is the loose dirt. A lot of moab is solid red rock which has excellent traction ... but that one is different. For example Lion's back which is basically 1/4 mile from potato salad hill is SOLID .. you get more traction on it than regular asphalt! But this thing ... it's just downright nasty ... lots of broken parts ... lots of roll overs ... but it has become a "status symbol" ... you can start talking smack if you can make it up You can see some of the pictures I took of the place here ... those darker sports on the rocks are tire marks As far as racing ... I never understand why a truck needs to "drag race" anyway. Even my blazer which can do pretty well in a lot of tight technical trails can lose to a big bulky truck ... just like yesterday when I got stuck offroad and had to get a tow (in 2-3 feet of snow). A few more inches of clearance would have helped me a LOT there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOTH Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 Well gevo...I'm not frightened. Considering I beat a racer - racing bike guy on his speedbike - on a race that I challenged him on (about 150-200 miles long accrosss the better part of Maryland) - in my Mazda Millenia - not even my Audi..well...lol And yeah 3 years - versus my 30+ (and yeah i put on 25-30K a year - and real driving - not just I-5 - LOL)..you have no ida - no clue as to what you are talking about. Ask anyone who has ever been in a car with me - i am so far beyond what you can even consider - trust me... Let me relate a little story to you. At age 14 (and this account can be conifirmed..and by someone who occasionslly visits this foruym) - I used to drive the family car on long vacations - while my dad slept! He grew up on a farm and had soem pretty old school ideas. He used to say - and seriously - that as a father he would consider himself a sucsee if he tought me 2 things - how to drive and how to shoot...and he drilled me like a fanatic on each at an early age. So - you are really clueless - and I have proven myself in this regard countless times - to all doubters...don't know what else I can say. But here are a few things that come to mind - in a beat yup old toyota I managed to drive between LA and San Fransico in 8 hours...no big deal you say - yeah - up 1/101 along the coast/big Sur etc (not the I-5). And I've driven between Washington DC and New York in 3 1/2 hours! I never drove under 100 on the entire NJ turnpike and never under 70 in NYC (on the way to Conneticut)...except perhaps for soem slowdowns over the bridge...still 4 1/2 hours to beyond bridgeport...I've also dowen extended mountain stretches (hours) in my supercharged MR2 with speedbikes trying - but unable to overtake me..true - I swear to it...and of course 3 out of 3 in a Cannonball run type of race...increasing mey lead (over the vetrans each year)...ita about a 4-6 hur race...and the first year I won by 15 min, 2nd year 1/2 hour and third year 1 hour! (think about that for a bit)... And just this last week I'm tearing around on 35 MPH curvey roads at 70mph - in an ice storm! (with snow pack on the road..of course Quattro with performance snows!..and a driver who knows what he is doing)...believe me - you have absolutely no idea...any who have ever been in a car with me can attest - I assure you...and once this racingguy from France went out with me in my MR2...he was deriding the car a bit - until I took him on a curvey course near my home...well he was griping the dash screaming for me to slow down...said he was used to going dfast in more or less a straight line - but not like I was doing (I used to run very grippy soft compoind Yoko semi slicks ion my baby...coprneredlike you wouldnt believe...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevo27 Posted February 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Well gevo...I'm not frightened. Considering I beat a racer - racing bike guy on his speedbike - on a race that I challenged him on (about 150-200 miles long accrosss the better part of Maryland) - in my Mazda Millenia - not even my Audi..well...lol And yeah 3 years - versus my 30+ (and yeah i put on 25-30K a year - and real driving - not just I-5 - LOL)..you have no ida - no clue as to what you are talking about. Ask anyone who has ever been in a car with me - i am so far beyond what you can even consider - trust me... Let me relate a little story to you. At age 14 (and this account can be conifirmed..and by someone who occasionslly visits this foruym) - I used to drive the family car on long vacations - while my dad slept! He grew up on a farm and had soem pretty old school ideas. He used to say - and seriously - that as a father he would consider himself a sucsee if he tought me 2 things - how to drive and how to shoot...and he drilled me like a fanatic on each at an early age. So - you are really clueless - and I have proven myself in this regard countless times - to all doubters...don't know what else I can say. But here are a few things that come to mind - in a beat yup old toyota I managed to drive between LA and San Fransico in 8 hours...no big deal you say - yeah - up 1/101 along the coast/big Sur etc (not the I-5). And I've driven between Washington DC and New York in 3 1/2 hours! I never drove under 100 on the entire NJ turnpike and never under 70 in NYC (on the way to Conneticut)...except perhaps for soem slowdowns over the bridge...still 4 1/2 hours to beyond bridgeport...I've also dowen extended mountain stretches (hours) in my supercharged MR2 with speedbikes trying - but unable to overtake me..true - I swear to it...and of course 3 out of 3 in a Cannonball run type of race...increasing mey lead (over the vetrans each year)...ita about a 4-6 hur race...and the first year I won by 15 min, 2nd year 1/2 hour and third year 1 hour! (think about that for a bit)... And just this last week I'm tearing around on 35 MPH curvey roads at 70mph - in an ice storm! (with snow pack on the road..of course Quattro with performance snows!..and a driver who knows what he is doing)...believe me - you have absolutely no idea...any who have ever been in a car with me can attest - I assure you...and once this racingguy from France went out with me in my MR2...he was deriding the car a bit - until I took him on a curvey course near my home...well he was griping the dash screaming for me to slow down...said he was used to going dfast in more or less a straight line - but not like I was doing (I used to run very grippy soft compoind Yoko semi slicks ion my baby...coprneredlike you wouldnt believe...) You are my hero THOT jan.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevo27 Posted February 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Hey btw Sip, kewl pics... actually i find that most trails i have been on dont sem to bad when i explore with my bike, but in the truckk hehe.. its waaaaay diferent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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