My Willys 3A and 3B Community
Clubs and Events => PAST EVENTS: => Topic started by: garage gnome on July 03, 2014, 07:30:22 PM
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We have a tentative date of August 9 for this. It a great time in some stock jeeps!
http://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/2nd-annual-nh-trail-run_topic31049.html
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Anyone else here going to this? So far it's me, Nate, Bob W and a few other guys from the 2A page. It'd be great to see a couple more out there!
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I'm loaded up and ready to go, see you guys on Saturday.
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Woo hoo! I'm trading a 30 pack (beer is official currency here in Maine) for a borrowed trailer tomorrow morning and loading it up. I'll be in NH tomorrow night and ready to Rock N' Roll Saturday morning.
Tim - If you leave now you can still make it in plenty of time!!
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Got the trailer tonight. Loaded up and ready to go!
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That really looks like it's going to be fun...
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The weather looks good for tomorrow!
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Here are a few few pics from yesterday's ride. We did about 45 miles - roughly a 50/50 mix between roads and goat paths. Weather was awesome and so was the turn out. Our convoy included :
2 3A's
2 M38's
1 3B
1 M38A1
2 M151's
1 - TJ(or YJ? I don't know the difference...)
It was a great ride with no real breakdowns, which I still find amazing when you are thrashing a group of 50-60 year old vehicles through the woods for 6 hours.
Getting started:
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Bob W conquering a mud bog with Nate as technical advisor
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M38A1 powering through the slop
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M151 with 106mm recoilless rifle. Try and keep this guy on your good side.
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Picking our way through the boulders
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Killer looking 3B aka "The Bullbozer"
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Back on pavement and headed for lunch
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3B
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M38 (Notice how nice and straight the top still is at this point....)
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KABOOM!
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Ted!
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Bill F's very nice M38
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Bob W's 3A w/spare wisely relocated to the tailgate
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Back on the trail! It was especially cool to meet Bob W. After participating in the forums for the past few years and having the 3A book as a constant fixture of my go-to reading material it was a little surreal to glance up at the rearview mirror and realize that was Bob in his 3A bouncing along behind us. Good times!
(http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z403/rmurdock2121/New%20Hampshire%2008092014/20140809_130057_zps6c30bead.jpg)
Pit stop. Bill's M38 decided it was no longer able to provide any oil pressure. Luckily, it was somehow able to continue and finish out the day. Kudos to Bill for pushing on from here.
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I could look at pics of this 3B all day long
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As the day neared an end a telephone pole sized tree chose to fall over at the exact moment I was driving by. I didn't even see it coming - just a massive "WHAT THE @%#^&$*$ WAS THAT?!?!?" crash on the roof
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Although I put the odds of this happening on par with buying a winning lottery ticket, I'm glad it was my jeep that took the hit. I was the only one with a solid top. Bob W was just ahead of me and I shudder to think what would have happened if this came down on his canvas top. The 3B behind me had no top and his windshield was down. The tree fell directly in line with the driver and passenger. You can see part of the top of the tree in the background in front of my buddy Mike. The other half of the tree is lying out of sight on the other side of the trail.
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Back home. The top took a hit but better than mine or Mike's head. I think I may change my license plate to "HELMET".
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I'm back home. What a blast!!! The run was very cool. It's always good to meet other forum members too. Ryan I'm very glad to have met you and Nate it was good to see you again. That tree falling on Ryan's Jeep was scary. We heard the sound from one position in front of them and couldn't figure out what had happened.
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Great pics. That tree was indeed scary, but actually the top seemed to come through the ordeal in not bad shape. I'd say nine Jeeps is a pretty good turnout, too. Looks like you guys had a blast. Thanks for posting the pics!!
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There are a few more pics over on the 2A page:
http://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/topic31049_post301429.html#301429
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1 - TJ(or YJ? I don't know the difference...)
YJ - rectangle headlights
TJ - round headlights
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Soooo Jealous� :-[
Maybe next year...
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I am starting to think about next year already. I want some feedback on the trails used. Did anyone think they where to tough? I have had some feedback from some that they might have been a little to much. Let me know what you think so when I scout out other trails I will know what fits best.
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First off, I had a blast this year and I had a blast last year. If we continue to do the same trails every year I will still keep coming back for more.
HOWEVER, since you have asked, segments of the trail were a little rougher than I would have tackled on my own. I did sustain some body damage on my M38 (in addition to the tree falling on me LOL) . I don't really care since that tub is shot anyways but if I had brought a nicer Jeep it would have been a little disheartening.
It is fun to pick your way across some rocks but listening to the "THUNK" of one against the frame or tub isn't quite as exciting. I think if we want to expand this ride at all we may need to throttle back on the boulder climbs. I'm guessing the guys in the M151's won't be back next year, which would be a shame since they are REALLY cool rigs. I'd like to see this get bigger each year but if people are damaging their rides it will have the opposite effect. I hate to see it totally watered down too and I know it's a delicate balance.
Just my $0.02.
Whichever ever route you choose next time I'll be there regardless.
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The trails were fine with me. Of course I didn't bring a "restored" Jeep. I can see where some of the folks may have been unhappy with the difficulty level. Ideally the difficult sections would have go-a-rounds, but that's not always possible. I will be back again next year if my schedule permits.
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Thank you for the feedback. I tend to drive my jeep hard and didnt find any problems with the trails. The feedback is needed as I want to keep it fun for everyone.