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06-28-2008, 09:47 PM
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| Diggin' the new SCX10 II!   Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Norcal
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|  RCC's coverage and photos  Dean, Brandona and I left Nor-cal around 5:30pm last night and arrived to the Dixon Lake campgrounds at around 1:30am. We were the last ones to arrive and setup camp while everyone else was getting their beauty sleep. I heard some rustling going on in a tent at the camp site next to us, fortunately I am a deep sleeper so it did not keep me up all night. Come to find out FrankyRizzo and Dieselfool are our neighbors.   Scott and Brain starting the drivers meeting on the WCCC podium.     Course 1 "Moab" started with a gap that ate your rig up and spit it out at the bottom of it's angry crevice forcing a reposition. Some made it look easy by using wheel speed and jumping the gap and others took it diagonally, slowly navigating a tire over the only small rock filling the gap and carrying at least one tire over the gap to clear the gate. Then came more craters that swallowed tires whole with the gates placed perfectly to make great technical lines. The course had a gate that forced you into a steep side hill which tested your COG, I approached it almost sideways at a slight diagonal angle, punched the throttle and did a full barrel roll clearing the gate and cleanly landing back on my tires causing a cheer from the crowd that lasted for what seemed like 5 minutes. Later, I was told that no one cheered and that it was all in my head. Attempting such stunts are not recommended for rookies.    Course 2 "Flat Iron" at a distance looks like it was going to be easy until you got up close and noticed all the break overs angles that made you want to punch the throttle and crevices that sucked your tires in if you made the slightest mistake.    Launching over one of the many "jumpy" gates, this one on course 2.  Course 3 "Hammer" started with a difficult climb where tire placement was crucial so your left rear tire wouldn't get sucked into the under hang causing the rig to flip over back words. The rest of the course consisted of some very challenging gaps and step up obstacles.        Course 4 "Masher" had rocks that looked like hundreds of bullfrogs melted into the rock face. After starting the this course, you had the option to take the extremely steep bonus line which ate up a lot of time if you were not able to make it because it was such a fun climb you got sucked into trying it over and over again, not even realizing you haven't cleared more then 2 gates in the course. The rest of the course had some great side hilling gates, more gaps and break over angles that challenged the belly dragger rigs.      Course 5 "Badlands" made you twist and turn through a nicely designed course with mini bowls, craters and ledges with a cliff of death to the right of the bowls and craters. The course layout teased you into taking lines that would lead to falling off the cliff making you take a reposition if your rig didn't break. If you were lucky enough to make it past the cliff obstacles you were able to launch your rig over the rock jumps to finish the course. This course reminded me of crawling at the "Bean".     "They" say the sidewalls are actually supposed to do that. I'm glad my tires don't do that.  Brian thought for some reason that he was not fat enough to collapse the empty box he was using as a chair.  Last edited by badger; 06-30-2008 at 01:57 PM. |
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06-28-2008, 09:50 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Anaheim/Gardena, CA
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I see me! I was going to say hi... but I wasn't sure if that was you. |
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06-28-2008, 10:01 PM
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| Diggin' the new SCX10 II! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Norcal
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The event ran a little long today due to the amount of raffle prizes given away and also since we had to pack up and get out of the comp spot (Lake Wholford) by 7 or 7:30. So with that, people started leaving before the top 5 competitors could be announced and checks handed out. So Scott and Brian with do the formal announcement tomorrow morning before the comp starts. Scott wanted to do the formal announcement with everyone in attendance so he asked me not to post the exact order of winners for today so they don't have to hear it over the phone tonight. In random order, here is the top five competitors. Brian Parker Jake Wright Jake Hallenbeck Brad Dumont Austin Dunn Congradulations guys! |
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06-28-2008, 10:03 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chucking rocks at your little truck!
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Go Losi!
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06-28-2008, 11:37 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Tan Valley
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Nice pics of the event guys...Thanks!  Makes me a little home sick!:-(
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06-29-2008, 06:34 AM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Trussville, AL
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nice write up badger. Sounds like some hard courses
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06-29-2008, 08:42 AM
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| MODERHATER™  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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Go Colorado!!! I had no idea Brad was representing!!!
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06-29-2008, 10:43 AM
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| '08 2.2 National Champ  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UTRCRC
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Those courses look great and now I'm even more sad I couldn't go. Great job guys.
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06-29-2008, 11:24 AM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Man Cave!
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| What's the 1st day order Badger? Nice write up on the event and some killer pics bud. |
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06-29-2008, 11:35 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2007 Location: NCVRCC
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06-29-2008, 12:31 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Irritable Isle
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Congrats BPRCA. The CKRC RockStar chassis seems to be working well Last edited by Skeeno; 06-29-2008 at 10:00 PM. | |
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06-29-2008, 08:12 PM
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| Official Cook of the ECC  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hawthorne, Florida
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Any updates?
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06-29-2008, 09:01 PM
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| 06 Super National Champ  Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill
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Heck yeah! Brad and Austin battling it out in the top 5. Good chit! |
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06-29-2008, 09:14 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hueytown, Alabama
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Congrats to all the guys! Good to see Austin representing!  |
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06-29-2008, 10:44 PM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sacramento
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06-29-2008, 10:49 PM
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| R.I.P. Chip  Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The Crawler State
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Come on people, someone has to be home now from the event!
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06-29-2008, 10:58 PM
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| R.I.P. Chip Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The Crawler State
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Just talking to Rich from Losi. Word is Team Losi takes all 3 podium spots! 1. Austin Dunn 2. Jake Wright 3. Brad Dumont Last edited by jason; 06-29-2008 at 11:17 PM. |
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06-29-2008, 11:00 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Man Cave!
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06-29-2008, 11:02 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hueytown, Alabama
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CONGRATS AUSTIN!!!!!!!!!!! Man, I bet that was some tough competition. Congrats to all the drivers! Last edited by jason; 06-29-2008 at 11:18 PM. | |
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06-29-2008, 11:26 PM
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| Sr. Product Developer  Join Date: May 2005 Location: Fontana
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Let me add that Scott from Proline and Brian Jones from RCP (and Losi driver) put on one great event. The staff, judges (even Rizzo) were awesome. I had a blast and thanks to our team guys going 1-2-3 overall and to Jake (King Bling) and Michael Johnson for running the Claws and finishing in the top three on Saturday and Sunday. Finally thanks to everyone there for the kind words about the Mini Rock Crawler and to everyone using our product. Rich | |
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