MNRCRC scale bash June 17th

[Etype R]

A place we wanted to run last summer, closed down due to funding and vandalism. I decided to take 95 to hwy 96 on the way home last night, and the Boomsite park was open again, I stopped by and checked it out since it has been over a year now.

You do have to walk down some stairs, its a decent set of stairs too, but its not bad enough to make you want to carry all your junk down in one trip :-P The park is located just north of still water, just 1.2 miles past hwy 96 along the river. You will see a mile marker sign that lists a historical marker, then the boomsite restside. You can see the boomsite parking lot from the historical marker. And if the first parking lot for the boomsite is full, there is a much larger one not even a block down the road

Link to the boomsite site

http://www.dot.state.mn.us/restareas...rboomsite.html

Here is a link to a gallery of pictures of my old TLT out there.

http://www.rc-offroad.com/tlt/tltbruiser/testrun/

And another gallery of my Juggernaut out there, when it was still kind of small The first 8 pictures are test shots at the house.

http://www.rc-offroad.com/juggernaut/crawler/index.htm

There is a very nice dry river bed thats about 2-3 feet wide and filled with rocks ranging from marble sized up to shoe box sized, looked like a killer scale trail for the scalers And of course being on the river, you can play in some water. And there are even rocks big enough to challenge any super.

[Etype R]

Few pics of my old jugg setup from that location, there is stuff there for all sizes of trucks

[Nicklepimp]

So here is where you hid the open invite. I definetly would like to check out this site you speak so highly of. It sounds really good, plus it's a lot closer for some of us.

[Etype R]

Its nothing like Taylors, but its a different location, different rock, and a decent size.

I forgot to include a meeting time, hows 11am sound?

[freetimecrawler]

11:00 sounds like a reasonable time
I have some practicing to do with the new super set-up as well.
I'm going to post a link to this thread in the regular Mn thread in case anyone missed it.

[fast5xc]

Well I won't be able to go. I have a stupid family reunion to go to.

[Mnster]

Little too soon to far for my brother and I. Maybe next time, gas is cheap there in MN it only costed $70 for a round trip. Definitly have to camp though for a two day event if we are driving that far again in the future.

[Etype R]

Yeah this one is kind of short notice... But I just found out that it was open again after the comp. And the following weekend we have a comp. And the weekend after that I will be offroading my 1:1 up at Gilbert again. Plus I will have to test the new R2 tranny... And this is closer then Taylors

[BigBaller]

Thanks for telling me... Mike I shoulda took the long way home Sunday and I could have seen it too I am not sure I can make it. Mike I will PM you and let you know.

Ryan

[Etype R]

I hide my threads so I don't have to deal with you fawkers :-D

I take 95 south, instead of hwy 8 when I do not feel like dealing with all the slow downs. And with how nice of a day we had, I was sure that it was be a busy day along hwy 8.

I know its short notice, I have a bunch of crap going on Saturday too. If everyone likes it, sounds like the July 1st GTG might be held here as well.

[Etype R]

So anyone else in for this one? I know Kevin and Troy are in, list is pretty short so far. I need to get out to test the Dig setup on the gopher, so I am going even if I am the only one

[freetimecrawler]

I'll be there
Got the DX7 set up in the Clod with duel ESC's
Going back to the stick radio is like riding a bike, but I'll still need to practice some.
I'm loving it so far
I also bent the chassis on the Hi-Lift, last Sunday. I'll have to go beat the snot out of it again, and see if I can bend it back

[freetimecrawler]

Bump for more MNRCRC members to see.
I know it's Fathers Day, but anyone else in?

[Etype R]

I am so bad at checking if these things land on days like fathers day.... Ryan is in too now And I installed the locker in my pickup last night, now my tires are chirping on a few turns here and there :-P

[freetimecrawler]

I worked on trucks last night. The Chevy is back running with a new motor and electronics, new tires/rims. H-L is back up and running with a Super Rooster installed, and the Geo's back on for now. Super's been reworked with 2 esc's, and set up for the DX7.
We still looking at 11ish tomorrow?
Might have a passing shower early AM, but it's supposed to be nice, if not too hot.

[BigBaller]

Boys I will be there rain or shine. Mike you better be there too! I got my Scout reworked. Broke a Diaz leaf, made an extra one now Mike you will be bumed to know I scraped the 1.9's. I hate those stupid small tires. I am gonna sell those Mashers. I put on the same as the Scout, narrowed RC4WD beads and narrow Swampers. Love the look. Oh I shelfed the Courier and am running a Rubicon. So new built rig. 4 linked scaler. Now I run a full leafer and a 4 linker...scalers. Love these things. Mike I will bring the gopher with also. Oh I got my Crawl Master setup... Is this nice looking!!

See ya in the morning.

Ryan

[BigBaller]

Today was a lot of fun. Nickelpimp, Freetime Crawler, myself and EtypeR all took some scalers down to a sweet little spot. The shade was awesome compared to the 90 plus degree heat and humidty we had at the top of the bluff. This spot has a lot of potential for comps and especially scaler runs. I will get some pics up in the morning. Rocks, water, shade and plenty of play area. Good find Mike!!

Oh we all brang 2 trucks a piece. Ha ha, they ALL broke their rigs. Everyone of them...Mine, yeah just fine. Mike's Crawl Master setup was

Ryan

[Nicklepimp]

The only 1 of my 3 that 'broke' was my scaler. It wouldn't move after I ran it though the water. Now that it's dried out it's running fine. I'm not quite sure what happened cause my electronics were all ballooned. :? What fun is a scaler if you can't get it wet?

[BigBaller]

Sorry for taking a week to post some of my pics. This place was a LOT of fun. Maybe a comp spot this fall?

[freetimecrawler]

Love it
I think I like the mud/scalers as much as the crawlers :-P
I just added a waterproof ESC to the H-L, now all I need to do is waterproof the rec well, and I'm set for some more water/mud
The chevy didn't get run much Sun, but is ready to go from the last scale run.
I have plans for another scaler after my 2.2 Hulk build is finished.