Nevada Trophy 2005
11-01-2005, 09:45 AM
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Nevada Trophy 2005
Back in July I entered this rally with some friends. It was my Tacoma, and the Expeditions West Tacoma. Each truck had a driver and a navigator. I didn't get too many action shots because I was a little busy driving... 
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11-01-2005, 10:02 AM
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ahh those are awesome pictures!!! I didnt know you guys were planning on doing that. Looks like a lot of fun. I know your truck is well equipped for thatsorta stuff. Thanks for the pics.
p.s. i love the rovers!
btw that is a clip flashlight tent? how do you like it?
p.s. i love the rovers!
btw that is a clip flashlight tent? how do you like it?
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11-01-2005, 01:49 PM
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Thanks everyone. I don't know exactly what Greg ended up doing with those socks - he should have mounted them in a frame and hung them on the wall as a tribute to his dedicated run across the desert! 
He had just come back from a hiking trip in Peru and we kept insisting that the Inca runners had influenced him
On the tent - that was Uwe's, I slept in my truck, so I can't offer any feedback on it. I do know he is a very tall guy and commented that it was a good tent for tall guys.
Scott, Uwe and myself had already done some adventure racing together, so we adapted some of that preparation and mind-set to this rally. Greg was pretty much a natural at it, as he does driver-training and is used to really good communications and navigational skills. Our trucks were already pretty well built for this sort of an event, so we didn't have to do much there. Scott and I both have auxiliary fuel tanks in the trucks, and we were glad we did. The rally took two days. We could refuel on the first day, but didn't on the 2nd day. It was about 200 miles the first day and 400 miles the second day. On the 2nd day, we had a time limit whereby we had to be done by 11:30 PM. The officials miscommunicated this and most people thought we had to be back at the hotel by 11:30, not the last check-point. So we made it to the last check-point a bit early (when we could have been out getting more points) where they took our log-books, but we used up just about the entire day and evening, as did most everyone else. At the end of the 2nd day, I was almost out of fuel (which cost us a little time because I thought I was out and stopped to mess with it) - but we kept going and I just left the pump on. My truck made it back to the hotel on fumes. We were really burning a lot of fuel being in 4wd so much and using a lot of the skinny pedal. The trophy course (timed course) had a mandatory requirement to be run in 4-LO. Talk about high-revs
He had just come back from a hiking trip in Peru and we kept insisting that the Inca runners had influenced him On the tent - that was Uwe's, I slept in my truck, so I can't offer any feedback on it. I do know he is a very tall guy and commented that it was a good tent for tall guys.
Scott, Uwe and myself had already done some adventure racing together, so we adapted some of that preparation and mind-set to this rally. Greg was pretty much a natural at it, as he does driver-training and is used to really good communications and navigational skills. Our trucks were already pretty well built for this sort of an event, so we didn't have to do much there. Scott and I both have auxiliary fuel tanks in the trucks, and we were glad we did. The rally took two days. We could refuel on the first day, but didn't on the 2nd day. It was about 200 miles the first day and 400 miles the second day. On the 2nd day, we had a time limit whereby we had to be done by 11:30 PM. The officials miscommunicated this and most people thought we had to be back at the hotel by 11:30, not the last check-point. So we made it to the last check-point a bit early (when we could have been out getting more points) where they took our log-books, but we used up just about the entire day and evening, as did most everyone else. At the end of the 2nd day, I was almost out of fuel (which cost us a little time because I thought I was out and stopped to mess with it) - but we kept going and I just left the pump on. My truck made it back to the hotel on fumes. We were really burning a lot of fuel being in 4wd so much and using a lot of the skinny pedal. The trophy course (timed course) had a mandatory requirement to be run in 4-LO. Talk about high-revs
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Sounds like a good time. It's cool to see so many different people here on yotatech doing different things. Congrats on the probably good finish (since they didn't really rank you, just say you got 2nd place)!
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Racer, those are "limb risers". More commonly seen in jungle and forested terrain, they guide overgrown foliage and branches up and over the vehicle without the stuff smacking into the windshield and cabin.
Racer, those are "limb risers". More commonly seen in jungle and forested terrain, they guide overgrown foliage and branches up and over the vehicle without the stuff smacking into the windshield and cabin.
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Oh, got it. So it's very useful in the desert, isn't it?
BTW, love your site and Taco, using it as a basis for our tow vehicle since the owner wants to cut out staying at hotels. Great design!!!!
BTW, love your site and Taco, using it as a basis for our tow vehicle since the owner wants to cut out staying at hotels. Great design!!!!
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Originally Posted by Racer944
Oh, got it. So it's very useful in the desert, isn't it?
BTW, love your site and Taco, using it as a basis for our tow vehicle since the owner wants to cut out staying at hotels. Great design!!!!
BTW, love your site and Taco, using it as a basis for our tow vehicle since the owner wants to cut out staying at hotels. Great design!!!!
The limb risers aren't much use in the desert except that they make a great place in camp to hang wet stuff if you have a few clothes pins handy
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