Quoted from Hans:

Rocktoberfest at Byrd's Oct. 26-29. www.rockcrawlers4x4.com

Well if I'm planning.... we'll all meet at my place on Wednesday and work on the truck. We should have it all blinged out by Friday and ready to wheel.

The event starts Thursday morning, I plan to be there Friday morning. But if enough people want to play I can be there by 5pm on Thursday. It costs $75 for a vehicle for the weekend, $10 per person for 1 day, $20 for the weekend. Let Cory and I know in advance if you want to come w/o a rig and for $10 we can get you in for the weekend... so that saves you $10.

So we got:
Hans - truck
Cory - truck
Vanessa - passenger
Keith - ?
Gary - Stock TJ
Gary's bro-in-law - passenger
?Guy in the Jeep?
?John?
?Brian?
?Others?

I need to check whether a vehicle gets 3 passenger passes or 4. I thought it was '3 + driver' but the reg. form makes it look like '4 + driver' So Cory, Gary and my rigs will get either 12 total or 15 total people in. But they'll only seat 11 at most. So bring some good walking shoes Looks like we have 6 people committed right now, 2 vehicles with a couple more vehicles possible.

Cory's probably headed back Sunday morning... but I'll probably stay a bit if my truck is still driveable.

There is plenty of stuff to play on with a stock truck if you want, so no worries there.

Might want to think about camping arrangements for the night... it's a national forest around there, so that shouldn't be an issue. Byrd's has showers and stuff too, so you can even clean up before heading to camp. There might be a primitive cabin available, but I need to look into that... it may be packed already. Byrd's offers camping, but it's extra $.

 

I may have Will coming too (count me for 2 passengers).

My camping arangements are the same as always... Sleeping in the truck.

 

Ok... the Jeep won't be stock for long. It's still unclear if we'll get it locked in time for Rocktoberfest, as there's this little problem called a Dana 35 we need to work around, but it will be lifted rolling on at least 33's by then. I'm gunning for 35's. I'll know more when he buys the parts tomorrow. We're going to pop Barbie's cherry this weekend.

 

Sweet! I'll be down, and looks like Will is coming, but probably not Vanessa... Also, mom and dad might be joining!

 

So is anyone else coming?

 

I'll come down for a day or maybe the weekend and if Fink isn't busy he said he may come down too.

 

Won't know for sure until i get my time off request approved from work, but as of now i'm planning on coming down Friday and Saturday (27th and 28th). Can't decide if i'm gonna drive or ride yet. $$ will determine. I'll let you know

 

Well, if there is anything I can do to help, lemme know! You're more than welcome to ride in my rig!

 

That sounds good too, you guys wanna meet up with us?

 

That would be sweet let me know.

 

Keith is a good to go! btw, Keith are you campin out the weekend, and when are you headin down? and are you bringin your truck?

 

I will be driving down right after school on friday. I get out at 3.30, so that should put me at Byrds by 5.00 or 5.30 at the latest i believe. I will be staying friday night in my truck probably, and heading back late saturday night, after the scheduled "night trail rides".

I have the Rocktoberfest '06 Info Sheet and registration stuff, but still can't decide: drive or ride. I'll let you know when i decide.

 

Hans and I talked yesterday, and we decided that we were going down Thursday night. I dont know if either of us has cell phone reception out there, so we may need to work on a plan.

Keith I know you're comin Friday late afternoon, ADH and Fink are sometime over the weekend, is anyone else comin?

 

Everyone ready for this weekend?

 

I think I'm readyh just wish I had my ARB's already but oh well it should still be fun.

 

Sweet.. Fink coming with ya?

Keith, what time you leaving F-ville?

 

ADH, what time will you be down?

 

I have to work on friday until 6pm so it's looking like I'll be down early saturday and I'm still not sure if Fink is headed down or not what's a good way to meet up with yall when I get down there?

 

No clue about the best way to meet up. I plan on doing the Saturday morning trail run... so if you just look for our rigs Saturday morning at Byrd's when we're staging for the runs it'll be all good.

 

Damage:
I hooked my front bumper on a tree and pulled it off. It was a pretty strong tree. Power steering pumps like fluid.
Cory - Hooked front bumper on a rock and bent it (not that you can tell), same rock also got his front fender and parking light. Left rear quarter got some loving from a tree. I think he decarboned his engine by ingesting a little muddy water and flooring it. And he had some electrical problems.... don't know whether the hot wire to the battery was too short, or if the battery moved around too much? And I'm pretty sure he filled all his axles with water, again, after being parked in a stream for 30 minutes (see previously listed electrical problem). Broke tail light on his trailer (they should sell replacement lenses by the 12 pack).
Keith - rear bumper on a rock
Gary - polished his rag top with a tree and got some rock rash on his wheels. I'm still pissed we didn't rip off a running board or break the Dana 35.
Ryan - too whipped by his woman to wheel, chose to look at waterfalls instead.