Hey guys,

It was cool to finally put faces with the screen names. I had to get back early since i had to work today but I definitely had a blast while i was out there saturday.

Bruce

 

You want me to UPS them back to you?
-Chris

 

Talking about Jason (2x Red 4Runner)? Stock GSAs are actually a very good pismo tire; and after i aired him down, he did pretty well.
-Chris

 

Do tell me this story about the F250 and Hummer.
-Chris

 

L33t35t and Jason are one in the same. He was talking about Bud, who was in a black Taco I think.

 

Hey guys! I had a great time out there this weekend. If you guys are ever in the San Luis area, be sure to let me know and I'll go wheelin with you just email me at rgoring@calpoly.edu

Also, a HUGE thanks to those who helped me when I was goin over the side of that little sand cliff.. Mike, Bob, Jason (& others who I know I'm forgetting).. I owe you guys a beer; unfortunately, you're going to have to wait for me to pay up until I turn 21..

anyway, it was nice meeting you all! .. I want to see those pics that Bob's wife took of you all pulling me out

take it easy
-Russell

 

reason 1:
Ok, whos the funny guy that photoshopped the strap from the samurai to my truck.

reason 2:
samurai ran out of gas and i had to pull him on reverse.


reason 3:
You guys were to busy posing and taking pictures. No help around except for Samurai.

Laurie and I had a great time. And learned a lot about driving in the dunes.
so many people to thank.

Scott (monkeynutz) - thanks for the night run!! You alone convinced laurie for the approval of my future 4x4.

Jason(L33t)/Charles(calrockx) -thanks for finishing up last years left-over chicken. jk

Bob - thanks for friendly welcome and trusting me with your truck with my 6 passengers.

Steve- Mucho thank you for,.. LOTS of stuff. (too much to list)

and everyone else!!
Cant wait til' next year.

Bud

 

oh you mean this?



hope to see you again soon!

 

oh yeah... that's the one

-Russell

 

tons of fun this weekend. thanks to everyone who helped put this together! i had a blast! posted some of my photos on my website. if any of you guys want any of the pics, just let me know and i'll mail you the full uncompressed photo so you can develop them. glad i got to meet you all.

here's a link to some of the pics:



http://members.cox.net/bigfatmonkeyn...o4rj/index.htm

-scott

 

lololololololol... you're nowhere close to tipping, I'm sure I could have driven you out of that stuck. :p -Chris

 

i sure wasn't laughing... i haven't even gotten my plates yet.

 

i knew you werent anywhere near rolling also. i knew you were scared, as ive been in your same predicament before (first time offroading, scared when you hear a pop or a tire drops out of nowhere, or car is tilting). you have such a low center of gravity since you arent lifted, you were nowhere near rolling. you probably coulda just thrown it in 4 low and dug yourself out, but i wanted to put on a show, kinda

and monkneynuts, that place has some beautiful sunsets!! heres the one from your site http://members.cox.net/bigfatmonkeyn...g_0424_jpg.jpg

i have one just like it!!!

http://66.75.118.29/pismo0038.JPG

also moneynuts, how did you make your thumbnail index for all your pictures?

 

ok, here are a few photos of some people getting stuck. hope you're noone's mad at me

here's casey burried to the frame...


casey supervising his friends jacking his truck out of the sand...


eric high-centered at the top of a still climb...


me helping eric out ...


bud getting towed to the group photo...


as much as i hate to, i'll even post a pic of me high-centered at the top of a hill...


another of me burried...



never had so much fun in my truck before. thanks everyone!

-scott

 

All,

Aside from the overnight pass problem the first night, I breathed a huge sigh of relief b/c everyone was so damn cool and worked with each other to have a good time. Whew!

I really enjoyed meeting everyone and connecting the names w/ the faces. Lemme see if i can remember: Eric, Wendy, Scott, Crystal, Bud, Laurie (aka Sophia, Julie---haha), Casey and posse, Charles, Jason, Mike and Samantha, Tai (thx for the coolant and stories!), Milton, Nick and girlfiriend + friend, Bong and Tony, Bruce, Jose, George and family, Peter and huge group of friends, Brian, Jim, Geoff, Chris (pismoboy), my bro John + nephews, my friend Kyung, and last but not least, my wife Patty. I'm sure i forgot a few but man, there were plenty of folks at the 1st annual Pismo 4RJ!

Being a noob to off-roading, i learned a few things on this trip namely recovering vehicles and the right equipment. Thanks to Steve and Mike Kapash (where'dya go?!?!) for the lessons...and thanks to both Russell and Peter for being unwilling participants.

Also of note, Jason (L33). 2WD'd the whole place with very little trouble. I was impressed w/ how he navigated the dunes to make sure he didn't get stuck. Also, Charles (Calrockx) was impressive too---I believe "No Fear" is a good way to describe his style of driving!

Anyways, send us feedback! What did you like and disliked? And how would you improve the next Pismo 4RJ? Send us your feedback to pismo4rj@4runners.org

I'll post pics later though I didn't take as many as I would have liked to.

Bob

 

thanks to this trip, i believe i found my favorite type of offroading. i'm done with rock crawling. it's all about riding the dunes now!

 

well Jason, it worked.. i was pretty damn scared

like i said though, thanks for the help; and drop me an email next time you're in town.

 

I hope fun was had by all, I know I had a lot of fun.

Well, here is our camp at the end of the beach:


and here are our neighbors who would ride their motorcycles at 3am right beside us:


On saturday we set up for a group shot then we headed out to the dunes:

Here's Jim running the bowls in what is believed to be a Jeep once owned by Charles Manson:


After a couple hours we came back for lunch and set up an RTI ramp. Here's Jim diligently supervising the work crew:


Here's me on the RTI ramp:


And here's the camp at sundown:


Notice how red the campfire is? That's not a photography effect, thats a road flare:


I think I had the most carnage (among the toyotas) in the group. While on the RTI ramp I found a crack in my 10 year old CV boot:


Luckily for me I carry an extra CV axle with me and a one of the guys attending is a mechanic and had it changed out in 1.5 hours.

Can't wait for next year!

OK, now does everybody believe me when I tell you to air down to less than 10PSI?!

More pictures here: http://www.robinhood4x4.com/gallery/pismo4rj2003

Steve

 

I wasnt stuck , just wanted to check my front tow point
Thanks Scott!!! I know you had your share of towing people out!

 

Scott, you took some great pics. I'll be e-mailing you shortly!

Hey here's a suggestion.... why don't we have a bit of a photo competition...maybe the winning pic can be used on next year's t-shirt?

Or if we're really anxious for new merchandise, we can probably get shirts made with the winning image now.


Speaking of shirts, I need to order a new t-shirt. I just couldn't manage In N Out while driving, and slopped some sauce on my shirt. Washed it last night, but the stains didn't come out!!