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Jack
09-24-2009, 09:22 PM
Something a little different this year. We are inviting Club and Forum Members.

Event

On October 24 & 25, the Rock Crawlers for the Preservation of Future Access (RCPFA) will host a multi-club invitational run. Clubs are not confirmed at this point. There will most likely be a cook-out and party.

DATE & TIME

October 24 & 25, 2009
(Start time is 9:00 am each morning. Please be on time to get into your trail groups.)

LOCATION

6000 Bearwood Rd.
Crozet, VA 22932

(You'll need to go past the "End of State Maintenance" sign, over the cattle
guard throught the gate PLEASE KEEP CLOSED and to the top of the hill.)

Please be advised that Crozet is privately owned land which RCPFA maintains. It is NOT open to the public at any other time unless arranged via the RCPFA Board of Directors (BOD). All persons attending must either drive their rig or have a seat in another rig to ride in. NO SPECTATORS ALLOWED at wheeling events. Please take all of your trash and or broken parts with you. Upon your departure, the area should be left in as good a condition as when you arrived.

ACCOMODATIONS

We have primitive on-site camping with the option of a large bonfire in the evenings. If desired/needed, we will separate tenting areas for noise control. A porta-john is also available.

LODGING

There are at least 50 or 60 hotels in the area. The following two are the closest.

Holiday Inn (Charlottesville-Monticello)
I-64 & 631 (5th St.)
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Ph: (434) 977-5100

Holiday Inn (Charlottesville-University Area)
1901 Emmet St.
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Ph: (434) 977-7700

TRAILS

We will have guides available for each trail level (listed below). Participants will choose trail levels the morning of the event (i.e., run Blues, Blacks, etc.).

Blues & Blacks
http://mdcreepers.com/mcforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=196&stc=1&d=1253837687

http://mdcreepers.com/mcforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=197&stc=1&d=1253837804

http://mdcreepers.com/mcforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=198&stc=1&d=1253837804

Reds

http://mdcreepers.com/mcforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=199&stc=1&d=1253837804

http://mdcreepers.com/mcforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=200&stc=1&d=1253837804

MINIMUM VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS

Low Blues:
- 31" tires (not street tread)
- Tow points front and rear of vehicle
- Rocker protection and skid plates recommended

Middle/Upper Blues with (optional) Low Black Bypasses:
- 33" tires
- Tow points front and rear of vehicle
- Rocker protection and skid plates recommended

Low Blacks:
- 35" tires
- Front and rear lockers
- Tow points front and rear of vehicle
- Rocker protection and skid plates recommended
- Body and/or drive train damage is likely

Upper Blacks/Reds:
- Minimum 35" tires
- Front and rear lockers
- Full frame tied-in roll cage (6 or more points)
- A total disregard for body damage
- Helmets
- A trailer to tow your rig home
- A few screws loose in your head

FEES

RCPFA Members - $25/day per vehicle, $40/2-day weekend per vehicle. (No passenger fees.)
Visitors - $30/day per vehicle, $60/2-day weekend per vehicle. (No passenger fees.)

WAIVERS

Signed waivers must be turned in before heading out on the morning of the event.

WEATHER LINK (Crozet, VA 22932)

http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/golf/tenday/22932?from=36hr_fcst10DayLink_golf

ALCOHOL

Alcohol is NOT PERMITTED during the trail rides. You may drink after you are done wheeling. Alcohol is permitted in the camping and bonfire area.
67temp
09-25-2009, 09:46 AM
Here is the list that was in the other thread.

1) Jack, Stacy, and the canines.
2) Happy Bear + a passanger
3) ATJeep
4) 67temp
5) Numi and woman
6) davenjeip
7) shane - No rig, bitch seat anyone?
Numidian
09-25-2009, 07:41 PM
All persons attending must either drive their rig or have a seat in another rig to ride in. NO SPECTATORS ALLOWED at wheeling events.

I'm seeing a problem here for about 60% of the Creepers :lol:
RatLabGuy
09-25-2009, 09:34 PM
hm, very tempting. We'll have to see how broke my shit is after the ECORs race, I'll be Chicago most of the intermediary time and won't have much repairing time
Jack
09-29-2009, 10:56 AM
Top!
Numidian
09-29-2009, 11:52 PM
I was talking to Scooter on the phone last night and I told him about this ride and I invited him. We'll have to see if he decides to grace us or not haha
Jack
09-30-2009, 12:09 AM
That would be great. I hope he does.
Kack
09-30-2009, 09:06 AM
I think I'll run up this weekend.
atjeep
09-30-2009, 10:40 AM
Cool. It wouldn't be as bad a drive if you are in Portsmouth.
Kack
09-30-2009, 02:50 PM
It's about 3 hrs from shop door to the "End State Maint" sign
atjeep
09-30-2009, 03:04 PM
I thought you were closer than that. Geography owns me.

Are you already an RCFPA member?
Jack
10-09-2009, 08:50 AM
TOP. Anybody else?


1) Jack, Stacy, and the canines.
2) Happy Bear + a passanger
3) ATJeep
4) 67temp
5) Numi and woman
6) davenjeip
7) shane - No rig, bitch seat anyone?
atjeep
10-09-2009, 05:06 PM
1) Jack, Stacy, and the canines.
2) Happy Bear + a passanger
3)
4) 67temp
5) Numi and woman
6) davenjeip
7) shane - No rig, bitch seat anyone?


I am out.
Happy Bear
10-13-2009, 04:21 PM
Anyone else thinking about coming out to join us?

Kack, you going to come up?

It would be great to see some new faces. Crozet is a very small park where we can get around to lots of different areas with a wide variety of rigs in a group. There should be chances for everyone to play.
Z28YJ
10-13-2009, 08:03 PM
I'd like to do this, but my jeep is still in pieces. I fished all spring/summer/early fall, instead of working on the jeep.
Happy Bear
10-14-2009, 09:12 AM
I'd like to do this, but my jeep is still in pieces. I fished all spring/summer/early fall, instead of working on the jeep.
Get to work! Are you still working on the front suspension? Is that the only project with it?
Z28YJ
10-14-2009, 09:59 AM
Front suspension--pretty much just needs welding and front driveshaft lenghtened. I also have to replace the transmission shifter cable. And the last time I had it out, there was a knock that seemed to be coming form somewhere in the bottom end of the motor. So priority is to get the front end back together, then run it a bit and find out if the motor is going to have to come out.
Oh yeah, and I need to make up a couple of lines for the steering.
Ripster
10-15-2009, 01:51 PM
Front suspension--pretty much just needs welding and front driveshaft lenghtened. I also have to replace the transmission shifter cable. And the last time I had it out, there was a knock that seemed to be coming form somewhere in the bottom end of the motor. So priority is to get the front end back together, then run it a bit and find out if the motor is going to have to come out.
Oh yeah, and I need to make up a couple of lines for the steering.

Get your shit finished! More than once it's been mentioned you're missed on the trail.
willhf1011
10-15-2009, 02:02 PM
Im hoping to make it up. I've got my jeep down here at VT and there should hopefully be a bunch of us all coming up for atleast saturday
Numidian
10-15-2009, 02:16 PM
Im hoping to make it up. I've got my jeep down here at VT and there should hopefully be a bunch of us all coming up for atleast saturday

Where are you at down at Tech? Paige lives in the new apartment complex right at Prices Fork and 460
BBoarder
10-15-2009, 02:25 PM
Im hoping to make it up. I've got my jeep down here at VT and there should hopefully be a bunch of us all coming up for atleast saturday


you get the hydro assist on yet?
willhf1011
10-15-2009, 04:05 PM
Where are you at down at Tech? Paige lives in the new apartment complex right at Prices Fork and 460

I live in Barringer which is in the corner of the campus, washington and kent st. I keep my jeep at a buddies house on north main
willhf1011
10-15-2009, 04:08 PM
you get the hydro assist on yet?

haha no not yet. i spent last weekend doing a windshield and taillights to try and keep it borderline legal? when its on the road. go tthe tags and all squared away. it was also a home game weekend so i didnt really accomplish anything except on friday. I'm aiming to put it on this weekend maybe. Were you running spacers with the heims? i think theres 2 bolted to one of them but nothign with the others, trying to decide if i need to order some.
BBoarder
10-15-2009, 06:03 PM
haha no not yet. i spent last weekend doing a windshield and taillights to try and keep it borderline legal? when its on the road. go tthe tags and all squared away. it was also a home game weekend so i didnt really accomplish anything except on friday. I'm aiming to put it on this weekend maybe. Were you running spacers with the heims? i think theres 2 bolted to one of them but nothign with the others, trying to decide if i need to order some.

on the one side yes, had room there, no room for the spacer on the other end, but that was just my setup, yours might be different.
willhf1011
10-15-2009, 06:17 PM
on the one side yes, had room there, no room for the spacer on the other end, but that was just my setup, yours might be different.

i dont imagine i will have room on the tie rod end since the width of the heim with spacers would be too wide for the tubing so hopefully the axle end will have enough misalignment
CrawfishStu
10-19-2009, 02:18 PM
Andi and I are still in. Dogs might come with us. We are planning to head out mid day Friday if all goes well.

We'll be bringing the ZJ.
Happy Bear
10-19-2009, 02:25 PM
I'm still in as well, need to do a little wrenching this week but I should make it no problem


1) Jack, Stacy, and the canines.
2) Happy Bear + a passanger
3) 67temp
4) Numi and woman
5) davenjeip
6) shane - No rig, bitch seat anyone?
7) Stu and Andi

Is this list accurate?
davenjeip
10-19-2009, 02:47 PM
I'm still in. Looking like I'll be down Friday evening.

Gotta spend an hour or two on the Jeep before the trip, but it'll be easily ready before the weekend.
Numidian
10-19-2009, 11:51 PM
I'm still in as well, need to do a little wrenching this week but I should make it no problem


1) Jack, Stacy, and the canines.
2) Happy Bear + a passanger
3) 67temp
4) davenjeip
5) shane - No rig, bitch seat anyone?
6) Stu and Andi

Is this list accurate?
Now it is
67temp
10-20-2009, 12:08 PM
I wasn't able to swap weekends with my son due to him having the swine flu but his mother has agreed to take him this weekend. Now I just need to figure out why the zebra won't start or swap my tires to one of the other rigs.
67temp
10-20-2009, 09:01 PM
Jeep had a bad ignition switch... all fixed now.
CrawfishStu
10-20-2009, 09:23 PM
Jeep had a bad ignition switch... all fixed now.

That sounds like you fixed an electrical problem. Stop by for your mearit badge.
Kack
10-20-2009, 11:02 PM
Totally forgot about this. Might blast up Sat if the weather's nice
Shane
10-23-2009, 12:12 AM
ill be there. Bring me booze. I will entertain.
Happy Bear
10-23-2009, 02:28 PM
I'll be leaving about 6pm, hopefully make it by 10.

I'm figuring I'll kill an hour after work packing rather then leaving straight from work and sitting in Baltimore/DC traffic.
davenjeip
10-23-2009, 03:02 PM
Leaving in about an hour, so I can hit up some errands on the way.

Really looking forward to this weekend.
Ripster
10-23-2009, 03:27 PM
I hope you all have a good time and wish I could go. It looks to be another wet one.....
Jack
10-23-2009, 03:32 PM
I'll be in on Sat morning. Lets ROCK!