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WahooJeep
01-13-2010, 06:18 PM
Open Wheeling with RCPFA -- MARCH 13th and 14th 2010

Please remember that the property we are wheeling on is private. It is NOT open to the public at any other time unless arranged via the RCPFA Board of Directors (BOD). When cross-posting this event to another forum, please include this notice. If you wish to wheel at this location at other times, you may want to join the club.

Please take with you all your trash/broken parts. Please leave the area in as good a condition as when you arrived. Thank you.

When is the event?

Friday, MARCH 12TH setup camp anytime after 4:00PM
Saturday, MARCH 13TH 8:30 AM wheeling (PLEASE BE ON TIME TO GET INTO GROUPS)
Sunday, MARCH 14TH 8:30 AM wheeling (PLEASE BE ON TIME TO GET INTO GROUPS)
Depart by 5:00PM MARCH 14TH or earlier

Where is the event?

The event will be held in Crozet, VA. Please check http://rcpfa.com/showthread.php?t=3 for directions. For any
questions regarding the event please post them on rcpfa.com or contact Chris Packard at jeepnchris@xjsrule.com.

What is the event?

We will have guided wheeling of all level trails (listed below) and a large bonfire on Friday and Saturday night. Primitive on-site camping and porta-john is available. If desired/needed, we will separate tenting areas for noise control. this is a non-spectator event.

Who can participate?

Members of clubs or individuals with no club affiliation are welcome. This event is limited to the first 50 rigs that sign-up via e-mail to jeepnchris@xjsrule.com or by posting on RCPFA. (http://www.rcpfa.com/showthread.php?t=1715) (non-member wheeling section). Participants are being asked to pre-register for this event to confirm a space.

Responses posted in this thread do not reserve a spot. Feel free to ask any questions here.

What are the minimum vehicle requirements?

Low blues:
- 31" tires - not street tread
- Hi-lift jack or a jack capable of lifting your tire off the ground
- Tow strap (hooks type straps are not permitted)
- Tow points front and rear of vehicle
- A CB
- First-aid kit
- Rocker protection and skid plates recommended

Middle\Upper blues with (optional) low black bypasses
- 33" tires
- Hi-lift jack or a jack capable of lifting your tire off the ground
- Tow strap (hooks type straps are not permitted)
- Tow points front and rear of vehicle
- A CB
- First-aid kit
- Rocker protection and skid plates recommended

Low Blacks
- 35" tires
- Front and rear lockers
- Hi-lift jack or a jack capable of lifting your tire off the ground
- Tow strap (hooks type straps are not permitted)
- Tow points front and rear of vehicle
- A CB
- First-aid kit
- Rocker protection and skid plates recommended
Note: Body and/or drive train damage is likely

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

What types of trails will be wheeled?

We will have guides available for each trail level. Participants will choose trail levels on a daily basis (i.e. can run blues one day, blacks the next, and vice versa).

What is the cost for the event?

$30/day per vehicle (no passenger fee), $60/2-day weekend per vehicle (no passenger fee). Members fees are $25/day per vehicle (no passenger fee), $40/2-day weekend per vehicle (no passenger fee). If you are writing a check please make it payable to RCPFA.

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 .

Thanks!
The BOD of RCPFA

Happy Bear
01-15-2010, 08:30 PM
Anyone else in? Crozet is awesome to wheel and the Packard's and other regulars are some good peoples.

Here's a video Jack took in the fall down there:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRDrxOi9Mq4

I can't recall the name of it but I want to go back to hit that one rock/hill cilmb obstacle I got denied on with some fresh tires :)

Numidian
01-17-2010, 07:19 PM
Wish I could make it...but repairs to my pile are on hold indefinitely...