4th Annual Topless for TATA's Wheeling Event ** August 4th, 2012 - DEJA Trail Ride **

Neil Kathy took some good pictures of you in the hole on the TATA's trail.
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Wow, thats a nice looking silver TJ behind Neils Jeep!

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Wow, thats a nice looking silver TJ behind Neils Jeep!

TJ nothing...You should have seen the green YJ that was in our group. It was huge.

I had a good time yesterday. I didn't get many pictures on my phone and haven't checked my camera yet so if anyone has an album uploaded, I'd love to see it.

The morning was an easy run but we lost Steve and Luke so we merged in the afternoon. We didn't really hit anything in the afternoon until the rain hit and Geoff and I had to race back to the camp ground. I don't think I could have been more soaked.

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TJ nothing...You should have seen the green YJ that was in our group. It was huge.

That thing is a beast. Traction bar, lockers, bumps, and you should be good to go.

Torrential rain + no windshield/tops/doors + doing probably 40mph on the green trails of the NE property sucked. I think we may have inadvertently qualified for the Hammers. It was a helluva rush going that fast but we could barely see and the rain was actually painful. I had the map with all the trails we did but that, along with everything else, got soaked. We did manage to keep the Tata's check mostly dry.

That hole on the Tata's trail kinda sneaks up on you...Bill and I were talking or not paying attention and fell in it too. I hope they don't fill it in or anything.

That thing is a beast. Traction bar, lockers, bumps, and you should be good to go.

Trust me, all that and MORE are on the shopping list!

FYI, for all Facebookers, Quadratec has over 100 pictures up of the TaTa run....

J##Ps, and more J@@Ps, damn !! I ve never seen that many J**Ps in one place. No offense of course.

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J##Ps, and more J@@Ps, damn !! I ve never seen that many J**Ps in one place. No offense of course.

When I saw you, you did mention you had to get out of that parking lot before you got sick.

Best picture I saw from the Quadratec facebook page.

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I really enjoyed this year, especially having the chance to help out with set up, parking lot layout and bag stuffing. The friday run seeing the new trail was cool too. I could tell you were really feeling bad Saturday , but you pulled it off.

One suggestion for next year.
- Eliminate the drivers meeting, perhaps a flyer upon arrival. Let the trail guides pass the info on. Let the groups that are ready roll at 9. Also the trail guide should make sure all in their group are registered at the RC office.

thanks for everything!

Steve Dey

None of our guides went up for the gifts, we thought that was just for the main guides.

Loved the trail, I had Patti's husband riding shotgun in my Jeep and luckily he had gotten out to walk the trail and didn't see me tear up when I saw her name right at the beginning of the trail. A couple of the stumps were a little too pointy for my taste but they'll be smoothed down quickly enough. I'll probably make that trail part of my pre-lunch routine for all of the groups that I guide.

Thanks for all the hard work!

Here are a few of my pics:

Album: HERE

If anyone wants full resolution copies PM me.

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A few more to come.

I didn't realized you got video of me on the comp course hill but I'm glad you did. It explains why I was still lofting a tire even with 5 more inches of stretch. (The ORI struts were fully extending.)
Guess I'll be using a front suck down winch more than I thought.

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Jerry and Keith,

Thanks for putting up with me and my daughter on the "bunny" trails! Jill has been out with me and the club many times as she's grown up, but this was the first time driving her own Jeep! It was also her 20th birthday on that Saturday.
Had a great time and can't wait to get a bit bigger to do some harder trails!

I had a good time Joe.

Jerry and I both commented on how well your daughter did.

I had a great time! Since Tim posted up who was in our group I'll just cover the trails run. We started out by heading down to the old registration area with the intention of running the hills and then down Stair Steps, but another group got in front of us and so we went around on L3 and then took the shortcut to C off A. Skirting around traffic again we went to Trail 8 (black) and then to Trail 5 (blue). We then hit the TaTa's Trail. It is a really cool tribute to the cause and being a low green available to all. We did hit the hills at the end which weren't too difficult but had to be negotiated with a little care. While heading back to the pavilion for lunch we ran the 3 Hill section then to C. After a great lunch break we hit the Northeast Property and ran a short section of Trail 35, Trail 36, to Trail 34 (all blue). We picked up Trail 31, and Bob (captain) and ran the black section. Just before the end Glenn tore a valve stem and after a tire change Billy and Geoff joined us and we headed for "AREA 51" and the torrential rain. It was then time to head on back anyway. I was surprised how smoothly everything went and the traffic on the trails was not as bad as I expected. Thanks to all that attended. I'll definitely be back next year!!

Thanks Randy for all the help. Both Nancy and I really had a good time, and learned a lot.
Now, which lockers to get.... hmmmmm