PA Jeep Show

Well, I was entered in the show but, won nothing.
Saturday had some mid morning, early evening and late evening rain. No severe wind so it was Ok in a tent. Sunday was blistering humid.
Made 4 runs on the obstacle course. 1 on Saturday with Jodie as passenger. Great run with no damages, mainly on the rocks. Sunday, I made 3 separate runs. 1st was with Melissa (Turtle's sister (?)). There was an up hill that was slippery from the rain of Saturday, took 3 attempts (you'll find out why in a moment). Made it through the other dirt obstacles, then onto the rock. Oh...I was in 4-low but,...forgot the front lock outs when I started the course. So, I get locked out and made it through the rocks, again safely. 2nd run, I had a cj8 friend who rode with me (he is in the process of rebuilding his). Good run all the way to the rocks. They had 3 different piles, 1 for stock vehicles and 2 for 33" and above tires, preferably with lockers. On these other 2 they had an exit point for those who didn't want to attempt the second half. Which were boulders with big drops, therefore I passed on doing those. The first 2 trips I took the same set of rocks. This trip, because the other course was blocked by a stuck vehicle, was a 2nd options for larger than stock vehicles. I had a spotter but, one of my tires slipped off a rock and I got a little hung up on the transfer skid. So I had to back up, turn passenger, and BANG! Foot to the brake pedal, brake pedal to the floor...No More Brakes. Why they had to look around to see where it was leaking I don't know (which seemed to take forever). Either way I still had to get off the course. So finally we go forward on a perfect line and make a clean exit with no further damage. Got back to the Show-n-Shine area, checked the situation (broken front passenger brake hose, extended hose...remember, 4" lift), then searched the vendors and those selling used parts. No Luck. Fortunately, the passenger took me to Advanced Auto. No brake hose, but I could use their phone to call other places. NAPA had a stock CJ-7 brake hose, so we drove there and the salesperson came up with a better solution (he has great vehicle knowledge). It is a rubber brake hose that is longer than the extended hose I had. Got back and worked on installing the hose. Went fine. Next...bleeding the line. Of course,....mud, water, weather, etc. on a caliper screw that hasn't been turned since the initial bleeding...how tight do you think that was. Now to search for PB Blaster. Guess what...no vendors have it. Fortunately, Brian (Woody) had some WD40. Spray, wire brush...repeat...repeat...let it soak...repeat...etc. Finally, it came loose. Jodie (flutterby) pushed the brake pedal while I turned the bleeder. Fluid did not come out slowly all the time, I got it in the face at least twice. Finally completed. Now for the final trip on the obstacle course with Jodie's friend Victorie as the passenger. Good beginnings, but they changed the course slightly. They removed some dirt off the exit of the log bridge which put us at a scary angle...talk about leaning the other direction...but did fine. Made it through the rest of the dirt area course and thought I heard a strange "clunk" through the off camber dirt piles but went on. Wasn't sure I wanted to do the rocks again...but...had to go for it. Fall of a horse, get back on syndrome. Good line, good trip. Back to the Show-n-Shine lot. Check the vehicle...since I didn't disconnect the sway bar...sway bar mount broke, "That's ok I can drive it home." Change lane ssslooooowwwwlyyy is good, change fast....and I'm all over the road, not good. White knuckle, cramped finger by time I got home. Fellowship with DEJA members...priceless.
I believe most all pictures taken are on different individuals website.
(Please pardon misspellings or grammar, I did not proof read this).