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I too wish we could have gotten a run in together. Definitely next time though. The first cruise in the car was awesome. I unloaded it Wed night when I got there and took it just outside of camp to see how it felt. (I didn't want to hit the dunes until daylight) The first time I nailed the throttle I saw the front suspension completely unload, I got pushed back in my seat and off it went. I was like "wow...awesome". What a feeling! I can't wait to get back out there with it. also: Nannette Short from Short Sand Cars called me today after reading this thread and wanted to hear about everything. She was thrilled that I was happy with the car. They really take pride in their cars and ensuring customer satisfaction. She is sending me a brand new light asap to replace the one that broke and Larry is gonna call me as soon as he talks with Intelidash to figure out the low oil pressure readings on the dash. THAT'S customer service. Thanks again Short Sand Cars! :jester: You guys are great!

I think that Bud Light car is really nice, Tim. I know it would be a nice cruiser, but I don't think you'll be happy w/ an LS1. I'd say definitely drive it before you buy it if thats the route you decide to go.

I think for the money you should buy this one... http://www.dumontduneriders.com/invision/i...?showtopic=3749 besides, I was gonna have the official Bud Light car in camp!

yeah it looks just like his, huh! I saw that on there the other week.

Thanks for the pics and DDR's plug on your site, Jon!

oh yeah thats right. I guess I didn't remember it because we didn't actually stop and hang out like we usually do.

Yeah I wish I could have gotten some action photos of the car, but I was too busy driving it and having a blast too worry about those kind of pics this time around. :dance: I'll try and get some in a few weeks.

Yes...as ISBB said the original plan WAS gonna be at 11:30, but after all the things going on and people everywhere it was next to impossible to make that happen. We were gonna have Terry announce it and have the pic right after the raffle, but many people had already left the area. Sooooo, not having much left for options we figured everyone would just show up at the south pole and we'd just take it there. Sucks I guess a few groups forgot about that too. There was a pretty good turnout though and I hope Crowdog's pic turned out ok.

Yep...good job to the crew Food was good and the line went fast. Simple and easy

dammit good times dude!

I never really gave much of a report from the cleanup other than the usual "observations" so here's how my trip went. I had a blast. Gettin there early as hell (Wed night) made for a nice lil vacation. I'm glad wingnut and Ragdoll were able to come out early. They definitley kept the laughs going. The cleanup was a great turnout. It was really nice in the morning, but got pretty warm after 12 ish. Terry did a great job. I'm sure it was quite a challenge to keep things moving with all those prizes to get rid of. I had a good time watching the festivities and got to meet alot of peeps from the site. It was hard keeping track of who was who though. There were ALOT of DDR peeps around in the crowd. The sand was really smooth this last weekend! I got some serious seat time in the new car. It does way better than my last rail! Thanks to Randog for coming Sunday AM and forcing my a$$ to go on a ride. It was hard to get moving, but the ride was well worth it with his crew. After that I was dead tired though. Sorry to sandseeker for not having it in me for one more ride that day. I was done. :dance: I duned a whole bunch but after I thought about it- I found out I never once went up comp or to the north pole. I had a great time camping with the Glamis peeps that I rarley get to see...Crowdog, SailAway, Bryan, Karl, Sandemon, Mike330R... You are all very nice peeps and chillen around the fire Friday night was nice. Crowdog it was great to finally meet you in person. :dance: The south pole meet/ greet was good times. I'm glad it was when it was because like ynot mentioned, the SHADE was nice! B) Good times everyone and good to see you all throughout the wekend. I'm already looking forward to next year's cleanup!

I'm curious as to what you gave her now, Mike.

Yup, Hayabusa I never really payed too much attention to the highest speed that I set in the car. I do believe I cruised over the whoops about 65 though. :smoker:

No, we were actually there for what seemed like quite a while, Kelly.

168 bags of trash collected by DDR members! Good job, everyone. :bash: It's funny too because everyone I talked to asked me how the bags were being counted and I said they mark them at the dumspter for whatever group you are in. Then they said, "really? cause I never told anyone anything, I just threw my bags in the dumpster and took the raffle tickets". :dance: We probably had EVEN more! :smoker: It doesn't matter who wins though. Alot of trash was picked up and that's what counts. So now do we pass the trophy and rotate who gets to hang on to it?

Not bad at all. I didn't eat ANY sand all weekend and they turn pretty good too. I like em.

http://www.dumontduneriders.com/gallery/th...s.php?album=197 Most of the ones I posted are in that album, but it's got 4 pages so there are a few more to check out.

nope...new car Thanks! I'm diggin the new look.

dropping the dumpsters off.. raffle, etc... Big Rick...

Here's some of my pics I took... the South pole/ 6PM Meet & Greet Sailaway... bored and screwin around.. box :bash: We came up on these folks stranded in the dunes. a pic of us pullin out their Landcruiser... Mike330R after busting his trans sorry Mike :smoker: puttin up the shade... :dance: itsstock and dooner found a riding boot At Your Leisure shootin a video clip...

It's Randog's car. It is a Hotrails with a turbo Honda in it. It's one fast car!

Well last weekend was my new rail's first trip out. I must say I am one happy camper. Short Sand Cars really did a great job putting this car together. I really didn't have any issues with the car other than a light that broke at the stud mount and the oil pressure reading a bit low on the Intelidash. I checked it with a manual gauge so I knew it actually had pressure so maybe it's just a sender issue or something. :bash: Other than that the car was a blast to drive. The new car seems a bit faster thatn my old rail and even wheelies over the small rollers. Ragdoll got soem video of one of the small ones I did. Maybe he can post it up later. Those comp cut paddles hooked just right. The new car rides better, looks better, is more comfortable, seems faster, and is altogether badass. I didn't once get on either one of my quads I brought out. I was behind the wheel all weekend with a grin from ear to ear. :dance: :smoker: I wasn't able to get any action shots since I was the only one driving it all weekend, but I got some of it sittin pretty.

:smoker: I was wondering where the hell that oil was. :bash: No biggie, dude.

I would like to personally thank the following people for doing such a great job making the cleanup happen this year. I just noticed alot of help from many people that went out of there way to help this year that deserve some credit... -SailAway (Vicki) for representing & leading Friends of Dumont Dunes. You did a great job helping getting the cleanup together and working with the BLM. You do an excellent job of basically being "our voice for Dumont Dunes." -ynot (Terry) for all your hard work you put in getting the raffle prizes rounded up and for standing in the sun for hours reading off raffle ticket after raffle ticket. You make a good mc. -Sandemon (Jon) and wife, Carl, Brian, b370 (Walt) and Mike330R for helping set things up, logging trash bags, distributing raffle items, putting in hours in the sun, etc. -SinCityBlondie, dinicolady, and sandqueen for helping Vicki out with registration and the t-shirt line -Wsky70 for supplying that PA system That was MUCH better than last year! -the Barstow BLM for feeding about a thousand people :smoker: -Crowdog for taking some great pics from the cleanup (I haven't seen them yet, but I know they'll be good ) -Steve from SandCrazd Clothing for making some really sweet Cleanup event t-shirts -cymyfirepole (Gerald) for holding the fort down here on DDR while all other moderators and admins were out at Dumont. :bash: (I still wish you could have made it out though) -last but not least....each very one of you from DDR and everyone else whether they are registered on DDR or not. I think it was really cool seeing everyone out there picking up trash and coming together as a dune community to do something good for Dumont despite the very high temps we saw this weekend at Dumont. There were also so many people that stepped up and donated their hard earned dollars for raffle prizes and also items from them or their companies. There are too many to list, but thank you! You all know who you are. :dance: I hope I haven't forgotten anyone.

What a great weekend. It was a long one too. Getting there Wed night with wingnut, ragdoll, JoeDuner and OGP made for some good times. :dance: Here are some of my observations... -sandseeker (Brice) was the lifesaver for having shade covered at the cleanup...thanks again -many people said hi to me this weekend and I had absolutely no idea who they were..other than DDR peeps. One of these days I might remember everyone -Sailaway makes some awesome late night blender creations and had a bar setup right in the middle of camp thanks again for the drinks Vicki! -Ragdoll has some funny azz sayings -I think OGP cried himself to sleep after selling his rail -having about 10 DDR peeps to set up a the 10x20 canopy made life WAY easier -Sandemon can sure drive his sandcar pretty well with no headlights and wearing tinted goggles after sundown :ahhhhh: -Crowdog has many aftermarket Rhino hop ups -Ragdoll, wingnut and I can laugh about "2 2 2, Coo Coo Coo" for days -ISBB actually showed up! Good times -DDR peeps can pick up alot of trash -Mike330R can manage to break a trans while coasting down a hill -ynot picks some good lines and thinks like I do (go around the slow people ) -Steveo likes loud music 24/7 -hanging inside in the A/C watching sand related movies with everyone is much better than sitting outside in the heat -Crasher (Tiffany) likes making people food and would have made me some mac & cheese if she had some even though I was kidding -duniemonkie & Crasher are pretty hot on an LT80 together :smoker: -Randog can wake you up pretty quick by leading at mach 10 through the dunes on a 9am buggy ride :ahhhhh: -my new rail was freakin awesome- no major issues/ ran great -1st time sandcar wheelies are a feeling like no other when you do them on your own :bash: ...thats all for now