dunefreak Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Friday night we rolled in, got set up and headed over to comp hill with (Bert) sanddunesaddict to play around on the hill. His 3rd run up the hill his motor popped and died. I towed him back to camp and we found out the bad news...no compression/ bent valves/ possible timing chain or tensioner issue. CRAP! That really sucked. Bert's weekend was cut way short. Saturday morning dune run with Chadwick Chad playing around me playing around on my ole Rappy We met up with 80grit and Steve B for a run. I found out duning in flip flops wasn't very easy. They fall off. I was going to lose them and take after barefoot bob but had nowhere to put them. About half way through the run Jason was running warm. He had a fan motor going out. He was able to clean it out and get it working back to normal. There was a ton of sand in the brushes. We hooked up again with 80grit for a dune run/ video shoot. He was armed with a total of 5 Go Pros on his car. We duned from the south end to Talladega and stopped there for a break. JZV and I played around and had some fun. We missed our sandcars over the summer for sure! Some pics Chad snapped of me in my car. JVZ It was Marcia's first time to Dumont. She loved it except for the sand everywhere. That she was not used to. hahaa Then after that run, we headed out to enjoy the sunset. Dinnertime and cocktails back at camp. Chadwick was entertainment as always. I have no idea what we were laughing at that he did, but it was hilarious. Steve and Jason lit off some sky lanterns while I was doing some long expposre shots. They turned out kinda cool. Cheers to no hangovers! Sunday morning...Chad and I headed right out again for a run on the Raptors. South end looking towards the S Pole The dunes were a little choppy in some areas on Saturday, but not too bad. By Sunday they were cleaning up nicely! One last run late morning with JVZ and Vegas Style. It was perfect shorts and t-shirt weather. Coupe dudes on dirtbikes passing by It was a really good weekend out there. Good company and great weather. My car ran hard and didn't break. It's reliability has me very impressed with how hard I push it at times. As mentioned earlier, I really missed driving my car over the summer. It felt awesome to get back out as this was my first trip of the season. Looking forward to getting back out again on another non-holiday weekend hopefully with more of the crew next time. It's the only way to go for me. I love it out there when the dunes are empty. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam @ GTP Off Road Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Sounds like fun. Hopefully you didn't leave too many tracks out there for us this weekend. Can't wait to head out and ride with your crew again Pete, one day i will be part of the crew to.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsWeeks Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Looks like a great time, nice photos. Looks like were heading out sunday the 18th till tuesday the 20th meeting some of our group who are doing a week out there starting sat the 17th. Maybe see some of you guys out there?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Rhino Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Great pics. Looks like the dunes are starting to correct themselves a little. Supposed to blow Thursday. Make for a great veterans!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas style Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 i had a great time love the XP! i stay right inline with the sand cars only a couple slow razor flops i wasnt going to make (short wheel base). cant wait to see the 80grit video run video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sincity_blondie Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Looks like a great weekend. I cant wait to get out to the dunes again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sxcross Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 cool pics, looks like Chad had was having a great time, nice pics of him runnin the dunes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegas FX400 Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Great pics and good write up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadwick Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 All I can really say is that this was exactly what I needed. I have not camped at Dumont in well over a year and this little kick off was perfect. We learned a very good rule for camping at Dumont and that is wake up and hit the dunes before you do anything else. Don't make breakfast, don't shower, don't do anything except get your butt on your bike and go ride. It's just what you need to get your day started. I rarely party like I did on Saturday and from what I remember... I had fun!! Nighttime shenanigans by the camp fire finished off the weekend pretty well for me and water is the key to survive any hangover!! I'm so glad the season has finally started and I'm looking forward to lots of riding this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FormerlyTheGreenMachine Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 very jealous! Nice pics and write up.... Anyone else going Dec 1st weekend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakster884 Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Cool pics and I am digging the pic of chad riding the side of Dune. Sand looks refreshing. Like the beer I am drinking now. All I can do is hurry up and wait. First family trip will be Thanksgiving. But I am game for a weekend to tag along with my DDR Peeps,.I am jonezen like a crack head. I need a sand fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EY3BA11 Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 All I can really say is that this was exactly what I needed. I have not camped at Dumont in well over a year and this little kick off was perfect. We learned a very good rule for camping at Dumont and that is wake up and hit the dunes before you do anything else. Don't make breakfast, don't shower, don't do anything except get your butt on your bike and go ride. It's just what you need to get your day started. I rarely party like I did on Saturday and from what I remember... I had fun!! Nighttime shenanigans by the camp fire finished off the weekend pretty well for me and water is the key to survive any hangover!! I'm so glad the season has finally started and I'm looking forward to lots of riding this season. reminds me of a ride me and pete did a few years back on the two wheelers... 730 AM Warmup Ride lol.. It was wake up hop on the bikes and go warm up lol 5th gear wide open the whole damn ride.. was a freakin blast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 It's the only way to get your day started. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1223 Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Sweet! Then both of you will be ready for a day trip in two weeks then! All I can really say is that this was exactly what I needed. I have not camped at Dumont in well over a year and this little kick off was perfect. We learned a very good rule for camping at Dumont and that is wake up and hit the dunes before you do anything else. Don't make breakfast, don't shower, don't do anything except get your butt on your bike and go ride. It's just what you need to get your day started. I rarely party like I did on Saturday and from what I remember... I had fun!! Nighttime shenanigans by the camp fire finished off the weekend pretty well for me and water is the key to survive any hangover!! I'm so glad the season has finally started and I'm looking forward to lots of riding this season. It's the only way to get your day started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 Sweet! Then both of you will be ready for a day trip in two weeks then! Maybe on Sunday. I work that Saturday. We'll see, Chris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sandman Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Great pics. Can't wait for our first trip of the season 11/17-21. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randog Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Looks like a great trip with all cool peeps. Dunes looked sweet. Glad you guys had fun and were safe. hope to join in soon. R- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydew Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 I always enjoy checking out all the pics! It's been too long since my last sand fix, and work has me so busy, I don't know if I am going to get in one trip this season If I do, it'll be a one day driving frenzy. Keep the pics coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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