2011 Mid-Atlantic Rover Rally Sept 29-Oct 2

[ezzzzzzz]

It's that time again! We've been very busy cutting new trails to accommodate those that wanted to wheel more last year. Trails have been expanded by +100%. There are some serious hill climbs, switch backs and off camber trails that will challenge the experienced driver. We've also cut trails over at T&T Motorsports with some creek crossings that will certainly get thicker and more difficult as the day goes by. Lastly, we have even more trails over at Esmont just a few miles aways! This is the second year at Willow Hill Farm and we're making the effort to give everyone more of what they've come to expect from MAR. Don't miss out. Early registration ends 9/19. Visit us at www.roav.org (http://www.roav.org) for more info. http://www.roav.org/ForumsPro/viewtopic/p=3870.html#3870

[ezzzzzzz]

Great news! This year's 2011 MAR will have showers on site! www.roav.org (http://www.roav.org/)

[130Tdi]

registrations are @ 100 trucks with 9 days to go. Looks like there should be 150-200 trucks easily.

[isleofman]

registrations are @ 100 trucks with 9 days to go. Looks like there should be 150-200 trucks easily.
why can't WA be as active!! :(

[nathanwind]

registrations are @ 100 trucks with 9 days to go. Looks like there should be 150-200 trucks easily.

Doug:

When does reg close?

[130Tdi]

Online closes next Monday. Onsite won't be a problem if you procrastinate. Many wait till the week of the event to see what the weather is going to be like. Order event shirts now if you want them.

[GYM]

why can't WA be as active!! :(

For real? Look around you. No one west of the Cascades gives a crap... Sad but true.

[Firemanshort]

Perfect world.... MAR / East Coast enthusiasm - West of the Mississippi scenery.

[130Tdi]

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Scottsville&state=VA&site=LWX&textField1=37.7989&textField2=-78.4934&e=0

[pabrit]

LRO has agreed to run a special promotion to coincide with MAR and the LRO show in the UK. The offer is 2 years for the price of 1. So it's 26 issues for £66.50 (approx. $106 in real money). Subscribe via the website - pay by credit card. Here's the link so you can have a look - you just need to select the international offers tab.

www.greatmagazines.co.uk/lro

See you there Thursday AM.

Cheers
Steve H

[bwyatt]

Just talked to Troy Smith and I will be following him up on Friday afternoon. i missed the cut off date to sign up. Is there a place I can go to get the paper work I need to sign up before I get there. Sorry this is all new to me .

[jorge]

Is a D-90 source area or meet up in the works at MAR .

[Ren Ching]

I liked the spot i was in last year. Back by the fence off to the left when you come in. Cgalpin, 130tdi, Ron, among other list members were there as well. Jorge are you coming down with the NJLR crew?


Is a D-90 source area or meet up in the works at MAR .

[130Tdi]

Just talked to Troy Smith and I will be following him up on Friday afternoon. i missed the cut off date to sign up. Is there a place I can go to get the paper work I need to sign up before I get there. Sorry this is all new to me .

nope @ this late date you will just register on arrival @ Rally control- no worries.

------ Follow up post added September 28th, 2011 12:02 AM ------

I liked the spot i was in last year. Back by the fence off to the left when you come in. Cgalpin, 130tdi, Ron, among other list members were there as well. Jorge are you coming down with the NJLR crew?
agreed, Cabell and I will be grabbing that same spot Thursday morning.

[galen216]

We had thunderstorms and pouring rain for 3 hours last night. The weather might be nice when you all get here, but the ground is going to be muddy from almost 2 weeks of rain.

[130Tdi]

We had thunderstorms and pouring rain for 3 hours last night. The weather might be nice when you all get here, but the ground is going to be muddy from almost 2 weeks of rain.

Cool- that's prety much a perfect scenario. I had asked the people that run the Hatton Ferry to have it open Friday and Saturday and the guy was somewhat of a jerk and said it would be water level dependant. Sounds like thats resolved.

[galen216]

River is at normal level. The rain has been constant, but slow so the grounds soaks it up. The river hasn't even been muddy once in the last 2 weeks yet we keep getting lots of rain.

I wouldn't go near the Hatton Ferry for something like this. You'll spend an hour trying to cross when you could have driven to the place in 10 minutes. I realize there is a "cool" factor, but I would rather have the trail time.

[dchapman]

I just don't see what the attraction is to that POS ferry.

[galen216]

I just don't see what the attraction is to that POS ferry.

Lol, I was trying to be nice.

At least in the summer there is usually 100+ girls in bathing suits setting off for a day of tubing. Some you want to see in a bikini, some you don't....

[dchapman]

It's Scottsville. Some you want to see in Bikinis, MOST you don't.....

[ron]

I'm headed down after work thursday so I will see you friday morning.

[Roverlab]

What's the address for the farm?

[Rugbier]

Trevor

per ROAV's website

MAR Address (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=109609930112537145018.00048fe7124f5926be155&t=h&ll=37.74218,-78.435591&spn=0.006185,0.01089&z=17)

[ukoffroad]

See everyone there, I will be there all day tomorrow.

[dchapman]

Bad boys, bad boys. What you gonna do?

[rrc.swb]

Goose getting the motorcade escorted?

[dchapman]

I think he's getting deported

[rijosho]

Pedro it was nice meeting you and everyone else. Here's a tease of pics to come. I call this one "45 PSI".

[bjf]

Pedro it was nice meeting you and everyone else. Here's a tease of pics to come. I call this one "45 PSI".

That truck has come a long way

[rijosho]

Yeah but it always seems to attract the attention of some large animals.

[Rugbier]

LMAO

while the PSI was HIGH like Barry's Hairdoo..it was nothing more than driver error and a lot of f-ing slick mud, once it drop the only thing to stop it was that lovely tree :angry




Pedro it was nice meeting you and everyone else. Here's a tease of pics to come. I call this one "45 PSI".

quick edit

By the way Josh, lay off the hash.... you did not meet Pedro

Pedro wasn't there....
Pedro will never be there ...
Pedro doesn't exist..we made him up *LMAO*

[KKilo23]

Josh post your pictures!

[Rugbier]

Bad boys, bad boys. What you gonna do?


LMAO....

Nothing better than have a Police Escort when Land Rover parts could be falling all over the road :cool:

------ Follow up post added October 2nd, 2011 06:47 PM ------

I think he's getting deported


Dan,

Thanks for calling La Migra on me you SOB ...now I am typing this from the warm beaches of Mejico

Orale Bato

[quick128]

Gus, don't tear that 90 up too bad. I really do want to buy it at some point.

[rijosho]

By the way Josh, lay off the hash.... you did not meet Pedro

Pedro wasn't there....
Pedro will never be there ...
Pedro doesn't exist..we made him up *LMAO*

Wait, I didn't meet Pedro? Then who was running the horse rides?

[Rugbier]

Wait, I didn't meet Pedro? Then who was running the horse rides?

LOL

I was not there when you went for a Poni Ride

------ Follow up post added October 2nd, 2011 07:46 PM ------

Trevor,

Don't worry man.. no damage ( outside, however I am trying to peel pieces of the seat from my ass )

No so much in that trail. after that I left the trail for a bathroom break wonder why, when I took the wrong trail back to camp... and there was this 3/4 feet deep ledge that everyone was climbing, well I had to be special so I came down that way ..very close to a cart wheel flip...


I think I pooped my pants there :)



Gus, don't tear that 90 up too bad. I really do want to buy it at some point.

[rijosho]

Ok I'm just sitting in traffic, so I'll start pics. We got there Wed night.

[rijosho]

More. Scott in the D1.

[rijosho]

Jorge in the white ST, and an ambulance body on a Chevy (Bill/o2beatsea inspiration?).

[rover4x4]

That's how an ARB bumper should be built

[bjf]

Nice pics Horsey. Jorge's tires are huge!!

[nathanwind]

A few action shots...more to come.

[bjf]

Is Doug's truck tipping from his weight???

Awesome pics

[rrc.swb]

Pedro it was nice meeting you and everyone else. Here's a tease of pics to come. I call this one "45 PSI".
Nice meeting you too. Everyone had fun riding your arse.

[rijosho]

And the moment everyone has been waiting for. MAR dog pics; Murphy had a great time on his first camping and wheeling trip!

It looks like you guys had some fun out there as well - didn't realize until after I left that I didn't get to wheel with you guys, but damn it was still fun as hell at the campfire at the end of the night! Charles "Hot Knuckles" Galpin showing us all how long it takes to toast a good marshmallow was a great laugh.

[130Tdi]

Here are a few Jason Lavender sent that he took. Most are of Cabell and I playing Sunday morning waiting for the gear to dry a bit so we could pack up. Posting a link as the pictures open in higher resolution on my site than here. If you want to see a picture larger simply click on it.

http://dividingcreekroverimports.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=915

[ron]

I think jorge is running 325's

had a great time nice to see everyone again.


I didnt take one picture : (

[cgalpin]

Likewise

had a great time nice to see everyone again.

I didnt take one picture : (

[nathanwind]

Finally slapped them up in an album:
https://picasaweb.google.com/109267041288614882420/MAR_100111

And Horsey, I may have plagiarized some of your pics as well...

[rijosho]

you better not have! :) Your link doesn't work, btw.

[nathanwind]

Whoops....I think Picasa had the permissions restricted. Try now...

[belgian]

Awesome pictures jason. I'll definitely be there next year

[nathanwind]

Awesome pictures jason. I'll definitely be there next year

With the Camel Trophy 110 I hope!

[airbornrover]

Nice photos

[belgian]

With the Camel Trophy 110 I hope!

Ofcourse, And I'll be working on it the entire year, so it should look a lot better!

[rijosho]

Nice photos

Not really. Is there REALLY not a single photo of my truck? BS!!

[jorge]

The trails were limited but alot of fun. This year was the first time we used all our straps and double winched to get out of one obstacle . Missed the Jersey crew but shared great times with the people there , it's always great seeing the guys behind the login names from the d-90 source .Myself , Fernando and crew will be back next year .

[carlosz]

Jorge, does your d90 gets serviced in queens by Felix?...

[ron]

josh, found a piture of you towing ron's new home

and another of Doug his triple X self leading a group into the wilderness.

[jorge]

Yes Felix does work on my D-90 . I'm having him do a 4.6 for me . The 4.6 is in the machine shop getting the works .

[specops1526]

Finally slapped them up in an album:
https://picasaweb.google.com/109267041288614882420/MAR_100111

And Horsey, I may have plagiarized some of your pics as well...

Nice Pics. This is an interesting set of rear basket mounts instead of the SD rear ladders:

https://picasaweb.google.com/109267041288614882420/MAR_100111#5660432909311823938

[nathanwind]

Nice Pics. This is an interesting set of rear basket mounts instead of the SD rear ladders:

https://picasaweb.google.com/109267041288614882420/MAR_100111#5660432909311823938

We admired that truck pretty heavily...the pics don't do it justice. Those brackets were a custom fab job it looked like, and attached in the rain gutters very clean. Amazing rig - I'd never have the heart to take that on the trails it was so clean.

[specops1526]

We admired that truck pretty heavily...the pics don't do it justice. Those brackets were a custom fab job it looked like, and attached in the rain gutters very clean. Amazing rig - I'd never have the heart to take that on the trails it was so clean.

Wonder why he went with those. Do the SD ladders get in the way of the Mantec tire carrier?

[rrc.swb]

Wonder why he went with those. Do the SD ladders get in the way of the Mantec tire carrier?
It seems to be for removing it faster.

[specops1526]

It seems to be for removing it faster.

Ah, makes sense. Cool idea.

[130Tdi]

josh, found a piture of you towing ron's new home

and another of Doug his triple X self leading a group into the wilderness.

what happened to the other half of the picture ? Turns out the hold up @ that point was my disco- tcase popped out of gear, Ray jumped out and fixed it for her.

[Troys]

Brian / Pedro;

Thank you for the positive comments on my truck. I did in fact faricate those. Made from stainless steel, tapped the holes and mount in the gutter. I based it off some of the other guttered mounted rack systems. Does make it easier to remove but that was never a consideration. Mostly because I could not bring myself to drill the holes for the ladder in the rear of the truck.

Thanks!

Troy

[specops1526]

Brian / Pedro;

Thank you for the positive comments on my truck. I did in fact faricate those. Made from stainless steel, tapped the holes and mount in the gutter. I based it off some of the other guttered mounted rack systems. Does make it easier to remove but that was never a consideration. Mostly because I could not bring myself to drill the holes for the ladder in the rear of the truck.

Thanks!

Troy


Ah, that's what I suspected but, I see you have a Mantec tire carrier drilled into the body so I told myself I was wrong.

[ron]

i dont know will try and post again...

[ukoffroad]

Troy's truck is like all his stuff- the more you look the more impressed I get. Attention to detail is not a problem for him.

[budzny]

With supercharger?

Yes Felix does work on my D-90 . I'm having him do a 4.6 for me . The 4.6 is in the machine shop getting the works .

[jorge]

I'm still not sure , but the super charger is still an option .With supercharger?

[belgian]

Brian / Pedro;

Thank you for the positive comments on my truck. I did in fact faricate those. Made from stainless steel, tapped the holes and mount in the gutter. I based it off some of the other guttered mounted rack systems. Does make it easier to remove but that was never a consideration. Mostly because I could not bring myself to drill the holes for the ladder in the rear of the truck.

Thanks!

Troy

Hey Troy, is it possible I saw this 90 in Radford VA about a month ago? It was the first time I saw a 90 here. And we will have to meet up sometime and go off roading! You aren't to far away from where I live!

[Troys]

Correct, the Mantec Carrier requires that the rivets be drilled out at the capping and slightly larger holes drilled for the bolts.

Maxim - Up that way all the time. My shop is is Salem. I was up that way this weekend with a truck load of kids at Wolfe Ridge playing paintball. If you get down towards Roanoke give me call. 798.8653.

There is a white D90 ST for sale in Dublin. I ran up there a month or so ago to check it out.

Troy