Well we got back from Paragon w/ very little damage. We learned three things about wheeling w/ clubs as guests.
1.Make sure it's not a Jeep club.
You have no idea how many Ford jokes I heard bouncing around on the CB! I, of course, had to stick up for all that is right and good in the world and broadcast quite a few anti-jeep jokes in retaliation.
2.Don't believe them when they tell you they will split up into stock, modified, and super modified classes. It won't happen. We got there and initially split up into stock and modified. The stockers went off to parst un-known while us modifieds went into the Mini-rubicon. That's fine- the MR was a Blue rated trail. Not too hard. After MR our group met back up w/ the stockers. We headed for the base of the Eliminator a "Vehicle Damage For Sure Trail" At the base there is a trial to the left that is and I quote "lockers required, 33s or taller, At least one 8k winch per 5 trucks" Of course the trail leader never told us of this. He just proceeded to drive in and some of the smarter stockers said "NO WAY". Smart move. I however have never accused of being smart, and besides I have 33's so it's not like I'm stock. Let's just say that after seeing the two highly modified vehicles in front of me get severe trail damage I was happy just to get out. I scraped and banged my way thru the trail. Only got strapped once. Victory! I am the King of the rocks! I am the...um what's that noise coming from the front end, and why are my brakes so touchey?
3. Don't listen to the guy on the message board (me) who said the club would have the stockers do mild wheeling. Sorry bout that Scott--but look at it this way, those bent up running boards and the dent on the front bumper give your truck that "I actually go off-road" look.
Anyway, I had a good time and look forward to other runs, but not w/ that club eva-eva-eva again.
Scott, email me some of the pic and I will put em up on my homepage in the Paragon section.
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