me-SAMI-Jason(Blue '85 4runner), MRJ Mike and Julene Judd of Summit Machine(red TJ), Mikey from Summit(forgot screen name)(black bobbed toyota pickup), stripeshirtman Paul(multi-colored '84 Toyota), timpanogas Tim(in son's TJ), Joe(rode with Robbie), SUPERFLY Robbie(John Deere edition '85 4runner), Pkrfktr(silver Unlimited Rubicon), ALF(won the U4 raffle Jeep that should've been mine), and some others that i'm sure i'm forgeting... met up to run the snakes yesterday.
rattlesnake was not as hard as it used to be in my samurai, go figure... we moved quickly through it and made our way to Wayne's World and Constrictor. Robbie was first up on WW, and gave it hell. he got up to the first step and fought hard for traction, finally his tires hooked up, with the smell of rubber and oil burning...
next up.. me. i had a line far right, that with lots of throttle got me up the first ledge. after that it was more fight for traction. those rock faces are so smooth, and hard to find traction on. within the first minute or two of making up that first big step was where i planted the rear driver's corner into a rock... guess i'll be rhino lining abit sooner than i anticipated.
i finally got into a position that by turning passenger and full throttle in 2nd with both cases in, got me up and out of WW...
bring it on Brett....
Mikey gave WW a good attempt but couldn't quite pull it off due to a lack of lower gearing, and a possible faulty front e-locker??
i think Pkrfctr tried it as well, and for some reaon i cannot remember if he made it up...
Constrictor was fun, though a bit nerve racking for me... a cute mall cruising, full bodied rig like mine, virgin to this type of terrain.. and a rusty driver
... but i got out alive, and drove home under my own power.
Robbie got high-centered on a rock the size of a VWbug... had to impliment scary Hi-lift operations, and a friendly push from Mikey's stinger.. hence the 'toyota's making baby' comments in other threads... mikey's stinger was an inch or less from hooking under the upper rear tube of the exo cage just over the tailgate on robbie 4runner... a toyota 8x8 that could pivot in the middle... cool...
i got intensly hung up just before the eagles nest(same spot robbie grinds his slider on two wheels)... abit frustrating but i finally got up and over... then we winched out over the eagles nest, and headed to Arctic Circle.. the official eatery of MountainYoats..
check out video of Robbie's 2 wheelie --->
HERE!!
i had a blast... that was by far the hardest trail i've ever driven. i plan on hitting it up again once i get my new bumpers done.. and i'll run it with no top next time too.
-Jason
