It would have been interesting to what line he was on. Was it lack of flex that caused the flop or lack of experience or a bad line?

 

Naw probably just the FJ

 

Well there were several things going on...The excitement started when he was spotted in line for posi hill. Everyone thought he missed the bypass trail but it became very clear he knew exactly where he was. The poor FJ made it all the way to the shelf with grace. As soon as the spotters saw his 31" tires they yelled for Turbo to wave him off. I guess the kid took it personally and made a three point turn down on the rock garden below posi. Any finesse was out the window as he took off through those boulders like Ivan Stewart in a trophy truck.

Fast forward to v rock. We had waited for the whole run to pass at posi but somehow got ahead of the FJ and a few other rigs. We walked the crack at v and bypassed Hollywood to watch the crazies play on V. Here comes that FJ with his left tires in line with the stair steps. The spotters on v rock gave up trying to wave him off. So the FJ had both rights in the crack and he went for it. I have successfully done the very same line in my samurai which has gobs of flex, and it was still spooky.

1. He ignored his spotters.

2. He picked an extremely difficult line.

3. IFS was definitely a factor.

The only negative result of his 31" tires were the front left bumper caps he left behind. He would have made the far right line easily.

 

This is what happens when you keep asking: "Am I gonna flip it?"




Yes.

 

Well that's too bad... I hate too hear that but I just hope he learns from it. At least I'll know what line to use if I decide to do the V.

 

FJ owners dad was yelling at him the whole time.

I think it was 06 or 07, I watched a VW baja bug climb the right side. If you commit and carry your roll through the shelf, it's a cakewalk. Where most people get into trouble is when they stop with their rears right at the shelf and try to creep up it. Most rigs with open diffs can find success with this method, throw a rear locker into the mix and u spin and slide right into the hole below the V, dropping your left rear and making a mess in your shorts.

 

Oh my, is this before or after? The dork is hanging out of his rig!!! I hope from now on he sticks to crawling the malls where all fj's should stay.

 

Awww poor Fred !!!!

 

Haha, I know there are limits of what I drive and sometimes that's half the fun.

 

So you like a challenge