Montreal-area Stock(ish) Run - May 2010
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k, so my girl friend has to work a 12 hour shift that day and the inlaws are coming on the following weekend, so I should be good to go, however I will probably have to bring the dog.
So let me know where I should bring my mostly stock JK on the 23rd.
Cheers
So let me know where I should bring my mostly stock JK on the 23rd.
Cheers
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JK Freak
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As promised here are the details for the Chertsey run.
Time: Sun 23rd May. Be gassed up, breakfasted and ready to leave for the trails at 0845. Front tow and rear tow hooks are mandatory. Recovery equipment, CB, lunch and bug spray will also be useful.
Place: Patate Marco parking lot (7160 Rte 125, Chertsey, Quebec – good place for breakfast). You will see the sign – a big yellow M on a red background (similarity to the McDonald’s logo is completely coincidental!). There is also a gas station next door. Marco is on the main highway through Chertsey (Rte 125) on the right just past a large supermarket (Provigo?).
Directions from Montreal:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&sourc...27831&t=h&z=16
Trail Head: We should arrive at the trail head for around 0915. Air down / disconnect and driver’s meeting.
So just to whet your appetites and give everyone a heads-up on what to expect … these are the trails we ran last time. We can do others - we'll decide on sunday.
Beer Run (rated 2.5 out of 5).
This is a stock run with some water (not deep), mud and rock climbs. Nothing a stock truck can’t handle. Last year, we needed to winch the stock trucks at one point - suggest we do our winching 101 here :-)
2nd Run: Hailstorm (rated 3 out of 5).
This is a stock(ish) run with water (not deep), long streches of mud+rocks, some mild off-camber moments and a couple of hill climbs. We will run it both ways (stopping at the end of the trail for a break). There are two significant obstacbles:
1. Steep rock descent (out) and ascent (return). Descend to the left. Stock guys might need help with ascent.
2. S-Turn. Large rock that needs to be climbed over to turn a sharp S-bend. Stock Saharas (especially the 4 doors) might damage their running boards / steps / rocker panels here. We’ll be careful.
3rd Run: Anonymous (rated 3 out of 5).
This is a stock(ish) run with long stretches of rock gardens, a couple of rock ledges to climb / drop off, and some mild off-camber moments. We will run it both ways (stopping at the end of the trail for a break). Stock guys might need help with ascending some of the rock shelves / spotting through the larger rock gardens. Skid plates will see some action (especially the stock trucks).
Optional: The end of this trail is Connector (4 out of 5), which is a connector from the end of this trail to the main road. If some of the guys want to try this we can split the group – one group returns back along Anonymous, the other heads out through Connector. Connector has a mud pit, some moderate/severe off-camber moments, large rock gardens and some very tight turns (need to be very careful with the 4 doors). 35s and lockers recommended.
Hope this information is useful. If any of the stock guys don’t fancy running a particular trail we can leave the vehicle at the trail head and they can ride with one of the modified rigs. Although we follow the “slow and easy” school, there is always an inherent risk of damage to vehicles. No pressure either way - it's entirely up to you.
Time: Sun 23rd May. Be gassed up, breakfasted and ready to leave for the trails at 0845. Front tow and rear tow hooks are mandatory. Recovery equipment, CB, lunch and bug spray will also be useful.
Place: Patate Marco parking lot (7160 Rte 125, Chertsey, Quebec – good place for breakfast). You will see the sign – a big yellow M on a red background (similarity to the McDonald’s logo is completely coincidental!). There is also a gas station next door. Marco is on the main highway through Chertsey (Rte 125) on the right just past a large supermarket (Provigo?).
Directions from Montreal:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&sourc...27831&t=h&z=16
Trail Head: We should arrive at the trail head for around 0915. Air down / disconnect and driver’s meeting.
So just to whet your appetites and give everyone a heads-up on what to expect … these are the trails we ran last time. We can do others - we'll decide on sunday.
Beer Run (rated 2.5 out of 5).
This is a stock run with some water (not deep), mud and rock climbs. Nothing a stock truck can’t handle. Last year, we needed to winch the stock trucks at one point - suggest we do our winching 101 here :-)
2nd Run: Hailstorm (rated 3 out of 5).
This is a stock(ish) run with water (not deep), long streches of mud+rocks, some mild off-camber moments and a couple of hill climbs. We will run it both ways (stopping at the end of the trail for a break). There are two significant obstacbles:
1. Steep rock descent (out) and ascent (return). Descend to the left. Stock guys might need help with ascent.
2. S-Turn. Large rock that needs to be climbed over to turn a sharp S-bend. Stock Saharas (especially the 4 doors) might damage their running boards / steps / rocker panels here. We’ll be careful.
3rd Run: Anonymous (rated 3 out of 5).
This is a stock(ish) run with long stretches of rock gardens, a couple of rock ledges to climb / drop off, and some mild off-camber moments. We will run it both ways (stopping at the end of the trail for a break). Stock guys might need help with ascending some of the rock shelves / spotting through the larger rock gardens. Skid plates will see some action (especially the stock trucks).
Optional: The end of this trail is Connector (4 out of 5), which is a connector from the end of this trail to the main road. If some of the guys want to try this we can split the group – one group returns back along Anonymous, the other heads out through Connector. Connector has a mud pit, some moderate/severe off-camber moments, large rock gardens and some very tight turns (need to be very careful with the 4 doors). 35s and lockers recommended.
Hope this information is useful. If any of the stock guys don’t fancy running a particular trail we can leave the vehicle at the trail head and they can ride with one of the modified rigs. Although we follow the “slow and easy” school, there is always an inherent risk of damage to vehicles. No pressure either way - it's entirely up to you.
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I just found out that I will be out of town until Friday night. However assuming about a 3 hour drive, we should probably meet up or be on the road at close to 5:30, I live in Barrhaven. I typically get onto Hunt Club, follow that to Conroy, onto Walkley and then finally onto the 417 headed east, but there are a couple of options to get there, both at about 3 hours 15 minutes.
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