2 More Days

DIRECTIONS FROM BORDER TO RANCHO VERONICA

Take the Mexicali Quota (Toll Road)

Exit at the next toll booth STAY RIGHT. (Mexicali Libre) toll is $2.50

Go less then 1 mile and make a right at the Yellow and Orange OXXO building.

Go straight through town and stay to the right.

Follow the Rancho Veronica Signs.

Go right at Rancho Veronica sign and park in front of office to register.

I made these little maps that might help.

Thanks for the maps, we are coming from Phoenix, so we won't be meeting everyone at the Chevron. This really helps.

See you all Thursday.

We will be coming from El Centro area on I-8, if we don't get to meet at Border we will see you at Santa Veronica, thanks for the maps ;-)

oh man, i cant wait!!!!!!

well after a weekend of hard running I think i worked the kinks ou tof the Rhino....got to replace a CV Boot and re valve the rear shocks and we are set for take off!!! Get Ready Blake!!!!

Hey Blake I will call but we are thinking fo going down a little earlier so you may need to be here in Escondido say around 8 or 9 AM. Call me if any of you have questions. 760-802-3737

Thanks for the maps Rusty. I still have not received anything from ORW (besides a bill) for ORW's communication.

for Joey relaying info

i got a packet from ORW, it had a map of the rides and some other info.

1 More Day

Got my package on Saturday, I sent back sign Waver ;-)
We are ready, we may leave a bit earlier jest to take it slow and enjoy the trip ;-)

Rusty and I may go down to the hotel in the morning to make sure evrything is all good. Randy from ORW will be at the Gas station for everyone who is meeting there. Randy's cell phone number is 760-877-0863. Everyone meeting there should call him and notify him that you will be meeting there on Thursday morning.

Again i will have some spare Axles for a stock Rhino. I will also bring some CV's and some other misc. parts. I recommend you bring anything extra that you have and then we can just toss it on the chase truck if you dont have room on the rhino. Better to be safe then sorry.

I will also be packing food to get me through the first day of riding as well. Sandwhich, beef jerkey, granola bars, and plenty of beer and water. We should be able to eat in Valle T but be prepared incase you do break.

GPS and Race Radios are not a must but recommended. Of course I ahve neither but I prefer to get lost and figure shit out!!

Not really!!

WOOHOO 1.5 days left boys and girls!!!

Does anybody have any idea what the weather will be like?

From 70 to 80 days and 40 to 50 nights ;-)

Time to ride ;-)


RZR is Ready ;-)

whats in the tube?

Tommorow WE RIDE!!!!

REEEEGGGGUUUUUULLLLLAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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Nobody told me about the afternoon jousting match????? Or are you going to try and catch some the wild trout in the river at Mike's?


Don't forget your registration for your truck and SxS. One time I actually got denied entry INTO Mexico for not having my current registration.

Tube = Lighted Whip Flag ;-)

Jest trying to protecte it when trailering it ;-)

Leaving at 10AM. See you all there.

We made it back. No issue crossing the border. I had a blast. It was great meeting everyone.

Were back alive!!! I couldnt of had more fun ridin with you guys! Mexico was the SHIAT and I cant wait to do it again. Tom, Frank, Darian, Cody, Jon "Crowdog" Crowley AKA SPF40, Rusty, and Blake I cant wait to do it all over again with you guys. I have a ton of pictrues to load up and start posting. Hopefully all of you will share yours!

Thanks for making this a memorable trip!!! Sorry for making you guys wait on the first day, blame it on the Camera guy pretending to be my Co-Dog!! F'n Blake!

Joey D. AKA Cooter! LOL

Here are a few pictures to get it rolling..........

Cool pics......but I know you took more.

Awesome trip. Best trip to Mexico I've ever had. Anyone who was going to go and didn't, you missed out big time!

Thanks to Off Road Warehouse for hosting an awesome trip. Also, big thanks to Randy and Nate for being so awesome and organizing this whole thing and making sure we all made it back safely. Another big thanks to our chase truck crew.

All and all it was a pretty successfull trip, other than the belt gremlin that kept attacking the groups belts.

I'll get some photos up shortly.

I cant wait to see some of your action photos Cody. You and Jon I know are going to have some awesome pictures as you know how the "light works"....LOL.......My little pinche 3.2 mega pixel did ok but I know you guys got some good shots!

Back here at the office it has been non stop baja talk between Nate, Randy, Rusty, and I. We had so much fun!!

Hey and BTW Cody, what did you guys do tot he Border patrol at the crossing to piss them off so bad....we pulled up like 4 cars behind you and the guy said "lets see if you guys can do this better than your buddy's"......

Anyway, what a great time! Cant wait to see some more of the pictures!

Joey D.

"SPF40" is moving fast. Check out his web page

http://www.utvguide.net/trip_report_mexico_2008.htm

Nothing we were joking around with him and he was asking how the Rhino did in baja. We told him that you guys were behind us in our group and he said he'd make sure to give you a hard time. The dude in the Arctic cat (sorry forgot his name, brian?) wasn't so lucky and had to go into secondary.

Those pics make me miss our digs at Mikes but it was nice to sleep in my own bed......that I could actually move around in without falling off onto concrete.

For being an ODB SPF40 moves fast. lol

Next time i'll make sure to pack my shin guards.

I can't wait to start my write up on this trip......especially my Joey D. Time Card sidebar. lol

I was able to upload my GPS data and overlay it in GoogleEarth. I didn't realize my last trip to Plaster City was also on there so you get some bonus footage. This is the first time I've made a map in GoogleEarth so it starts by zooming you to my house. Zoom out and pan down, you'll find the Mexico trip.

Joey, I can e-mail you the file to share with the ORW folks.

Hummmm, it won't let me upload the file. If anybody wants it I'll e-mail it to you.

Here is a picture of the map

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Jeff was driving the Arctic Cat.

Dude, Cody dont forget ol Rhino Mayhem was with me! He is just as guilty as I am for our first day fiasco so you make sure to throw old Blake into that Side Bar!! LOL

Yeah dont forget on your what to bring side bar to include Shin Guards!! You never know what kind of mess SPF40 might get us into.

In all seriousness when do you think we can all expect to read your write about the trip? Month, issue?

Email it to me Darian, I will forward it on to Randy and the guys at ORW.

joey.digiovanni@uniquelighting.com

And if any of you got any other pictures email them to me as well. I am going to build a digital scrap book. It would be cool to have any and all action phtoos as well as group photos.

Randy already meantioned to me yesterday abotu planning our next run...........Havasu to the Grand Canyon!!! Who's In?????

You know that I am in, put me on the list ;-)

Cody and I are writing the article within the next two weeks. It should hit newstands around July.

Right on!! Cant wait!

First, let me say what an amazing trip this was. All of you who wanted to go but didn't really missed out. Randy, Nate, and the rest of the team really put together a fanstastic event. Even when Joey led me 20 miles off the trail, Nate was there to scoop us up and get us back on track. The entire trip was something I will remember forever.

Thanks to everyone!

Here's a few pics

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Awesome pics Tom...but for the record I was not the guy who led you off trail!! LOL....I have the phrase "F'N Joey" still being repeated over and over and over.............Randy cant even say my name without putting F'n in front of it now!!!!!

Hey Cody, maybe you should title the side bar the F'n Joey timeline? mmmmmmmmmm, probably wont fly........LOL

http://www.utvguide.net/trip_report_mexico_2008.htm

Crowdog got down on his write up of the Mexico trip! Cant wait to read the article in SXS Action!!

When is the magazine coming out?

This month.........Should be within a week or 2 I would think?

How are things Darian!?

I got the magazine last night, and the article was great. Makes me wish I would have gone. I hope ORW does it again next year, I want to go...

Ah to be young again.. I've had many good times at Mikes.. Sadly, I'll probably not return to Baja.

Here is the digital edition for all to see.

http://www.sidexsideaction.com/digital15/

What a great article!! I cant wait for the next run so I CAN LEAD YOU ALL OFF COURSE!! SELL OUTS! LOL

Haha, glad you guys liked it. I got so carried away writing the article that I started running out of room for the 500+ photos me and Jon took. I think it turned out pretty well and have gotten a couple emails already from readers across the US asking for details.

I *really* hope I can make the next one.

Sorry for the delay but here are 380 photos from the trip.

http://www.sidexsideaction.com/gallery/

Thanks Cody........It has been great recieving emails and messages from people saying they never want to go ride with me...thanks alot!

Bastards!

LOL

Cant wait to lead you all off course again next year!!

Joey D.