the subject has come up about a group ride, so maybe some of us can hook up on New Years day and start the year off right with a group ride, since it would be nice to get people from gordons and buttercup together, how about meeting at a central location? How do you feel about the top of the ridge by the plank road at buttercup? that is in the middle of the buttercup camps, and not too far for a starting point from gordons, depending on how many and experience levels the ride could either be fast or slow, but I would like everyone to come so I am thinking a slower pace would be better to make sure everyone can keep up, I may be even able to have gas available so that people can get it if so they can get back to camp at gordons if needbe.

What do ya all think? any takers?

Keeping this in mind, right now I am not 100% sure I will be there, but I am definately trying, too many factors to tell right now.

i will defintly be down for a group ride ian i dont think my bug will be ready yet check out my post in sand rail tech it called i got my frame

its all good, I dont know if my car will be ready either, I am thinking all the pieces will be there, but not enough time for assembly. so I will probably be on the raptor for another trip.

Sounds good, but that is a little early for me on a Saturday.

Also going to be in Ogilby that week I believe, so take me an hour or so to get there probably less but adding some time. I love the idea though.

Yeah, sounds good, but if we got people at olgibly, dune buggy flats and buttercup, the flats seems like the more central place, don't ya think.

I was thinking about that, but if we ride in buttercup, then I figured meeting closer to the dunes would work, the flats at fordons is definately closer for the olgiby people, its a tough call, but I am open to suggestions.

Where is the plank road from the flats? I'm not real familiar with buttercup

HV, the plank road from the flats is about 4 miles, once you go over the bridge to buttercup, hang a left, then there will be some camps in some flats there, then there is a ridge that runs perpendicular to the freeway, and the plank road runs from that ridge to the flats, you can see it from the freeway, when I check to see if the drags are on, I run up to the top of that ridge at buttercup and you can see the drags at gordons. its about halfway between gordons and greys well exits 1/2 mile south of the 8

I'd probably go if you met at Gordons, not too fond of riding all the way to the plank road with new paddles. Is this gonna be a fast ride or a kiddie ride or ?

i will go where ever you decide the hook-up should be!

Ripster,

was that you at the drags at Thanksgiving who almost lost it doing a wheelie? It was a blue predator. Whoever it was had me sayin oh s*** for a second!

That was probably him.

Hey Ian, whatever happened to the big North/South potluck party on the sand highway between Roadrunner and the Flats? I think you were talking about this a couple months ago...

I would be up for this, but to bad I'll be in Glamis for New Years this year

Hey Dave I still want to do it, but this year has been so messed up with us moving and I still havent gotten the new buggy yet, we actually still dont know where we will be living over Xmas, Once we get settled I will do my best to organize it, but for now that project is on the back burner. I hope you all understand.

No worries...I didn't think it was supposed to go off until late season anyway, I just saw a 'group meet' thread and figured I'd pop in off-topic and ask.

Has it been decided yet?
What about another group ride earlier in the week (for those who are out the whole week) ?

Say thursday or friday?

post it and they will come

Alright then, FAST guys ride on friday morning at 9am. Meet at the top of sand highway right where the drags start.


It's posted and now you effers better show!!!!


If more people are going to be out earlier in the week, we can set up more. That'd kick ass!!

I'm gonna be there from 12/26 thru 1/3

If it's a fast ride I'll be there. Who's leading?

I don't f'n know! I'll lead if nobody else wants to step up, but I don't wanna go on a begginer ride.

Who esle is in?

how fast is fast?, and are you in your rail or ????

I only ride a quad if the buggy's broke, so that's a yes, I'll be in the car. Not like a so fast ride that quads can't keep up or anything, but a quick pace. Besides, I don't have a 500hp ls1, just a vw for this guy.

Well I will be out there at that time, so we will see whats up, IF I get the car I dont think I will have enough driving hours for a quick pace ride, but if I only have the quad I will try and keep up and if its just too fast I will just let you guys go. I wadded up the quad fairly good last year trying to keep up with some buggies and I dont want to do it again.

Go as fast as you want, I'll be able to keep up.

I guess that means I'm leading???? That's cool, Ian, it ain't gonna be super hairy ride, besides, if your followin in line (with the car) that thing should be so easy to drive (with PS and a V8), you should have no problem keeping up with me.

well the car wont be ready for New Years, still waiting on paint, so I will be on the quad once again.

Bummer! See ya then!!

So, we're on for friday morning ride at 9am at the gordon's drags location, but what's the deal for saturday ride? Is it still saturday at 10? Did a location get decided on?

I am riding up to 13.5 on Friday morning so I wont be able to make the Friday ride.

You can count me in, JWB are you in as well?? I know you'll have the quad.

well I just talked to YFZ4KT and he isnt going to be at 13.5 til late Friday and he is one of the reasons why I am going up there, so I will be going up there Saturday morning instead, probably leaving gordons around 8:15 or so, I dont want to get up there too late, but dont want to wake them up too early either. I have made arrangements for gas when I get up there so I know I will have enough to get back, I heard there is gas at the store and at boardmanville, but not sure. its a long ride, but anyone is welcome to cruise on up,

Route will probably be flats at the base of sand highway up to roadrunner then a diaganol(sp?) line from there to the washes, probably hitting olds along the way, then 13.5, gas and head back the same way, but maybe hitting china wall on the way back.

I should be in -- hopefully the new buggy runs ok...

Her is a pic of my car so I can finally meet some of you gd.com guys

I will be out from Tuesday through new years

1 mile down canal road towards glamis

Hopefully see you guys out there

Jason

Sofaking$$, that car is so money that it doesn't even know it's money.


I'll be ib i, but in the same area as you, keep an eye out for me and stop in for a .





We'll be there from 26-3rd

Sorry!!!



This guy stayed up till 4am on thursday night drinking and slept thru the ride on friday.

My bad, I'm a flake. For HV

but at least we hooked up to meet for a few minutes, it was cool meeting you and your friend.

Hey you didn't remind me either....

ya were was every body i was up and waiting for all you no shows!