KOH and Weather

Hip · Dec 22, 2010

Do you think the massive flooding and rainfall happening down there now will have an affect on the race course and or layout?

last year the course went right thru the lakebed and its was so wet two days before you could not drive on it. it was fine on rae day.

Apple valley has had an enormous amount of rain in the last week.

:stirpot:

should the competetors replace thier lighweight suspension winches for 8274's?:redneck:

CHOP SHOP · Dec 22, 2010

Allot of teams are changing out tires.

I seen most going to the TSL SX.

crash2 · Dec 22, 2010

Once aspect of that area hip is the fact of how quickly it dries out. Granted there are the lakebeds that will retain some of the water but there are only 2 out there that you really ever drive on. The rest are creek beds that are a rocky/sandy bottom so they can dry out within a couple days.

Hip · Dec 22, 2010

crash said:
Once aspect of that area hip is the fact of how quickly it dries out. Granted there are the lakebeds that will retain some of the water but there are only 2 out there that you really ever drive on. The rest are creek beds that are a rocky/sandy bottom so they can dry out within a couple days.

i know that but for the last two years it had rained the week before and was quite dry on race day, but they have had two years wort of rain in the last week so im assuming the lake bed will still be full.

last year some hammertown camps were sloppy wet and never dried up. hammertown was pushed righ to the edge of the water tuesday before race day.

im thinking hammertown might have to relocate to higher ground.

does anyone know anyone who lives closer to get the real time update?

i have a cousin that lives about an hour away but he lives on a mountain. he said he has never seen it this bad.

Bunk1 · Dec 22, 2010

Awesome!

tomsbrokeagain · Dec 22, 2010

Bunk said:
Awesome!

Plus some points for the North Wet crews!:awesomework:

Brian H · Dec 26, 2010

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobext.php?wfo=sgx&sid=MNLC1&num=48

ROKRIG · Jan 2, 2011

Might keep an eye on Pirate4x4. There seems to be several teams/clubs that go down to JV early to test/tune. They tend to provide updates on the conditions down there

Ba-Riedo · Jan 2, 2011

I don't think the course map will change, everything is pretty well set by now. I think most people know this but it will be a lap race so no matter where it goes it will be torn up twice as hard.

Should be a great time either way, I can't wait!

-Alex

Hip · Jan 3, 2011

saw on pirate they got 6" snow at apple valley.

Bunk1 · Jan 3, 2011

Hip said:
saw on pirate they got 6" snow at apple valley.

6" of snow on backdoor would be kickass!!

Bill · Jan 3, 2011

Bunk said:
6" of snow on backdoor would be kickass!!

it was dry as a popcorn fart last year and I had to winch both spots on back door....saw a lot of carnage there too

Bunk1 · Jan 4, 2011

Bill said:
it was dry as a popcorn fart last year and I had to winch both spots on back door....saw a lot of carnage there too

About this dry?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT7n6ZTINoo

Bill · Jan 5, 2011

Bunk said:
About this dry?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT7n6ZTINoo

dry...not easy...lots one upped it and others couldn't get up no matter what they did

BUILTnotBOT · Jan 6, 2011

with conditions like this what were most of you guys, that have went in the past years, doin for camping situations? is it even worth considering packing down tents?

this will be me and a few friends first time to johnson valley, any help/advice is much apprecated....