My KOH 2013 Shenanigans thread

[KarlVP]

Chad, Tom, Terry and I got to the lakebed friday morning. Hammertown was set up but not many folks were there yet.

We got camp set up got the rigs ready and headed out to run up Jack to the top, down to the mailboxes and then down Sledge.

Arrival on the lakebed at our normal camping spot. Just far enough from Hammertown to be quiet, but close enough to the action to be available to folks. Hammer Heights is behind me over the hill from this photo.

This is from the top of the hill. You can see Hammertown in the background.

The last photo I have of my unmangled doors.

Chad at the entrance to Jackhammer.

This hat makes Terry look extra sexy.

 

[KarlVP]

Me at the entrance to Jack.

This is the line I wanted last year and was afraid to beat my D30 like a read headed stepchild. This year I spanked it with the new D60

Hammertown in the distance.

The view from my drivers seat friday morning.

 

[KarlVP]

At the top of Jackhammer.

Another View from my drivers seat on Friday morning.

The obligatory mailbox poser shot.

After running down Sledge we ran back to camp for some lunch and beers. This was how we found the beers.

After lunch we headed out to Outer limits. One of my favorite drives at the Hammers is just the trip itself to the bottom of outer limits. It's way out there and just fun to blast across the desert at top speed.

 

[KarlVP]

Chad on the main trail. Tom decided to try this bonus line.

I really wish I had a photo of it, but tom had the passenger tire on the dark rock on the left of this photo with the drivers tire about 4 feet in the air. He was *****ing about my front bumper being in his way until the weight of the jeep shifted when it caught traction. The front bumper saved him from an almost complete rollover.

Chad on a bonus line.

Tom seconds before breaking the drivers D60 stub shaft.

After breaking the stub shaft we pulled the naughty bits out of the hub and drove down the trail. Tom earned the nickname "flopathon" after going down the ledges and ending up on his side with his "Jesus take the wheel" moments. Not having the both tires on the front end pulling probably didn't help anything.

 

[KarlVP]

A few videos from Outer limits.

I suck at embedding videos so here.

http://youtu.be/v_7k_CD2sE8

http://youtu.be/66SuTYKGKGo

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[1 grumpy]

great pictures sure wish i had made it down there oh well maybe next year...

 

[KarlVP]

Hammertown Sunday morning.

Not having 4wd I decided to head out towards soggy lake to find trapdoor. The view from my drivers seat towards Turkey Claw (Bobby Longs Trail) Which we ran later in the week but I don't have photos of due to camera battery issues.

Being lazy on Sunday morning. Terry went to church in Hammertown so we decided to play Horseshoes.

An imposter of the Sublime YJ or is the Moustache copying someone else?

After Terry got back from Church, 50 degree shirts off guy appeared.

Chad heading into Trapdoor.

Chad heading out of Trapdoor.

 

[pokey]

looks like a ton of fun. Thanks for sharing Karl :cheer:

 

[KarlVP]

A bouns line on the top of Trapdoor.

Chad on the tip top of Resolution.

Coming down off the top of Resolution. This picture does this absolutely NO justice.

 

[KarlVP]

Saw this guy at the bottom of Chocolate thunder when we were playing there.

View from my passenger seat on the way back to camp Sunday evening.

Chad broke a shaft on a crazy line in Chocolate Thunder. Thankfully some folks from Team Degenerate (the 2013 King Of The Trimmers Winner). Were happy to lend a spare shaft.

Chad's naughty bits.

Chad fishing naughty bits out of the housing.

All fixed.

My stub shaft after Outer Limits. Thankfully we were able to Phone the Moustache prior to him leaving. He brought us our much needed spares along with the condiments that we forgot back at the house. Thanks John!!!!11!!!11!!

Stupid Dana 60's.

Carnage.

Valet parking job after everyone got fixed.

Chads broken shaft on the left mine on the right. Weird.

 

[boxboy]

Looks like a great time!

 

[zuk88]

Nice pics Karl, I need to go back because it is too fun there. That line up Jack hammer was tempting but it looked like a bad choice in a Samurai :eeek:

 

[KarlVP]

Sunday we went to play on the LCQ short course.

Chad on the obstacle after I drove up it.

If any of you watched the LCQ, this was the original line. The rock to the right of this photo got moved making the obstacle much easier for the rest of the folks.

 

[jeepmauler]

Looks like a great time!

Imagine the buggies AND the bikes..that would be epic:011:

.................and any other time than koh:D

 

[KarlVP]

Watching the Superbowl from the lakebed on Sunday night.

Front row seats.

The view from my drivers seat sunday night.

The crowd watching the game.

What's all this bacon?

Call the fire Dept.

If it weren't for John and the delivery of condiments, this never would have happened.

Fat guys gotta eat.

Awesome dinner after the super bowl.

I don't know why, but Terry parked my Jeep on this camp chair???

 

[jeepmauler]

Great pics Karl...you do make that look fun:cool:

The super bowl watching is pretty awesome too:beer:

 

[99redtj]

good pictures karl, how long where you down there

 

[KarlVP]

Panorama from the lake bed monday morning.

Monday we went scouting for a good place to watch the race. We ended up running the canyon next to wrecking ball. It had a great set of obstacles and some "rimrock-esque" sidehilling to it. But it was a lot of fun as we were able to blase a trail nobody had tried before. Or if someone had, there were no tracks on it.

I took this photo looking down at where we started. We just drove over the hills to where we were. It was awesome.

Once we got on top, Chad called work like a poosay. Here is a photo of Chad, on vacation, working.

From where we were, Chad and I dropped down into Wrecking ball about halfway through the trail. It was "fun" to say the least. Can you say toboggan run? Anywho here is a photo of the bottom of the waterfall.

Chad on the right line at the waterfall. Tom spotted both me and him through there. No winching and we both crawled it.

Chad done with the line.

Chad happy to be alive.

Tom named this obstacle "Karl's Vagina" so I of course had to do it.

The exit to my vagina.

Chad.......

 

[KarlVP]

good pictures karl, how long where you down there

8 Days.

 

[KarlVP]

After Wrecking Ball we were looking for an exit strategy for our race day vista. We tried getting out without crossing the race course. We ended up at the top of a canyon that was definitely for "buggies" or "those with huge brass balls". Anywho the trail had been run before. We thought it was Full of Hate, but think it was called Mary Jane because we ended up running Full of Hate on the way down.

We eventually got to a point in the canyon where you had to commit or turn around.

Tom coming down FOH.

Tom sucking seat cover. This photo doesn't do this justice. It is loose and there is zero traction. Once you commit to it there is a sweeping left hand turn that is damn near straight down. Not fun to say the least.

 

[KarlVP]

LCQ/Qualifying Day one. We had the best seats in the house because we showed up at 0630 to get them. There are definitely some campfire stories of the douchebaggery we saw that morning.

Getting it fully.

Fully getting it.

ZING!!!!!!

JR stopped by to chat.

Some last photos of his rig before he drags it out to the guy that bought it.

Terry in his chill spot.

Epic moustache guys FTMFW!!!!

 

[KarlVP]

Clark with the Stop and chat. It's such a bummer down a KOH because there are so many things to do and people to see it damn near impossible to go meet everyone you want to and wheel in one week.

Cant remember who this was, but he was MOVING.

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Bored photos of my junk.

The sausage fest starts.

Chad demonstrating the proper way to eat sausage. "Pour mustard on the tip and put it in your mouth."

 

[Poohbair]

Looks excellent

 

[KarlVP]

After watching LCQ and eating sausage all day, we decided to do a night run up Sledgehammer.

Flopathon on the "it wants it" line.

Flopathon getting it fully.

The plaque rock.

Chad getting it fully.

Door loves rock, or rock loves door? You decide. Maybe if Chad had rubbed some mustard on this, he could have squeaked through with no damage.

Chad on the exit to Sledge.

 

[Clark]

Excellent write up! Sorry i didn't get to wheel with you that night, the offer was much appreciated though, you guys are always a pleasure to wheel and hang out with. We ended up making a night run through full of hate instead.:D

 

[KarlVP]

LCQ day two. Again we got there early and watched the douchebaggery of parking and jockeying for good spots ensue.

Whoops.

Pulling cable.

Should have pulled cable.

I really liked this rig.

This corner got a lot of rigs. One rig rolled and was able to hammer down and right itself. It was fun to watch. One guy said "that's like RC car stuff!"

Definitely not the right line.

Tom stole my spot.

These guys were flying.

AWD motorcycle?

It's tough when you show up early for the best spot.

Family wheeler anyone?

 

[KarlVP]

Photo of my junk on our hill above camp.

Weds night Chad and I headed into town to BS with folks but we found that many of our friends were in "race mode" so we decided to look at the rigs around hammer town instead.

Lippy Larry's s-box getting additions.

Thursday we woke up and ran Sunbonnet with Anthony whom had just shown up.

Anthony and Tiffany.

Tom on a bonus line.

Anthony trying to keep up.

Chad and Anthony with Terry taking photos of flopathon (tom) being dumb.

Flopathon on a bonus line.

Anthony showing us how it's done with 38's and no crawl gears.

Chad on a "good" line.

 

[ChopTop84]

AWD motorcycle?

yup! A ROKON!

 

[KarlVP]

Flopathon spotting chad on a bonus line. I think he was on his bed.

Flopathon pushing the limis of my new stub shafts.

Anthony getting it.

Thursday night we ran Turkey Claw but I was charging my camera battery. No pictures. Anthony broke an inner D44 shaft on Turkey Claw.

Working on getting the naughty bits out.

Chad warming his twig and giggleberries by the fire.

 

[War-Jeeper]

Are you running stock shafts in your 60 still Karl?