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TMac said:
Anyone make it out? Ended up third, missing second by only a few points. Cant complain though when I had one of the widest cars out there!
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Impressive!

I watched the livestream but didn’t attend. Livestream was cool to watch but they only showed the Unlimited class.
 
TMac said:
Anyone make it out? Ended up third, missing second by only a few points. Cant complain though when I had one of the widest cars out there!
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I made it up for saturday. Pretty cool event. Didnt realize they would have several rigs on the ledge at one time. Definitely worth the trip.
 
our crew made it out for the friday portion of the event. great times for sure. We ran Waldens ridge at windrock saturday and finished with a few other trails. We got tired as hell fast after wheeling all day so we ended up skipping saturdays event. great times for sure. next year we will go to adventure off road for the weekend and get over to Kizzars for the event. itll be a little closer.
 
Bjeep said:
How wide is the buggy?
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79 Dana 60 + some KMC machetes with sticky mud whompers. I'm not sure the exact width but I'd guess about 90-92.

Most guys are running 9s and are closer to 85"
 
TMac said:
79 Dana 60 + some KMC machetes with sticky mud whompers. I'm not sure the exact width but I'd guess about 90-92.

Most guys are running 9s and are closer to 85"
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I heard on the livestream that the gates/cones were 102" wide, so plenty of room for trail rigs :driving:
 
ridered3 said:
I heard on the livestream that the gates/cones were 102" wide, so plenty of room for trail rigs :driving:
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Exactly, it sounded more like just an excuse..............:rolf:

I think you did very well for the first try.booyang
 
ridered3 said:
I heard on the livestream that the gates/cones were 102" wide, so plenty of room for trail rigs :driving:
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Dont forget the empty busch light cans falling out though. thats another 5" to account for :ROFLMAO:
 
I stayed for the shootout saturday night. First time I have seen the portals up close. Didnt stay for the podiums. Guessing the guy that ran first in the unlimited shootout won. He was getting it done for sure. Anyone know the specs on the rigs that were in the shootout?
Just curious what engine/trans they were running.
Are they geared way to low to actually trail ride a rig like that? Looked they would climb most anything but may take a while to get from hill to hill.
 
socsmm6! said:
I stayed for the shootout saturday night. First time I have seen the portals up close. Didnt stay for the podiums. Guessing the guy that ran first in the unlimited shootout won. He was getting it done for sure. Anyone know the specs on the rigs that were in the shootout?
Just curious what engine/trans they were running.
Are they geared way to low to actually trail ride a rig like that? Looked they would climb most anything but may take a while to get from hill to hill.
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The guy that ran third in the shootout won in the unlimted class. I cant remember his name but Jesse Hanes was spotting for him. The dude that showed out was the guy that ran in the trail car class. He did lines all weekend that the unlimited guys couldnt. A lot of the cars were Jesse Hanes chassis. Not sure on the specs on the motors and all that but most had turbos and a couple had super chargers.
 
jeeptj99 said:
nice
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LS power
socsmm6! said:
I stayed for the shootout saturday night. First time I have seen the portals up close. Didnt stay for the podiums. Guessing the guy that ran first in the unlimited shootout won. He was getting it done for sure. Anyone know the specs on the rigs that were in the shootout?
Just curious what engine/trans they were running.
Are they geared way to low to actually trail ride a rig like that? Looked they would climb most anything but may take a while to get from hill to hill.
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Most are powered by GM ecotec motors. Great little motors: really good power to weight ratio and easy to package

Those cars are also running portal axles which have additional gear reduction in the "hubs". A normal trail car has gear reduction in the transmission, transfer case, and differential; these have all of that plus something like 1.8:1 in the "hub" as well (portal gearbox). Plenty of people trail wheel them, you just have to use higher gears to overcome the additional gearing. Since these hills are all close together most people dont take time to shift running from one course to the other.
 
jeeptj99 said:
The guy that ran third in the shootout won in the unlimted class. I cant remember his name but Jesse Hanes was spotting for him. The dude that showed out was the guy that ran in the trail car class. He did lines all weekend that the unlimited guys couldnt. A lot of the cars were Jesse Hanes chassis. Not sure on the specs on the motors and all that but most had turbos and a couple had super chargers.
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Jesse spotted for the Melchner's again (Big Charlie and Little Charlie). Brett Dickey (the Pro Trail car that crushed the shootout) had his dad spotting him.

This is the second comp that Jesse has flown out to spot for them. Crazy...
 
TMac said:
LS power

Most are powered by GM ecotec motors. Great little motors: really good power to weight ratio and easy to package

Those cars are also running portal axles which have additional gear reduction in the "hubs". A normal trail car has gear reduction in the transmission, transfer case, and differential; these have all of that plus something like 1.8:1 in the "hub" as well (portal gearbox). Plenty of people trail wheel them, you just have to use higher gears to overcome the additional gearing. Since these hills are all close together most people dont take time to shift running from one course to the other.
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I run portals on my x3. The gear reduction is great for crawling. There is a lot of leverage on my sxs portals. I keep waiting for a ball joint to rip out. Lol
I liked the way the inner C’s on the JH portal axles give it support across the entire portal gear box. Really nice setup.
 

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