WOW - WHAT A WEEK!!!
I want to thank everyone who came out to support the Discount Tire / ORE race team and especially all of the volunteers! We could not have done any of this without all of you! While our results were not we had hoped, we are moving in the right direction as a team and we are looking forward to the rest of the 2014 season!!!
This is one of the toughest of the Aftershock obstacles to climb.
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When we drove back through Aftershock on friday during the unlimited class race in EVO1, Mel and I were laughing our asses off because we had managed sections like this, and all of Chocolate Thunder, with no reverse gear in the TJ. Going back was literally not an option
Thanks for the pics Moochie!
When we drove back through Aftershock on friday during the unlimited class race in EVO1, Mel and I were laughing our asses off because we had managed sections like this, and all of Chocolate Thunder, with no reverse gear in the TJ. Going back was literally not an option
Thanks for the pics Moochie!
That was epic in the TJ. I so wish there was video of it. I still can't imagine what you guys went through. I listened to the radio traffic and still can't believe how you managed that feat. You are definitely professional level in all respects.
That was epic in the TJ. I so wish there was video of it. I still can't imagine what you guys went through. I listened to the radio traffic and still can't believe how you managed that feat. You are definitely professional level in all respects.
There is probably KOH video of it as they had cameras at both obstacles. It's just whether KOH would release/share any of that footage. The choc thunder climb made the live webcast.
CRAZY!! Any more pics or videos
I think they will have us in their major video release that they sell, 'Heavy Metal Concept' productions (the big name in dirt sport films) had one of their cameras mounted on the TJ the entire race. Apparently we were on the Giant Big Screen TV in Hammertown the entire time we recovered on Chocolate Thunder (not really the way we wanted to get coverage :icon_crazyI was also a serious heat casualty during this section. I expended the majority of my energy on Aftershock running winch rope before making the attempt to run to remote pit two for a spare tire, I did not drink hardly any fluids that day. There was a point on Chocolate Thunder after I shed the top half of my fire suit where I laid back on a rock to catch my breath, and I started to go to the white light and knew I immediately need to get up and drink something. There was no way in hell I was passing out and getting medivac'd in front of a few thousand screaming lunatics! I am actually interested in seeing what it all looked liked from above the canyon where the spectators were sitting. Also, if you weren't there in the canyon watching, I will add that there was plenty of "professional level" advice being screamed in our general direction of how we needed to drive up and out of Chocolate Thunder. Apparently it looked pretty easy from the their seats
I think it got pretty real when some dude yelled at us to just "back down off the rock", I looked up at him like "really" and said "I think that was the plan until we lost reverse gear 80 miles ago" and it all got kind of quiet, and then people started cheering and yelling us on. It was all kind of surreal to be under that much pressure to either make it out to the top......or fail in a blaze of glory. We were gone to do one or the other but not quit.
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It looked amazing.
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Awesome photo Krieger. Much respect for Mel, Greg and Crew, I hate quit quitters. You guys are destined for a win.
Was I the only person to expect Mel to jump out wearing camo shorts with a fire suit top on?