Late Fall Run - 2nd week of December

The run is on for the second week of December - Saturday or Sunday. Whatever works the best for everyone. It looks like it may be a partial snow run again if the weather keeps up -

No clue where that is, but I would be interested in going.

Can stock X's handle it? I haven't gotten a chance to do any mods yet. When are you planning it, and how would I get there from Chicago?

Link to their site:

http://www.motocrosspark.com/rates.html

OK, so I pose my ? again to you....could a STOCK X handle it? It looks, from the pics, like I would need to AT LEAST get mud tires, remove the nerf bars and mud flaps and add rocker sliders(which I already plan on doing). Is that a fair assessment? Or do I need more mods for the '00 SE 4x4? I really have not seen exactly what the X can do in Xtreme conditions.......YET

Yes stock can handle it, its only as hard as you want to make it. If you guys decide to go in say december let me know I will be looking to run again by then, but not till then too much work to do first. Winter runs at haspin are a blast if you got somebody crazy enough to run the lead and find the ice covering the deep holes!

You can do without the rock sliders there. I do recomend removing the nerf bars for any sort of wheeling and if you want to be able to do anything beside the main road at haspin look into mud tires. Even Randy's A/Ts where like slicks there last year.

I remember that day was muddy! It looks like I am going to have to wait until I get my steering fixed before I can go, (centerlink is toast) but I think it will be about late November early December and I have heard it only takes 1 hour to install. Let me know what a good date is for everyone - BTW Hawk - I took my X out 4 wheelin when it was bone stock and had a great time - Hope to have a good turnout. CHeck out the photo from the day of mud at Haspin Acres -

I don't think I can make it this trip, too much going on the next two months. But for future reference how long of a drive is that from Indianapolis?

Bout 1.5 hours from indy. Straight down 52.

Center link is an easy fix, let me know if you need help, I'll get mikey to come over and we can drink some beers in the nice warm garage.

several videos from Haspin can be found here and on page 2
http://www.onandoffroad.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=2

here are the two I know of:
http://www.onandoffroad.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=getit&lid=1
and
http://www.onandoffroad.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=getit&lid=2

Aight... Rubber Ducky has been complaining on not going on a run in a looooong time. Taxman and I have a little top secret side project to get through, prolly in 2 weeks, then I'll be read for some more wheelin. Haspin is similar to the quarry at the Badlands, you can pick and chose as you go. There is a LOT of trails out there tho. I haven't been on many. But, I'll try everything to make this trip.

Well - I am ready - anyone have a time/date yet?

How about Haspin on the second weekend in Dec?

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I would love to run Haspin since I never been there and would be a change from the Badlands but Dec. is a bad month for me, to much going on. Let me know if you guys plan anything early in 2004.

So far, we've got Tim, Dave, Smokey, and myself... anyone else?

P.S. - Operation Ducky to begin in 3 days!!!!

I'm ready for Opperation Ducky! Almost time. I am also ready to run, just a few minor maintenance issues to cover on the beast and we are ready to roll.... er.... bad choice of words...

Have to ask, What's this top secret "Ducky" project? New mod? Repair of something broken or is it a SAS? Inquiring minds want to know.

The results of Operation Ducky will be posted early next week.

I know the secret plan, can I spill the beans?!?

And that is why I keep checking back here, I need to find out what was operation ducky? Oh wait I know, I was involved! Can't wait to see it in action

Operation ducky was a success!!!! I will post a pic as soon as I can. (maybe tomorrow...)

You may spill beans as desired...

Huh?!?

I'll just give a teaser... it has to do with hight and better performance offroad... now post some pictures!

2" or 3" BL?... That is what the ducky now has hum?

Ok have to ask, Is there much of a temp. change up that high?

Everyone around indy, be at Bob Evans, east side, off washington street, 0700 for B-fast, and we'll be rolling out of there by 0800 to head to Haspin.

Randy, you gonna make this one?

oh yea, ducky pictures to be posted soon... no dig camera...

Haspin was a decent time. Everything was frozen, so it beat us up pretty bad. Ducky taco'ed a tierod, but got back to the parking lot and was granted a ride home on Santa Haughs' Sleigh. :-) Upon getting back to the North Pole, the Elves quickly removed the tie rod, straightened it, and welded several supports to it, so that I could get home. (No one stocks a replacement tie rod for an Xterra around indy.) Needless to say, it's my fault, both for not having one, and for not having upgraded to the sweet ass Calmini steering package... I really need to save up $500....

A good run all in all, HUGE thanks to Dave. Great to catch up with Tim again as well.

I'll get some pics in the next couple days and post them here.

The run was a success - well mostly. Got so spend some quality time with the sploder on the way home since a yellow ducky took its parking spot on the sleigh .

Run was fun though, too bad you had to park is so soon. But glad we had seat room and got to run that creek.

When you get some pics ready for the internet post up one of the tie rod, maybe we could sell those and make a few bucks

I need to get your guys phone numbers - I was running late because my furnace broke in the middle of the night and I had to wait for a repair guy - $500 later and a new circuit board and we had heat again. After that, I didn't feel like breaking anything else - :rolleyes:

I just assumed you were not going cause we never hear anything from you.... sorry about your furnace now is not the time for that stuff to break.

Any pics yet?