I think GOX rolls off the tongue easier than goneOURAY does. Plus, as others have stated, there is something attractive about having only one particular vehicle model represented. One of the problems with having a generic "Nissan-oriented" event is that Nissan makes a wide range of vehicles, not just 4WDs. The Xterra is targeted toward a different market, which is one of the reasons why it has become so popular for off-roading and the impetus for the creation of XOC. Last July I did my own "mini-GOX" with 2 Xterras and my Pathfinder. It was really nice being in a smaller group while running trails, but it would have been cool to be part of a larger organized social event in the evenings.

If GOX transforms into a goneOURAY of sorts, perhaps the event would just take on a different flavor. It would be more of a social gathering (i.e. SHIFT_community) instead of a 4-wheeling event. goneOURAY (or even GOX) could have events such as:

* 2WD-friendly "family" run from Ouray to Silverton to Animas Forks and back. (4WD vehicles could continue north from Animas Forks to Ouray)

* other 2WD-friendly "family" events, such as BBQs, raffles, etc.

* stock 4x4 vehicle run over Engineer Pass (or other similar pass)

* modified 4x4 vehicle run on Poughkeepsie Gulch

* Xterra-only run to Yankee Boy Basin

* 10-vehicle run over Black Bear Pass and Imogene Pass; run this 3 or 4 times over the week, with different trail bosses each day. There's no reason why one person must be trail boss for 30-50 vehicles on every trail every day.

Just my 2 cents....er, I guess it's more like twenty...