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Gold Hills Posse 4×4 Club · Folsom, CA

9/25 Prairie City OHV - Off Road Basics Clinic

  1. BKGM Jeepers President Joined: June 2003
    #120 Sep 2011, 9:54 AM

    Sunday, September 25th.



    This opportunity is being offered based on board request. If you would like to go out there and drive around in the new 4x4 area, you are welcome to attend too.



    This clinic will cover (will vary based on attendee experience):

    Intro to 4wheel drive basics

    Situational exercises

    Technical discussions on some 4x4 terms and the reason they're important (break over angle, crawl ratio, cosmetic options v. functional options, etc.)

    Vehicle inspection with discussion on by-law requirements including what a "well maintained" vehicle means.

    Anything else people want to discuss.



    Some basic rules -

    We'll go to lunch afterwards, so be prepared to eat somewhere cheap, hang out, and talk about what we just spent the past 4 hours doing.

    Bring some drinks if you feel you'll get thirsty.

    I'll have a rough agenda, but please bring issues/ideas/concerns you'd like addressed to.

    Bring a recovery strap for each rig. I'll get "stuck" and we can learn how to recover a rig.



    I think they open at 8am. If so, we can meet at 830 in the staging area at the 4wd entrance.



    Please reply here if you'd like to go for fun, attend the clinic, participate in the clinic, or hang out!



    Thanks,

    Brad

    Kathleen and Brad
  2. Guest former user
    #220 Sep 2011, 11:12 AM

    is there a charge to get vehicles in this place

    is there only one staging area to meet

    still relatively new to the sport (2 years) and my 4x buddy just got her licence

    so shes really new better to learn the correct way than on her own

  4. Tom Subscriber
    #420 Sep 2011, 11:30 AM
    "Rayzor" wrote: is there a charge to get vehicles in this place
    is there only one staging area to meet
    still relatively new to the sport (2 years) and my 4x buddy just got her licence
    so shes really new better to learn the correct way than on her own



    There's a $5 per vehicle fee at the front gate. I've not been to PC for a number of years and it looks like the 2+ years of modifications are done. Should be fun!

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    If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading -- Lao Tzu
  5. Tom Subscriber
    #520 Sep 2011, 11:34 AM

    Oh, count me in!

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    If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading -- Lao Tzu
  6. Guest former user
    #620 Sep 2011, 12:01 PM

    If my plan works out on getting my parts installed, then I am sure to show up. I'll post confirming one way or the other. This will be my first time to PC as well.



    Thanks!

  7. BKGM Jeepers started this President Joined: June 2003
    #720 Sep 2011, 12:57 PM
    "RockinCrawler" wrote: We saw this flyer at the last meeting. Looks like a good place to post it.

    Prairie City Visitor Appreciation Day

    http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/1170/file ... _Flyer.pdf





    So if you have fun this Sunday you can go back for free on the 16th?

    Kathleen and Brad
  8. BKGM Jeepers started this President Joined: June 2003
    #820 Sep 2011, 1:13 PM
    "Rayzor" wrote: is there a charge to get vehicles in this place
    is there only one staging area to meet
    still relatively new to the sport (2 years) and my 4x buddy just got her licence
    so shes really new better to learn the correct way than on her own



    Charge is $5 per vehicle

    They'll give you a map. Drive to the end of the paved road and the staging area is on your left. Drive until you see the 4x4 entrance and we'll meet close to there.

    Kathleen and Brad
  9. Gregulator Member Joined: February 2012
    #920 Sep 2011, 1:35 PM

    Path 88 and I were out there last week. There are some pretty fun new obstacles. A lot more carnage is expected out there now since people sometimes feel safe to try crazy lines since they are so close to home. 😁

    Um...what?
  10. Jeff- that guy with the foolsize Subscriber
    #1020 Sep 2011, 6:08 PM

    I'll come hang out. Might be the only wheeling I get to do if I cant fit through the barrett gate.

  11. BKGM Jeepers started this President Joined: June 2003
    #1120 Sep 2011, 8:34 PM

    Sounds like fun. Everyone is welcome!

    Kathleen and Brad
  12. Guest former user
    #1220 Sep 2011, 8:53 PM
    "Path 88" wrote: I'll come hang out. Might be the only wheeling I get to do if I cant fit through the barrett gate.
    How wide is your truck from rim to rim?
  13. RobD Subscriber
    #1321 Sep 2011, 6:59 AM

    My Jeep front axle is wider than your truck and I fit with no problem. I am 86 inches outside of tire to tire. The gate is about 89 inches wide.





    "Path 88" wrote: I'll come hang out. Might be the only wheeling I get to do if I cant fit through the barrett gate.

    __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
  14. Guest former user
    #1421 Sep 2011, 8:40 AM
    "RobD" wrote: My Jeep front axle is wider than your truck and I fit with no problem. I am 86 inches outside of tire to tire. The gate is about 89 inches wide.

    The "Big Feller" hasen't sat in mine yet. It's only 77" wide.

    [quote="Path 88"]I'll come hang out. Might be the only wheeling I get to do if I cant fit through the barrett gate.
  15. Anonymous former user
    #1521 Sep 2011, 8:51 AM

    I'll be there to help air up tires if needed. First dozen to arrive get a donut.

  16. BKGM Jeepers started this President Joined: June 2003
    #1621 Sep 2011, 10:26 AM
    "RockinCrawler" wrote: I'll be there to help air up tires if needed. First dozen to arrive get a donut.





    That's a good one! I assume you are included so it would be the first 11 "others"... 😂

    Kathleen and Brad
  17. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #1722 Sep 2011, 7:48 AM

    I really wish I could make this event, it sounds like a lot of fun. I think Brad has a good game-plan worked out and he has a lot of knowledge to pass along. I look forward to helping out with the next one.

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  18. Anonymous former user
    #1824 Sep 2011, 6:19 PM

    Looks like:



    Brad

    Myself

    Tom

    Path88

    maybe Wh1t3Nukle

  19. Guest former user
    #1924 Sep 2011, 7:04 PM

    Confirmed. I will be there. Bringing a friend as well. Hope that is alright and he'll be in red bronco (the OJ model 😉 )

  20. Anonymous former user
    #2024 Sep 2011, 7:25 PM

    [quote="RockinCrawler"]Looks like:



    Brad

    Myself

    Tom

    Path88

    Wh1t3Nukle and Friend



    That's two donuts each.

  21. Guest former user
    #2124 Sep 2011, 8:17 PM

    kayla and myself will try to b there for 8 30

    c u then

  22. BKGM Jeepers started this President Joined: June 2003
    #2224 Sep 2011, 9:38 PM
    "Wh1t3Nukle" wrote: Confirmed. I will be there. Bringing a friend as well. Hope that is alright and he'll be in red bronco (the OJ model 😉 )



    Bringing friends is more than fine. There will be several others here as well, including people from as far away as SF.



    It should be fun.

    Kathleen and Brad
  23. Tom Subscriber
    #2324 Sep 2011, 9:49 PM

    Confirming ... Ronie and I will be there.

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    If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading -- Lao Tzu
  24. Guest former user
    #2425 Sep 2011, 6:58 AM

    have to bail

    was lookin forward to this

    im ready but something came up at last minute



    my apologies

  25. Guest former user
    #2525 Sep 2011, 5:43 PM
    "Rayzor" wrote: have to bail
    was lookin forward to this
    im ready but something came up at last minute

    my apologies



    Sorry we missed ya Rayzor. I'm confident of plenty of future meetups.







    The clinic today was really fantastic. Sorry to beat Brad to it in saying, at least for me, it was a success. We covered lots of up front talk for things like etiquette, gear, communication, protection, and other beneficial material. We had some folks drive away with left parts at PCOHV actually. 😲 TomD, thanks for pulling me off of my very own table top. 😛 I'm having a hard time deciding whether my buddies Bronco action move on the steep inclined hill or Jeff's straight up and over on the creek rock bed.



    I've got some photos and some videos recorded. I like to use sites such as photobucket and youtube to post such material. However, as a courtesy I'd like to receiver permission prior to doing so. Please send either post here or send my a PM. Here are the name I believe I recall to each rig:



    Mike - Bronco

    BGKM Jeepers (Brad) - Black JK

    Jason (Huck) - Black JK

    Anoop - White JK?

    TomD (Tom) and Ronie - Cherokee

    RockinCrawler (Richard) - Solo Yota

    Path 88 (Jeff) - Dodge Redneck Hulk

    Don - Black Hardtop JK?



    Sorry If I'm missing someone and so please let me know. If you have any shots/footage of me, then let me know also.



    I am fine with emailing the media directly to you for your own usage.



    Thanks so much and if this is how the Club rolls, then you've got me hooked!



    Cheers

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