Who's going to the Parker 425 this weekend?

[2Driver]

We are renting a Class C RV and heading to the Blue Water on Friday for vehicle inspection and Media check-in. Then off to Bouse Camp Friday night and Saturday for viewing, camping and photo shoots, etc.
If you see the RV be sure to say hi. You can't miss it. It is a cab over 25 footer with RENT ME all over it from Cruise America. :D

[JetBoatRich]

We will be there Friday after noon, camping in the pits

[termiteguy]

you guys are camping ? WHAT IF YOU JUST WANT TO GO FOR THE DAY WHERE IS A GOOD PLACE TO VIEW IT FROM sorry for the caps where is the race being held at

[Boatcop]

There is a main spectator area on Shea Road.
Go past the Chevy dealer south of Parker. Make a left and go out about 8 miles, behind "P" mountain.
Anywhere along the wash, you can see the action.

[termiteguy]

There is a main spectator area on Shea Road.
Go past the Chevy dealer south of Parker. Make a left and go out about 8 miles, behind "P" mountain.
Anywhere along the wash, you can see the action.
thanks do i need to pay to get in is there a gate or just pull up anywhrer you want

[My Man's Sportin' Wood]

We will be there Thursday evening. Camping in the pits as well.

[Boatcop]

thanks do i need to pay to get in is there a gate or just pull up anywhrer you want
No fee. Just pull in, set up, and enjoy the race.

[2Driver]

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I was told it was the same for 2007.

[Hal]

BC, is that better watching than behind the DMV?

[Boatcop]

BC, is that better watching than behind the DMV?
They've changed the configuration in the area behind the MVD. Due to the airport expansion, the "gauntlet" that used to be out there is no more, and that area is the main pit.
Speeds are kept way down back there now.

[GRUNION]

I will be there today..

[JetBoatRich]

Leaving in a few minutes:D

[JetBoatRich]

SUCKS, broken crank!

[SoCal_fun]

SUCKS, broken crank!
Who, What, where??? :D

[JetBoatRich]

Who, What, where??? :D
My brother in-law's car:sqeyes:
Track was tough on a lot of cars:mad:

[Sportin' Wood]

My brother in-law's car:sqeyes:
Track was tough on a lot of cars:mad:
Dude it was like days of thunder out there, Thats what our first driver had to say about the 15-18 car pile up he threaded the needle thru at race mile 3-4.
We lost a radiator hose early on and tossed a motor. $2.00 part stopped our hard work but at least it was something simple. Another Jeepspeed car was totaled in the pile up, I'm surprsed he walked away from the crash. DJR was just happy to make the starting line and everything else was gravy after that. Car runs great, the suspension is amazing for a Jeepspeed car and we passed 7 cars in the first 18 miles. We estimate we we're running in first out of 25 +/- Jeepspeeds when the motor let go. Mark Underwood our driver said he was babying the car at that speed and had plenty more so we figure we might have a runner on our hands.
This was the most fun I have had at a desert race hands down. Parker 425 race was a complete blast, and I can't wait till next year.
We will have a complete write up in a day or two at www.rockbuggysupply.com
Jeff

[JetBoatRich]

I guess the pile up was pretty bad, that jeep was wasted:sqeyes: we were a few pits down from them. we went down and talked to them, they are lucky as you said.
Robbie Gordon was awesome:D coming around the turns and getting a lot of air.
I enjoyed the way they have a track on the other side of the pits so we could see some racing:D

[2Driver]

It was a great race. We saw some of the aftermath of the pile up.
We were all over the race course and took over 2000 pictures and 90 minutes of solid action video of over 200 short clips with lots of passing, big air and even 2 big silt sinkers. I'll post a few pics and sort through rest during the week.

[GRUNION]

http://www.race-dezert.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=19264&d=1170617363
I had a blast also. The TT I helped pit for ended up 9th not bad for all the problems it had.

[JetBoatRich]

http://www.race-dezert.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=19264&d=1170617363
I had a blast also. The TT I helped pit for ended up 9th not bad for all the problems it had.
They were right next to us:D

[Sportin' Wood]

I guess the pile up was pretty bad, that jeep was wasted:sqeyes: we were a few pits down from them. we went down and talked to them, they are lucky as you said.
Robbie Gordon was awesome:D coming around the turns and getting a lot of air.
I enjoyed the way they have a track on the other side of the pits so we could see some racing:D
We where right there as well, sorry we missed you. Robby was freakin getting it on lap two in the python. He went by our main pit well over 100mph and I walked down to(drove a jeep actually) to Jones pit and saw Robby just kill the berms and jumps. that man can drive.

[JetBoatRich]

We where right there as well, sorry we missed you. Robby was freakin getting it on lap two in the python. He went by our main pit well over 100mph and I walked down to(drove a jeep actually) to Jones pit and saw Robby just kill the berms and jumps. that man can drive.
Did you see him pull inot the pits:D scared the crap out the people on the other side of the track:eek:
we were about 6 spots north of his pit

[2Driver]

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[JetBoatRich]

Nice Photo's:D
Like the air time:jawdrop:
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[My Man's Sportin' Wood]

Rich, we must have been right near you. We were about 500' north of the crunched Cherokee. Right next to the Yellow Nissan Xterra peeps. We had a great time. Even with the breakdown.

[JetBoatRich]

Rich, we must have been right near you. We were about 500' north of the crunched Cherokee. Right next to the Yellow Nissan Xterra peeps. We had a great time. Even with the breakdown.
We were close, pretty much right in the center between Robbie and the unlucky jeep crew:jawdrop:

[RiverRatMike]

The race team 5006 we where with ended up with engine problems 60 miles into the race. He was bummed. Next I hope they will have better luck. Also heard about one of the off-road vehicles ended up in a tree? Anyone have a photo of that one?
Awesome race though. There where still cars coming into the finish line well after 2am in the morning.

[2Driver]

We had some go past us pretty slow at 7:30 PM at mile marker 33 :jawdrop: Now thats a long day

[djunkie]

Awesome pics as usual 2driver. I always look forward to your race pics. They're some of the best.
Do you have anymore pics of this truck? I helped pit for them last year but couldn't make it out this year.
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[Racer277]

Robbie Gordon was awesome:D coming around the turns and getting a lot of air.
So you saw us in the Rhino?:D
By that point Robbie and I had agreed to disagree...
At least I got him back to his pit...

[JetBoatRich]

So you saw us in the Rhino?:D
By that point Robbie and I had agreed to disagree...
At least I got him back to his pit...
I don't recall seeing this:D

[Cs19]

Anyone hear us making passes (boat) on the strip? We made a few nice runs in front of Road Runner and a few more down closer to Bluewater..
:eek: :D

[Racer277]

Robby rolled outside of our pit, broken driveline.
One of our kids picked him up in a rhino, he wanted a ride back to his pit, so I drove him.
As we're driving to the TT pits, the conversation went something like this...
Robbie "Can you take me back to my pit?"
Me "Sure, where is it?"
Robbie "You don't know where my pit is?"
Me "No, don't you know where your pit is?"
Robbie "No, I've never been here before."
Me "Wait a minute, don't you own a house here?"
Robbie "Yes, but I've never been to this pit, I got in at pit 1"
Me "Oh, alright, we'll just keep driving till we find it..."
Fortunately some flat billers knew where his pit was...
:D

[djunkie]

Robby rolled outside of our pit, broken driveline.
One of our kids picked him up in a rhino, he wanted a ride back to his pit, so I drove him.
As we're driving to the TT pits, the conversation went something like this...
Robbie "Can you take me back to my pit?"
Me "Sure, where is it?"
Robbie "You don't know where my pit is?"
Me "No, don't you know where your pit is?"
Robbie "No, I've never been here before."
Me "Wait a minute, don't you own a house here?"
Robbie "Yes, but I've never been to this pit, I got in at pit 1"
Me "Oh, alright, we'll just keep driving till we find it..."
Fortunately some flat billers knew where his pit was...
:D
LOL!!!! Did you take him off any sweet jumps in the Rhino? :D :D

[Mrs.Racer277]

So you saw us in the Rhino?:D
By that point Robbie and I had agreed to disagree...
At least I got him back to his pit...
Only you babe. :rolleyes: :) LOL

[Racer277]

LOL!!!! Did you take him off any sweet jumps in the Rhino? :D :D
:D Somehow I don't think the 4" (or whatever) of suspension travel and 25hp impressed him..:D

[Ivan Dan]

Anyone hear us making passes (boat) on the strip? We made a few nice runs in front of Road Runner and a few more down closer to Bluewater..
:eek: :D
I heard some on Friday late afternoon like 4-5 or so right behind Bluewater. Was that you?
We also heard someone out at like 12pm on Friday night too right outside of Bluewater. Crazy mofo's it was way too cold outside to be on the water.

[Sportin' Wood]

Robby rolled outside of our pit, broken driveline.
One of our kids picked him up in a rhino, he wanted a ride back to his pit, so I drove him.
As we're driving to the TT pits, the conversation went something like this...
Robbie "Can you take me back to my pit?"
Me "Sure, where is it?"
Robbie "You don't know where my pit is?"
Me "No, don't you know where your pit is?"
Robbie "No, I've never been here before."
Me "Wait a minute, don't you own a house here?"
Robbie "Yes, but I've never been to this pit, I got in at pit 1"
Me "Oh, alright, we'll just keep driving till we find it..."
Fortunately some flat billers knew where his pit was...
:D
Funny that rhino turned into a helicopter that took robby away to the hospital. I heard that moments before he shreaded the python and made it his bitch!:D

[2Driver]

Awesome pics as usual 2driver. I always look forward to your race pics. They're some of the best.
Do you have anymore pics of this truck? I helped pit for them last year but couldn't make it out this year.
Thanks!
Here is one about .5 seconds from the other pic. I am sure we have more and video too. I'll be getting it all organized and cutting a 45 minute race DVD as well. I'll keep you posted.
http://***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=23585&stc=1&d=1170710190

[djunkie]

Here is one about .5 seconds from the other pic. I am sure we have more and video too. I'll be getting it all organized and cutting a 45 minute race DVD as well. I'll keep you posted.
Awesome. For sure keep us informed on the video. I'm sure these guys would love to see pics of their truck.

[2Driver]

You can't believe the video I got this year.
Had to drop and run on more than one occasion. The G&R Trophy Truck decided to pass and use where I was standing for the passing lane. Got it all on flim and made it home to tell about it. :jawdrop:

[djunkie]

You can't believe the video I got this year.
Had to drop and run on more than one occasion. The G&R Trophy Truck decided to pass and use where I was standing for the passing lane. Got it all on flim and made it home to tell about it. :jawdrop:
Well I'm glad you made it outta there. Sounds like it'll be some great footage. Next time I go I'm gonna stay out of the pits and find a better (less dusty) place to watch. Preferably in some whoop infested area so we can really see everything run.

[Mrs.Racer277]

Well I'm glad you made it outta there. Sounds like it'll be some great footage. Next time I go I'm gonna stay out of the pits and find a better (less dusty) place to watch. Preferably in some whoop infested area so we can really see everything run.
JDunk
Check out Got Dust thread boatcop posted. :D

[djunkie]

JDunk
Check out Got Dust thread boatcop posted. :D
I just saw it. Thats a sweet video. Next year I go I'm defiantely gonna find a better place to spectate.

[Mrs.Racer277]

I just saw it. Thats a sweet video. Next year I go I'm defiantely gonna find a better place to spectate.
3 hours a lap??? Is there a GOOD place to watch?

[Racer277]

Ya, next I'll argue with him on how to spell his name...
:D

[Racer277]

3 hours a lap??? Is there a GOOD place to watch?
Wade was 15hrs+ on course (3 laps), but we did finish within time...:D

[Mrs.Racer277]

Wade was 15hrs+ on course (3 laps), but we did finish within time...:D
How did he finish??? Results??

[djunkie]

3 hours a lap??? Is there a GOOD place to watch?
I don't plan on being out there all day. Just get a spot to see them go by once then move to another. Last year I sat in the main pits all day. I don't think I've ever eaten more dust than I did that day.

[Mrs.Racer277]

I don't plan on being out there all day. Just get a spot to see them go by once then move to another. Last year I sat in the main pits all day. I don't think I've ever eaten more dust than I did that day.
Sean came home looking like he rolled in the dirt all day......:rolleyes:
He says he was working....:rolleyes: ;)

[Ivan Dan]

I don't plan on being out there all day. Just get a spot to see them go by once then move to another. Last year I sat in the main pits all day. I don't think I've ever eaten more dust than I did that day.
I found a KILLER spot to spectate but didn't have a camera with me. It's at about race mile 130-135 and it is a gnarly 3-4 deep silty whooped out section.

[djunkie]

I found a KILLER spot to spectate but didn't have a camera with me. It's at about race mile 130-135 and it is a gnarly 3-4 deep silty whooped out section.
Could we make it there on the Rhinos? :D

[Racer277]

How did he finish??? Results??
12th in Class.
You know what he says " Building Legends ...."
:)

[My Man's Sportin' Wood]

Was he the last finisher for his class? He was just beginning his 3rd lap around 6:30. That would put him home around 9:30 at the earliest. Give or take 15 minutes. That truck was flying like the pale horseman was knockin' on his door.

[Ivan Dan]

Could we make it there on the Rhinos? :D
I was there on my Rhino :D

[My Man's Sportin' Wood]

Baller :D

[Racer277]

Was he the last finisher for his class? He was just beginning his 3rd lap around 6:30. That would put him home around 9:30 at the earliest. Give or take 15 minutes. That truck was flying like the pale horseman was knockin' on his door.
Yeah, that was Wade. LOL. We had a few 'issues' to overcome. But we did!:) Finishing that race is a win in many ways!

[hot_diggity_dog]

So you saw us in the Rhino?:D
By that point Robbie and I had agreed to disagree...
At least I got him back to his pit...
You Baller you!
So the DA training paid off!
HDD

[Racer277]

Well the training said I have to get him to sponsor my next race, or I don't let him off the kart. But I'm not sure that RobbY wanted the competition.
I also think he was sure glad that Cam wasn't racing this event, that TT/#1 thing would have scared everyone out of the way...

[GRUNION]

They were right next to us:D
seems like we were all together to bad we didnt know it huh.

[JetBoatRich]

seems like we were all together to bad we didnt know it huh.
Funny how that happens:D

[Sportin' Wood]

Funny how that happens:D
So did you guys get to partake in the drunk yelling...." Who What Yeaaaa, OK!"
My daughter wanted to go use her skills on him because he woke her up.:D

[Mrs.Racer277]

You Baller you!
So the DA training paid off!
HDD
LOL
He is get schooled by the BEST :D :D

[JetBoatRich]

So did you guys get to partake in the drunk yelling...." Who What Yeaaaa, OK!"
My daughter wanted to go use her skills on him because he woke her up.:D
what time was that:confused: I was out pretty good after getiing up at 4am :rolleyes: had a few beers by the fire, watched the fireworks next camp over:D

[Cs19]

I heard some on Friday late afternoon like 4-5 or so right behind Bluewater. Was that you?
Definatly us, we pulled it out just before sundown both days, we launched at the casino one day and at that small park next to the casino the next day..We had the entire river to ourselves other than the Herbst's which was cool but it did get cold in the afternoon. We loped through the keys both days too, that was fun.

[Sportin' Wood]

what time was that:confused: I was out pretty good after getiing up at 4am :rolleyes: had a few beers by the fire, watched the fireworks next camp over:D
Hard to say what time, as I was in the same boat. I think it was coming from the Camburg camp, but I'm not sure. Sleep was needed. It was pretty funny. I still hear him yelling that out in the road entertaining himself.
When are you guys racing again? San Felipe is next for me but I'm not driving, just chasing a Monster!:D

[JetBoatRich]

Hard to say what time, as I was in the same boat. I think it was coming from the Camburg camp, but I'm not sure. Sleep was needed. It was pretty funny. I still hear him yelling that out in the road entertaining himself.
When are you guys racing again? San Felipe is next for me but I'm not driving, just chasing a Monster!:D
Not sure when the next race will be, I am waiting for an update when the engine will be ready. He wanted to do either El Centro or Primm race:rolleyes: