It was a pretty wet and wild day but lots of fun was had. Many pictures and videos below - my camera ran out of batteries about 3/4 of the way through.
Gathering in Midland.
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Airing down near Sawyers Valley.
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Headed up the first climb.
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A short stop while trying to find Murray...
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Flex text!
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Off to the next challenge.
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Parked - not stuck...
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We found another group who had drowned a surf. Didn't appear to be hydro-locked but could well have bent some conrods and the diesel pump was playing up.
Video download: MVI_6504.avi (847k) Lots of smoke from the drowned Surf.
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I hung around with the Surf to lend them some tools while the rest of the crew wandered down the track. By the time I got there they'd found something more interesting to do...
Recovery required...
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Where's that exhaust going?
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The first challenge - tug of war!
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Just loverly...
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Cutsey... (?)
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Video download: MVI_6521.avi (6254k) Rog and Grant going nowhere
Video download: MVI_6522.avi (4620k) And again
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Video download: MVI_6527.avi (6997k) Rog and Hemi still going nowhere
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Video download: MVI_6530.avi (3159k) Random TJ-in-a-puddle video of Ken
The next challenge - a small water crossing and then up a hill that has defeated me before. And defeats me again. Need a lift or bigger tyres to get the transfer case bash plate up off the ground about half an inch. D'oh!
Video download: MVI_6531.avi (7883k) Ken doing the water crossing
Video download: MVI_6532.avi (3398k) And doing the climb easy
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Video download: MVI_6545.avi (2394k) Grant doing the climb (almost)
Video download: MVI_6546.avi (1710k) And again...
Video download: MVI_6547.avi (1871k) Again...
Video download: MVI_6548.avi (4204k) Almost!
Video download: MVI_6549.avi (2897k) Done!
Gnarly descent time...
Rog
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Video download: MVI_6555.avi (9345k) Ken on the same descent
Some videos of the playpen:
Video download: MVI_6556.avi (2127k) Ken
Video download: MVI_6557.avi (1717k) Murray
Video download: MVI_6558.avi (3104k) Hemi going down the slope
Video download: MVI_6559.avi (1798k) And back up one side
Video download: MVI_6560.avi (1672k) And the other
We took some time out to watch some other randoms tackle the obstacles.
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Video download: MVI_6565.avi (1464k) 100 series
Video download: MVI_6566.avi (2000k) 100 series
Video download: MVI_6567.avi (3762k) 60 series
Video download: MVI_6568.avi (2028k) 60 series
Video download: MVI_6569.avi (2022k) 60 series
60 series
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Video download: MVI_6571.avi (2979k) 60 series
Video download: MVI_6572.avi (2015k) Other 60 series
Video download: MVI_6573.avi (5892k) Other 60 series
Video download: MVI_6574.avi (2252k) Rog trying out the ascent
Video download: MVI_6575.avi (2672k) And again
Video download: MVI_6576.avi (1807k) Again...
A bit of a play in the mud pit.
Video download: MVI_6577.avi (6015k) 80 series
Video download: MVI_6578.avi (2154k) 80 series
Video download: MVI_6579.avi (5250k) 80 series
Video download: MVI_6580.avi (4263k) 80 series
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Video download: MVI_6582.avi (10806k) Ken on his way in
Video download: MVI_6583.avi (5243k) And kind of stuck...
Hmmmmm
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Onto the next event... A Surf from another group tried out the climb we were on with not-so-good results - we think he stripped a few splines from his front axle. Listen for the snapping noise at the end of the video - it isn't really obvious but it was very loud in person.
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Video download: MVI_6593.avi (2064k) Patrol
Video download: MVI_6594.avi (1880k) Patrol
Video download: MVI_6595.avi (6092k) Another TJ
Video download: MVI_6596.avi (8319k) Nasty breakage noise from the Surf
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Video download: MVI_6599.avi (2205k) Hemi's first attempt at the climb
Just after this video (as I ran out of battery power), Hemijeepy slashed a tyre. Damn...
Lots more stuff at the AusJeepOffRoad site. Just search for "Jeep Fight Club".