July 2003

 

Minutes from the 7/8/03 meeting
  • Past runs / old business
    • June 13-14 Marlin Roundup. Terry, Leonel, Art, and others (9) went to MCR. 60-80 rigs. Very good raffle. Terry lost diff plug. Art sheered center pin. Terry made a rewarding side trip to S. Tahoe.

    • June 28th Terry and Jay went to Rubicon for Day trip. Leonel missed due to engine issues

    • July 4th Fri-Sat High Lakes. Joe, Alicia, Andrew, and Randy had a great time. They explored trails, removed downed trees, and saw cool abandoned mining equipment. There was snow over 6000ft.

    • Don & Terry went on a day trip to deer valley/slick rock on 4th of July. One highlight was seeing an H2 do the stair steps. Terry bent his driveshaft (see below for Cow Bell nomination). They didn't get home until 4AM

    • Congrats to Tom and Sarah Mertz. They got married last weekend.

    • Jackets have arrived. If you weren't at the meeting, Terry will have them at the next, due to Andrew being in Baja next month.

  • Vehicle Projects

    • Marco is finally doing something. The king cab will be trail ready in about 2 months. Marlin will be building it. The truck will be taken to Fresno tomorrow.

    • Terry needs a new driveshaft

    • Joe's F250 ('94?) had a check engine light. Ended up replacing exhaust manifold, stud bolts on head, port/polish head, Banks kit, etc. Awesome power

    • Jerry's Spitfire has an axle under it.

     

  • Upcoming runs

    • Rubicon backwards-NOCIBUR HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL JULY 11 & 12 -- Sign up at website BBS http://www.gettinoff4x4.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=47 -

     

    • July 26th Barrett lake - Due to the trail possibly being unopened due to snow, there is an alternate plan: Strawberry Deer Valley - Meeting point for plan A or B will be 9:30am @ McDonalds for breakfast in Placerville. 10am will leave McDonalds.

     

    • August 3rd start day for Baja run - 1 week long - Andrew has details

     

    • August 8-10 Steve and Tom's Pismo run is posted on 4x4wire.com. Shirts will reflect our club as hosts. Thanks Steve and Tom for your effort and enthusiasm.

     

    • August 23-24 is the new date for the BBQ club run at Signal Peak- Hard way up and easy way down or hard way back down if time permits - $10 per person plus side dish

     

    • Sept 5-7 Dusy - Conflict w/ Mtn Goats - Roger is Trail Boss

     

    • Sept 27-28 Fordyce

     

    • October is open to ideas... Pismo (good weather), Desert (also good weather), Bodie (good scenery change)

     

    • Late October to Early November - Official Adopt-A-Trail seasonal closing run

     

    • November Turkey Trot - Joe will provide details in upcoming meetings.

     

    • December Event(s) - Andrew suggested a club X-mas party. Terry offered his house for a BBQ. Alicia suggested focusing on Toys for Tots. Possibly combining the two would get a better turnout for both.... Alicia "volunteered" to be the trail boss. ;-)

     

    • January?

     

  • Club Hats- ??? more to come soon.

     

  • Club finances- the club is ok financially. We have enough funds in the bank to cover all expected expenses for the rest of this fiscal year (until next june). Details were given at the meeting. Please contact Marco for details, as they will not be posted on the internet with these minutes.

     

  • Cow Bell Award

     

    • Terry was nominated for the cow bell award for the following: After banging up his driveshaft, he noticed a vibration on the hwy. They pulled over to remove the driveshaft, but couldn't due to bolts being too tight. Terry and Don were already running late into the night. After wasting lots of time, Terry remembered that he had an impact. They got home at 4am.

    • Leonel (not present) was nominated for thinking of selling his truck

    • Andrew is the winner of the cow bell award. He wins for getting "stuck" where Joe's parents mad it through in a stock Cherokee. Andrew didn't lock his hubs.