Jeepspeed pics from contingency at Parker 425

[BajaCurt]

I went out to the Parker 425 with fordguy and dirtnrox and helped them pit.
I took a bunch of pictures of XJs and MJs at contingency as this was a JeepSpeed race.
When I got home I was checking out this JeepSpeed Prerunner forum.
I think it's very cool that NAXJA has set aside a special section for the go-fast stuff.
So I thought you guys might want to see some pics of the rigs that raced.
Some of the rigs seemed very .. ummm .. low budget.
One came from Washington state and I swear it looked like a daily driver with a cage.
I asked the moderators for permission to post these pics here since this is a Modified Tech sub forum and permission was granted for this thread.
So here are some of the pics I took.

Feel free to check out all of my pics from contingency here
http://flickr.com/photos/bajacurt/sets/72157613501821995/



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[BajaCurt]

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[BajaCurt]

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[BajaCurt]

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[BajaCurt]

And a couple MJs

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[Gravesdiggerxj]

Dang! cool pics. I gotta do some stuff so I can go fast

[IslanderOffRoad]

I need to stay away from JS pics, they give me too many ideas

[two_shoes]

Sweet! Thanks for posting!

[Jump This]

Nice to see them sittin' still.

[RDM Offroad]

Thanks for posting those pics. That was a tough race for everyone! We pitted with Acton Racing(the police XJ) and had a great time in the mud and rain. Can't wait 'til the next race!

James

[GrimmJeeper]

great shots Curt! thanks!

[MrShaft696]

nice jeeps! forgive my ignorance, but are all these jeeps 2wd or required to be so?

[slcpunk74]

nice jeeps! forgive my ignorance, but are all these jeeps 2wd or required to be so?
they can run 2wd or 4wd . I bet most are 2wd front beams with the t case still so the next race they can pick if they want the extra girth of the 30 or if they can do with a lighter 2wd.

[crazyjim]

Curt these are great!!!

[tbburg]

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The 7118 truck belongs to zoomy97acr.
We ran Parker with pit support from Diceman and his brother, and the guys from Rumblegoat Racing(Their truck is the silver Ranger in the background of the camoed 1730 Cherokee)
We didn't finish, but neither did 18 of the 20 "7100" class trucks, and over half the Jeepspeed field. Over 250 vehicles started the race, only 77 finished. A week later, and all I can say is;

Ouch,...

[slcpunk74]

wait so you can run maxxis tires now? I thought it was still just bfg or goodyear

[tbburg]

No limitation on tire type, only size.

[dakineJ]

How far did you guys make it? RM? Have you done a race report thread?

[tbburg]

How far did you guys make it? RM? Have you done a race report thread?How far did we make it? :roflmao: How shallow is the ocean!
All photo credit here goes to BajaCurt. Derrick(zoomy97acr.) just told me there were more photos of the truck in Curt's flickr folder, so I'm going to steal 'em.:D

Everybody's probably already seen the video of the 1737 Jeepspeed Cherokee rolling. That area of the course is in the first 6 or 7 miles off the start line. The 7118 truck got hammered just as hard as they did going through there, and pretty much the same way(except we didn't roll over) Derrick and I agree we might have had 7 to 8 feet of air under the front end at one point along that section of the course. Derrick said there was something broken up front, and the charging system became erratic. We limped to pit one(that's mile 31.5:eek:) where we spent a frantic 20 minutes removing the left front shock(which had broken away from the axle), the anti-sway bar end links(which had been hammered through the inner fenders),
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and re-locating the starter solenoid away from jagged metal(from the inner fenders) Somehow, Curt managed to sneak in and photograph our impromptu pit-stop.(thanks Curt!)
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That's Derrick in the red suit/white stripe finishing up the shock surgery, I'm helmeted working on the wiring.
'Turned out that was only the beginning of our problems, as damage from the original hit kept showing up throughout the day. We ended up stopping at pit 2 for more work(unplanned), then again further down the course. We finally got straightened out and made a clean re-fuel pit at pit 3(the only thing that went off as planned all day!:rolleyes:) Thought we were on course to at least finish(late and slow) and had an "off-course excursion" around mile 97, almost rolled the truck, ripped up both back tires, & damaged the oil pan(again!). 'Truck died at mile 134(ignition failure) and we decided to pack it in.

:gee:Look at the front of your Cherokees, guys. Now imagine: 3" lift, properly bump-stopped. How far would you have to compress the front of the truck to ram the sway bar links through the fenders?

We just found vid. of 7118 rolling past a camera on one of the flat sections. It's at about 2:37 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2XhmX4etvI&feature=related

[dakineJ]

Hey, thanks for sharing your experience,sounds like a Hella ride! I hope you guys had a great time despite the DNF. I would have loved to seen the fly'n 'manche!!

[slcpunk74]

Cool vid too bad I had to turn the sound off. Wow you need to tell those guys to leave thatlastaramusic out of there so we can actually hear the engines. Good luck in the next race guys.

[BajaCurt]

All photo credit here goes to BajaCurt. Derrick(zoomy97acr.) just told me there were more photos of the truck in Curt's flickr folder, so I'm going to steal 'em.:D

No problem man .... use them and abuse them LOL

Somehow, Curt managed to sneak in and photograph our impromptu pit-stop.(thanks Curt!)

You are welcome! I was just in the right spot at the right time.
As I mentioned in the first post (I think) I went with a couple guys from NAXJA. Our main assignment was pitting at pit 1 for a Pro Truck 1263 Justin Blower.

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Sometime before the race we also agreed to help a Canadian team with their Trick Truck (that just doesn't sound right...I'm a SCORE guy and it's a Trophy Truck!!!) and a class 1 buggy (class 1 for SCORE, I'm not sure what BITD calls it). In order for the Canadians to find us they gave us a couple Canadian flags to wave when they went by. Here is the Baja XJ being multi-national and flying the Maple Leaf

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So here in our SoCal chapter a few guys have picked up MJs to go with their XJs. So seeing the MJ during contingency was pretty cool. We even discussed your rig over a few beers Friday night.
We are at pit 1 during the race and here comes 7118. Wait ... they are pulling over. I better grab my camera and go see if I can help out a fellow Jeeper (not knowing at the time a fellow NAXJA -er).
I run over to the MJ just as the driver and co-dawg are getting out. I remember the pass side mirror dangling by the wires or something. Derrick and tbburg are checking out the damage and begin the repairs. Someone says "hey your lower shock mount on the driver front is broken off" and wiggles the shock around. Derrick says " I was wondering what that was banging around in the front". They begin to take the shock completely off and someone asks if they are going to keep racing. Derrick answered with "I didn't drive all the way from Louisiana to break!!!"
They get the sway bar tie-wrapped up, remove the driver side front shock and move the starter solenoid. I offered my buddies electric impact at one point but after I go and get it, it's no longer needed. I tried to help guys.
Here are the rest of my pics of that unscheduled pit stop.

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Sorry for this shot of you Derrick But I said I was posting ALL the other pics :)
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I had 2 questions later in the day.....
1. How far did 7118 make it
and
2. How the heck does Derrick even fit in an MJ :D

[tbburg]

I had 2 questions later in the day.....
1. How far did 7118 make it?We almost finished one lap. The death rattle was right past mile 134 where the course crosses under the highway bridge(you know, it's supposed to be a
DRY WASH :yap: )

and
2. How the heck does Derrick even fit in an MJ :DI don't know the answer to that one. He's a pretty big guy. You know how a mouse can fit anywhere it can get it's head through? I think Derrick's kind of the same way. Before he got the truck, his last go-fast toy was a SCCA showroom stock Dodge Neon!

[BoringDave]

his last go-fast toy was a SCCA showroom stock Dodge Neon!
I loved those ACR Neons! I know where one is sitting in a field. I should ask the owner if they would sell it. And it's even neon green!

[stephenspann27]

Right click, save image as... Right click, save image as.. Right click save image as...

Set as desktop background..

[BajaCurt]

and if you want them REALLY big
click on the pic, click on "all sizes" (it's listed above the pic), then click on "Original"
Then you can see em in 3072 x 2304 mega pizel whatever

[Ryno XJ]

Nice pics Curt, I'm trying to get out to a few races this year.

[Muddy Beast]

Maybe I'm just nieve, but why does everyone run stock bumpers with tubing sticking out? I understand bump to past and all that...but why not take the bumpers off?

~Scott

[tbburg]

...,why does everyone run stock bumpers,... ...,but why not take the bumpers off?Class rules.

Jeepspeed 1700, BITD 7100/7300 and SCORE class 7s require the stock bumper. It may be reinforced, or nerf bars added, but the stock skin is required.