Sand Flea Pics!

Just a few... arived late, and followed the guys around... must enter next year... looked like fun!

L-O-O-O-NG line for second checkpoint!


Our heroes, Rod and Dustin...


Dustin and copilot @ start of "Egg Relay"...

In the slalom lane...


Rod and copilot at same event...

In the slaloms...


Rod at third checkpoint...

And Dustin...


That's all the pics I got of events... but I did manage to catch this '78ish Camaro! We 'wheelers are an inventive bunch!


Dave, (98RedXJBuilder) was there, and got some pics too, not sure if he got any of the events... we did some sand-blasting together...

Just got back as soon as I settle in and upload and resize pics I will post them.

Dave

This was an interesting trip for sure.

Rod and I headed out Friday late afternoon under blue skies, and the closer we got to the coast the worse the weather was looking. We made a few stops along the way, some intentional, some not D). We ended up out on the sand around 7:00pm, and started to set up camp. Not long after that the skies opened up for a few hours. Needless to say we were a few hours into the weekend, and things weren't looking good.

Saturday morning rolled around and we got our registration packets for the rally. We got a group together around 9:00 and set out to find the checkpoints after that. This was my first time in sand so it took me a little while to get a feel for it, and how the Sandflea Rally works. After getting some good inside info on some checkpoint locations we found Cp 1.

NWC gang sign?




Darel and Rick from Pistons Wild. I was surprised to see a lot of familiar rigs out on the sand this weekend.


This was Cp 3, where the passenger had to toss a frisbee into hoola hoops on the ground while the driver had to keep the vehicle moving (low range ).


I'll admit it was pretty neat to be able to drive right next to the ocean. Hopefully my junk doesn't turn into more of a rust bucket than it already is. :laugh3:


We stopped for a bite to eat around noon, and were able to find the remaining check points, and two rovers by 2:30. Later on the raffle and awards ceremony took place, and once again the rain came out again.

Later that evening Rod and I set out to see what we could find for a few hours.





All in all, it was a fun trip and good to get away for the weekend. I'll be back next year for the rally, and I'm sure a few others will be entering as well. Maybe we can plan another Sandlake trip for later in the summer too.

Dave and Keith, good seeing you guys out there. :thumbup:

I finally had a chance to sit down and upload some pictures. Got home around 1, spent 4 hours unpacking and cleaning up the jeep and camping gear. Gotta love sand ! Just got back from dropping it off to start on the cage

Had a great time. Lil bit more rain than i'd hoped for, but we managed to stay semi dry. Was great to have some folks there for a change too ! Here's a few pics...

a.m. check in






The infamous line at checkpoint 2 - Holy crap !




they come in all shapes and sizes


The hula hoop contest


sack races


Good times !

looks like a good time. never wheeled in th sand yet, maybe next year....

awesome! this is a long drive for me, but it looks like a unique experience!

maybe next year..

The pic you requested Kieth

Thx Dave! Going to Noobfest?

mopar440 said:

Thx Dave! Going to Noobfest?

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Yep! I will be there.

Dave

I love the sand, gotta get the Jeep down to Sand Lake.

Avanteone said:

I love the sand, gotta get the Jeep down to Sand Lake.

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Thats bad a$$ maybe by next year I'll have mine setup to do that. I need to find a motor home first though.


Dave