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Andy Steiner · May 26, 2009

So Rollins and me and my buddy Hal go out to High Desert Roundup and meet up with Santa to camp together. We're mulling over the trail run options. Mike wants to run something hard Like Empire Strikes Back, but me being the weenie that I am is scared at the thought of running a trail that hard. Especially a trail that had a rollover on a previous year. And I don't want to leave Hal out. Stock ZJ with Rubicon MTR take-offs, rock rails and tow points. Can't do anything hard with him and honestly that's fine me and my overbuild my rig philosophy.

Nevertheless, Santa signs him, Rollins and I up for Empire and Hal is happy to ride bitch, so I figure that my decision has been made. Off we go.

Pucker Turn. Nasty, blind, off camber drop-off. Scary spooky.

johnnyc · May 26, 2009

Where's the rollover video??

Andy Steiner · May 26, 2009

Then it got bad...

We started running up Dinero Canyon. When Rollins turned up that hill, I honestly thought he was taking the crazy-stupid-look-at-what-the-Woody-can-do line. That is until I got there myself and saw that it was the _only_ line. All of a sudden, my old time Harry Baker training kicked in. (Eddie knows what I mean.) I somehow remembered that on loose steep climbs you have to keep the momentum up, watch for the front end deviating from straight and if it does, just stop where you are and wait for help. Wild Bill somehow let it fall back and before anybody could react, it was too late.

http://rubiconscat.com/Stoddard/HDR09/Rollmovie.html

Trail leader Sean handled communications like a champ. Called 911 and gave the CHP the GPS coordinates. The CHP pilot Scott managed to find the only flat spot anywhere close to the trail and dropped that chopper onto an area not much bigger than the pads.

EMT checked out the patients who refused medivac and ambulance and instead road in a Jeep to the ER in Barstow. Just minor cuts and scraps. Dog didn't fare as well, but she's okay too.

Andy Steiner · May 26, 2009

johnnyc said:
Where's the rollover video??

Damn, you're impatient. Give me time to actually write the message fool!

FordGuy · May 26, 2009

I am assuming his rig was a Manuel Trans?

boostamante · May 26, 2009

FordGuy said:
I am assuming his rig was a Manuel Trans?

yeah, thats what i was thinking. Hope everyone is ok. Dog as well.

Andy Steiner · May 26, 2009

FordGuy said:
I am assuming his rig was a Manuel Trans?

Nope.

ChiXJeff · May 26, 2009

A Manuel Trans? One of Hispanic descent?

Nice pics, Andy. Glad to hear everybody is okay.

homebrew · May 26, 2009

Holy crap that was scary, i love my man trans, but it can sure add to the pucker factor sometimes.

tharlanjr · May 26, 2009

Wow, I wasn't expecting that bad of a roll.

Glad they were ok!

4xSanta · May 26, 2009

I was just lookin at the pics of when I followed Andy up the hill and if that had been Wild Bill in front of me I would have been to close and he would have been on top of me when he rolled, I need to give more room on these uphills. 10 minutes prior to him rolling we were stopped and I told Bill to be carefull and not roll on top of me, I was just kiddin around and then he rolled. He also rolled last year at Truckhaven and spent 6 weeks in the hospital but his wife and dog were ok both times......SANTA

FordGuy · May 26, 2009

Glad they are OK. After seeing the Video, what in the hell happened ? It looks like he free wheeled backwards, I just assumed he had a Stick, but you can see in the Video it looks like there is a trans pan.

:dunno:

SeansXJ · May 26, 2009

man im glad everyone made it out ok, that roll was pretty bad considering the video doesnt make it look nearly that steep.

FordGuy · May 26, 2009

SeansXJ said:
man im glad everyone made it out ok, that roll was pretty bad considering the video doesnt make it look nearly that steep.

You can see his arm start to come out the window on the first roll, I was saying "pull in your arm" It could have been real ugly. Again, glad they are ok!

SanDiegoXJ · May 26, 2009

FordGuy said:
Glad they are OK. After seeing the Video, what in the hell happened ? It looks like he free wheeled backwards, I just assumed he had a Stick, but you can see in the Video it looks like there is a trans pan.

:dunno:

Looks like maybe he backed up to get a better line and didn't realize just as he hit the brakes his rear driver tire was sitting on a low spot.

All I could think about though was my redneck buddy screamin', "You ain't stuck if you're still moving!!!". if he would have just stayed on the gas, he might have just made it.....the rig didn't appear to be spinning tires and the momentum was still moving forward.

Of course, everyone has 20/20 hindsight. =)

Anywho, glad to hear the dog and it's owners are ok.

4xSanta · May 26, 2009

The day before the roll we were at signups and Bill did not want to do that run because of that hill and I was surprized to see him in the lineup sat. morning,HDR said they are going to take that hill off next years list (Last year a Sami rolled it real bad there).....SANTA

FordGuy · May 26, 2009

4xSanta said:
The day before the roll we were at signups and Bill did not want to do that run because of that hill and I was surprized to see him in the lineup sat. morning,HDR said they are going to take that hill off next years list (Last year a Sami rolled it real bad there).....SANTA

How many times have we all gave into doing somthing we don't feel good about and the results are bad. When I make up my mind not to do somthing, that's it, not going to happen. Of course alcohol seems to change things :rof:

4xSanta · May 27, 2009

FordGuy said:
How many times have we all gave into doing somthing we don't feel good about and the results are bad. When I make up my mind not to do somthing, that's it, not going to happen. Of course alcohol seems to change things :rof:

Good point Rich I totally agree....SANTA

terryg · May 27, 2009

thank heavens everyone is okay - that was a very nasty roll-over.
u all did a superb job on the post-accident. kudos to all who made sure medical attention was attained so quickly, and further kudos to the recovery crew. awesome teamwork all the way around

shaggy4x · May 27, 2009

WOW, Ouch! Glad to hear everyone is OK, I woundn't have guessed it watching that vid.

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