Official : 4th Annual Fools Run (UNF) ~ April 11th-13th 2008

kolesy · **Posted:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:24 pm

HAHA Thats what I 'm waitn for Daniel! Its gonna be a fun one this time around. Especially since the for cast on Sat. is thunderstorms. BUt I gotta strap in the back waitin already. We'll just keep the strap connected between the two of us all day then! hahha :twisted:

Mike

uvalax236 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:37 pm

Well the Jeep went into the shop today. Lets hope they finish before Friday. Not too sure about the tire situation though. I will let yall know Friday afternoon if my Jeep is ready to drive to Uwharri.

Jeep4me99 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:05 am

Its official, I'm out.

Stupid work!
I really need to wheel!!! Its been like 6 months! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :evil:

kolesy · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:34 am

darn you Virginia boys!!! :twisted:

Next time around I guess. Richard I hope your rig gets done by this weekend!

For all you guys in the Raliegh area that are headin out there........
What time yous leavin to head there if you are goin out Friday. I will be leavin Goldsboro around 1400 so that will put me in the Raliegh/Cary area around 1500. ANyone wanna meet up to cruise the rest of the way together?? Let me know!

Mike

LoganSix · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:09 am

I won't be leaving until after work, hopefully hit the road by 6:00 pm and arrive at Uwharrie by 8.

beforedawn · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:02 pm

im leaving at around 6 ish as well

Redwolf698 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:45 pm

Me and my mall crawler are going for the luxury accomodations. I'll hook up with y'all Saturday morning.

My mobile number is (919) 270-9997. I will be dragging the Eller family along behind me. Since you guys will probably get an early start, do you want to meet at the outpost, or a trailhead at some certain time?

kolesy · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:42 pm

Daniel, We were plannin on meeting at the outpost at 0900 on saturday mornin, or is that what yuo mean by an early start?

Mike

ohv_kj · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:12 pm

you know what sucks...i could have made it to the show if i knew i would have to wait for some stupid springs...can't get off now!well have fun a pic guys...ohh! may 19 is a big weeend here in wilmington...car show, air show and my clubs meet and great at neuworth auto(jeep) so all is invited to come and may be some wheelin and a beach camp fire and you can camp on the beach 10.00 to get on...lets start a new thread and see if any of you want tp come...
James

LoganSix · **Posted:** Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:59 am

I'll have my CB on and listening for any LOST chatter.

Daniel, we'll see your slackerass at 0900 at the Outpost.

ohv_kj · **Posted:** Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:52 pm

correction...april 19...next week

and may 31 for uwharrie trip

uvalax236 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:40 pm

I tired posting this earlier on my BlackJack but it seems it did not go through. The Jeep is still in the shop and will not be completed until Monday or Tuesday. Take lots of pics and I will be there next time.

Redwolf698 · **Posted:** Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:42 pm

Hello gang...

I made it home last night about 10:00. I enjoyed the ride, especially the afternoon "last Jeeps standing" watch-out-for-the-drunk-redneck run.

I am working on the few photos I took and I look forward to seeing everyone elses as well.

I had a ton of fun, it was great meeting and seeing all of you!

ohv_kj · **Posted:** Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:34 pm

so everyone back and safe

beforedawn · **Posted:** Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:47 pm

the trip was an absolute blast ... i look forward to going agian.. cant wait to see all the pictures

Jeep4me99 · **Posted:** Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:43 pm

so how were the trails??? We got a nasty storm here in richmond.. How was it there.
I'm sure you guys had a great time.
Hope everyone made it home safe and no injuries to the KJs

kolesy · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:32 am

Yeah It was definitely a great time!!! Next time around I might have to pack a spare radiator fan or bring a portable shower. ( I will explain that one later) if I wanna play submarine wiht th eKJ again. But at least I got to go back and grab the quad to come meet up with yous for the afternoon run. Wonder what ever came of them drunk rednecks in the white taco??? Anyways the trails were really slick in th eafternoon after the torential downpour but Dean, Daniel and Josh faired rather well. I know between th e quad and me I was carrying around at lest 75 pounds of mud all afternoon! haha

After I was showered with the fan that night and threw it back on it seemed to cure the fan motor and It was smooth sailin all the way back to Goldsboro. Pics will come later tonight probably I will get a new thread goin for them.

Mike

Redwolf698 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:38 am

Well the KJ's suffer from a design flaw, one which was identified by the group on this outing. Every KJ in the group suffered from a failing fan motor from being swamped by muddy water.

I had the issue with mine back at the inaugural Fools Run, and limped it back to Raleigh from PA.

The trails were slippery, stinky, muddy, rocky, and a bunch of fun! Dean & the Ellers (in a sweet TJ on 35" Mickey Thompson mudders) did fine with the sludge. Kolesy & the TJ on BFG AT's, and me on my Nitto AT's struggled just a little with the sludge, but did just fine all things considered.

It needs to be noted that despite the challenging conditions, the folks with just a little experience did a FANTASTIC job with the driving. No one got horribly stuck, and we had only one high center all day long. That being said if I was driving a TJ with 4" of lift on 35's I don't think I'd ever be stuck...

Kudos to Meredith for taking the wheel for one of the challenging sections of the morning, she handled it like a pro, and bounced it around even less than her husband does most of the time!

I hope all those with fan issues are home safe and no other issues came up!

LoganSix · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:39 am

Redwolf698 wrote:

Every KJ in the group suffered from a failing fan motor from being swamped by muddy water.

Now, my fan didn't fail. Remember, as soon as I turned off the A/C, it cooled off the engine just fine.

Let's see, where's that check list :
Snide remark by Wrangler owner at El Dorado. "Glad to see someone finally wheel one of those." check

Take the harder route behind "The best 4 x 4 by Far". (Land Rover, Discovery) check

Soak (cover head to toe with an inch layer of red clay mud) a quad rider who wouldn't get out of the way. check

Snide remarks on the trail by some overly modified Wranglers. "Did you drop some groceries?" "Is this where the broken down Jeeps park?" check

Strap out a Grand Cherokee. check

Strap out a Toyota. Once to get it back on the road, Twice to jump start the engine. check

Bypass an overly modified Jeep that broke down because of bad driving and see their pitiful dirty faces wishing that they had as much fun as the mud soaked Liberty passing them. check

ohv_kj · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:03 am

i never wheel w/ the ac on...so was the rock garden their...did you all go through every trail?

Official : 4th Annual Fools Run (UNF) ~ April 11th-13th 2008

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