If I understand the site correct they are having it in Febuary this year. Next year's challenge is from Wednesday February 22nd to Saturday the 25th. The 2006 Chile Challenge will be held at the Las Cruces State Fairgrounds west of the city on Interstate 10.I plan on going.

http://lascrucesfourwheeldriveclub.com/chile2005.htm

I thought they hold it every year in Feb. Anyways, a couple of us from AZ should be going this year. I look forward to peeling out on those square rock waterfalls.

We've got it on the schedule this year.

We've got it on the schedule this year.

Is that you Russ?Remmber Eddie the Glass guy?He is going also.

I will be their along with a few thousand others from accross the US.

Yeah just curious who all here was going.This will be the first huge event of that nature I ever get to go to.I figure old sceep will be there being so close.

I am planning on being there!!!!

Missed it last year because we went to Moab instead.

here is the updated link for the registration information:

http://www.lascrucesfourwheeldriveclub.com/chile2005.htm

I'm doing everything in my power not to miss it like last year.

those are some pretty wicked trails out there!!!1


Rio

I will be there with some guys from the shop!

Definately. I just got my signup sheet in the mail yesterday.

I'm there... I should have the order of the trails i'll be running by the end of the week.....

-David

Our group will be there again and this time I hope noone stacks a fawking HWY on NemesisII like they did last year. A fawking VWbug could have driven that :shaking:
I don't mind unstacking a few rocks when others forget, but when they put that many rocks in there :eek: :eek:
Okay, rant off :D

Our group will be there again and this time I hope noone stacks a fawking HWY on NemesisII like they did last year. A fawking VWbug could have driven that :shaking:
I don't mind unstacking a few rocks when others forget, but when they put that many rocks in there :eek: :eek:
Okay, rant off :D

Are you going to do you own thing or are you actaully going to sign up for trails? I wouldn't mind hoping on a trail with you... heck lets do a night run.... also i still have a U-joint for your buddy, :shaking:

-David

Yeah just curious who all here was going.This will be the first huge event of that nature I ever get to go to.I figure old sceep will be there being so close.


OLD??

yeah we'll be there.

lookin forward to seein your b2 beast on the trail.

Depending on the weather...4 or 5 more of the AZ boyz with be there.

The rain last year sucked :(

~Mike

Registration is sent. A group of us from ABQ will be there for sure.

Our gang will be there like always to tear it up!

Are you going to do you own thing or are you actaully going to sign up for trails? I wouldn't mind hoping on a trail with you... heck lets do a night run.... also i still have a U-joint for your buddy, :shaking:

-David

Some of us sign up but we still do our own thing anyway :laughing: I can't stand most of the trail leaders as they are in too much of a rush to get so many vehicles through they forget about the last half of the group. We caught 3 groups last year (not inlcuding you guys:flipoff2: )and ended up helping them out of the trails till the wee after hours. Should be fun as usual. And anyone is welcome to join us. I pretty much know all the trails in the area, I think :laughing: :laughing:

Some of us sign up but we still do our own thing anyway :laughing: I can't stand most of the trail leaders as they are in too much of a rush to get so many vehicles through they forget about the last half of the group. We caught 3 groups last year (not inlcuding you guys:flipoff2: )and ended up helping them out of the trails till the wee after hours. Should be fun as usual. And anyone is welcome to join us. I pretty much know all the trails in the area, I think :laughing: :laughing:

Yeah last year, after you passed us on TT is got dark real fast, and we could not find the exit to save our lifes.... needless it was pretty late when we got back to the fair grounds:D

-David

Yeah last year, after you passed us on TT is got dark real fast, and we could not find the exit to save our lifes.... needless it was pretty late when we got back to the fair grounds:D

-David

Same here, we got lost on a right turn when I should have gone left :shaking: Still got home, although it was a bit late too :grinpimp:
So, when are you guys heading up?

Same here, we got lost on a right turn when I should have gone left :shaking: Still got home, although it was a bit late too :grinpimp:
So, when are you guys heading up?

Not sure... usually go down tuesday, but we'll see this year....

Which way do you guys come from AZ? Depending, maybe on your way out we can head up to Socorro to play (trails are 5-10 min from i-25)... There are some pretty extreme stuff to play on, some monster waller falls.... Maybe hit it up Sunday??? just an option if you get bored in LC

-David

Not sure... usually go down tuesday, but we'll see this year....

Which way do you guys come from AZ? Depending, maybe on your way out we can head up to Socorro to play (trails are 5-10 min from i-25)... There are some pretty extreme stuff to play on, some monster waller falls.... Maybe hit it up Sunday??? just an option if you get bored in LC

-David
We are in the opposite direction from Socorro :( I know where you are talking about as i used to drive taht road every other weekend for a year. But, that wouldbe 5 hours out of our way. Thanks for the suggestion anyway.

WE will be goin again this year. I still owe Jeff and Mark two sets of Vice Grips:smokin: :grinpimp: I should have my trash ready by then and have an 05 Ford 4x4 4 door long bed Diesel with all the trimmings to tote it up there this year. :confused:

btt.

anyone else??

I plan on attending with a couple other buddies here from El Paso.

2 of us are planning on attending.

trails picked.

ok davidtacoma.. quit buggin me for our trail list!!!

wed:
1. rocotillo rapids (should be a good virgin run for the jeep)
2. cayenne crawler
3. habenero falls

thurs:
1. broad canyon
2. tabasco twister
3. patzcuaros revenge

fri:
1. habenro falls
2. sandia gulch
3. rocotillo rapids

sat:
1. tabasco twister
2. donna ana mtn
3. off broadway

trails picked.

ok davidtacoma.. quit buggin me for our trail list!!!

wed:
1. rocotillo rapids (should be a good virgin run for the jeep)
2. cayenne crawler
3. habenero falls

thurs:
1. broad canyon
2. tabasco twister
3. patzcuaros revenge

fri:
1. habenro falls
2. sandia gulch
3. rocotillo rapids

sat:
1. tabasco twister
2. donna ana mtn
3. off broadway

Carbon copy here

-David

Is that you Russ?Remmber Eddie the Glass guy?He is going also.
Yep, it's me. I actuallt haven't seen Eddie wheel in a number of years, should be interesting.

Yep, it's me. I actuallt haven't seen Eddie wheel in a number of years, should be interesting.

Yeah we were out a while back and then tore his stuff apart again..lol..it is almost back together though.Here is a pic of it when he put the 6 in there.Now there is a BB Ford in it and run's.He built the driveshafts last week for it.Now working on brakes and steering.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/2184000-2184999/2184553_1_full.jpg

I see that the registration is asking for insurance.I am hopeing they are talking about the tow rig.Seems like a dumb question but the reg form looks like they mean the rig?hmm:shaking:

Our group will be there again and this time I hope noone stacks a fawking HWY on NemesisII like they did last year. A fawking VWbug could have driven that :shaking:
I don't mind unstacking a few rocks when others forget, but when they put that many rocks in there :eek: :eek:
Okay, rant off :D
Take the Old Nemesis II line, there wont be much of a Highway on that one, I havent seen anyone do it without a winch, even my Campbell Ent chassis buggy would go over backwards on it without the winch.

Oh yah if anyoe wants to see some vid of Patzquarros Revenge you can get it here. I had to take the music out since I dont want the record labels calling me up with a lawsuit so Im sorry that its so weird without background sound:

Patzquarros:

http://www.jcgdinvestment.com/movies/Movie.wmv

I see that the registration is asking for insurance.I am hopeing they are talking about the tow rig.Seems like a dumb question but the reg form looks like they mean the rig?hmm:shaking:
Just put your tow rigs insurance. They ask for it every year for liability purposes. Thats what I do.

btt

Midnight four wheelers of San Antonio along with Rock Runner Racing Team (Mexico) will be there. See you all there...

I'll be going. Still trying to decide on trails. I want to do an extreme trail but I still have to daily drive mine and don't want to screw things up and get stranded 500 miles away fom home. :eek:

I'll be going. Still trying to decide on trails. I want to do an extreme trail but I still have to daily drive mine and don't want to screw things up and get stranded 500 miles away fom home. :eek:

rocotillo rapids would be your best bet for a DD *cough* freindly *cough* cruces extreme.

I have no idea what the group I joined is running....
I understand the likes of Werkmeister, Off, Evans, Bailey, ect. are part of this group. Guess I will find out soon enough.

I leave for Cruces 4 weeks from today.

I am sure i'll have the only blue tacoma there, so stop me and say WHATS UP fawkers.... i only met a hand full of you guys last year.:confused: :grinpimp:

-David

This is truely an awesome event. If you havent done it before trust me its worth it! Hope it doesnt rain though, the obstacles on the extreme trails turn ridiculous with mud all over em!

lol last october we almost had a late one on TT:flipoff2:
someone broke a knuckle on his toy and another fella was spotted right into a whammy and split his rear drive shaft:flipoff2: oh we wont mention the spotter either bertha :p

I see that the registration is asking for insurance.I am hopeing they are talking about the tow rig.Seems like a dumb question but the reg form looks like they mean the rig?hmm

So can you run buggy's at this event?

yeah just go like the others said just bring your tow rig insurance,and they'll let ya ;)

I have no idea what the group I joined is running....
I understand the likes of Werkmeister, Off, Evans, Bailey, ect. are part of this group. Guess I will find out soon enough.

I leave for Cruces 4 weeks from today.

Mark Werkmeister is a really cool guy. His rig is something else.

I have no idea what the group I joined is running....
I understand the likes of Werkmeister, Off, Evans, Bailey, ect. are part of this group. Guess I will find out soon enough.

I leave for Cruces 4 weeks from today.

Mark Werkmeister is a really cool guy. His rig is something else.

I have no idea what the group I joined is running....
I understand the likes of Werkmeister, Off, Evans, Bailey, ect. are part of this group. Guess I will find out soon enough.

I leave for Cruces 4 weeks from today.

Mark Werkmeister is a really cool guy. His rig is something else.

There will be a group of 4 from Superlift ORV park in Hot Springs, Arkansas meeting up with 3 others from CA. I hope to meet some of you in person.

I live here in LC....all you guys that are in need of a shop for repairs are welcome to use my shop in the evenings....and I have room for your trailers also....just look for the TEAM LINE-X 85 Toyota....good luck to all and welcome newcomers....we know all the trails and welcome any late or night runs if any want.:flipoff2:

I live here in LC....all you guys that are in need of a shop for repairs are welcome to use my shop in the evenings....and I have room for your trailers also....just look for the TEAM LINE-X 85 Toyota....good luck to all and welcome newcomers....we know all the trails and welcome any late or night runs if any want.:flipoff2:

For anyone interested, we plan on doing a 22r propane conversion on wednesday afternoon. I hope to be pulling in there around 3 and getting started shortly afterwards. Stop by and see us!:beer:

Got my comfiormation card yesterday

Wed rr
Thr bch
Fri hf
Sat tt

weeeeeeeeee

-David

Got my comfiormation card yesterday

Wed rr
Thr bch
Fri hf
Sat tt

weeeeeeeeee

-David

got our confirmations last night.

we're in for rocotillo, broad hard, habenarro and tabasco

see everyone in 11 days.

OK, here are the trails I got:

Thursday- Tabasco Twister
Friday- Rocotillo Rapids
Saturday- Patzcuaro's Revenge

For anyone interested, we plan on doing a 22r propane conversion on wednesday afternoon. I hope to be pulling in there around 3 and getting started shortly afterwards. Stop by and see us!:beer:

Will do:cool2:

-David

My list:

Wed: Amatista
Thu: NONE
Fri: Cayenne Crawler
Sat: Broad Canyon Hard

Also local here in Las Cruces. If ya need anything give me a shout.

Brett

6 days! everyone ready??!?

6 days! everyone ready??!?

YES!!!!!!!

I leave on Moday, and will get there Wednesday afternoon.

Weirdo dude

do you go to nmsu if so i think i've seen your jeep around.

David if you and KC plan on goin out to the bar again let me know and ill go out with you guys had a lot of fun last year.

Dustin

sceep are you bringing your buggy i have been watching stuff on the board from time to time if so i want to check it out

Dustin

sceep are you bringing your buggy i have been watching stuff on the board from time to time if so i want to check it out

Dustin


no buggy this year. bringing the CJ and the EB

Weirdo dude

do you go to nmsu if so i think i've seen your jeep around.

David if you and KC plan on goin out to the bar again let me know and ill go out with you guys had a lot of fun last year.

Dustin

YES we have to at least once agian...LOL

BTW look for my truck at the fair grounds and come up and say HI

-David

Ya, sure do go to NMSU. Its a big yellow Jeep, sometimes its around time, most of the time it sits.

Dont want to clutter, but what do you drive? (Scout im guessing? )

Brett

green scout no doors caged full width 35in boggers. cool lookin forward to puttin a face with names other than David

HOLY HELL

the 1st time in 4 years....NO RAIN!!!

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USNM0169?from=36hr_topnav_undeclared

-David

B dub and I will be there, probably hangin at the fair grounds, drop by and have a beer or 10.

The rigs in question
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=205118&stc=1&d=1126490982
My Junk
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=205117&stc=1&d=1126490899

B-Dubs, it's looking alot better these days

LG

HOLY HELL

the 1st time in 4 years....NO RAIN!!!

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USNM0169?from=36hr_topnav_undeclared

-David

I hope the forecasters are right for a change... It rained this afternoon as I was finishing a few fixes. We shall see.
See ya there!

As long as the weather isnt like last year Ill drive up and hit it, even if it is raining Ill probably go up at least one day. Weve been working on my junk so I figure I better go up or everyone who helped me is gonna be pissed hehehe. :D

Well Weather.com is showing its gonna be the following in case anyone is interested:


Wed: Partly Cloudy 63 High 37 Low
Thursday: Partly Cloudy 66 High 34 Low
Friday: Mostly Sunny 67 High 36 Low
Saturday: Partly Cloudy 67 High 41 Low


Definitely Jacket Weather but still not to bad. As long as it doesnt rain again. :D

Off I go!!

http://pics.montypics.com/rock-rod/2006-02-19/1140440513_dsc_0003.jpg

see ya there.

Penske truck has a 6.0 vortec under the hood:D

we ready. see ya'll tuesday afternoon. . :bounce:

http://www.dana60.com/sceep/cc06/ready1.jpg
http://www.dana60.com/sceep/cc06/ready2.jpg


BTW.. i have (3) 39 x 14.5 x 16.5 tsls for sale for spares. if anyone needs one drop by they are dry rotted to shit, but WTF do you want for a $30 spare. :flipoff2:

also have (3) 37 x 12.50 x 16.5 goodyear hummer tires for sale as well $50 ea.

drop by and have a beer.

Nate

Well, the weather is great here in Las Cruces. And believe it or not - we have internet access! I will post some pix as the event goes on.:flipoff2:

You may recognize a few guys that have already made it:
http://www.billjohn.com/cc06/pbsceep.jpg
http://www.billjohn.com/cc06/pbdave.jpg
http://www.billjohn.com/cc06/pbdm.jpg
http://www.billjohn.com/cc06/pbp2221838.jpg

and their condo for the weekend...
http://www.billjohn.com/cc06/pbcondo.jpg

*note
The owners of the above rigs declined to be photographed in fear of choppage.

Sceep and DavidTacoma: My roomate got a ton of photos of yall on Rocotillo Rapids I believe. If you want them, email me. I will post a few here later on.

Brett

Sceep made the front page of the local paper! And it was a positive article! Although they mention him by name, they used a shot of his rig out on the trail for the front page article about the Chile Challenge. The locals love us as long as somebody doesn't get stupid... this event is a money magnet for the city.
http://www.izook.com/trails/south/cc06/images/frontpage.jpg

Getting ready to go out for Day 3... Been raining since about 7:30 last night off and on. Should be really wet on the trail, and hopefully wont rain anymore.

Brett

PS: Here is the article on Sceep: ) http://www.lcsun-news.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060223/NEWS01/602230318

Another face to put with the name, 1tonscout!
http://www.izook.com/trails/south/cc06/images/1tonscouts.jpg

lol nate's famous:rolleyes:
btw hey nate,how'd the late rescue go for y'all???
and thankx for the spare,again ;)

Sceep and DavidTacoma: My roomate got a ton of photos of yall on Rocotillo Rapids I believe. If you want them, email me. I will post a few here later on.

Brett

hell yeah shoot em to me.

nates@unirac.com

lol nate's famous:rolleyes:
btw hey nate,how'd the late rescue go for y'all???
and thankx for the spare,again ;)

Late Rescue?

-David

What did i miss on Saturday?

My damage list....

Huge Passanger side dent
Cracked toyota steering box
1 Irock bais tire

Guess thats it Broke the box Friday on HF so i bailed home Saturday AM

-David

lol nate's famous:rolleyes:
btw hey nate,how'd the late rescue go for y'all???
and thankx for the spare,again ;)

man... i flipped out, gatherd up the recovery gear, some food, and clothes to prepare for a long night (it'd already been a long day, i'd only gotten 3 hours of rest the night before) and hauled ass over to hutches rv. I fly in the door and am all "WTF is going on??? where is she... lets roll and get that busted pig"

he's laughin his ass off.

"just kidding man... she went hime last night."

bastid. :flipoff2:

Sceep made the front page of the local paper! And it was a positive article! Although they mention him by name, they used a shot of his rig out on the trail for the front page article about the Chile Challenge. The locals love us as long as somebody doesn't get stupid... this event is a money magnet for the city.
http://www.izook.com/trails/south/cc06/images/frontpage.jpg

for the record... i am not in that pic. the photographer shot the pic over my head.

it is not my rig. lol. its my dads.

and i am very stoked it came out as a positive article and that we finally got some tracks up that monster fall with one of the LC4WDC members with us.

we went up it the first time 4 years ago and its never been done since then . we decided it was time to lay tracks on it again, officially, with a LC4WD member watching.

a few of the locals got up it winch assited saturday afternoon. i expect it'll be driven unassisted very soon.

Nice to see a newspaper giving positive press for once!

Sceep, it was cool to watch you guys wheel & put a couple more faces with screen names. Once I get the pix all edited and submitted and stuff, I'll PM you a couple.
-kilby

Nice to see a newspaper giving positive press for once!

Sceep, it was cool to watch you guys wheel & put a couple more faces with screen names. Once I get the pix all edited and submitted and stuff, I'll PM you a couple.
-kilby

no doubt on the positive press. when the dood was interviewing dad all i could think of was the way it could be turned around and get real ugly for (all of) us. i was very relived to see a positive story the next morning.


kick ass.. shoot the pics to nates@unirac.com asap.. i need some pics to post :D:D

very cool to meet alot of people from here and other boards and i hope to do it soon again. :D

Well Nate face it your dad doesn't look like most of us and he doesn't talk like most of us, so of course a reporter is going to give him a good write up!

we need to start a "new" pics/report thread for all to see

-David

we need to start a "new" pics/report thread for all to see

-David

i dont have any pics yet to post. hopefully tomorrow.

i dont have any pics yet to post. hopefully tomorrow.
I need to resize a few and then Ill post some. Email will be coming shortly.

Brett

Ok the pressure is on... who can teach me how to resize pics fast? Trying to get you on AIM sceep. Im overloading my email trying to send these pics.

Brett

we need to start a "new" pics/report thread for all to see

-David


I posted mine...

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5164921#post5164921

Ok the pressure is on... who can teach me how to resize pics fast? Trying to get you on AIM sceep. Im overloading my email trying to send these pics.

Brett
Follow the link look down on the right side for the resizer, down load it. Then right click on the picture you wish to resize pick your size I usualy use small.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Good times for sure! David, you didnt miss too much on Sat. We ended up in a larger group for Tabasco, so we werent off the trail as early as the other days. It was a good group of people though. A Wrangler broke a front axle and so did a Rubicon. KC lost a few beads, but was up and going in no time. All the repairs were fast. We were all in a hurry to make it back for dinner/raffle that eve. We did some high speed rallying out of there and still made good time. I stayed back to make sure the last of the group made it to the trailers. The big K5 ran out of propane just as he was coming out, but someone had extra and it was covered. It was a HOOT! I've got some really good pics of you guys -will get them up soon (Nate, check your PMs!) :D Had some great times with old friends and met some great new ones...Lookin forward to next year. :D