He's back at it!
Heard that there was a new blast at the quarry today.

1st load of "smaller" rocks--average weight was 13,000 lbs

http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/134348251.jpg


http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/134344459.jpg


http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/134344468.jpg


2nd load got a bit bigger--average weight was 20,000lbs.
Last rock on the trailer weighs in at over 25,000lbs.

http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/134348304.jpg


http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/134348280.jpg


Any suggestions from you "seasoned" RROCK competitiors where you would like these?----And be nice!:p

Looks like some good stuff. Im sure Tom will find a place, It doesnt matter where he puts them someone will complain. Are the showers and shelter going to be done??

in the stock courses. :)

The pavillion will be done.
The shower house will not be done by the first comp.

We're going to get at least 20 loads of these size rocks today.

wow those are huge im going to have to make it down that way this summer :smokin:

in the stock courses. :)

X2:D

Loading them up at the quarry

http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/134371906.jpg



Tom saw the 2005 Litfuse RROCK DVD and shook his head as he saw Team RenRag come out of the top of Uncle John making the statement "I still have time for a snack"
(Better make that snack a bowl of Wheaties mikE!)
Well, Uncle John will see the biggest rock of the day. The over 30,000lb
boulder will become an added obstacle to the course:

http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/134380121.jpg

big rocks are cool but fill in between them with more decent sized rocks so there is actually traction to get up them. Digging holes sucks and once the first person stackes up a hole it stayed stacked, so just stack em for us

hi tom, thomas here (ON THE TOP CRAWLERS) I Think you need to get some rocks that weigh at least as much as dads tow rig & new trailer . :) ha ha It looks like your up to your old tricks . guess whos birthday is april 1st is????? i am still looking for sum 39.5 boggers any condition:eek:

big rocks are cool but fill in between them with more decent sized rocks so there is actually traction to get up them. Digging holes sucks and once the first person stackes up a hole it stayed stacked, so just stack em for us

Travis, would you like some concrete and yellow stripes with that?

Yes please

I'm just used to traction I guess. Not asking for it to be paved just build everything up so there are rocks for traction instead of loose dirt on a incline with a huge boulder to get up.

The rocks are just being unloaded near the areas that we will be putting
them. I'll be bringing the trackhoe home to put them on the courses later in the week.

Tommy boy,

Why such little rocks??? I thought you were trying to make it harder??? :flipoff2:

Any suggestions from you "seasoned" RROCK competitiors where you would like these?:p

How bout a couple "new" courses?? Add a little to the existing courses, then a couple, or atleast one new course?!?!?!

For those that know Tom, he's the "instinct at the moment" type of
person.
We talked back and forth about the courses today.
But when it comes down to it...he'll throw the boulders where
he wants them at the last minute.
Tom was like a kid in a candy store today. He got word of the blast
at the quarry at the perfect time.
Oh, and Sweet Pea, over and over again he kept looking at rocks saying
"This one's for Sweet Pea. I want a picture of his purse on that one!"

...you all just keep adding fuel to the fire.

throw some on the trails!

"This one's for Sweet Pea. I want a picture of his purse on that one!"
hahaha He's gotta find it first!!!



...you all just keep adding fuel to the fire.
:D

throw some on the trails!

ALL of these rocks are going to end up on the courses
somewhere.
We're averaging 3 rocks per haul and we will have 20 hauls
done before the next comp. Talks with the quarry leaser
has us good for many more loads throughout the summer.
(The owner of the quarry was actually the best man in our wedding : )
and the story of us being locked in the quarry is a whole
other story"

I talked to Tom last night and he was giddy as a school girl. You would think he hit the lottery. All I can say is good luck to you all. This season just got a touch of difficulty, OH YEAH!:grinpimp:

OK Debbie, where's todays pictures???

OK Debbie, where's todays pictures???

Isn't it snowing?

Ahhh Ken, a little snow doesn't stop the RORP crew!!

They work in anything. Especially when its in a cab tractor.

More work got done on the comp area today...after we scooped snow.
Luckily the ground is warm and the temps are continuing to rise.
50's to 60's for all next week :)
I'll post more pics soon. Right now it's just hauling in boulder after boulder. :D

5 more loads of boulders hauled in today.
None of them in place yet.
A couple of competitors showed up today for a pre-run.
....Everything will change by comp time:D

Placement of some of the new boulders today.
Put a new face on "The Slab"
and "Bizzare."
Began the changes to Carnage.
More placement and more boulders to be hauled in.
I'll post some pics from today shortly.

Top of "The Slab" has been extended by some of the new boulders

http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/135345551.jpg


Working on "Bizzare"

http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/135345596.jpg


http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/135397995.jpg


http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/135398005.jpg

I decided to try my Legends Class rig up the new "Bizzare"
SuperMods will be taking a different line:D


http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/135400120.jpg

http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/135400105.jpg


http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/135400112.jpg

Looks good!!

Deb & Tom,
You guys are doing an awesome job with the courses! Wish I could be down there for the first comp.:(
Mike

More pics from Saturdays rock placing.
http://community.webshots.com/album/548949268OuDwIG



Annie

Deb & Tom,
You guys are doing an awesome job with the courses! Wish I could be down there for the first comp.:(
Mike

Thanks Mike! Hope to see you sometime soon.

It rained this morning...which was good. It actually cleaned a lot
of stuff up. Regardless, Tom hauled more loads of boulders in to the comp
area today.
He's also going to haul in a lot of gravel to freshen up the vendor area,
spectator areas and the road that leads into the comp area.
The tin for the roof of the pavillion comes tomorrow...just in time
http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/135345570.jpg

Several of the competitors that have never been to the park are trying to
understand how everything is set-up as far as the parking lot, camping area,
check-in building etc...in relationship to the comp area itself.
In the pic above of the pavillion; if you stood on the side without the posts
or the walls and looked out...you would be looking at the comp area. You can actually see most of the courses from standing in this spot.
The woods that you can see in the background of the picture is the camping
area. In between the pavillion and the woods is the parking lot.
As you are looking at the picture, the check-in building is just out of the picture to the left. This building has indoor restrooms, concessions etc...So everything is close together and nobody has to walk
any distance that amounts to much to get to everything.
Just to give folks a little bit of a perspective on how everything sits.

Like Debbie said everything is very close and there are some very nice shade trees around the competition areas for those hot summer days.

Awesome! New construction looks good

i see a broken parts list if it is wet out:smokin:

Hey Kevin, you know Tom is going to say it, so I'll be nicer
about it and get it out of the way...Just make sure you've
got some spare drive shafts!

Tom has been hauling rock all day again today.
I guess there's not going to be anybody that will have
the "home field advantage" :D

It's been great getting the calls and emails from the competitors.
Teams that said that there is no way that they could get their
rigs ready in time are working non-stop both at their "real jobs"
to pay for their rigs and also in the shop till the weeeee hours of
the night. Ask Team Twisted Toys, Bevill Repair, Off-Limits 4WD
about it just to name a few off the top of my head!
The look at the new courses has them pumped!
Good luck!

well i am going to finish my ledgends rig up tomorrow night and were headed out late friday , i m one of the guys that has been into the wee hours of the morning and i ll be glad to finally run this thing after all the work / looking forward to meeting you all and i sure hope the rain holds off

Great to hear that all of your hardwork has you
heading our way Travis.

We're at over 500 ton of new rock on the courses.
I'll get some "birdseye view" pics posted tomorrow.

Hey Debbie its tomorrow....quit working and post pics ...not sure I can wait until tomorrow!!! LOL....just kidding. I know you got better things to do at this point.


Annie

OK Annie, I'm taking a break at my "real" job right
now in the xray department, I'll get some up real fast.

We're up to over 500 ton of new rock.

These "birds eye" view pics kind of show the areas, but
the trees hide a lot.

Here's the Mod Stock course "Clyde"
http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/136279167.jpg



In the back end of this pic you can see the vendor area.
Tom's hauled in a lot of dirt to level it off to allow more
room and larger vehicles. You can also see one end of the
Mod stock courses "Easy"(Hope we don't have to change the name :) and "Deception"in the forefront of the pic
http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/136279170.jpg


When taking these pics, I'm about 80 ft up in the air.
Here's Uncle John. Several 20,000 plus lb boulders have been added to the top end. An over 30,000 lb boulder now serves as a 4ft ledge climb. There are at least 10 times as many rockd in this course as there was before.
This is the trail that Dustin Webster called a "World Class Course" when he was at the park July 05...well I'm not sure what that makes it now
http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/136279174.jpg



Back left of this pic is the well-loved tire stage "The Playground. Close by that are "Carnage", "The Slab" and "Bizzare"...all very different now. And very back right you can see some of the concrete poured climbs "Bottoms Up" and "Franks Hill" behind them not seen are the steep loose climbs where"Full Toumbs" became an understatement. These climbs are "Marbles" and "Balls". Balls is going to have a surprise in store for the Super Mods. The 8ft diameter tire stage "Trojan Alley" lies between the concrete climbs and "Uncle John" in the pic.

http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/136279181.jpg


Another pic looking out towards "Carnage" and "The Playground"
http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/136279185.jpg


Just to the right of the comp pics seen above:
This is our check-in building with indoor restrooms
and concessions area, TV, DVD player etc...
http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/136285365.jpg

I'm above the pavillion in the air.
Looking to my right...the parking lot
http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/136285369.jpg


And the wooded camping area
http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/136285377.jpg


Gives a better idea of the set-up.
Sorry, not any close-ups of the courses themselves.
We have to have some surprises!:D

Looks good! Can't wait to play on the courses and see the new changes to the park!

Looks like the legends class will be doing it in the rain on Sunday!! Is that the same weather report you guys are getting?

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USIL1014?from=search_10day

Hope to roll in earlier Friday- what time are you firing up the grill??

Tim,chance of rain on Sunday, But this forecast has changed so much this week. Earlier it said 60% chance
all weekend. It is getting better :)

Ken, Tom will start up the grill around 6 or 7.
I'm sure he'll still be at it a few hours after that.

Debbie, I'm not afraid of the rain, actually I kinda welcome it. It would make the comp a little more interesting. I just worry that Mr. Head Marshall's hair doo will get messed up by the rain!! :laughing:

Ken, from what I hear, it would be worth getting there in time for the grilling. I personally have never had the chance to get there early enough to experience it, but rumor has it that Tommy Boy can actually cook!!

Amazing how small everything looks from up there. :D

Here's Uncle John. Several 20,000 plus lb boulders have been added to the top end. An over 30,000 lb boulder now serves as a 4ft ledge climb. There are at least 10 times as many rockd in this course as there was before. This is the trail that Dustin Webster called a "World Class Course" when he was at the park July 05...well I'm not sure what that makes it now http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL419/1417243/7188688/136279174.jpg


This course needed more rocks, in my opinion! Looks like it made the course wider as well, which will allow for different lines! I really like the looks of this course. :D

Lookin at these pics.....

I'm missing my portals, sniff

Can I take some of these pics and print them out and find which rocks I want to try and stack? :laugh: Looks like it will be fun. We should be arriving late tonight/ early in the morning. Our camper should be arriving today I hope. Can't wait to try this out. I'll have a hard time sleeping from all the anticipation.

Well, all of the construction that we could fit in up to this point
is done, all rocks/gates are set for tomorrow's comps.
A lot of the competitors have pre-teched, ate great grilled
food thanks to my husband Tom, compared notes and experiences
and when I left for some peace and quiet, were still BSing around
the campfires.
I had a router hooked up to our wireless at the park.
Since we haven't reached the level of getting Live Coverage
from Lance, I'm going to try to do a little live updating of my own!:D
Check-in tomorrow for all of the scores and highlights.
"And now, it's time for the show!"