Super Crawl (http://www.monsterslayer.com/jeep/SuperCrawl/SuperCrawl.htm)

If you can get a good shot of Spaceghost's hood I'd really appreciate it. I need it for some advertising material.

Thank you,
Matt

Hey Jaffer,

It seems like the average tire is a mud terrain type tire, whether BFG or Goodyear, but there doesn't seem to be any Swampers, whether TSL, SX or Boggers. Why is that? NM terrain or something I am missing?

Thanks
Jason

Originally posted by diiulio
Hey Jaffer,

It seems like the average tire is a mud terrain type tire, whether BFG or Goodyear, but there doesn't seem to be any Swampers, whether TSL, SX or Boggers. Why is that? NM terrain or something I am missing?

Thanks
Jason

Sad to say, but swampers suck for comp rigs!...leave them on your trail rig when you need the sidewall protection.

One sweet ass rig.:eek: :eek: :eek:

http://www.monsterslayer.com/jeep/SuperCrawl/26-BFG.jpg

- Pic courtesy of Jaffer.:D

Originally posted by big97redtj
If you can get a good shot of Spaceghost's hood I'd really appreciate it. I need it for some advertising material.

Thank you,
Matt

I'll try.
Gotta get out there ...
The morning haze is about to break and I've learned that bright sunlight makes for the best shots.

Later,

man, those are some sweet bling bling beadlocks spaceghost has got !

- jack

I AM SO FRIGGIN JEALOUS RIGHT NOW!!! :flipoff2:

Originally posted by diiulio
Hey Jaffer,

It seems like the average tire is a mud terrain type tire, whether BFG or Goodyear, but there doesn't seem to be any Swampers, whether TSL, SX or Boggers. Why is that? NM terrain or something I am missing?

Thanks
Jason

Contingency monies Interco doesn't have any, GY and BFG do.

Thanks for the pix Jaffer. :cool: Anxiously awaiting the next bunch of pix for those of us that are shutins.

Anybody, what type of beadlocks are those?:cool:

Originally posted by nobody20
[B
Anybody, what type of beadlocks are those?:cool: [/B]

SpaceGhost rolled out of town here with the Badlands beadlocks on the Cruiser, and the "dubs" he's rolling now look like the MRT secret weapons they are rolling out for this event.........

The logo on the side looks like a checkered flag and the MRT letters on there as well.

Bling fawking bling Mike!:flipoff2:

Maybe they are a package deal he got with the tires from BFG?????

We will know soon enough.

I wish I could be there:crybaby2: :crybaby2:...........What's your prediction on the winner of the 50k :eek: :eek: :eek:

The beadlocks look good. But I would try to run a set of the Krawlers w/those B/locks if I could. That would look bitchin!!!! I wish I could be there also. I qualified but did not have the $$ to make the trip and miss work for that long.:( Oh well-good luck guys!!

On that Green YJ, what's up with his shackles? It looks like they are sitting on the framerail, allowing for no compression?

Don't the rules say that the cage has to have 6 points tied into the frame?

Originally posted by JS-Economos
One sweet ass rig.:eek: :eek: :eek:

http://www.monsterslayer.com/jeep/SuperCrawl/26-BFG.jpg

- Pic courtesy of Jaffer.:D

http://www.monsterslayer.com/jeep/SuperCrawl/BigDSpaceCPirateSalute.jpg

If you guys read this, Good Luck and kick some ass.

Jaffer, you ROCK!

Thanks for keeping us up to date.

I love the contrast in the 2 pics between the Campbell Ent. buggies and the Beard's Outback Jeeps :D

It looks like on that YJ that the 'shackle' might be some kind of sliding and rotating tube or something.

I think?

Originally posted by Mieser
It looks like on that YJ that the 'shackle' might be some kind of sliding and rotating tube or something.

I think?

There was a long thread on those shackles on the Green Jeep. Something real cool the guy from Revolver is developing.

SPACEGHOST!!!!

You are the MAN~!!!! Do it for the Cruisers....don't let that Punk BigDude fawk it up for you ;)

I sure wish i was there cheering you guys on!

It looks like on that YJ that the 'shackle' might be some kind of sliding and rotating tube or something.
...and shock, too.

That's Curt Hildebrand's latest competition rig... and latest invention.

Randii

Originally posted by Jaffer



The morning haze is about to break and I've learned that bright sunlight makes for the best shots.

Later,

I always had the best success when it was overcast. Direct sunlight dictates the angles that you can get a good exposure-which seldom are the best angles to shoot jeeps at.

Can't wait to see the shots. I was supposed to get down there this weekend but I have to make money to buy axles.

Well, the tunout was tremendous ...
This Friday crowd looked like the size of a Sunday finalie of past years so tomorrow will undoubtedly be a record breaker.

The promoters laid out an excellent coarse, all along one mesa face and top, and very spectator friendly.

There were roll overs aplenty on a couple of the most insanely steep climbs and a good deal of breakage to boot.

Some folks just aren't used to the traction you can get here, and you can get it at the worst times.
Like after you've tried every technique and trick in the book to make a ledge so you decide to 'give it the onion'... put the petal to the metal, start rip-roaring then sometimes - lift off! ... or sometimes 'SNAP!'.
That's make it or break it time and after today, many feel it was make it or break it on almost every obsticle.

I took over 100 shots today which will edit down to around 50 or so.
Some overalls, lots of action and some which I should call 'personality' pics ... including babes ...

Stay tuned ...

Originally posted by GroceryZJ

I always had the best success when it was overcast. Direct sunlight dictates the angles that you can get a good exposure-which seldom are the best angles to shoot jeeps at.

Can't wait to see the shots. I was supposed to get down there this weekend but I have to make money to buy axles.

Oh boy, just what I wanted.
Photo technique tips ... from a newbie, even.
Listen up bubba ...
I was a paid staff photographer for Arizona Hiways Magazine before you were in diapers or more probably even before you exhisted so keep it to yerself.:flipoff2:
Hazey overcast pics may look OK to you and others most of the time but nothing beats strong powerful smack ya in the eye strong direct sunshine reflecting off all that colorful iron.
If you aren't already at the best angle, then your'e not that good in the first place!:flipoff2:

Originally posted by Jaffer
Well, the tunout was tremendous ...
This Friday crowd looked like the size of a Sunday finalie of past years so tomorrow will undoubtedly be a record breaker.

The promoters laid out an excellent coarse, all along one mesa face and top, and very spectator friendly.

There were roll overs aplenty on a couple of the most insanely steep climbs and a good deal of breakage to boot.

Some folks just aren't used to the traction you can get here, and you can get it at the worst times.
Like after you've tried every technique and trick in the book to make a ledge so you decide to 'give it the onion'... put the petal to the metal, start rip-roaring then sometimes - lift off! ... or sometimes 'SNAP!'.
That's make it or break it time and after today, many feel it was make it or break it on almost every obsticle.

I took over 100 shots today which will edit down to around 50 or so.
Some overalls, lots of action and some which I should call 'personality' pics ... including babes ...

Stay tuned ...






Wheres the pic's:D :D :D

Are they already done with day 1?

Originally posted by 4x4Grrl
Are they already done with day 1?

Yep Kelly, there were only 10 gates and remarkably they finished up by late afternoon.
I saw Lance once about mid day and he looked pretty confident.

Originally posted by Jaffer
I saw Lance once about mid day and he looked pretty confident.

What a Cocky Bastard :flipoff2:

I just got back into town from the Supercrawl. Had a great time. I saw Lance and Mike do a few courses and they did well on them. Lots of Rolls. some were nasty. I got some tape of chris durham rolling and some of Lance and Mike. I will try and get them up soon. It was great to finally meet some people from here like Lance and JR. The 6x6 jeep was sweet but I didnt see it do anything because it was broken.

Originally posted by morpheus
man, those are some sweet bling bling beadlocks spaceghost has got !

- jack

Yeah, pretty meats!

Wednesday evening, when the MTR guy was unpacking those new "bling-bling" beadlocks for them the BFG guy comes up and sez " We want you to run our new tire ..."
BINGO!

My wife, Jacque, sent all Thrusday afternoon sewing MRT and BFG patches onto their new team shirts ... ;)

Originally posted by Brian1
The 6x6 jeep was sweet but I didnt see it do anything because it was broken.

BWAHAHAHAHAHA:flipoff2:

How did JR do with all the additional HP he added on? Can you post a pic of his setup if you got one.

Originally posted by Brawler
How did JR do with all the additional HP he added on? Can you post a pic of his setup if you got one.

I talked to him early in the morning and he said they werent doing too good, they kept hitting cones he said. I have 1 or 2 segments of video of him.

Originally posted by Jaffer


Oh boy, just what I wanted.
Photo technique tips ... from a newbie, even.
Listen up bubba ...
I was a paid staff photographer for Arizona Hiways Magazine before you were in diapers or more probably even before you exhisted so keep it to yerself.:flipoff2:
Hazey overcast pics may look OK to you and others most of the time but nothing beats strong powerful smack ya in the eye strong direct sunshine reflecting off all that colorful iron.
If you aren't already at the best angle, then your'e not that good in the first place!:flipoff2:


:rolleyes: wow, you are my hero.

Arizona Highways Magazine! How do I go about getting that in! I don't particularly feel like I have to drop my credentials to make you respect me, but I've shot my fair share of large events and had plenty of pictures published in magazines and publications with national distribution.

Just because you've been handling a camera for a long time doesn't automatically make you the best.

anywho, now that i've been revealed as a young and inept photographer newbie, I'd like to once again say that I look forward to seeing the pics and I wish I were there.

Cody

some people need to grow thicker skin.

Originally posted by Brian1
The 6x6 jeep was sweet but I didnt see it do anything because it was broken.

Sweet indeed! Awesome piece of work.

Yea it broke...I met up with (bumped into) Polop about 12:00 or so, and he and the boy's were holding one half of their front drive shaft....Seems the shaft contacted the tran's bell-housing (or something in that area) and literally cut the thing in two when the suspension twisted up hard. Fin' bummer for them because I think that course would have lent itself well to the 6x6....Gotta' hand it to them though...They did attemp #1 without the front shaft!

Fin' sick carnage all around...#8 has some SPECTACTULAR roll's....JR flipped the Fat City bronco over backwards (#10?). Not much damage as far as I could tell from the rock ledge I was on...He did finish the day after that.

I'll post some pics when after I get a little sleep...

-D

damn it man! where is the day 1 action pics!?!?

WE NEED TOTAL COVERAGE!

Originally posted by zakk
damn it man! where is the day 1 action pics!?!?

WE NEED TOTAL COVERAGE!



I second that

Originally posted by RockRover

Fin' sick carnage all around...#8 has some SPECTACTULAR roll's....JR flipped the Fat City bronco over backwards (#10?). Not much damage as far as I could tell from the rock ledge I was on...He did finish the day after that.-D

Damn! I didnt see that!

I saw them putting in a new driveshaft on the 6x6 and then they attempted another course and timed out. Upon exiting, the driveshaft messed something else up again. The 6 wheel steering is bad ass and the joy stick controll is so cool. It just needs the bugs worked out of it.

Originally posted by RockRover


Fin' sick carnage all around...#8 has some SPECTACTULAR roll's....JR flipped the Fat City bronco over backwards (#10?). Not much damage as far as I could tell from the rock ledge I was on...He did finish the day after that.
-D

I wish I could have seen it. Hopefully someone will have some pics or video. Sounds like there was no shortage of this type of entertainment today.

Originally posted by Jaffer


Yep Kelly, there were only 10 gates and remarkably they finished up by late afternoon.
I saw Lance once about mid day and he looked pretty confident.

You sure he didn't just make a Taco Bell run and was content? :D

Okay here are some clips of the video I took. Files probably are not dial up friendly. I am still adding more. Files are *.avi type.

Brian1's supercrawl Videos (http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Brian4x4/Supercrawl/)

JR semi-pirouetted it and landed on his wheels and then proceeded to drive/crab walk it right up the course:cool: . It was pretty sweet. I have a bunch of pics that I'm uploading now, will post a link when they're done. Unfortunately, I missed a lot of the roll sequences though, as my camera was having issues...

i was wondering if anyone knows how the black campbell buggy did on the first day. he's a buddy of mine his names adam. anyone have any action shots of him?

I was wondering if that was Adam's new buggy. Looks badass.

Originally posted by bigmpety8
i was wondering if anyone knows how the black campbell buggy did on the first day. he's a buddy of mine his names adam. anyone have any action shots of him?

He rolled it twice. :eek:

Brian...Nice clips. Looks like the 6x6 wasn't so successful. Lance and Mike looked good.

Hay Lance.............How did you and mike do today?????

Originally posted by TOY 2
Hay Lance.............How did you and mike do today?????

SCores are posted in another thread. We did well (3 place for today) but we did hit a cone on our first obstacle (we were first in line). So tomorrow we need to play catchup on Walker and Shupee. We are feeling pretty good though!

Originally posted by NOTPRETTY
Brian...Nice clips. Looks like the 6x6 wasn't so successful. Lance and Mike looked good.

Thx. I will also have some pics to upload sometime. Took some of the VW powered buggy.

OK, whiners.... :flipoff2:
The first half of todays pics are up.

Same URL as in my top post.

Super Crawl Pics (http://www.monsterslayer.com/jeep/SuperCrawl/SuperCrawl.htm)

The pics will be broken down into the four catagoies ...

The Scene
First Day Action
Second Day Action
Personalities

Pulling off the second 50 or so off the camera now.
I'll edit and post them in the morning.
Nite, nite ... Yawn ...

Jaffer, how did Jeff Mello and Jason Sherer(baby blue CJ5) do today?

Ryan

I don't know about Jeff, but Jason was having a bad day ... fuel pump problems he said.:(

we need legend scores! how is spaceghost and bigdude doin?

Here's some more pics - quite a few, still in raw form so the size and colors may be off..
SuperCrawl_'02_day01 (http://www.vintagefordbronco.com/images/uroc/supercrawl_02/day01/UROC_Supercrawl_day01.html)
some of them are still uploading..

http://www.vintagefordbronco.com/images/uroc/supercrawl_02/day01/UROCsupercrawlIM000058.jpg

ouch!

Wake up, sleepy heads ...

The full first day's pics are posted plus yesterday's personality parade ...

Super Crawl Pics (http://www.monsterslayer.com/jeep/SuperCrawl/SuperCrawl.htm)

MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great Stuff man, wish I was there!

Keep it coming!

Originally posted by Jaffer


I was a paid staff photographer for Arizona Hiways Magazine

Damn, that's why your pictures are always so clear.:cool:

Way to go on the newbie.

Originally posted by injectedEB
Here's some more pics - quite a few, still in raw form so the size and colors may be off..
SuperCrawl_'02_day01 (http://www.vintagefordbronco.com/images/uroc/supercrawl_02/day01/UROC_Supercrawl_day01.html)
some of them are still uploading..

Thanks for all the pix. Especially a few of the baby blue CJ-5 and the yellow CJ-5. Makes us wheelbase challenged folks feel like we are still part of the rock crawling world.

Also, Jaffer & Brian1 thanks for your pix and vids.

I am really feeling bad looking at all the pics and vids as I had actually planned to be at Supercrawl, made my reservations at the La Quinta back in July. Had to cancel though cause I am still working on my fawking dissertation and I gotta graduate this Dec and get a job.

Brian1, when I come out to ABQ to interview with UNM I'll look you up. Depending on the timing maybe I'll bring my heep and hit Las Cruces and Farmington while I'm at it. How is the weather in Framington in Dec for wheeling?

Thanks for all the pics for all us that are sitting at the house. Keep 'em coming.

nasty :D

http://www.vintagefordbronco.com/images/uroc/supercrawl_02/day01/UROCsupercrawlIM000119.jpg

http://www.vintagefordbronco.com/images/uroc/supercrawl_02/day01/UROCsupercrawlIM000137.jpg

Any word of how Tom LeBlanc did on Day 1?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by diiulio
[B]Hey Jaffer,

It seems like the average tire is a mud terrain type tire, whether BFG or Goodyear, but there doesn't seem to be any Swampers, whether TSL, SX or Boggers. Why is that? NM terrain or something I am missing?

From what we saw on the first day two thirds of the tires were BFG's and MTR's and the other third were swampers. Good pics Jaffer

Rick D.

Originally posted by nobody20
How is the weather in Framington in Dec for wheeling?

November is usually great but December can be 'iffy' weather wise.
We really do have a winter season and it snows a little here, ya know...

so who won Jaffer ?

- jack

WOOT! nice pics!:D

Sick....Just simply sick. I love the rig flying about 5-6 posts up. Pics are great. Wish I was there.:D

some more pics Supercrawl-day02 (http://www.vintagefordbronco.com/images/uroc/supercrawl_02/day02/UROC_Supercrawl_day02.html) - not as many as yesterday as the crowds kinda prevented being able to get a shot a lot of the time..

Originally posted by injectedEB
some more pics Supercrawl-day02 (http://www.vintagefordbronco.com/images/uroc/supercrawl_02/day02/UROC_Supercrawl_day02.html) - not as many as yesterday as the crowds kinda prevented being able to get a shot a lot of the time..

is it just me or is anyone else having a problem with those pics? they are blurry and very discolored... hmm, wierd

Originally posted by joes75bronco


is it just me or is anyone else having a problem with those pics? they are blurry and very discolored... hmm, wierd


Yeah, those images are all jacked up.

not sure what happened - I'm re-loading them right now....

should be good to go now - except for the last 3, ran out of room....should be fixed tomorrow.

any one have any good close up pics of tracy jordan's "new" 2003 toy buggy? i looked at all the pics and can't seem to find it :rolleyes:

No pics of my ride???-- was i too fast for the camera jockeys?

Just kidding- though we did have a good weekend. I went to the tent where you could buy pics of your rig with the logo etc- nada, not a single pic! My rig is not that ugly- maybe I should let Tina start driving, then there'd be pics.:D

Seriously- if anyone has pics of my multistickered, white nose, yellow and purple checkered flag over the hood, plastic yellow skin rear section #92 beater POS please post them!

Originally posted by G02Guy
No pics of my ride???--

You're the sleeper. Nobody ever pays attention to the sleeper, they just come in, kick ass, then leave with the money :D

Originally posted by G02Guy
No pics of my ride???-- was i too fast for the camera jockeys?

Just kidding- though we did have a good weekend. I went to the tent where you could buy pics of your rig with the logo etc- nada, not a single pic! My rig is not that ugly- maybe I should let Tina start driving, then there'd be pics.:D

Seriously- if anyone has pics of my multistickered, white nose, yellow and purple checkered flag over the hood, plastic yellow skin rear section #92 beater POS please post them!

are you tracy jordan?

were you running spring under?
if so...why? :confused:

Not sure what you mean? No, I'm not Tracy Jordan, I'm Ken Blume. Just saw a lot of pics posted and was hoping someone had some of my ride.

I was joking that if you stay in one place a long time it was easier to get pics- for the most part we kept moving:D

Originally posted by Brawler
How did JR do with all the additional HP he added on? Can you post a pic of his setup if you got one.

I was just joking about the blower and NOS. It sounded funny when I posted it :D
We came in 26th but who's counting! I had a rusty start, my bronco thought it was a pacman, eating up the cones. Then I did a periwinkel role on #9. Twisted a little sheetmetal (thank god for dzus fasteners) and on the landing, bent the front axle a little (the 9" housing). But sill on the tires, moter still runing I turned around and attacted it again, this time to victory! We did really well on six of the ten obstacles.
There was really only one obstacle, #5, that I would consider was a rockcrawl. The rest were more or less point-and-shoot which made for good entertainment.
There was a guy out there that had a Mazda rotory engine in his rig. He was a nice guy, but when he was running, it sounded like someone was cutting up firewood :eek:

does any one have any more shots of this guy, he put on a hell of a show on getyting up this hill

I was just joking about the blower and NOS.
That's not nice, I drove all the way to New Mexico just to see it.:shaking: I gotta agree with you on this one JR, that was a long way from a rock crawl, shoulda called it the "supercrazy" not crawl. Lots of go pedal on lots of vertical stuff. I'm really hoping that someone out there got my rollover and donut on its side on video, if you did please let me know, I would really like to see it.

Originally posted by JOHNS351C
does any one have any more shots of this guy, he put on a hell of a show on getyting up this hill

That's Brian Hamilton. If you want to see him get stupid with the skinny plan a trip to ERoCC in TN, that's his normal driving style :D Although he did tell me he's pulling the 383 stroker out :( :D He made it up obstacle #9 in about 20 seconds, flying over the bump where everyone was getting hung up :eek:

Originally posted by Jaffer


My wife, Jacque, sent all Thrusday afternoon sewing MRT and BFG patches onto their new team shirts ... ;)


THANK YOU Jacque:D The shirts looked awesome! Jaffers a lucky guy....................
Thanks to you also John, great to meet you, and I hope if you ever get near Indy you call upon me to return the favor!

Originally posted by G02Guy
No pics of my ride???-- was i too fast for the camera jockeys?


Ken, I am sorry we did not hook up and especially sorry I did not get any pics of you and your rig. With all ten gates starting and going simultaniously ... the place was a ZOO!

Right from the get-go I advised Lance to hire on at least one or two other photographers in addition to anyone who would do the write ups and interviews.
I wish I could have taken and post many times more pics but that was impossable both physically and time wise due to the hi resolutons I like to use.

I started puting up this work late after the first day because I could do so that same evening and because this gang was clammering like wolves for pics and results.

Lance stated he wanted complete and comprehensive coverage so this thread should by no means deter anyone else from posting their shots, viedos, and write ups to that end.
I hope he can find the time to take this work and that of others to put together the best Super Crawl coverage on the web, as I believe was intended.

Till next time ...

How did the guy with the Canada flag on the roof do?:confused:

Hey mrtwstr I got a full set of pics of your on the side donut, PM me and I will e'mail them to you tommarow when I get home!

Originally posted by BrettM
On that Green YJ, what's up with his shackles? It looks like they are sitting on the framerail, allowing for no compression?

As Randii stated, that is Curt Hildebrands narrowed TJ. It sports his latest suspension design (previously he created the Revolver Shackle and Z-box that are marketed by Tera). This new suspension design has been purchased by BDS. They just finished up their testing and official research stuff and will be going to test market of it in the beginning of 03 and out in force by mid year if all goes well. Hopefully sooner if there are no snags in production.

Kimber

Originally posted by injectedEB
should be good to go now - except for the last 3, ran out of room....should be fixed tomorrow.

Today I tried to look it but I got this message already when trying to go to www.vintagefordbronco.com:


Bandwidth Limit Exceeded
The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to the site owner reaching his/her bandwidth limit. Please try again later.
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Jare from Finland

http://www.monsterslayer.com/jeep/SuperCrawl/ThreeGalFans.jpg DUDE, come awn!!!!!!!!!!!!!

how did this guy do at the supercrawl ? he won the comp local to me, to get in the supercrawl. kinda surprised it passed tech ...

http://www.monsterslayer.com/jeep/SuperCrawl/11-LongRedRig.jpg

- jack

Thanks for the heads up - time to go yell at them some more :mad3:

Originally posted by Jare


Today I tried to look it but I got this message already when trying to go to www.vintagefordbronco.com:


Bandwidth Limit Exceeded
The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to the site owner reaching his/her bandwidth limit. Please try again later.
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Apache/1.3.27 Server at www.vintagefordbronco.com Port 80


Jare from Finland

Originally posted by morpheus
how did this guy do at the supercrawl ? he won the comp local to me, to get in the supercrawl. kinda surprised it passed tech ...

http://www.monsterslayer.com/jeep/SuperCrawl/11-LongRedRig.jpg

- jack

He came in 23rd. I think since the local comp he added a hood and made some other mods to pass tech. The vertical obstacles and "point and shoot" course favored his long wheelbase.