we went on the first run of the year this weekend. we started out with 4 rigs but after i had some trouble getting up and out of the first obstacle and Phil broke a front axle in his rig doing the same....the trail was wet and very slippery...the others opted to leave and run an easy trail...but of course we weren't leaving, so we loaded Phil's cooler in my buggy and kept going....

here are some vids and pics:


http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg146/MOTO10/ICU%202011/164824_180566485308676_100000659772022_488793_7301 766_n.jpg

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg146/MOTO10/ICU%202011/167399_180566748641983_100000659772022_488794_4594 00_n.jpg


1st climb...

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg146/MOTO10/ICU%202011/166665_180566965308628_100000659772022_488795_4143 211_n.jpg


more vids...

after 6 or so try's...finally made it out...

2011 first run, ICU Trail #2 climb...all wet.. - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWJ5frX5v24&list=UU6seho-uvMdQ4DynpRdsFsQ&index=4&feature=plcp)

then it was Phil's turn...and the D44 blowing up.....again.

Phil...trying..trying..broke.. - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcoSXeNXYTc&list=UU6seho-uvMdQ4DynpRdsFsQ&index=2&feature=plcp)

after this the others left....so on with the trail. next climb was no problem...but the 3rd (first big waterfall) was really slippery...i hit it again and again...finally finding some traction...

ICU Trail slippery when wet...!!! - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wmjd2ci25M&list=UU6seho-uvMdQ4DynpRdsFsQ&index=5&feature=plcp)

the rest of the trail was very slippery...we tried the new section, but it was too wet...so we decided to finish the original trail, we made it to the end but got denied on the "BONUS CLIMB"...:mad3::D.

....awesome day, awesome company....hope the trail is dry next time....

I'll have to watch the vids when I get home. Is on the big island?

I'll have to watch the vids when I get home. Is on the big island?

Maui..

This trail is mean!! I wish we had footage of you(1010) making the lower waterfall section?, that was nutz. You drove that shit like a champ. Good job. With this huge Kona storm the trail is going change again, mental.:D

wow, I missed a good show...I think my rig is gonna take serious body damage, but I am ready to go whenever you guys will have another. New bushings are in!

wow, I missed a good show...I think my rig is gonna take serious body damage, but I am ready to go whenever you guys will have another. New bushings are in! just have a good exo, n u be ok!

Well with all the rain we had the trail has changed a lot...lots more exposed rock and boulders, way less dirt and all the climbs have gotten bigger and harder...all the rocks and logs that we stacked the first time we built the trail are ALL gone...and this time we are not going to "build it", it is what it is....cant wait to hit it..!!!

some cell pics...of course the pics dont do it any justice, if you've seen it in person then you know..


http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg146/MOTO10/ICU%202011/Jan14_0004.jpg

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg146/MOTO10/ICU%202011/Jan14_0006.jpg

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg146/MOTO10/ICU%202011/Jan14_0010.jpg

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg146/MOTO10/ICU%202011/Jan14_0012.jpg

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg146/MOTO10/ICU%202011/Jan14_0019.jpg

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg146/MOTO10/ICU%202011/Jan14_0031.jpg

damn...makes me wonder what my 4runner is gonna look like after.

damn...makes me wonder what my 4runner is gonna look like after.


http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg146/MOTO10/4rnrroll5damage11.jpg

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg146/MOTO10/4rnrroll5damage11.jpg

:laughing:

hey thats the pic from the 4xinnovations cage testing right?

that would be an upgrade from what my 4runner would look like without the cage!

Awesome. You have yourself some kind of trail now!

:flipoff2: :smokin:

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg146/MOTO10/4rnrroll5damage11.jpg

well i wasn't too far off....Dougs truck from yesterday (without rolling it):

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail264.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail175.jpg

we decided to run the trail over the weekend, because of a big rain, we had done some work on it the week before...we tried to keep it to a minimum..making the trail more challenging...well we got exactly what we wanted..:smokin:

pics..

on the way up to the first climb....

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail010.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail017.jpg

then into the first climb...it was a bit more of a challenging than we thought it was going to be...both Doug and i took some damage..

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail023.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail041.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail052.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail054.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail049.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail057.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail058.jpg

opted to winch out...

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail061.jpg

Dougs turn...smashes his hood, front fender, cage, roof, A pillar...and then i towed him out...

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail064.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail066.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail068.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail071.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail070.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail089.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail092.jpg

on to the 2nd climb...

VIDEO:

YouTube - 2011 1st run new ICU Trail 2nd climb..!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnKKaRGb0AQ)


http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail099.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/nosallys2046.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/nosallys2053.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail101.jpg

as soon as we moved forward the back tire got a little too high on the wall...causing the front to stand straight up...so again we pulled line to keep from wheeling over backwards...

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/181599_1718588559398_1078773500_1880711_6124987_n. jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail122.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/181089_10150092812711378_288775961377_6733563_5253 914_n.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail244.jpg

Doug gave it his best...but he needed some help...

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail139.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail138.jpg

more damage ...

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail150.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail152.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail258.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail160.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail162.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail259.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202011/1strunnewtrail175.jpg

well it only took us a few hours to get to the 3rd climb...hit it and headed back down...which was just as exciting..

...here is Doug and i heading down..

http://www.youtube.com/user/ICUNION#p/a/u/1/oOQWnbs7jDg

Doug:
http://www.youtube.com/user/ICUNION#p/a/u/2/HoxnSAh9oyk
:smokin:

that is pretty nasty shit, looks like you guys need one of these for the tight and narrow stuff:

http://www.rockmidgetphotography.com/Pirate4x4com-galleries/XRRA-2008/XRRA-Badlands-Favorites/IMG5808editededited/353728943_Y3Avz-L-1.jpg

thanks man.....yep, the single seater idea is starting to look better and better...:smokin:

how is that toyota looking today? got pretty beat on that trail from the looks of the pic.:eek:

I can't stop looking at this thread... all the before and after pics...haha, SERIOUS OFFROADING! No sissies allowed...:flipoff2:

the toy is still alive...a little work and it will be ready to hit trail again..:D

i cant wait till the new buggys get here...i want to get back up the trail so BAD...to the top:smokin:

so 2011 is gone and 2012 is here...cant wait till everyone's rig is back up and running...the trail is more hardcore and so are the vehicles...looking forward to some awesome action..!!!

good times...ICU STYLE

Wow!!!!! that is a nice crawler

Can't wait to hit some B.I. trails!

more pics of the action...:smokin:

squeezing through the first section...

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202012/IMG_3967.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202012/IMG_3965.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202012/IMG_3964.jpg


second climb...

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202012/IMG_3982.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202012/IMG_3983.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202012/IMG_3971.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202012/IMG_3972.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202012/IMG_3993.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff518/ICUNION/ICU%202012/IMG_4005.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/user/ICUNION#p/a

Great pics! Looks like a full bodied rig would get demo'd trying to squeeze through there now.

Full bodied 4runner no problem. Full size truck, massive damage!:smokin:

Sick action!

that trail is crazy