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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Adventure (Let's GO WHEELING!) => Topic started by: Zukipilot on December 05, 2004, 11:21:30 PM
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Mike,
Here is your pics uploaded. Now you gotta tell everyone about it ;D
Zig
(http://www.eye-irritant.com/august2004/blakehijump.jpg)
(http://www.eye-irritant.com/august2004/blakenewrig.jpg)
(http://www.eye-irritant.com/august2004/chunkhi.jpg)
(http://www.eye-irritant.com/august2004/danhi.jpg)
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The landing of Mikey's flight appears it's gonna be a harsh one with the angle of that re-entry, any carnage done? And who is following him in his 'foot steps' ? Or is that just someone taking flying lesson's that happened to get some camera time as well?
-CZ
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The landing of Mikey's flight appears it's gonna be a harsh one with the angle of that re-entry, any carnage done? And who is following him in his 'foot steps' ? Or is that just someone taking flying lesson's that happened to get some camera time as well?
-CZ
Actually none of these are me. Im the cameraman! Ill log on later to fill in the blanks.
Mike
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hmm. that second one looks like the landing is gonna be a bit on the rough side.
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Thanks Zig for posting those pics so fast! 8) We met sunday at 9 am in my dads yard. I could tell by how eager everyone was it was going to be an eventful day. There was about 3-4 inches of snow and we were all ripping donuts in the campground.... just all around hammering around untill everybody got there. ;D then we split into 2 groups, 6 trackers + 1 sami went over to do some jumping and 4 basicly tube chassie rigs went over to the extreme hills. Obviosly I went with the tracker group. The whole day was full of great wheeling from begining to end but the best photos were definatly of the jumping. The top photo is the first of two jumps made by Blake Savages rig. His freind Kenny Crowel was driving both times, they were kinda sharing the rig that day. The first jump was so smooth that he went back for a second run... way back ::) like another 50 feet back for a better run. ;) He was just haulin ass at the jump (est 35-40mph) when the rig started loosing speed as it was approaching the jump and it lobbed over since it didnt have the power to lift the front as it went over the jump. It did a nose plant and stopped dead in its tracks! :o If it werent for the prerunner it surely would have went over on the lid. Quite a spectical. ;) I still cant belive it but it still wasnt broke! Bent up the prerunner pretty good though. The 3rd pic is Chunk and 4th is Dan Bour also catching some nice air. After seeing the Blake and Kenny's jump I didnt even attempt a jump since nothing could top that jump... so we moved on to doing smoky donuts on blacktop. NO Im not full of crap. Dan, Chunk, and Blake were all burning the tires off thier rigs. Ive got video of it too. Im still tring to figure out how to watch it. I did it with my digital camera so Im sure its low quality, but like I said, I havent tried to watch it yet. Then we went on to the harder trail ridding that we normally do. I cant belive how good my Krawlers worked. I really thought they would suck on the Ice and snow but I was way wrong. I made every hill I tried. We wheeled on into the night before heading home around 6 or 7 pm. A day I wont soon forget. 8)
Mike
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It's becoming more and more evident why you changed vehicle color! :)
-Eric
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Whats hanging near the front passenger side wheel in the second pic ???
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looks like inner fender plastic or whats left of a fender flare ;D
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looks like inner fender plastic or whats left of a fender flare ;D
Its an inner fender. ;D
Mike
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Real good airborn shots,maybe a set of landing flaps next? ;D M.Z.
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Real good airborn shots,maybe a set of landing flaps next? ;D M.Z.
Yea we will need some if we try to beat the hight and distance that was in the nosedive pic! :P
Mike
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I won't mind seeing if my rig could handle a jump like that...but not with me driving of course, it's the re-entry that's got me scared. :P
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That is just not right...
Do we need to fab up some wings for these things ?
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That is just not right...
Do we need to fab up some wings for these things ?
The LAST thing those RPM guys need is wings. I could see it now. RPM equiped with something to get MORE AIR :o
Zig
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im not so sure about more air...just need them to keep the tail coming down first so they dont' nose dive :D
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Yep a set of flaps is what you need,I fly radio controll aircraft and flaps always give you a nose up pitch.I don't fly with computer radios so i have to dial in enough elevator controll to compensate (to mutch nose up and you stall ! not good when youre close to mother earth)So now flaps for nose up,elevator for angle of attack controll,ailerons for roll controll.Might be cheaper to buy a airplane on e-bay! Maybe get one less an engine and install a ZUK engine that would be different! ;D ;D :o M.Z.
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Yep a set of flaps is what you need,I fly radio controll aircraft and flaps always give you a nose up pitch.I don't fly with computer radios so i have to dial in enough elevator controll to compensate (to mutch nose up and you stall ! not good when youre close to mother earth)So now flaps for nose up,elevator for angle of attack controll,ailerons for roll controll.Might be cheaper to buy a airplane on e-bay! Maybe get one less an engine and install a ZUK engine that would be different! ;D ;D :o M.Z.
hey now with the lift and bigger tires we already have the flaps...they just have mud on them first :P
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im not so sure about more air...just need them to keep the tail coming down first so they dont' nose dive :D
I think you've just discovered the first truely good use of a ricer wing! ;D
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You guy's are NUTS, a true inspiration to us all.  Good to see yall continuing to push the envelope a little
further higher.
And I was worried about taking my Kick to Paragon... (Catching lots O flack from HATERS as usual).
It's just a complex matter of eliminating all the weak points.
(http://www.warriorsoffroad.com/images/kickicons/4drtracks.gif  )(http://www.warriorsoffroad.com/images/kickicons/4drtracks.gif  )(http://www.warriorsoffroad.com/images/kickicons/4drtracks.gif)
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And I was worried about taking my Kick to Paragon... (Catching lots O flack from HATERS as usual).
([url]http://www.warriorsoffroad.com/images/kickicons/4drtracks.gif[/url] )([url]http://www.warriorsoffroad.com/images/kickicons/4drtracks.gif[/url] )([url]http://www.warriorsoffroad.com/images/kickicons/4drtracks.gif[/url])
The haters are everywhere... slowly we are making them belivers.
;)
Mike
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WOW! :o
That looks like a TON of fun!
I hope sometime I can get a decent rig this year and try my hand at light jumping (not quite as big-air as you guys go...), snow running in the MN winter, and some fording in the summer.
That looks like you guys have a S#!tload of fun! :)
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Thats one thing I miss about Minnesota, I knew everyone around my hometown, and knew where to wheel. Here in KC its a different thing altogether.
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Oh man, your chute didn't open, glad you're OK ;D
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Oh man, your chute didn't open, glad you're OK ;D
Thats a good line! Im gonna use that one ;)
Mike