Well thanks for the welcoming party into the club!! I must admit I'm glad to finally get it over with!! Now that I've done it , it aint bad at all!
And ,yes, DVS1 the rush is awesome!! I was ready to hit another one after Bruce and Charlie and a couple of others threw me back over! (Thanks again guys!) It makes you feel like Superman, but also told me to respect this new chassis all at the same time.
Two things flashed thru my mind as I was rollin over (Its like a car crash, slow-motion in your mind):
1) My 12 year old son was gonna watch my head get cracked open, and
2) I was gonna ruin my brand new frame.
But neither happenend, had my belts cinched down and I rolled up and tucked in as I was going over. Buggy went straight over and the roof was the first and only thing that hit the ground! Barely, and I mean BARELY, tweaked the 16 gauge roof panel. Nothing else even moved!
COMPLETE credit to Steve at X-TREME RAIL for building a tuff but lightweight frame.
Bruce, you are definately right about getting used to the lightweight. It's like going from driving a '74 Caprice to a Lamborghini!!
On a sadder note, a young guy (25 or so) named Bobby from down around the London area, but riding somewhere else, flipped an earlier design of the same chassis Saturday also. I heard it was his first rail and he had a 2574cc (I think 96.5bore x 88 stroke) and a 2nd gear 6-rib on it. WAY TOO MUCH buggy for his second ride ever. He was on some great big nasty hill and end-overed twice and barreled about 8 times. I hear that his belts may not have been on and he is in VERY bad shape, he may not make it. EVERYONE please direct their thoughts and prayers towards this young man, he needs all the help he can get.
AND ,WEAR YOUR FREAKIN BELTS TIGHT ALWAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!! I saw a couple of other guys climbing at D&K ,right there where I flipped, without their shoulders on. You did NOT look cool, you looked STUPID!!
Larry
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