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[Crusty]

My attitude always changes when the first freeze hits! Peace

 

[MWB]

 

[Rockwood]

If I had to prep and tow for each trip I wouldn't be going very often.  Now I have it so that I can go from lets go to the dunes to out the door on my way to GDS is under an hour. This year my goal is under 20 minutes from parking the work truck to wheels up in the Ford.

Please take video of this.

 

[MWB]

3 hours ago, Rockwood said:

Please take video of this.

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[Crusty]

@Mac

So whatchu gonna do when the season is swinging its foot right at yore sack? Tick, tock.

What's the plan. oke:

 

[Big_Daddy_Jp]

Mac, is your car torn apart or is it that there isn’t anyone to do the work that’s got you pissed? 

 

[Mac]

@Mac

So whatchu gonna do when the season is swinging its foot right at yore sack? Tick, tock.

What's the plan. oke:

Mulling over some things...

May be going in a totally different direction.  I guess we'll have to wait and see.

 

[NIKAL]

Last 2 seasons have taken a toll on my fun out there as far as dunning. Cant seem to keep a engine running and have a new one sitting on a stand now with no motivation to put it in.. Will always fear blowing another one next season and spiral me into a sand depression..  I will say though, I still made trips for a week at a time with nothing to dune just to hang with my sand family's. Those are some of the best trips as they seem to be more stress free, to just ride a cooler and eat dune food..  Looking into selling the WW3705 and my 99 f250 and going class C and enclosed to change things up a bit and be able to use the class C year round..

Who know once the season starts may change my mind..

Reminds me of back in the day when we were on 3 wheelers and bikes. We had a few guys when doing the top ends go over to Duncan and have them work the engines over. While fast those guys would be buying Trick fuel, fouling plugs, and go through top ends. Us guys with stock bikes just kept running. Eventually everyone was back to stock and having fun again.  
 

Then we get into buggys and we were racing Baja. Going to the desert with the play buggy’s for fun was a struggle with racing being the focus. When we did it seems someone always had an issue. Seemed like we were at camp fixing something or someone’s buggy’s. Then racing was a whole other level. Made going to the desert or dunes like kids play. The prep, money, logistics etc. was a whole other level. I loved it, but over the years it to was not the fun it once was. 

Then some other friends & family who did not race, and just went to Superstition desert for fun had UTV’s. After my racing was over and I was more family focused, we bought a Polaris XP4 900 so we could go with them. 

GAME CHANGER!

All of the sudden going to the desert was fun again. No sponsors, no crews, minimal prep, 1/16 the cost ect.. The UTV brought back the fun in going to the desert, and with the family. I have not prepped a CV or stained my hands with Bell Ray in I don’t know how many years now. We still have the XP4 900 and have a Speed UTV on order. But it took going to something simple, slower and reliable for me to find the fun again. And I’m enjoying it with my wife and daughter. I still love going to Baja, and I try to do 1 or 2 play trips a year, which is what I grew up doing with my Grandfather. Once he quit racing, he kept his flame going by doing 3-4 days Baja adventure play trips. Now I do the same. 
 

So I totally get the lack of motivation and wondering if it will blow again, or will I be pulling it because the trans broke this time, ect.. When you start doubting or lose motivation, even just loading the RV or trailer becomes a burden. 

My racing partner still has the race car, and he’s asked if I want to race again? I’ve told them I have no interest in getting back in. I still have my Baja Bug Prerunner, which they will bury me in! Lol! Once my backyard project is a 100% done (I’m 95% there) I plan on uncovering the Prerunner and going through it and updating it a bit. But it will be a fun and at my leisure project. (I’m going to have to do the CV’s, Yuck!) Meanwhile we will keep it simple with a UTV, I wash after a trip and put away. 

This long story is basically saying find away to keep it simple and the enjoyment will come back!