2004 JGC to Silver Lake Dunes
07-08-2005, 12:28 AM
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Re: 2004 JGC to Silver Lake Dunes
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
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> That's Test Hill, on the left as you come out of the entrance road. Gets
> to be about a 45-50 degree angle at the top. Most novices (I suspect those
> are the local tour rentals) don't make it the first time. You have to
> leave it in 2nd gear/high to get enough momentum to clear the top.
Yup. Regarding turning and coming back down frontwards if you lose
momentum, I think you'd get booted out of the park (if you didn't roll it
first), as all of the dunes are strictly one-way traffic... I may be
misremembering, though.
I'd also guess that those are also the local tour rentals - they all have
their tops on. ;)
I learned the hard way that it's possible to get body damage on the dunes.
I was taking a run at Test Hill, saw a piece of driftwood in my path at the
base of the hill, figured that rather than find a different line, I'd just
straddle it, no problem. I hit the bottom of the hill, the nose went up,
the tail went down, the gas tank skid went BANG onto the driftwood, bashed
it upwards about 2 inches in the middle, and I suddenly lost a couple of
gallons-worth of capacity. My gas gauge was screwed up until I got a new
skid plate that let the tank pop back out into shape. Oops...
Made it up and over the hill, though... ;)
Tirya
'99 TJ Sahara
TDC Inca Jeeper
A girl and her Jeep... it's a beautiful thing...
news:Z_mdnVcjf5Br81HfRVn-oA@comcast.com...
> That's Test Hill, on the left as you come out of the entrance road. Gets
> to be about a 45-50 degree angle at the top. Most novices (I suspect those
> are the local tour rentals) don't make it the first time. You have to
> leave it in 2nd gear/high to get enough momentum to clear the top.
Yup. Regarding turning and coming back down frontwards if you lose
momentum, I think you'd get booted out of the park (if you didn't roll it
first), as all of the dunes are strictly one-way traffic... I may be
misremembering, though.
I'd also guess that those are also the local tour rentals - they all have
their tops on. ;)
I learned the hard way that it's possible to get body damage on the dunes.
I was taking a run at Test Hill, saw a piece of driftwood in my path at the
base of the hill, figured that rather than find a different line, I'd just
straddle it, no problem. I hit the bottom of the hill, the nose went up,
the tail went down, the gas tank skid went BANG onto the driftwood, bashed
it upwards about 2 inches in the middle, and I suddenly lost a couple of
gallons-worth of capacity. My gas gauge was screwed up until I got a new
skid plate that let the tank pop back out into shape. Oops...
Made it up and over the hill, though... ;)
Tirya
'99 TJ Sahara
TDC Inca Jeeper
A girl and her Jeep... it's a beautiful thing...
07-08-2005, 12:28 AM
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Re: 2004 JGC to Silver Lake Dunes
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:Z_mdnVcjf5Br81HfRVn-oA@comcast.com...
> That's Test Hill, on the left as you come out of the entrance road. Gets
> to be about a 45-50 degree angle at the top. Most novices (I suspect those
> are the local tour rentals) don't make it the first time. You have to
> leave it in 2nd gear/high to get enough momentum to clear the top.
Yup. Regarding turning and coming back down frontwards if you lose
momentum, I think you'd get booted out of the park (if you didn't roll it
first), as all of the dunes are strictly one-way traffic... I may be
misremembering, though.
I'd also guess that those are also the local tour rentals - they all have
their tops on. ;)
I learned the hard way that it's possible to get body damage on the dunes.
I was taking a run at Test Hill, saw a piece of driftwood in my path at the
base of the hill, figured that rather than find a different line, I'd just
straddle it, no problem. I hit the bottom of the hill, the nose went up,
the tail went down, the gas tank skid went BANG onto the driftwood, bashed
it upwards about 2 inches in the middle, and I suddenly lost a couple of
gallons-worth of capacity. My gas gauge was screwed up until I got a new
skid plate that let the tank pop back out into shape. Oops...
Made it up and over the hill, though... ;)
Tirya
'99 TJ Sahara
TDC Inca Jeeper
A girl and her Jeep... it's a beautiful thing...
news:Z_mdnVcjf5Br81HfRVn-oA@comcast.com...
> That's Test Hill, on the left as you come out of the entrance road. Gets
> to be about a 45-50 degree angle at the top. Most novices (I suspect those
> are the local tour rentals) don't make it the first time. You have to
> leave it in 2nd gear/high to get enough momentum to clear the top.
Yup. Regarding turning and coming back down frontwards if you lose
momentum, I think you'd get booted out of the park (if you didn't roll it
first), as all of the dunes are strictly one-way traffic... I may be
misremembering, though.
I'd also guess that those are also the local tour rentals - they all have
their tops on. ;)
I learned the hard way that it's possible to get body damage on the dunes.
I was taking a run at Test Hill, saw a piece of driftwood in my path at the
base of the hill, figured that rather than find a different line, I'd just
straddle it, no problem. I hit the bottom of the hill, the nose went up,
the tail went down, the gas tank skid went BANG onto the driftwood, bashed
it upwards about 2 inches in the middle, and I suddenly lost a couple of
gallons-worth of capacity. My gas gauge was screwed up until I got a new
skid plate that let the tank pop back out into shape. Oops...
Made it up and over the hill, though... ;)
Tirya
'99 TJ Sahara
TDC Inca Jeeper
A girl and her Jeep... it's a beautiful thing...
07-08-2005, 12:28 AM
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Re: 2004 JGC to Silver Lake Dunes
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:Z_mdnVcjf5Br81HfRVn-oA@comcast.com...
> That's Test Hill, on the left as you come out of the entrance road. Gets
> to be about a 45-50 degree angle at the top. Most novices (I suspect those
> are the local tour rentals) don't make it the first time. You have to
> leave it in 2nd gear/high to get enough momentum to clear the top.
Yup. Regarding turning and coming back down frontwards if you lose
momentum, I think you'd get booted out of the park (if you didn't roll it
first), as all of the dunes are strictly one-way traffic... I may be
misremembering, though.
I'd also guess that those are also the local tour rentals - they all have
their tops on. ;)
I learned the hard way that it's possible to get body damage on the dunes.
I was taking a run at Test Hill, saw a piece of driftwood in my path at the
base of the hill, figured that rather than find a different line, I'd just
straddle it, no problem. I hit the bottom of the hill, the nose went up,
the tail went down, the gas tank skid went BANG onto the driftwood, bashed
it upwards about 2 inches in the middle, and I suddenly lost a couple of
gallons-worth of capacity. My gas gauge was screwed up until I got a new
skid plate that let the tank pop back out into shape. Oops...
Made it up and over the hill, though... ;)
Tirya
'99 TJ Sahara
TDC Inca Jeeper
A girl and her Jeep... it's a beautiful thing...
news:Z_mdnVcjf5Br81HfRVn-oA@comcast.com...
> That's Test Hill, on the left as you come out of the entrance road. Gets
> to be about a 45-50 degree angle at the top. Most novices (I suspect those
> are the local tour rentals) don't make it the first time. You have to
> leave it in 2nd gear/high to get enough momentum to clear the top.
Yup. Regarding turning and coming back down frontwards if you lose
momentum, I think you'd get booted out of the park (if you didn't roll it
first), as all of the dunes are strictly one-way traffic... I may be
misremembering, though.
I'd also guess that those are also the local tour rentals - they all have
their tops on. ;)
I learned the hard way that it's possible to get body damage on the dunes.
I was taking a run at Test Hill, saw a piece of driftwood in my path at the
base of the hill, figured that rather than find a different line, I'd just
straddle it, no problem. I hit the bottom of the hill, the nose went up,
the tail went down, the gas tank skid went BANG onto the driftwood, bashed
it upwards about 2 inches in the middle, and I suddenly lost a couple of
gallons-worth of capacity. My gas gauge was screwed up until I got a new
skid plate that let the tank pop back out into shape. Oops...
Made it up and over the hill, though... ;)
Tirya
'99 TJ Sahara
TDC Inca Jeeper
A girl and her Jeep... it's a beautiful thing...
07-08-2005, 12:28 AM
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Re: 2004 JGC to Silver Lake Dunes
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:Z_mdnVcjf5Br81HfRVn-oA@comcast.com...
> That's Test Hill, on the left as you come out of the entrance road. Gets
> to be about a 45-50 degree angle at the top. Most novices (I suspect those
> are the local tour rentals) don't make it the first time. You have to
> leave it in 2nd gear/high to get enough momentum to clear the top.
Yup. Regarding turning and coming back down frontwards if you lose
momentum, I think you'd get booted out of the park (if you didn't roll it
first), as all of the dunes are strictly one-way traffic... I may be
misremembering, though.
I'd also guess that those are also the local tour rentals - they all have
their tops on. ;)
I learned the hard way that it's possible to get body damage on the dunes.
I was taking a run at Test Hill, saw a piece of driftwood in my path at the
base of the hill, figured that rather than find a different line, I'd just
straddle it, no problem. I hit the bottom of the hill, the nose went up,
the tail went down, the gas tank skid went BANG onto the driftwood, bashed
it upwards about 2 inches in the middle, and I suddenly lost a couple of
gallons-worth of capacity. My gas gauge was screwed up until I got a new
skid plate that let the tank pop back out into shape. Oops...
Made it up and over the hill, though... ;)
Tirya
'99 TJ Sahara
TDC Inca Jeeper
A girl and her Jeep... it's a beautiful thing...
news:Z_mdnVcjf5Br81HfRVn-oA@comcast.com...
> That's Test Hill, on the left as you come out of the entrance road. Gets
> to be about a 45-50 degree angle at the top. Most novices (I suspect those
> are the local tour rentals) don't make it the first time. You have to
> leave it in 2nd gear/high to get enough momentum to clear the top.
Yup. Regarding turning and coming back down frontwards if you lose
momentum, I think you'd get booted out of the park (if you didn't roll it
first), as all of the dunes are strictly one-way traffic... I may be
misremembering, though.
I'd also guess that those are also the local tour rentals - they all have
their tops on. ;)
I learned the hard way that it's possible to get body damage on the dunes.
I was taking a run at Test Hill, saw a piece of driftwood in my path at the
base of the hill, figured that rather than find a different line, I'd just
straddle it, no problem. I hit the bottom of the hill, the nose went up,
the tail went down, the gas tank skid went BANG onto the driftwood, bashed
it upwards about 2 inches in the middle, and I suddenly lost a couple of
gallons-worth of capacity. My gas gauge was screwed up until I got a new
skid plate that let the tank pop back out into shape. Oops...
Made it up and over the hill, though... ;)
Tirya
'99 TJ Sahara
TDC Inca Jeeper
A girl and her Jeep... it's a beautiful thing...
07-08-2005, 01:12 AM
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Re: 2004 JGC to Silver Lake Dunes
We turn around nearly one hundred percent of the time, just use
common sense before we commit ourselves to the turn, being careful not
to cut someone off: http://www.----------.com/tascher/comphill.htm
http://www.----------.com/temp/glamis.mpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Tirya wrote:
>
> Yup. Regarding turning and coming back down frontwards if you lose
> momentum, I think you'd get booted out of the park (if you didn't roll it
> first), as all of the dunes are strictly one-way traffic... I may be
> misremembering, though.
>
> I'd also guess that those are also the local tour rentals - they all have
> their tops on. ;)
>
> I learned the hard way that it's possible to get body damage on the dunes.
> I was taking a run at Test Hill, saw a piece of driftwood in my path at the
> base of the hill, figured that rather than find a different line, I'd just
> straddle it, no problem. I hit the bottom of the hill, the nose went up,
> the tail went down, the gas tank skid went BANG onto the driftwood, bashed
> it upwards about 2 inches in the middle, and I suddenly lost a couple of
> gallons-worth of capacity. My gas gauge was screwed up until I got a new
> skid plate that let the tank pop back out into shape. Oops...
>
> Made it up and over the hill, though... ;)
>
> Tirya
> '99 TJ Sahara
> TDC Inca Jeeper
> A girl and her Jeep... it's a beautiful thing...
common sense before we commit ourselves to the turn, being careful not
to cut someone off: http://www.----------.com/tascher/comphill.htm
http://www.----------.com/temp/glamis.mpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Tirya wrote:
>
> Yup. Regarding turning and coming back down frontwards if you lose
> momentum, I think you'd get booted out of the park (if you didn't roll it
> first), as all of the dunes are strictly one-way traffic... I may be
> misremembering, though.
>
> I'd also guess that those are also the local tour rentals - they all have
> their tops on. ;)
>
> I learned the hard way that it's possible to get body damage on the dunes.
> I was taking a run at Test Hill, saw a piece of driftwood in my path at the
> base of the hill, figured that rather than find a different line, I'd just
> straddle it, no problem. I hit the bottom of the hill, the nose went up,
> the tail went down, the gas tank skid went BANG onto the driftwood, bashed
> it upwards about 2 inches in the middle, and I suddenly lost a couple of
> gallons-worth of capacity. My gas gauge was screwed up until I got a new
> skid plate that let the tank pop back out into shape. Oops...
>
> Made it up and over the hill, though... ;)
>
> Tirya
> '99 TJ Sahara
> TDC Inca Jeeper
> A girl and her Jeep... it's a beautiful thing...
07-08-2005, 01:12 AM
#47
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Re: 2004 JGC to Silver Lake Dunes
We turn around nearly one hundred percent of the time, just use
common sense before we commit ourselves to the turn, being careful not
to cut someone off: http://www.----------.com/tascher/comphill.htm
http://www.----------.com/temp/glamis.mpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Tirya wrote:
>
> Yup. Regarding turning and coming back down frontwards if you lose
> momentum, I think you'd get booted out of the park (if you didn't roll it
> first), as all of the dunes are strictly one-way traffic... I may be
> misremembering, though.
>
> I'd also guess that those are also the local tour rentals - they all have
> their tops on. ;)
>
> I learned the hard way that it's possible to get body damage on the dunes.
> I was taking a run at Test Hill, saw a piece of driftwood in my path at the
> base of the hill, figured that rather than find a different line, I'd just
> straddle it, no problem. I hit the bottom of the hill, the nose went up,
> the tail went down, the gas tank skid went BANG onto the driftwood, bashed
> it upwards about 2 inches in the middle, and I suddenly lost a couple of
> gallons-worth of capacity. My gas gauge was screwed up until I got a new
> skid plate that let the tank pop back out into shape. Oops...
>
> Made it up and over the hill, though... ;)
>
> Tirya
> '99 TJ Sahara
> TDC Inca Jeeper
> A girl and her Jeep... it's a beautiful thing...
common sense before we commit ourselves to the turn, being careful not
to cut someone off: http://www.----------.com/tascher/comphill.htm
http://www.----------.com/temp/glamis.mpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Tirya wrote:
>
> Yup. Regarding turning and coming back down frontwards if you lose
> momentum, I think you'd get booted out of the park (if you didn't roll it
> first), as all of the dunes are strictly one-way traffic... I may be
> misremembering, though.
>
> I'd also guess that those are also the local tour rentals - they all have
> their tops on. ;)
>
> I learned the hard way that it's possible to get body damage on the dunes.
> I was taking a run at Test Hill, saw a piece of driftwood in my path at the
> base of the hill, figured that rather than find a different line, I'd just
> straddle it, no problem. I hit the bottom of the hill, the nose went up,
> the tail went down, the gas tank skid went BANG onto the driftwood, bashed
> it upwards about 2 inches in the middle, and I suddenly lost a couple of
> gallons-worth of capacity. My gas gauge was screwed up until I got a new
> skid plate that let the tank pop back out into shape. Oops...
>
> Made it up and over the hill, though... ;)
>
> Tirya
> '99 TJ Sahara
> TDC Inca Jeeper
> A girl and her Jeep... it's a beautiful thing...
07-08-2005, 01:12 AM
#48
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Re: 2004 JGC to Silver Lake Dunes
We turn around nearly one hundred percent of the time, just use
common sense before we commit ourselves to the turn, being careful not
to cut someone off: http://www.----------.com/tascher/comphill.htm
http://www.----------.com/temp/glamis.mpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Tirya wrote:
>
> Yup. Regarding turning and coming back down frontwards if you lose
> momentum, I think you'd get booted out of the park (if you didn't roll it
> first), as all of the dunes are strictly one-way traffic... I may be
> misremembering, though.
>
> I'd also guess that those are also the local tour rentals - they all have
> their tops on. ;)
>
> I learned the hard way that it's possible to get body damage on the dunes.
> I was taking a run at Test Hill, saw a piece of driftwood in my path at the
> base of the hill, figured that rather than find a different line, I'd just
> straddle it, no problem. I hit the bottom of the hill, the nose went up,
> the tail went down, the gas tank skid went BANG onto the driftwood, bashed
> it upwards about 2 inches in the middle, and I suddenly lost a couple of
> gallons-worth of capacity. My gas gauge was screwed up until I got a new
> skid plate that let the tank pop back out into shape. Oops...
>
> Made it up and over the hill, though... ;)
>
> Tirya
> '99 TJ Sahara
> TDC Inca Jeeper
> A girl and her Jeep... it's a beautiful thing...
common sense before we commit ourselves to the turn, being careful not
to cut someone off: http://www.----------.com/tascher/comphill.htm
http://www.----------.com/temp/glamis.mpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Tirya wrote:
>
> Yup. Regarding turning and coming back down frontwards if you lose
> momentum, I think you'd get booted out of the park (if you didn't roll it
> first), as all of the dunes are strictly one-way traffic... I may be
> misremembering, though.
>
> I'd also guess that those are also the local tour rentals - they all have
> their tops on. ;)
>
> I learned the hard way that it's possible to get body damage on the dunes.
> I was taking a run at Test Hill, saw a piece of driftwood in my path at the
> base of the hill, figured that rather than find a different line, I'd just
> straddle it, no problem. I hit the bottom of the hill, the nose went up,
> the tail went down, the gas tank skid went BANG onto the driftwood, bashed
> it upwards about 2 inches in the middle, and I suddenly lost a couple of
> gallons-worth of capacity. My gas gauge was screwed up until I got a new
> skid plate that let the tank pop back out into shape. Oops...
>
> Made it up and over the hill, though... ;)
>
> Tirya
> '99 TJ Sahara
> TDC Inca Jeeper
> A girl and her Jeep... it's a beautiful thing...
07-08-2005, 01:12 AM
#49
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Re: 2004 JGC to Silver Lake Dunes
We turn around nearly one hundred percent of the time, just use
common sense before we commit ourselves to the turn, being careful not
to cut someone off: http://www.----------.com/tascher/comphill.htm
http://www.----------.com/temp/glamis.mpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Tirya wrote:
>
> Yup. Regarding turning and coming back down frontwards if you lose
> momentum, I think you'd get booted out of the park (if you didn't roll it
> first), as all of the dunes are strictly one-way traffic... I may be
> misremembering, though.
>
> I'd also guess that those are also the local tour rentals - they all have
> their tops on. ;)
>
> I learned the hard way that it's possible to get body damage on the dunes.
> I was taking a run at Test Hill, saw a piece of driftwood in my path at the
> base of the hill, figured that rather than find a different line, I'd just
> straddle it, no problem. I hit the bottom of the hill, the nose went up,
> the tail went down, the gas tank skid went BANG onto the driftwood, bashed
> it upwards about 2 inches in the middle, and I suddenly lost a couple of
> gallons-worth of capacity. My gas gauge was screwed up until I got a new
> skid plate that let the tank pop back out into shape. Oops...
>
> Made it up and over the hill, though... ;)
>
> Tirya
> '99 TJ Sahara
> TDC Inca Jeeper
> A girl and her Jeep... it's a beautiful thing...
common sense before we commit ourselves to the turn, being careful not
to cut someone off: http://www.----------.com/tascher/comphill.htm
http://www.----------.com/temp/glamis.mpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Tirya wrote:
>
> Yup. Regarding turning and coming back down frontwards if you lose
> momentum, I think you'd get booted out of the park (if you didn't roll it
> first), as all of the dunes are strictly one-way traffic... I may be
> misremembering, though.
>
> I'd also guess that those are also the local tour rentals - they all have
> their tops on. ;)
>
> I learned the hard way that it's possible to get body damage on the dunes.
> I was taking a run at Test Hill, saw a piece of driftwood in my path at the
> base of the hill, figured that rather than find a different line, I'd just
> straddle it, no problem. I hit the bottom of the hill, the nose went up,
> the tail went down, the gas tank skid went BANG onto the driftwood, bashed
> it upwards about 2 inches in the middle, and I suddenly lost a couple of
> gallons-worth of capacity. My gas gauge was screwed up until I got a new
> skid plate that let the tank pop back out into shape. Oops...
>
> Made it up and over the hill, though... ;)
>
> Tirya
> '99 TJ Sahara
> TDC Inca Jeeper
> A girl and her Jeep... it's a beautiful thing...
07-08-2005, 05:58 PM
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Re: 2004 JGC to Silver Lake Dunes
Oops, yeah, I forgot about that, but I think if you are coming down because
you didn't make it up you should be OK. It's one-way on those hills so no
idiotic ATV drivers decided to catch air into oncoming traffic.
"Tirya" <tirya@spamfree.addy> wrote in message
news:INmdndSvhNJCnVPfRVn-3w@comcast.com...
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:Z_mdnVcjf5Br81HfRVn-oA@comcast.com...
>> That's Test Hill, on the left as you come out of the entrance road. Gets
>> to be about a 45-50 degree angle at the top. Most novices (I suspect
>> those are the local tour rentals) don't make it the first time. You have
>> to leave it in 2nd gear/high to get enough momentum to clear the top.
>
> Yup. Regarding turning and coming back down frontwards if you lose
> momentum, I think you'd get booted out of the park (if you didn't roll it
> first), as all of the dunes are strictly one-way traffic... I may be
> misremembering, though.
>
> I'd also guess that those are also the local tour rentals - they all have
> their tops on. ;)
>
> I learned the hard way that it's possible to get body damage on the dunes.
> I was taking a run at Test Hill, saw a piece of driftwood in my path at
> the base of the hill, figured that rather than find a different line, I'd
> just straddle it, no problem. I hit the bottom of the hill, the nose went
> up, the tail went down, the gas tank skid went BANG onto the driftwood,
> bashed it upwards about 2 inches in the middle, and I suddenly lost a
> couple of gallons-worth of capacity. My gas gauge was screwed up until I
> got a new skid plate that let the tank pop back out into shape. Oops...
>
> Made it up and over the hill, though... ;)
>
> Tirya
> '99 TJ Sahara
> TDC Inca Jeeper
> A girl and her Jeep... it's a beautiful thing...
>
>
you didn't make it up you should be OK. It's one-way on those hills so no
idiotic ATV drivers decided to catch air into oncoming traffic.
"Tirya" <tirya@spamfree.addy> wrote in message
news:INmdndSvhNJCnVPfRVn-3w@comcast.com...
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:Z_mdnVcjf5Br81HfRVn-oA@comcast.com...
>> That's Test Hill, on the left as you come out of the entrance road. Gets
>> to be about a 45-50 degree angle at the top. Most novices (I suspect
>> those are the local tour rentals) don't make it the first time. You have
>> to leave it in 2nd gear/high to get enough momentum to clear the top.
>
> Yup. Regarding turning and coming back down frontwards if you lose
> momentum, I think you'd get booted out of the park (if you didn't roll it
> first), as all of the dunes are strictly one-way traffic... I may be
> misremembering, though.
>
> I'd also guess that those are also the local tour rentals - they all have
> their tops on. ;)
>
> I learned the hard way that it's possible to get body damage on the dunes.
> I was taking a run at Test Hill, saw a piece of driftwood in my path at
> the base of the hill, figured that rather than find a different line, I'd
> just straddle it, no problem. I hit the bottom of the hill, the nose went
> up, the tail went down, the gas tank skid went BANG onto the driftwood,
> bashed it upwards about 2 inches in the middle, and I suddenly lost a
> couple of gallons-worth of capacity. My gas gauge was screwed up until I
> got a new skid plate that let the tank pop back out into shape. Oops...
>
> Made it up and over the hill, though... ;)
>
> Tirya
> '99 TJ Sahara
> TDC Inca Jeeper
> A girl and her Jeep... it's a beautiful thing...
>
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