dunefreak

Just stare directly at the black cross in the middle. trippy

Good times last night, Nick, Bert and Ashley. The beer was delish and the laughs were fun. Especially when Bert imitated this kid....

I know things will work out eventually, but if we can help the poor guy out I'd like to help. We are all in much better situations that he is right now and I'm sure he would appreciate anything we did for him. Every little bit helps. (And btw, in my case I DID have armz, but that was only one of many times I was hurt. I don't have him anymore though- he went from apprentice to tech on his own already.)

I think we can drag some lights out along with the tree sometime during the dune season to do some night racing, but I thought it would be an annual event as far as a "big" production like this last weekend's. Doesn't matter much to me though, I'm always down to go have some fun in the sand...as long as I can afford to. Oh and Ken...I didn't ever mention any thanks to specific names because so many peeps helped out, but thanks for also helping, especially with the extra generator for the band. Hey Roy. I hope everything works out ok for Dan and he recovers quickly. I myself have never met the guy. I tried helping any way I could shortly after his crash. I was working the light and ran over as soon as he looped the bike out. That is as much as I have ever met him. Either way, whether he be a best friend or some guy out at the dunes, he is a friend of mine if he is a fellow rider out there having fun. I hope I can somehow help him out. If we have to set up a "donation from DDR" account or whatever, say it and I can try and make it happen. I know how hard it is to rely on physical mobility and health for a living. I have been injured in the past (not even as bad as Dan) and thought my job was in jeopardy at the time, but somehow managed to deal with it. I couldn't imagine dealing with such a bad injury like Dan's and worrying about work too. Please set up a thread maybe or give us suggestions as to what all of us at DDR can do for him. I wasn't sure when you mentioned earlier about his shop and what they do if you just meant come support his shop or what. Some of us may not need any work done or parts, but still would like to help. Let us know how exactly we can help the guy out.

yeah...stretch it. That makes it a race quad.

Well the way I ran them was this: As soon as everyone lined up, I gave em a yellow for ready , waited just a second or so, then a green for go. I'll have to get a timer wired up so the intervals in time are exactly the same everytime. Trust me that was a very LAST minute wire job, but way better than having a tree with just all 3 lights on when you plug it in. That's how it was when Kens Colors said hey check out what I've got. I'd also like to wire up a long wire for the switch so the operator doesn't have to sit up on the hill. Maybe in the near future for big weekend trips we can to that for comp at night.

You know I'll be there celebrating with ya, bro!

why doesn't live music and hill shooting go together? Seems to me like it added even more fun to the whole event for the spectators.

Thanks you guys very much. We raised the whole $130 almost exactly (give or take a few bucks in Paypal fees) for Chuck. I will wire him the cash. I really appreciate everyone chipping in. Everyone's efforts here at DDR help make fun things like the Night Drags happen.

Thanks jackie, it does help.

I'd like to get you the full 130 though Chuck. I really appreciate you stepping up and volunteering to get the lights. You dragged them out there and had to deal with giving them the "story" about the broken jack too. You did more than enough already. There's no reason all the peeps that were kicking back enjoying the fun can't raise another 20 bucks. If they don't I'll add it in, bud.

I only said that earlier to be funny. I wasn't trying to get any recognition, but thanks Aaron. It's still good to hear when you work your a$$ off at something. I had alot of fun. It was a great time and was nice gettin together with the DDR "family". We couldn't have done it without the cool peeps that helped chip in from DDR and also the guys from Planet Sand & YFZTech with some sweet bikes that raced the hill. Chris (aka Armz) and his band did a great job too setting up and putting on a great show for everyone. It took a bunch of work to get all that sh*t out there and sound good. Hopefully everyone enjoyed it. They usually play shows at clubs and bars and get paid and get free bars tabs. For DDR, they did it for free. They are some nice guys.

We are almost there, guys. A couple more donations and we'll have enough to cover the cost. We are curerently at about $100. Thanks to all that have contributed so far! Once we get just a little more to send Chuck's way, I'll take the link down. :DDR_rocks!:

:DDR_rocks!: Aww come on! I don't know who the fastest one on the hill was, but I bet I RAN (with my legs/not bike ) the fastest all over the friggin place gettin sh*t setup.

fkn Joe! :DDR_rocks!:

Do we need to set up another sh*t talk thread? :DDR_rocks!:

More than likely I will be meeting up with Nick to hang out for a bit after he gets off work. Nick you don't know this yet, but now you do! Anyone else want to meet up w/ me post up or gve me a . We'll probably hit up PT's if he is up to it. What do ya say, Nick? Once again....HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KID!! :DDR_rocks!:

Cool, glad you had fun and came out to support it! Welcome to the site

I know! I was like wtf!!??? :DDR_rocks!: Randy, Chuck and I were laughing about that when I was working the light. They'd pull up, I'd give em the yellow for stage/ ready, then the f*ckers would just take off before the green. Can we say " DE DE DEEEEEEE"?

Sure....PM me, I live in Henderson. We can meet up. :DDR_rocks!:

Oh sh*t! Man that sucks, Tim. Glad everyone walked away uninjured. Hope you get it back in order soon. I'm glad you remembered the rollover club thread here on DDR and shared the crash with us. :DDR_rocks!: Thanks!

Thanks! I didn't even see you there! :huh: Were you trying to steer clear of me and wingnut? Did you really think we were gonna whoop your a$$ or something?

I would love too, but like Nick said, September is rough for me too. I have alot going on. How bout we just drag a set or two of lights along with the tree out sometime this season? We wouldn't necessarily have to wait till next summer, but we could maybe get something together within the next couple months. :DDR_rocks!:

I know I was just messin w/ ya. Hell... if every member donated just a quarter, we'd have a couple hundred bucks to help out......BUT not everyone who is a DDR member is even online that much. We have to rely soley on the active/ supporting members of DDR who are out there getting involved. I have found out that you can't rely on EVERYBODY to get things going or to help, but there are definitely a bunch in the group that will help with things- and they are much appreciated. :DDR_rocks!: Thanks guys and gals!