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    Filming at Dumont

    in Dumont Happenings

    Posted

    We went out specifically to check it out. The helecoptor was there to film "a day in the dirt" for fuel tv / red bull. Robbie Reynard and a few other talents were there. There was also a young lady airing it out bigtime with them.

    As far as the old trucks lined up???

    I AM SOO PUMPED!

    in ATV / Motorcycle Talk

    Posted

    well this weekand it took a crap.

    i think it dropped a valve but haven't had it apart yet.

    bummed.

    I already mentioned it in another thread, but i do love the bike its awesome.

    And the guy i bought it from was good to it...but i mean it is 7 years old and he never had it rebuilt...so he sold it just in time...

    I paid 1700 for it by the way motoxman

    Bummer about the valve issue, sure someone didn't throw some blue plastics on an early crf :shocked2: . Seriously though, valve issues were pretty rare on the 426's.

    seems like lots of fatalities lately

    in Dumont Happenings

    Posted

    sounds a little off to me :think:

    what numbers were you using? That just doesnt seem right to me...

    .did you take the entire amount of people (rough estimate) that go to dumont throughout the year, as well as the number of fatals, and compare that to the number of people in the LV metro area, and the number of UNNATURAL DEATHS (shootings, traffic accidents, labor accidents etc)?

    for example, in 2000, Oceano Dunes had roughly 1.2 million visitors. While i couldnt find the number of fatalies for that same year, i personally know it has never been more than 15. I will use 20 though as an example

    for a population of 1.2 million, and only have 20 deaths contributed to non-natural causes is pretty low..for instance....the murder rate in los angeles in 2006 was 480...roughly 13 for every 100,000 people...so for 1.2 million that would be 156...now this is just murders mind you, not traffic accidents, work related accidents, etc

    so 156 murders compared to only 20 fatalities...you are almost 8 times more likely to die by murder in Los Angeles than by an off road related fatality in Oceano ..

    I know, it doesn't matter, BUT you are comparing an annual total of visitors against a daily total of residents of LA. the correct comparison would require you to multiply your 20 by 365 so it would be 7300 compared to 480. Duning is dangerous, education through this type of websight is invaluable when it comes to dune safety.

    Read, learn, teach, apply what you learn and always assume the "other guy" knows absolutly nothing... :beerpint:

    Ron Davis Radiators

    in Sandrail Talk

    Posted

    I had a RD on my old car. after less than one season it started leaking. So I called a few repair places and exlaine dteh problem. One of them started laughing as soon as I told him what the problem was...he said, "it must be a Ron Davis huh?"

    I guess they have been known to break or crack in the corners...He said they are the Yugo of radiators...

    Needless to say, I replaced the RD with a PWR and have had no further problems.

    ^^^Yep if you have a choice stay away from the ron davis' they definately tend to leak on the corners...$$$

    Ropin' off the Dunes - Take Two

    in Dumont Happenings

    Posted

    I carry 20 or so extra whips, that way they are still visible while leaving more room on ridge to pass. Kids are not allowed near top of hill without an adult, someone runs them over we just put them back up no harm no foul. Every once in a while a few end up missing in the night, who cares... If they give one wreckless person over the years enough warning not to end up in our camp @ a high rate of speed they have served their purpose. We also leave it open to pass near the base of the dune, no problems just be respectful with speed. Pretty simple really, be respectful as our camp would, cool, come racing through camp and we will have to talk... :eatdrink021:

    kick off weekend observations & trip reports

    in 2007/2008 Season

    Posted

    o fudge i know where your talking about i was standing right there watching those guys to :shake: we could have run with them cmon they looked good of course but we could have hung with them :dunno:

    don was teasing me for blasting past him on the flats twords the pole so i assumed that was talladega cause thats what he called it.

    but ya that track is awsome !!!! and those guys were smooth but we didnt look like short bus riders in comparison :shake:

    Lets run togeather, out next weekend again!! Eric

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