vegas style

welcome back cousin!!

where are going you to camp? :xmas8:

looks like i am in for a couple days 24-26

here is a trx 70 with a lifan 110 in it lasvegas craigslist

im the the dark house on my block. not sure what happened this year but my neighborhood is lit up. thought i might put a red light bulb up.......... but no thats to much work!

amazing what you can do with a LOT OF $$. was just the end of a runway in middle of a big desert. everything was brought in and all the power was from generators.

here is a new youtube video of the tent coming apart. i didnt think anyone had video but i just found this on the virgin web site :xmas2: youtube

i was hoping to use the 450 as transportation around the site. but we were next to a active runway and the runway that we used was only closed on the last 2000 feet. so i didnt have much area and airport security was pretty tight. the 70 got a lot of miles. i was on the runway 4th gear as they were testing the smoke machines. i felt like i was on jackass driving through the haze.

a few pics of spaceship 1 that took the x prize for pivate reuseble spaceship. and the destruction the day after the storm. and one more of the lights doing a ballyhoo in the sky. we left them run all night one night you could see them for 10 miles in middle of the mojave desert. i have video also that i will try to get on youtube soon.

well in my business (stagehand electrician ) you do alot of boring shows. every now and then a cool show comes along. this was one to remember forever. the Virgin Galactic spaceship 2 unveil. it is the spaceship that they are going to take paying ($200,000) passengers into space. Virgin Galactic Website the show was at the end of the mojave ca. airport runway. we had 30 Big Lights along the runway along with 4 truss towers and ground lights. and 3 tents (2 blow up and one 100'x200' large aluminum framed) with party lighting in and around the area. we loaded in for 5 days as the weather kept getting worse wind, rain, snow. it was a constant battle keeping lights and equipment that are meant for dry warm dirt free areas running correctly. the evening of the show there was a constant strong wind over 30 mph. during the press conference with all the big players (governors of N.M. and Cali Richard Branson) the tent flapped and made some noise but was safe and stable. after the press conference everyone (about 800 press and VIP's) went out on the runway to watch the white knight 2 (the host plane) and spaceship 2 roll down the runway with the show lights and soundtrack. was a very surreal show with the wind, smoke machines, snow, and lights. show went off perfect! then everyone was invited to party drink and eat in the tents. but with in a hour the wind had picked up and the gusts were to much for the blow up tents and the whole site was being evacuated! all the guests were loaded up on bus's and the crew was accounted for and told to get off site. my problem was i was staying in my hauler about 200 yards DOWNWIND of the tents! i only had time to grab my wallet and phone before leaving the site. we watched from the up wind access road as the big lights were blown or knocked over and the tent with lights and sound running pick up and swing into it self. the site was then locked down until noon the next day. i spent the night in the crew hotel that night not sure what the hauler was going to look like. i figured it was going to be ok the jacks were down and it was 45* to the wind or there was going to be upside down with a spaceship on it. when we were let back in i found it just as i had left it but there was destruction all around it. the airport tower recorded a top gust of 105mph and sustained at 90mph. they ended up having a airplane salvage company cut up and tear down the tents before we could get in and retrieve what was left of our gear. the sound company had 2 65" lcd tvs hanging in the tent they didnt make it. so it has been a week that i will remember for ever touched a spaceship and survived a hurricane in the same day! bizbash story youtube aftermath report i have 200 pictures here are a few

think thats funny wait tell you see me on the 70 :atc: figure giving to the cause and getting a shirt at least... but im going to try like hell to get the 70s up to speed and to get the time off

ok im in and paid up now i just need to see if im off work

so happy he is on the good road to recovery. tore me up to watch you helping with the back board on the hill randy. you showed some great emotional strength. glad to have all of you in my dune family. the EMT's and LEO's were all very professional. and it was great to see they had the equipment (sandrail with litter attached) to make it a swift rescue. thank you!

after reading your posts i am sure you are not worth meeting

dont be a hater!!

just keep calling the cops the fine increases every time they get a ticket. the dumb-a$$'s down the street (a few years ago) couldnt pay the fine and spent 2 weekends in jail.

im planning Tuesday - sunday see you guys when i get there

mine as i picked them up this week. overhauling now

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i just picked up my new to me 83 atc 70 BLUE stole it from a guy this morning. sorry to anyone that didnt get there before me but it was on my way to work. didnt know it was the factory blue until i got there. here are some raw pics before i start cleaning and working on it.

tooo short. great little weekend rolled in friday evening enjoyed a little campfire fun then a good nights sleep. saturday nick and i maned the south camp area check point. was good to see everyone having fun with the run. we had a great view! after the poker run it was time for a dune run. had a great buggy ride with mike. then some more ALS BBQ you guys rock (sorry about the car). we had a great discussion about smoking meat and things that need to be deep fried! campfire was fun as usual but the high lite was the burning of the driftwood sculpture. then came the wind to clean the dunes for us to fk up sunday. jack justin and i toughed it out tell the firewood was gone and the food that goes round was done. sunday was the time to tear up the dunes pete lead a couple nice cruzing runs with a couple stops for photo shoots. was a awesome way to end a weekend. bring on t-day thanks mike and jodie for putting me up.

dam woody that sucks. give the old boy a couple pieces of bacon for me.

looks like a long weekend for me at least wed-sun

this whole post reads............. look at me look at me !

welcome to DDR. you will find a lot of people like that on this site. we all play out in the remote areas and have to look out for each other. i know there are quite a few people from apple valley on here sure they will speak up