days before long travel cars

[dunefreak]

Those days weren't that long ago if you stop and think about it. Bert (sanddunesaddict) and I were talking about this today. I remember when I really started going to Dumont (about 98-99), it was a pretty rare occasion that you'd see a "long travel" car out there. I remember almost running out of our camp to check one out as they'd cruise by. That was only less than 8 years ago.

Take a look at this site that I ran across when I was doing some searching on Dumont one day.

http://www.sandslingersclub.com/Sand9a.html

Scroll through a couple pages of it and check out the cars. It almost seems like those pics were from the 70's or 80's... when, in fact, they were from 99-2001. It's crazy how time flies and how quickly the sport has changed. Now everyone and their mom has a long travel car.

Hey, maybe with the recent change in economy, this season Dumont will be full of more standard travel beam cars.

[sanddunesaddict]

Damn I remember that Fiero out there All those pics sure do bring back memories.I remember so many of those scenes

The new sand sports mag has all kinds of "budget" rails.

Edited September 13, 2007 by sanddunesaddict

[Don29palms]

Do you remember 8 track players and records? Do you remember riding a street bike without a helmet legally? Do you remember looking at prices on groceries?

[barefoot bob]

do you remeber riding in the back of pickups legaly, getting off your a$$ to change between 7 channels. or reach into the cooler and pull out a GLASS bottle of coke, or pull top beer cans ?? do you remember picking up a playboy mag and actually seeing hair down there........................

Edited September 13, 2007 by barefoot bob

[dunefreak]

This is about SANDRAILS, not your guys' "good ol days".

[barefoot bob]

This is about SANDRAILS, not your guys' "good ol days". :dunce:

its actually titled "days before long travel cars" all these things apply so were not

read the corprate manual page 12 paragraph 4 subtitle b sentance 2

so dont be hatin...............................

btw cool pics on that sight

Edited September 13, 2007 by barefoot bob

[offroadracer]

some cool pics I bought a banshee from sports west the same color as the one in those pics ...times have changed but they are some cool pics

[barneycar]

do you remeber locking your car with a key or rolling down your windows with a crank and not a button.

loved my old beam car and the 6in of travel it had.

[lakecitydan]

How about back when you had to camp in the canyon bacause the road was to rough to get up top or upgrading your buggy to a 12volt system and seeing the rare sight of real paddle tires(rich f*****)or when the Sand Tires Unlimited truck was at Glamis and rented tires by the day!

The sand was smooth and we diddn't need long travel then

[Richard Cheese]

....technology man....

personally, 'm diggin the new manx type rails

[barefoot bob]

....technology man....

personally, 'm diggin the new manx type rails

thats an lt car

yavolt

Edited September 13, 2007 by barefoot bob

[Richard Cheese]

fuggin thread nazi! youre gonna get the chair whether you like it or not dammit

[SandBox_Kid]

loved my old beam car and the 6in of travel it had.

...and I still love mine. Effen big ballers!! j/k

[sandseeker]

Still love my beam car it doesn't do to bad trying to keep up with the big boys

[sand chick]

I am sure I'll love our beam car too, when its done

Edited September 14, 2007 by buggychick