Off roading pics from Hard Rock 11/11/07
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Off roading pics from Hard Rock 11/11/07
Hey all, I went off roading with some T4R.ORG members at Hard Rock in Ocala (www.hardrockmx.com). I think it used to be a quarry or something so it's got some super steep hills, some that I was way too chicken to even think about. I was planning to take off the running boards in the morning but I overslept and didn't have time so I just took it easy to avoid damage. I got stuck in some mud once (due to the poor traction of the Dueler's of course and not lack of driver skill LOL) and had to get yanked out by one of the 4Runners, but other then that the GX was awesome. Here's some pics:
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Here's a few more
These guys weren't supposed to be on the Jeep trail with us LOL
The down hill assist button made going down hills a piece of cake, kind of scary taking your foot off the brake though
Pics of the other folks in our group below:
4Runner4trail
ovrrdrive's truck with 36" Super Swampers made the mud look easy
RunnerUp
These guys weren't supposed to be on the Jeep trail with us LOL
The down hill assist button made going down hills a piece of cake, kind of scary taking your foot off the brake though
Pics of the other folks in our group below:
4Runner4trail
ovrrdrive's truck with 36" Super Swampers made the mud look easy
RunnerUp
Last edited by GatorGreg; Nov 12, 2007 at 01:17 PM.
Great pics Greg! I had a 2000 4Runner Sr5 Sport 4x4 and that thing was a BEAST off road, and it was completely stock. I haven't done much off roading and a bunch of friends got me to go with them in F150s, Silverados, Tahoes, and a few others. Funny enough, my stock 4Runner made it through everything we did with complete ease- mud, water, gravel, uphill, downhill, whatever.
I have also driven the GX through some extreme situations and even went on a hunting trip with one in Manitoba...once you let go of the fact that you might scratch the paint on your $60,000 Lexus...it's a monster offroad. Took everything we threw at it in stride.
Your trip looks really really fun. Keep us posted in the future!
I have also driven the GX through some extreme situations and even went on a hunting trip with one in Manitoba...once you let go of the fact that you might scratch the paint on your $60,000 Lexus...it's a monster offroad. Took everything we threw at it in stride.
Your trip looks really really fun. Keep us posted in the future!
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Thanks, No I was pretty liucky and managed to avoid any damage. I lagged behind on one of the skinnier jungle trails so I could take my time and use my tree trimmer I brought along to chop down some of the encroaching stuff that would have scratched me. There was one jungle trail though that I decided to forego cuz it was way too skinny for my GX that the other guys went through. I came within about an inch of cramming my drivers door into that big rock when I got out to take the pic that's 4th from the top - luckily somebody yelled at me just in time or I'd have a giant divot in my door. I went through a car wash 3 times and still spent about an hour under my GX when I got home squirting off the mud stuck to the bottom 
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Awesome pics! Those 4runners all look raised - seems you were the only stock vehicle.
That looks like a LOT of fun. I'm not sure I would have gotten out of the truck while it was pointing up that hill
That looks like a LOT of fun. I'm not sure I would have gotten out of the truck while it was pointing up that hill
