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Title: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Doug Heim on July 17, 2009, 04:12:14 PM: Ill be at Silver Lake all day Friday (7-31-2009) through Monday afternoon (8-3).

Throwing it out there if anyone is intrested in meeting up for some riding / video work, and possibly a drink in the evenings around the campfire.

Nutz you going to be around?

So far 2 Cudas will be there, I need to make some calls to see if others are planning on that weekend.

Hope to see you there! 8)
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Nutz4sand on July 17, 2009, 04:58:19 PM: I may be there even if just in my old POS ford truck. I got a couple people who called to look at my quads this weeked (17th-18th-19th) and if they buy them I only got the truck for the dunes unless I pop onto a screaming deal for a new toy!

Will have to see as it gets closer.
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Wyattboche on July 18, 2009, 01:44:42 PM: I have to talk to the wife on this one. Sure would like to make it. Leaving from your house doug? How far is it from your house to the dunes?
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: odypilots on July 25, 2009, 04:20:41 PM: Are the plans still on for this ride? I'm planning on being there Friday for just the day.
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: fastcorvairs on July 25, 2009, 05:59:13 PM: Quote from: Doug Heim on July 17, 2009, 04:12:14 PM
Ill be at Silver Lake all day Friday (7-31-2009) through Monday afternoon (8-3).

Throwing it out there if anyone is intrested in meeting up for some riding / video work, and possibly a drink in the evenings around the campfire.

Nutz you going to be around?

So far 2 Cudas will be there, I need to make some calls to see if others are planning on that weekend.

Hope to see you there! 8)

Driving directions form Kansas? Not saying I can But?
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Nutz4sand on July 25, 2009, 07:14:11 PM: Quote from: fastcorvairs on July 25, 2009, 05:59:13 PM
Driving directions form Kansas? Not saying I can But?

Long drive.... I would only recommend that drive on a not so busy weekend. Still be a good few there on those weekends.

But it looks like you would take 35 from Witchita area and follow it up to highway 80 near Des Moines then head east on 80 till you get near Michigan and 196 which will also be/turn into 31. Follow 31 north to the Shelby or Hart exit.
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Doug Heim on July 25, 2009, 07:19:06 PM: Im still going. Im taking the midnight ferry across so Ill be there all day Fri. Wyatt... You have 4-5 hours to my house. The drive around is 7.5 Hours

Glenn it would be great to see you show up but that is a hella drive for ya
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Nutz4sand on July 25, 2009, 07:22:42 PM: http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=40.58741&lon=-91.79295&zoom=6&q1=clearwater%2C%20Kansas&q2=Hart%2C%20Michigan (http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=40.58741&lon=-91.79295&zoom=6&q1=clearwater%2C%20Kansas&q2=Hart%2C%20Michigan)

923.76 miles 14 hours 39 minutes.

Then you gotta get in the park...... :]
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: fastcorvairs on July 25, 2009, 07:35:42 PM: Quote from: Nutz4sand on July 25, 2009, 07:22:42 PM
http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=40.58741&lon=-91.79295&zoom=6&q1=clearwater%2C%20Kansas&q2=Hart%2C%20Michigan (http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=40.58741&lon=-91.79295&zoom=6&q1=clearwater%2C%20Kansas&q2=Hart%2C%20Michigan)

923.76 miles 14 hours 39 minutes.

Then you gotta get in the park...... :]

Is this some kind of special weekend?
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Nutz4sand on July 25, 2009, 07:41:10 PM: Getting into Silver Lake on a holiday weekend is a MAJOR BITCH.

The parking lot is small and only a few trailers can get in (how many depend on the size. A couple hundred is PACKED!) Its better to be "DUne ready" and have your dune toy on the back of a flatbed truck but even Dune ready vouchers are a pain to get sometimes (and I live twelve miles away)

Due to the congestion on holiday weekends MANY people now come the weekend BEFORE or the weekend AFTER so they too are realllly busy.

The 4th of July and the Memorial and Labor day weekend are the worst. This weekend this post is about should not be super bad... But if a whole buttload of people all decide to hit Silver LAke it gets crowded fast. The DNR opens th voucher center and if you do not have a voucher you don't get in if its busy.

Getting in Silver Lake is its biggest "achilles heel".
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Doug Heim on July 26, 2009, 10:55:34 AM: you will eventually get in, it just may be wayyyy later than you want.

Thats why I go for so long. It should not be too bad though. Glenn I drove further than that to get to LS ;D
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: fabr on July 26, 2009, 11:52:16 AM: BUT you get right in! LOL!!!
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Doug Heim on July 26, 2009, 04:40:50 PM: Silver Lake is not 24 Hrs either
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: fabr on July 27, 2009, 06:48:06 AM: You mean it's not open 24 hours a day?
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Doug Heim on July 27, 2009, 08:18:49 AM: Nope. From 9am to sunset. Yeah I know!
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: fabr on July 27, 2009, 08:52:53 AM: Why?
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Doug Heim on July 27, 2009, 11:24:30 AM: No idea! :(
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: fabr on July 27, 2009, 12:45:34 PM: DOug, if I had mine done I'd join up with you. Maybe next time. I'm sure it will be a blast!
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Doug Heim on July 27, 2009, 06:47:38 PM: Ill take you up on that! Next spring perhaps!
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: fabr on July 27, 2009, 07:32:31 PM: sounds great! Pick a SLOW weekend though or even thru the week if you can.
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Doug Heim on July 27, 2009, 08:44:04 PM: All Spring and all fall usually are not too busy. The busy season falls between Memorial and Labor Day weekends it seems.
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: fabr on July 27, 2009, 09:01:47 PM: When's it get decent daytime temps? Say in the 70's.
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Nutz4sand on July 27, 2009, 09:25:42 PM: Hard to say on the temsp anymore Fabr. They open the dunes April first and sometimes its nice and sometimes its still dam chilly. The winter before and the temps of the lake can be major players in the early springs temps around here.

Of course this last week I have had mid/high 70's during the day and one night (The 24 I think it was. Close to it) its was nearly 40 frigging degrees in JULY at night.

And my thermometer aint that far off. It was cold that night.
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: fabr on July 27, 2009, 09:41:50 PM: So ,I had better plan for cold to mild and wet maybe?
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Nutz4sand on July 27, 2009, 09:45:08 PM: It NEVER hurts to have a set of warm clothes handy. Even just one.

The local seven day forecasts are usually reasonably close. If you knew you was hitting a area a couple clicks will get you the gist of it.
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: fabr on July 27, 2009, 09:50:34 PM: Cool-pun intended.LOL!!!
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Doug Heim on July 30, 2009, 10:42:52 PM: As I sit here and type. I am on board the car ferry from Manitowoc, to Ludington Michigan, Ill be on the other side in 4 Hours. Then is 15 min. to the Dunes.

Have the Lap Top. If I find Access Ill post up pics.

See Ya suckers!!!
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Nutz4sand on July 30, 2009, 10:53:53 PM: The Mickey D's in Whitehall has internet access but I do not know if the one in Hart does. If it does not I "think" the gas station next to it does.

Shelby Libray def does. I go there a lot.

See yah in the sand.
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Doug Heim on July 30, 2009, 11:00:30 PM: Ill have you point me in those directions tomorrow. See you there. 8)
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: fabr on July 31, 2009, 06:19:57 AM: Quote from: Doug Heim on July 30, 2009, 10:42:52 PM
As I sit here and type. I am on board the car ferry from Manitowoc, to Ludington Michigan, Ill be on the other side in 4 Hours. Then is 15 min. to the Dunes.

Have the Lap Top. If I find Access Ill post up pics.

See Ya suckers!!!
Have a great time!
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: odypilots on July 31, 2009, 06:23:56 PM: I just got home for Silver Lake. I met Doug and John, who bought a Barracuda from a guy named Rico. Nutz4sand was there as well. I had a good time except for trying to keep up with those guys over some pretty rough sand. Those Barracudas have some sweet suspension. They go really good, too. The weather was great, as was the company!
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Doug Heim on August 02, 2009, 10:58:42 PM: Was a great Trip! Awesome to meet up with a couple guys and do some hard @$$ riding.

Im callin all you out. Lets see some Air! I could do this all day! 8) 8) 8)

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Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: chrishallett83 on August 03, 2009, 12:03:43 AM: Very nicely done Doug!
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Nutz4sand on August 03, 2009, 09:31:56 AM: We had a great time. The first day I tried to keep up duning with Doug and John (both in Barracudas) and Odypilots in his sled powered Pilot.

I nearly crashed my quad several times trying to follow them thru bad sections at speeds that were faster than I should have been going on a quad. I only really caught up when they slowed at sections for cross traffic etc. Sometimes not then.

The second day I was a little sore (not in great riding shape I guess so I ended up not getting out there. Plus it rained a little on and off) The third day I went back out and the airtime contest was in full swing.

It was fun watching the bike guys not fly as high or far as Doug and good few were trying just down the dune (same angle of launch and same landing area) I know Dougs got some more pics and such and we need to figure out a better camera system to insure the best shots. He was higher than these in some and we were snapping pics as best we could while one person stood on the dune face to give him OK for a clear landing zone (no blind jumping while going for the bigger stuff) and to warn the others he was coming up to get ready to snap a pic. (You could hear the motor of Dougs buggy coming up the dune usually but hard to judge by the sound. Especially with other big V8's in trucks and misc buggies/bikes/quads rumbling past on either side.)

I know Dougs got some more eye candy to show when he gets to it. Will be well worth the wait to see it!

To add icing to the cake Doug brought me a couple coveted parts for my bender he made. Which I will be showing in some pics of it cause I got the worst part of my bender done (time consuming stuff done) and with the first part Doug got me (I will show it and what it does to aid my bender in that post) and he also brought me the 1.5 inch tube rollers I have talked about in another thread so when I get this stand done I can try my roller following block idea on my PT-105. Hoping this roller backing block works as well. But will not know till I try it!

Doug you ROCK!

Dunno how but I will figure something out to make this up to you.

That said I need to go out to the garage and get the thing finished. If I get some good progress in today I hope to post some pics of it tonight in its own thread.

Put up the tribute! lol ;D
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: fabr on August 03, 2009, 10:55:41 AM: Dougs a great guy. You guys need to team up for the fall LS get together. Great pics. I know he has a boatload of others! Great to hear all had a great time.
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Doug Heim on August 03, 2009, 04:42:28 PM: Thanks for the kind words guys...

Here are a few more out of probably 1000s Im going through and grabbing a few video frames as well. I have hours of video to go through as well. Mostly me though, Sorry guys 8)

I was the first one there Friday Morning ;D

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I was able to catch a great sunset Friday Evening...

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Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: chrishallett83 on August 04, 2009, 03:33:52 PM: Power wheelies in a Cuda hey Doug? Niiiiice.
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: fastcorvairs on August 04, 2009, 04:09:55 PM: Ok let me be the first one to ask. What did you do? Bury the fooken cam corder in the sand and run over it to get these shots.
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: cleppla on August 04, 2009, 05:33:52 PM: I love it. Looks like a lot of fun.

Chris
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Doug Heim on August 04, 2009, 07:38:17 PM: yup and indeed I did bury it pretty good on a few passes. Just missing it with the rear wheel. I was using the go pro cameras. I had 4 of them along with 1 sony handy cam and 2 sequential cameras. We were pretty well set up, I have 100s of pics and hours of vid. This $hit does not even scratch the surface of what Ill be posting in the next couple of weeks.

Glad you like it so far
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: SPEC on August 05, 2009, 05:45:41 AM: Great pix.....
Now get to chewin ;D
and get them vids up 8)
I know you got tasteees ;)
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Doug Heim on August 05, 2009, 05:52:24 AM: Yes I do Thanks!
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: SPEC on August 05, 2009, 05:53:35 AM: Did they make it for the trip?
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Doug Heim on August 05, 2009, 08:16:45 AM: unfortunatly no my friend. It was a great treat when I returned though. Its probably better this way, I would have shared being the NICE GUY I am and would have none left for me.

The BBHO is a better batch than last. Great kick on this run! Im really enjoying it. Thanks again!
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: dsrace on August 05, 2009, 01:23:31 PM: sounds and looks like we missed out on one hell of a trip! looks like a few swimming holes around there as well. how was the fairy ride better or worse? you need to hurry up on the video footage :slp :7 ;D I do like the pics from the sand up! I think fastcorvairs does too.
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: fabr on August 05, 2009, 01:28:01 PM: Quote from: Dsrace on August 05, 2009, 01:23:31 PM
sounds and looks like we missed out on one hell of a trip! looks like a few swimming holes around there as well. how was the fairy ride better or worse? you need to hurry up on the video footage :slp :7 ;D I do like the pics from the sand up! I think fastcorvairs does too.
Yeah Doug, how WAS the FAIRY(ferry) ride anyway?LOL!!!!!!
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: fabr on August 05, 2009, 01:29:00 PM: ANd which one of you was the fairy? dd: :m :m bb: ;D ;D
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Doug Heim on August 05, 2009, 01:42:42 PM: If I were a fairy Id be tossin the Heim Joint in ya on the next trip ;D But dont get your hopes up! FYI with a High Misalignment c0k Ring I can get her at any angle!

Ferry was cool and Id do it again. I got a round trip for $340. Was it worth it as far as time? NO! The time I had left my house (ferry wants you there an hr. early) to the time I pulled in was only 1 hour less than driving around. It was way cool to sleep on the bow of the ship outside on a beautiful clear night. The shooting stars were breath taking. All in all either way is good for me.
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: dsrace on August 05, 2009, 01:53:33 PM: Quote from: Doug Heim on August 05, 2009, 01:42:42 PM
If I were a fairy Id be tossin the Heim Joint in ya on the next trip ;D But dont get your hopes up! FYI with a High Misalignment c0k Ring I can get her at any angle!

Ferry was cool and Id do it again. I got a round trip for $340. Was it worth it as far as time? NO! The time I had left my house (ferry wants you there an hr. early) to the time I pulled in was only 1 hour less than driving around. It was way cool to sleep on the bow of the ship outside on a beautiful clear night. The shooting stars were breath taking. are you sure it's ferry? ;D lol just kidding! All in all either way is good for me.

ya ya I know I can't speelle wort a hits! lol
I would think being able to rest for 3 or 4 hrs would make it worth it but if it costs quite a bit more and saves no time then no.
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Doug Heim on August 05, 2009, 02:03:42 PM: well the eye candy on the ship was worth it. A $hit load of hotties in there jammies were running around all over on the way out there. :P :P :P
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: ace on August 05, 2009, 03:34:09 PM: Screw the buggys where's the pick's of the
"hotties"! LOL..
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: dsrace on August 05, 2009, 03:34:15 PM: Quote from: Doug Heim on August 05, 2009, 02:03:42 PM
well the eye candy on the ship was worth it. A $hit load of hotties in there jammies were running around all over on the way out there. :P :P :P

so where are those pics? ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Doug Heim on August 05, 2009, 08:03:45 PM: I didnt want to get thrown overboard ::)
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: Wyattboche on August 05, 2009, 10:25:47 PM: Quote from: ace on August 05, 2009, 03:34:09 PM
Screw the buggys where's the pick's of the
"hotties"! LOL..
+1
Title: Re: SIlver Lake 7-31 to 8-3 2009
Post by: SPEC on August 06, 2009, 05:53:12 AM: Quote from: Doug Heim on August 05, 2009, 02:03:42 PM
well the eye candy on the ship was worth it. A $hit load of hotties in there jammies were running around all over on the way out there. :P :P :P

We want to see those pix Doug :o ;D