Take-aways from the Texas Raptor Run

IRONMAN · Apr 15, 2012

WSI said:
-raptors are awesome
-raptor owners are awesome
-brt is awesome

IRONMAN is AWESOME!

panda · Apr 15, 2012

Great weekend, I've got a ton of people to thank and say it was great to meet.

Today's takeaway: there are too many Texas Raptor Run threads! It's hard to keep up, and I have a feeling after everyone gets home, rested, and pictures uploaded this place is going to be a madhouse in a couple of days.

Allied Offroad · Apr 15, 2012

panda said:
Great weekend, I've got a ton of people to thank and say it was great to meet.

Today's takeaway: there are too many Texas Raptor Run threads! It's hard to keep up, and I have a feeling after everyone gets home, rested, and pictures uploaded this place is going to be a madhouse in a couple of days.

Hey, hey , hey ...! there can never be too many raptor run threads! you shush up

Chrisandalex1 · Apr 15, 2012

panda said:
Great weekend, I've got a ton of people to thank and say it was great to meet.

Today's takeaway: there are too many Texas Raptor Run threads! It's hard to keep up, and I have a feeling after everyone gets home, rested, and pictures uploaded this place is going to be a madhouse in a couple of days.

That good, because it has been boring as hell all weekend.

Hocker52 · Apr 16, 2012

panda said:
Great weekend, I've got a ton of people to thank and say it was great to meet.

Today's takeaway: there are too many Texas Raptor Run threads! It's hard to keep up, and I have a feeling after everyone gets home, rested, and pictures uploaded this place is going to be a madhouse in a couple of days.

This place is always a madhouse

6.2 · Apr 16, 2012

Hocker52 said:
This place is always a madhouse

Ditto.
Does that mean its gonna be a mad
Madhouse?

KaiserM715 · Apr 16, 2012

Here are my take-aways:

-Stop to take more pictures - the ranch is gorgeous!!
-Slobbering camels have an other worldly affection for black Raptors from Laredo with drivers named "Sweet Cheeks".
-Take more pictures
-Check your power steering hose clamp on top of the radiator. If it doesn't have the screw / worm type clamp, change it (ask BlackMamba)
-RainX works really well for mud, esp that soupy hole on the back half.
-Greg Foutz is the man and it was really cool for him to come hang out for the weekend with us regular joes. Really enjoyed meeting him and discussing Raptor stuff (esp the XT).
-Take more pictures (I need a co-driver / photog next time...)
-Parade laps are not parade laps.

GJMcManus said:
Ratchet straps are NOT enough to secure loose items in the bed.

I used ratchet straps with the cargo rails that I installed and my cooler, Action Packer (w/ 40lbs of recovery gear) and 4 gas cans didn't budge an inch. Easily the best mod I did getting ready for the run.

CAbimmer said:
Treypal is a total rock star, this was a killer event and I look forward to many more.

Totally agree!!

Mjolnir · Apr 16, 2012

Got another two takeaways:

1. If you have those cool LED tail lights from Ebay, and you didn't lay silicone around the backup light you now have dust in there.
2. Using an air gun to blow high pressure air into the hole to clear it out is NOT the answer :Jedi:

I now have dust throughout the tail light (sigh)

Phyguy · Apr 16, 2012

- Pitch camp in the brush (we were lucky and had protection on three sides and we were right next to the clubhouse/pool/shower...this really helped in the thunderstorm Sat night/Sun morning and with the wind in general
- CineSLR is a cool cat

whtrapta · Apr 16, 2012

Do a through check after. I got all the way back to MO and realized I had been dragging an electrical wire for my back dust lights since the day before.

Take-aways from the Texas Raptor Run

IRONMAN

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panda

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Allied Offroad

FRF Supporting Member

Chrisandalex1

FRF Supporting Member

Hocker52

Full Access Member

6.2

Banned

KaiserM715

Kaiser Söze

Mjolnir

FRF Addict

Phyguy

FRF Addict

whtrapta

Ostrich Wrangler

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