RRE 2014
Post Fiend
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 17,334
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From: PA
Good morning and happy Sunday folks!
As this years event is in the record books, we get to look forward to the next one. I know I had a great time despite the weather. Thank you to all that made it possible.
I hope everyone has a safe journey home and see ya's next year!
As this years event is in the record books, we get to look forward to the next one. I know I had a great time despite the weather. Thank you to all that made it possible.
I hope everyone has a safe journey home and see ya's next year!
Laughing Gas
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 900
Likes: 1
From: Cross Lanes, WV
Well, now comes an end to a fantastic weekend.. Thanks to Bill for your enthusiasm about this event. This is what started me thinking that I might want to attend. I had never been to anything like this before, but I can say this will not be the last! Heck, even the wife enjoyed herself. She and Angie, Kevin's wife, found a LOT to talk about. We met several of the great folks from this forum, and got to spend some quality time together. Looking forward to getting together again in the future. I just wish you other guys that wanted to come could have been here. Nearly ready to pull out for the trip home...... depressing..
Elder User
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 886
Likes: 1
From: Clinton, TN
We really had a great time this year big thanks to everyone that helps put this event on can't wait till RRE 2015. Enjoyed putting names with face. Had fun meeting everyone. Big thanks to Aaron and everyone that helped for repairing the seats in the Mistress the ride home was great. The Mistress won best of show and best paint in the show and shine.
Hotshot
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 14,375
Likes: 604
From: evansville in
Yes!truly great weekend.Brian ,nate and Kevin I got to meet and be around and man oh man have we got a great group here.
Yea,seats fixing was our wrenching since I didn't get to help much on Todd's.(he had plenty of hands lol)
It would have been good if all that wanted to be were there but we all had you on our minds ..so believe me,you were there.
More later...I got to unpack as I just got home myself.
Yea,seats fixing was our wrenching since I didn't get to help much on Todd's.(he had plenty of hands lol)
It would have been good if all that wanted to be were there but we all had you on our minds ..so believe me,you were there.
More later...I got to unpack as I just got home myself.
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Of the next Riffraff East
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 8,679
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From: Concord NC
First I want to thank all the OBS guys for making it out this year, many for the first time. It was great to see all those great looking trucks and meet some new friends. I don't know that I got to meet all of you, but I know I met a bunch.
For those that didn't make it, everyone's good time is posted or will be posted on our FaceBook photo sharing page https://www.facebook.com/groups/545680252210603/552114691567159/?notif_t=group_activity
and you can follow some of the activities on the event page
https://www.facebook.com/events/238329159672022/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular&fref=nf
I feel like that despite the rain and mud, everyone had a good time with lots of food, fellowship and just good old fashion fun. We didn't get to do all we wanted to but we did more than enough to have a great weekend and most left looking forward to next year. Thanks to all that made it happen.
It was great to see all the new faces and different trucks this year as well as see some of our old faithful. I know that next year will be even better and I hope everyone will be back and bring their friends with them.
For those that didn't make it, everyone's good time is posted or will be posted on our FaceBook photo sharing page https://www.facebook.com/groups/545680252210603/552114691567159/?notif_t=group_activity
and you can follow some of the activities on the event page
https://www.facebook.com/events/238329159672022/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular&fref=nf
I feel like that despite the rain and mud, everyone had a good time with lots of food, fellowship and just good old fashion fun. We didn't get to do all we wanted to but we did more than enough to have a great weekend and most left looking forward to next year. Thanks to all that made it happen.
It was great to see all the new faces and different trucks this year as well as see some of our old faithful. I know that next year will be even better and I hope everyone will be back and bring their friends with them.
Senior User
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 154
Likes: 0
From: Evansville, Indiana
Yes!truly great weekend.Brian ,nate and Kevin I got to meet and be around and man oh man have we got a great group here.
Yea,seats fixing was our wrenching since I didn't get to help much on Todd's.(he had plenty of hands lol)
It would have been good if all that wanted to be were there but we all had you on our minds ..so believe me,you were there.
More later...I got to unpack as I just got home myself.
Yea,seats fixing was our wrenching since I didn't get to help much on Todd's.(he had plenty of hands lol)
It would have been good if all that wanted to be were there but we all had you on our minds ..so believe me,you were there.
More later...I got to unpack as I just got home myself.
Senior User
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 256
Likes: 0
Hey Guys,
I'll echo what other people have said, was a great weekend with excellent people all around. I at least said hi to everyone I could, but my friend Dustin who came along was just blown away by the whole get together; he couldn't believe how friendly everyone was, the family feel and everything, never seen anything like it. All the food activities were a huge hit again, was a great time, looking forward to it again.
-Andrew
On edit & related note:
Drive home was good and fairly uneventful. However, truck is doing something I have never noticed before. Very leisurely drive home, but at one point had to drop out of OD and give it some go. At almost full throttle, the truck skips a beat and hesitates, bucks a little bit because of it. Tack is only just able to register it, feels as though there is water in the fuel or something (there is not), and just kinda hesitates/misses/stutters repeatedly if you stay in it. Runs strong and flawless on less throttle, would never had noticed it if I hadnt mashed it. Fuel pressure is full, any ideas?
I'll echo what other people have said, was a great weekend with excellent people all around. I at least said hi to everyone I could, but my friend Dustin who came along was just blown away by the whole get together; he couldn't believe how friendly everyone was, the family feel and everything, never seen anything like it. All the food activities were a huge hit again, was a great time, looking forward to it again.
-Andrew
On edit & related note:
Drive home was good and fairly uneventful. However, truck is doing something I have never noticed before. Very leisurely drive home, but at one point had to drop out of OD and give it some go. At almost full throttle, the truck skips a beat and hesitates, bucks a little bit because of it. Tack is only just able to register it, feels as though there is water in the fuel or something (there is not), and just kinda hesitates/misses/stutters repeatedly if you stay in it. Runs strong and flawless on less throttle, would never had noticed it if I hadnt mashed it. Fuel pressure is full, any ideas?
Lead Driver
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 5,131
Likes: 45
From: Columbus, Oh
Great trip. Great to meet the guys I hadn't met yet. Had an idler pulley chew itself up as we pulled into the drag strip Friday. There truly wasn't a better place to have mechanical issues! Within minutes we had it swapped out. Big big thanks to Gabe for providing me with a new one.
The dyno didn't happen. We got excuse after excuse of why it didn't happen. Doesn't really matter at this point. I was real fired up at the time, but in the grand scheme of things, chit happens. Not Clays fault at all. We talked at length about it last night. His crew was top notch and worked their butts off to provide us with a fantastic weekend and it was.
Convoy down was a lot of fun. It's always interesting when 5 guys with different personalities and driving styles try to make keep it all in line. We made it work though! Some tough grades in northern Tn and I have never made my truck work as hard as it did there. The convoy home was just Nate and I. We were a little more streamlined and crushed it on the way home.
I'll try to get some pics up in a bit. Already looking forward to next year!
On edit. Some real real nice rigs there. They put my old turd front and center at the campground with the first spot on site. Lol. However, these pics of Kevin's dually don't even come close to doing it justice. It MUST be experienced in person! Thanks Barry for all that you did and all the updates/organizing!
The dyno didn't happen. We got excuse after excuse of why it didn't happen. Doesn't really matter at this point. I was real fired up at the time, but in the grand scheme of things, chit happens. Not Clays fault at all. We talked at length about it last night. His crew was top notch and worked their butts off to provide us with a fantastic weekend and it was.
Convoy down was a lot of fun. It's always interesting when 5 guys with different personalities and driving styles try to make keep it all in line. We made it work though! Some tough grades in northern Tn and I have never made my truck work as hard as it did there. The convoy home was just Nate and I. We were a little more streamlined and crushed it on the way home.
I'll try to get some pics up in a bit. Already looking forward to next year!
On edit. Some real real nice rigs there. They put my old turd front and center at the campground with the first spot on site. Lol. However, these pics of Kevin's dually don't even come close to doing it justice. It MUST be experienced in person! Thanks Barry for all that you did and all the updates/organizing!
Elder User
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 886
Likes: 1
From: Clinton, TN
Yes!truly great weekend.Brian ,nate and Kevin I got to meet and be around and man oh man have we got a great group here.
Yea,seats fixing was our wrenching since I didn't get to help much on Todd's.(he had plenty of hands lol)
It would have been good if all that wanted to be were there but we all had you on our minds ..so believe me,you were there.
More later...I got to unpack as I just got home myself.
Yea,seats fixing was our wrenching since I didn't get to help much on Todd's.(he had plenty of hands lol)
It would have been good if all that wanted to be were there but we all had you on our minds ..so believe me,you were there.
More later...I got to unpack as I just got home myself.
Great trip. Great to meet the guys I hadn't met yet. Had an idler pulley chew itself up as we pulled into the drag strip Friday. There truly wasn't a better place to have mechanical issues! Within minutes we had it swapped out. Big big thanks to Gabe for providing me with a new one.
The dyno didn't happen. We got excuse after excuse of why it didn't happen. Doesn't really matter at this point. I was real fired up at the time, but in the grand scheme of things, chit happens. Not Clays fault at all. We talked at length about it last night. His crew was top notch and worked their butts off to provide us with a fantastic weekend and it was.
Convoy down was a lot of fun. It's always interesting when 5 guys with different personalities and driving styles try to make keep it all in line. We made it work though! Some tough grades in northern Tn and I have never made my truck work as hard as it did there. The convoy home was just Nate and I. We were a little more streamlined and crushed it on the way home.
I'll try to get some pics up in a bit. Already looking forward to next year!
On edit. Some real real nice rigs there. They put my old turd front and center at the campground with the first spot on site. Lol. However, these pics of Kevin's dually don't even come close to doing it justice. It MUST be experienced in person! Thanks Barry for all that you did and all the updates/organizing!
The dyno didn't happen. We got excuse after excuse of why it didn't happen. Doesn't really matter at this point. I was real fired up at the time, but in the grand scheme of things, chit happens. Not Clays fault at all. We talked at length about it last night. His crew was top notch and worked their butts off to provide us with a fantastic weekend and it was.
Convoy down was a lot of fun. It's always interesting when 5 guys with different personalities and driving styles try to make keep it all in line. We made it work though! Some tough grades in northern Tn and I have never made my truck work as hard as it did there. The convoy home was just Nate and I. We were a little more streamlined and crushed it on the way home.
I'll try to get some pics up in a bit. Already looking forward to next year!
On edit. Some real real nice rigs there. They put my old turd front and center at the campground with the first spot on site. Lol. However, these pics of Kevin's dually don't even come close to doing it justice. It MUST be experienced in person! Thanks Barry for all that you did and all the updates/organizing!
Glad you and Nate made it home safe. Thanks for the complement on the Mistress it just a work truck LOL.
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Hotshot
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 11,132
Likes: 3
From: Southern West Virginia
Glad everyone is home safe and sound and had a good time. I truly hate that I couldn't be there this year to see everyone again and meet some new people, but it just wasn't meant to happen this year I guess. Next year I would like to make the same plans as this year with Brian, Todd, Nate, and whoever else would like, come to my place the day before. I was just as excited about that as I was about anything. I had a cookout and huge bonfire planned for that night, but I regretfully had to cancel that too. Again I apologize for that guys, but next year if any of you want to try it again, we'll do it bigger and better! I'm glad that some of the guys that have never been got to go this year, and hope this event continues year after year! Thanks Clay and all the other guys who make it happen! You guys are great and I'll see you next year!! 