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COMPLETED: TECORE VI - April 27-29, 2012

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by dirty anton » Mon May 07, 2012 2:00 pm

Mudwheelin wrote:Mike you have a great looking TB. So do the rest of you guys.

Thanx Christian,yea all of the trucks looked and performed very well,except for marios misfortune,but he will be back in the swing of things soon.
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by Trail X » Wed May 09, 2012 8:55 am

WATCH IN HD!



[note: yes, there is a render error at the end of the video where there's a stuck screen for about a minute, just fast forward through it - I'll upload a new video whenever I can find time to re-render the thing]
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by bartonmd » Wed May 09, 2012 9:19 am

That is by far the best trip vid I've seen!

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by TSAdventurez » Wed May 09, 2012 11:10 am

Looks like the trip went great! I should have the truck lifted and armored by tecore 7. Hope I can join next time. Btw James the video looks sick.
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by navigator » Wed May 09, 2012 11:29 am

that is an awesome video. It provides motivation to prep for one of the future events.
Did Anton have any real challenges? Even that one shelf didn't seem too tough for his rig.
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by onelow1ton » Wed May 09, 2012 11:33 am

Sweet vid James , bad ass
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by Trail X » Wed May 09, 2012 1:42 pm

onelow1ton wrote:Sweet vid James , bad ass

Feel free to share it on 355 nation. More views never hurts.
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by dirty anton » Wed May 09, 2012 1:48 pm

Good stuff James,enjoyed watching it! Excellent job!
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by Gordinho80 » Wed May 09, 2012 5:04 pm

James, great work! You, sir, are an artist!
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by onelow1ton » Wed May 09, 2012 5:18 pm

JamesDowning wrote:
onelow1ton wrote:Sweet vid James , bad ass

Feel free to share it on 355 nation. More views never hurts.



I did , all good feed back so far and again great vid , I can't wait to show more people
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by NC_IslandRunner » Wed May 09, 2012 7:08 pm

That was Awesome!!! Great work and well worth the wait! Thanks James!
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by Mudwheelin » Wed May 09, 2012 7:41 pm

Wow, great video James!
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by drwfaulk » Wed May 09, 2012 9:36 pm

Loved it , JD.:)


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by HARDTRAILZ » Wed May 09, 2012 11:07 pm

Great video!
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by snowmirage » Wed May 09, 2012 11:20 pm

JAMES! That is amazing man!

:awesome: :drool3: :excited: :cheers: :flex dirty: :photo: :woot: :woot: :fro: :o :mrgreen:

And various other emotes that fail to express how impressed I am!

I can't believe how well that came out! And your robotic tri-pod rig got some killer shots man!

and wow! just saw the slow motion capture of the first night

if you need a hand working some of the kinks you found out of that thing let me know.

My apologies to viewers for making them watch me backup about 30 times on that first big rock section :lol:

Even watching that video I find myself learning more about my rig.

1) I look stock next to all of you :lol:

2) To much weight in the back end for my stock springs looks like I barely had any lift in the rear.

3) Resonator has to go... :roll:

I have to say I had an absolute blast, it was great to get out there with all of ya.

O and by the way dirty anton my poor truck tells me she's still haveing nightmares about being eaten alive by your beast of a rig :lol:

I still vote we all chip in and send him an "I engaged my front locker for this?" T-Shirt :lol:
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by SaltWaterDrinker » Thu May 10, 2012 8:22 am

Great video. I loved the music selection too; pretty wild. Cant wait for the next opportunity to do this in the future with you guys - looked like a brilliant area.
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by Trail X » Thu May 10, 2012 10:03 am

snowmirage wrote:if you need a hand working some of the kinks you found out of that thing let me know.

I think the main thing is that I need to get a new power pack. The one I was using just didn't have enough juice to output a consistent voltage for really slow movements and long term time lapses.
snowmirage wrote:My apologies to viewers for making them watch me backup about 30 times on that first big rock section :lol:

Even watching that video I find myself learning more about my rig.

Thats what this event is really about, getting to know your rig better. I think you made some huge strides in that department. Look at the first scene, then look at the rock climb the second day. Big improvement on your line. It's all a learning experience.
snowmirage wrote:I have to say I had an absolute blast, it was great to get out there with all of ya.

We were glad you could make it, and sad you had to head off early. Once my schedule calms down a bit, we'll have to go explore some closer spots in PA, see if there is anything worth checking out.
SaltWaterDrinker wrote:Great video. I loved the music selection too; pretty wild. Cant wait for the next opportunity to do this in the future with you guys - looked like a brilliant area.

I'm sure we'll do another trip late summer/early Fall.
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by Gordinho80 » Thu May 10, 2012 10:28 am

JamesDowning wrote:We were glad you could make it, and sad you had to head off early. Once my schedule calms down a bit, we'll have to go explore some closer spots in PA, see if there is anything worth checking out.


Make sure those spots are close to me! I've got a new-to-me axle/locker I need to try out!
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by fishsticks » Thu May 10, 2012 12:16 pm

Excellent video. :thumright:
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by DirtyBacon04 » Thu May 10, 2012 12:30 pm

Ok, I'm making the next TECORE. No excuses. That shit looked awesome!
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