Drove my EVO on a fire road in Nevada
Sep 12, 2005, 06:23 AM
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Drove my EVO on a fire road in Nevada
Just wanted to share a little experience I had over the weekend. I decided to go for a drive since the weather was nice here for a change. We headed out towards Red Rock Canyon but decided to go over the hump first. Well, I saw a little dirt road off the to the side and got a bright idea.....drive on it.
I put the car in gravel mode, first time its actually been in gravel on the gravel.....
I tell you what, is this thing a handful in the dirt. The power is amazing, more than I think I could control. You jump up to speed so quickly but need to slow down for turns. I've driven plenty of bad *** four wheel drive trucks off road before ( I used to own a 2002 Tacoma V6 SR5 4x4 TRD ) but these Evo's are incredible.
It wasnt so much the speed or acceleration that got me but the braking on gravel that scared me. Street tires.....makes me want to buy a second set of rims with some WRC michelins.
I took pics out there but they are too large to put on this board.
Anyways, I didnt beat up the car, just enough to get her sliding around a few corners and get the feel of it. You dont want a flat in the middle of the desert. I know if I get some tires meant for that type of driving I am doing it.
I put the car in gravel mode, first time its actually been in gravel on the gravel.....
I tell you what, is this thing a handful in the dirt. The power is amazing, more than I think I could control. You jump up to speed so quickly but need to slow down for turns. I've driven plenty of bad *** four wheel drive trucks off road before ( I used to own a 2002 Tacoma V6 SR5 4x4 TRD ) but these Evo's are incredible.
It wasnt so much the speed or acceleration that got me but the braking on gravel that scared me. Street tires.....makes me want to buy a second set of rims with some WRC michelins.
I took pics out there but they are too large to put on this board.
Anyways, I didnt beat up the car, just enough to get her sliding around a few corners and get the feel of it. You dont want a flat in the middle of the desert. I know if I get some tires meant for that type of driving I am doing it.
Sep 12, 2005, 06:34 AM
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thats sweet dude. i would never take mine offroad but i sure would like to take someone else's offroad, haha. hey is that ur car in ur avatar? post that pic so we can see it and that hot girl.
Sep 12, 2005, 10:03 AM
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its my car and girl in the pics.....she gets upset that I post them though....women. I will try to resize the desert pics tonight and post them.
It was fun thats for sure. Just cant do it all the time
It was fun thats for sure. Just cant do it all the time
Sep 12, 2005, 10:13 AM
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i can't wait til mine gets some miles and beauty marks on it so i can drive it in the dirt. i live on a dirt road, but with only 1100 miles on it i can't justify it yet. maybe after winter cause it probably won't be perfect after winter gets through with it
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Originally Posted by gonzo
When you coming back to the meets?
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Sep 12, 2005, 12:06 PM
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we did a run about 2 weeks ago in red rock!!!
http://lvracingscene.com/forums/inde...howtopic=10852
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Originally Posted by althemean
Just wanted to share a little experience I had over the weekend. I decided to go for a drive since the weather was nice here for a change. We headed out towards Red Rock Canyon but decided to go over the hump first. Well, I saw a little dirt road off the to the side and got a bright idea.....drive on it.
I put the car in gravel mode, first time its actually been in gravel on the gravel.....
I tell you what, is this thing a handful in the dirt. The power is amazing, more than I think I could control. You jump up to speed so quickly but need to slow down for turns. I've driven plenty of bad *** four wheel drive trucks off road before ( I used to own a 2002 Tacoma V6 SR5 4x4 TRD ) but these Evo's are incredible.
It wasnt so much the speed or acceleration that got me but the braking on gravel that scared me. Street tires.....makes me want to buy a second set of rims with some WRC michelins.
I took pics out there but they are too large to put on this board.
Anyways, I didnt beat up the car, just enough to get her sliding around a few corners and get the feel of it. You dont want a flat in the middle of the desert. I know if I get some tires meant for that type of driving I am doing it.
I put the car in gravel mode, first time its actually been in gravel on the gravel.....
I tell you what, is this thing a handful in the dirt. The power is amazing, more than I think I could control. You jump up to speed so quickly but need to slow down for turns. I've driven plenty of bad *** four wheel drive trucks off road before ( I used to own a 2002 Tacoma V6 SR5 4x4 TRD ) but these Evo's are incredible.
It wasnt so much the speed or acceleration that got me but the braking on gravel that scared me. Street tires.....makes me want to buy a second set of rims with some WRC michelins.
I took pics out there but they are too large to put on this board.
Anyways, I didnt beat up the car, just enough to get her sliding around a few corners and get the feel of it. You dont want a flat in the middle of the desert. I know if I get some tires meant for that type of driving I am doing it.
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So who's the bikini babe posing in your garage?
Originally Posted by althemean
its my car and girl in the pics.....she gets upset that I post them though....women. I will try to resize the desert pics tonight and post them.
It was fun thats for sure. Just cant do it all the time
It was fun thats for sure. Just cant do it all the time
Sep 12, 2005, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by NAZTTy
So who's the bikini babe posing in your garage?Its funny how I started this post about me driving in the dirt and now all anyone cares about is my avatar. Its cool though. She enjoys the compliments. It will give me some ammo to get her to take more pictures!!
Sep 12, 2005, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by althemean
Its my girlfriend.
Its funny how I started this post about me driving in the dirt and now all anyone cares about is my avatar. Its cool though. She enjoys the compliments. It will give me some ammo to get her to take more pictures!!
Its funny how I started this post about me driving in the dirt and now all anyone cares about is my avatar. Its cool though. She enjoys the compliments. It will give me some ammo to get her to take more pictures!!
Vegas owners get dibs first.