Some guys from Chicago got together for a little fun at the Badlands. We ran orange and green trails, and ended up getting pretty muddy :-) Most of the following pictures are from the orange trail, which has a lot of off camber tree lined sections which leave very little room to navigate. There are also some steep sections with lots of roots and rocks. This makes it very important to pick the correct line.
Here is a group shot in the woods at the Badlands Off Road Park.
This is "Ritatlin". This spot is a pretty difficult obstacle. There are lots of roots and rocks, and when it gets wet it can be a problem if you don't have good tires and lots of ground clearance.
Here "Locker Boy" navigates the same obstacle as "Ritalin" in the previous picture. "Locker Boy" has a factory installed Trac-Loc, and he is very happy with how it performs on the trail.
Here "Ritalin" is putting his left front tire on a rock.
This is one of the many off camber sections of trail for which the orange trail is well known. "Ritalin" makes it look very easy.
"Locker Boy" makes his way around a tree on an off camber section of trail. This is a maneuver that you become very familiar with on the orange trail.
Tom is making his way between two large trees as he approaches an off camber section of trail. Tom suffered a little body damage on the orange trail, but he took it all in stride and really did well on the trails. It was his first time on the orange trail, and he did a lot better than I did the first time I ran it.
Tom is working his way down a steep incline towards a muddy and off camber section of trail.
The only picture I have from the green trail this day actually came from "Locker Boy". Green trail is full of mud holes, some of which are getting pretty deep. I made my way through this mud hole without any problems, but it sure was a good thing I had the snorkel. Otherwise I would have come close to getting the air box underneath the water and hydrolocking my engine. Thanks again to "Locker Boy" for taking this picture!
