By al hang on Tuesday, July 31, 2001 - 10:39 am: Edit

http://www.roav.org/mar.htm

Great event, biggest on the east coast.

Hope to see you there.

-Al H.

By Ron on Tuesday, July 31, 2001 - 10:42 am: Edit

I am there. I asked for time off in Feb for it.

MAR MAR

Rain, I want rain. Noah wants mud hehehehe

Ron

By al hang on Tuesday, July 31, 2001 - 11:59 am: Edit

are you going to de-sticker alyssa's truck? the thing would drive me nuts. BTW are you camping on the island this year?

-al

By Ho Chung (Ho) on Tuesday, July 31, 2001 - 01:14 pm: Edit

who's bringing the sticks?

By Ron on Wednesday, August 01, 2001 - 03:15 am: Edit

No way man. Keeping the stickers. Added a few more too. Hides the scratches and dents.

Ron

If it bugs you can look at my truck. only one very small discoweb sticker

Probably camp on the non-island top part

By Rob Davison (Pokerob) on Wednesday, August 01, 2001 - 04:18 am: Edit

sounds like rons afraid to drive thought the creek

but how will you get to the sticks?

see you there albert

-rd

By Ron on Wednesday, August 01, 2001 - 04:46 am: Edit

No way man. I will go out to the island I am just not camping there, I like being higher off the ground than that. Remember that thing was under water two years ago.

I will definately go out there to drive through the sticks although I am sure Terry, Mike, and Quinten will beat me as usual and maybe Tom too as he can now turn left too instead of just right. And Steve should beat me as well in his 80in. Man I should have kept my mount shut on that one with Tom and not pointed out the misallignment he was the only one Noah and I had a chance against.

Oh well, the fun is trying right.

Ron

PS start doing rain dances now . . MUD

By Keith Zack on Wednesday, August 01, 2001 - 09:16 am: Edit

Everything I've heard about the MAR sounds like a good time, but my question is this: My wife and I would like to attend, but we have a 1.5 year old daughter. Is this the wrong place for us to be? We could do some light off-roading, but would like to see all the LR vehicles. Is there any type of family atmosphere there at all? We would be traveling from the Pittsburgh area. Thanks, Keith

By Ron on Wednesday, August 01, 2001 - 09:30 am: Edit

Definately a family atmoshpere. No problems with the little one. Trails are marked for difficulty. Lots of rover people to hang out with.

Cheers
Ron

By al hang on Wednesday, August 01, 2001 - 12:04 pm: Edit

I agree with Ron, only about a 1/5th of the people do any hard trails. There are plenty of different groups there. Most people bring the whole family and the trails can be run by trucks ranging from stock to mildly modified. I would say half the people just go for the camping and never even hit the trails.

-al

By Ron on Wednesday, August 01, 2001 - 12:11 pm: Edit

At least there is not a show and shine yet.



Ron

By JEEPETR on Tuesday, September 04, 2001 - 06:46 am: Edit

Can someone fill me in about the wheeling at the Mid Atlantic event? Is it alot of mud, technical trails, rockcrawling? I've obviously never made it to the past events and would like to attend, but I'm really not into slopping through the mud anymore. Thanx...

~Scott T.
'95 D-90 (JEEPETR)
'96 Discovery (5-Speed)

By gp (Garrett) on Tuesday, September 04, 2001 - 07:08 am: Edit

this should help you a little. have never been, but am planning on heading down this year.

http://www.roav.org/

By gp (Garrett) on Tuesday, September 04, 2001 - 07:10 am: Edit

opps. my bad. was not reading the beginning of this thread.

By Danno on Monday, September 24, 2001 - 05:00 pm: Edit

when's everyone getting there? pretty sure that i am going.

By Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 - 02:15 am: Edit

I'll be there... taking Friday off, leaving early, but it'll be a looonng drive if I decide to take the Series instead.... be there by Friday afternoon at least....

-L

By gp (Garrett) on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 - 02:53 am: Edit

i'll be going, but it depends if i have to help a friend drive his series truck down or not. most likely late friday by my guesstimation. i am leaving from central PA via Allentown and then to MAR.

By Rob Davison (Pokerob) on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 - 04:24 am: Edit

danno, i'm leaving here at 3 on friday. question is do i take the RR or the disco

rd

By Bill Bettridge (Billb) on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 - 04:55 am: Edit

Scott

I'm going again also - as is Trevor (at least last I spoke with him)

Lots and lots of mud - brought home about 300 lbs of Virginia last year (some is still in the truck!)

If Ron gets his rain wish - it will be even worse!

Leaving Friday AM with a few ROVERS people

By Bill Bettridge (Billb) on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 - 04:56 am: Edit

Scott - also, if you want something a bit more technical and less muddy - come to the ROVERS trials in November

By Danno on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 - 05:10 am: Edit

Damn Scott,
that'll be a haul for you, aren't you in the KC Area?

Rob, are you sure you can leave at 3pm?

might make a stop at RTE for some sliders and rear links to save on shipping. hmmm, Al you wanna put me up thursday night and pick these parts up for me

By Al Hang (Alhang) on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 - 06:09 am: Edit

danno, i would but i can't go anymore. i'm visiting a sick friend down in norfolk. you guys have fun, i probably won't be going out for a long time.


-Al

By Rob Davison (Pokerob) on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 - 06:22 am: Edit

damn al, hope things turn around and get better for your friend.

danno, 3pm is preliminery, i have to see how busy we are at work, usually i can leave when i want, that last time was a fluke.

also john will be at MAR so you can probably just pick the stuff up on site.

rd

By Danno on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 - 08:15 am: Edit

Al,
hope all goes well with him.

By Al Hang (Alhang) on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 - 08:28 am: Edit

thanks guys, can't wait to see your pics and hear the stories.

-Al

By Richard Dekkard on Sunday, September 30, 2001 - 04:46 pm: Edit

Hi guys,

Me and the wifey are hoping to attend, we are a little concerned about if our stock disco can participate in any trails. I am going to stick a new set of tires on, the ones I have are not in good shape. I will also add some diff guards, but im not in a position to add a steel bumber, winch, and rockslider just now. Hopefully there are a few trails we can still do.

Anyway, I hope we can meet all of you down there, and im sure its going to be a blast. Also does anyone know if there will be some vendors and techs there to advise on proposed upgrades?

Thanks
Richard Dekkard

By gp (Garrett) on Sunday, September 30, 2001 - 05:01 pm: Edit

from what i have been told there will be plenty of trails for all. from stock to modified. my truck is pretty stock with the exception of removing the airdam and trimming the bumpers, tires, diff. guards and some OME stuff. will be my first time as well. but i am sure you will have a good time regardless of what your truck is set up for.

see ya there!

'96 DI SE7 Epsom Green with Wilderness Rack w/4' Firestik, Big Hooter Hellas and lot of stickers.

By Ron on Monday, October 01, 2001 - 04:05 am: Edit

Bill B,

Trials course, less muddy?

Oh thats right you were there the one weekend during the rain

Ron

Its raining in PA whats it doing in VA

RAIN RAIN RAIN MUD hehehehe

By Cartner on Monday, October 01, 2001 - 06:44 am: Edit

Been sunny for a few days, but thunderstorms every once in a while. I'm about 20 miles from Buckingham in school, and I'll be there in a mostly stock white 94 disco. I can't wait!

By Richard Dekkard on Monday, October 01, 2001 - 02:42 pm: Edit

I started getting ready for the weekend by removing my rear bumper endcaps because I notice in so many pictures people are missing one. I thought I would save mother nature the trouble and take them off now in a less violent manner. Someone should have warned me that you have to have hands the size of a six year old to get up in there with a wrench. Air dam and front endcaps are next. Disco will look a little funny methinks...

By cartner on Monday, October 01, 2001 - 05:52 pm: Edit

I took my end caps and air dam off the front already it looks more agro and its got way better clearance. I like it, I left them off and plan to keep it that way. If I can fix that damn alternator, I'll be set!

By gp (Garrett) on Tuesday, October 02, 2001 - 02:26 am: Edit

cartner~ what's up with that alt? have you checked the belt routing? do this first before anything. check the message above titled belt routing.

By gp (Garrett) on Tuesday, October 02, 2001 - 04:57 am: Edit

also......i am leaving from state college, pa on friday morning. i am meeting evan with a IIA (depending on him getting it fixed in time) in harrisburg around 9:30 am. anyone else interested in caravaning down with us just let me know. i think we were considering swinging near the balitimore area to hook up with Tom.

see ya'll there.

By cartner on Tuesday, October 02, 2001 - 05:53 am: Edit

well, I think its the diode on the alt, because of RR posting earlier..it doesn't affect the headlight brightness or anything else, just seems to stall a little and bog down at speed, did it at 30, and in between all the way up to 65. I've never had it happen before, so I"m not sure if it could be a fuel metering issue either...weird. It starts like usual, and goes, and when she's all warmed up then this "thing" happens, but only for a little. Its rather disconcerting considering my Disco is my only truck/car for going anywhere and I"m in school in the sticks...pretty vexed about it.

By Cartner on Tuesday, October 02, 2001 - 04:55 pm: Edit

well, never mind...checked the fault codes...throttle potentiometer...no biggie..just had to clean the electrical connections, will have to re-seal the connections throughout apparently...some mud got in there and disrupted the current or something and made the diagnostics think it was broken..well, that would explain the wierd driving...SEE YOU ALL AT MAR's!!!! I'm stoked!

By Chris Browne on Tuesday, October 02, 2001 - 10:51 pm: Edit

Take a look at the RN boards. Stuart Moore was prepping the land for the event, driving a tractor with a brush hog when a tree or branch struck him in the head.
He was med-evac'd is in intensive care and was able to answer a few yes/no questions Monday night. Major skull fracture.
Please give him and his fiancee a thought or three. You can send a card to:
Stuart Moore
Intensive Care Unit
UVa Health System
Charlottesville, VA 22908
Thanks

By richard dekkard on Wednesday, October 03, 2001 - 05:48 am: Edit

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By Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) on Wednesday, October 03, 2001 - 06:46 am: Edit

Richard,

Stuart is the president of ROAV, the group hosting the MAR.... hence, Chris posted it here.

-L

By Axel Haakonsen (Axel) on Wednesday, October 03, 2001 - 08:12 am: Edit

There is a thread on the accident down in the general section, too.

By Cartner on Wednesday, October 03, 2001 - 09:20 am: Edit

WOw, it really sucks that this sort of thing happens, I hope he's OK. On another note, does anyone know if MAR usually has a parts swap or anything like that? Just a little curiuos about whether I would have to pay shipping on some things I'd like to get soon if you know what I mean..

By Ron on Wednesday, October 03, 2001 - 09:31 am: Edit

There are parts for sale but not a swap per se. And it is mainly series stuff.

If you call RN they will bring parts (we are getting two bolts which have been back ordered from LR since the dawn of time).

Ron

By cartner on Wednesday, October 03, 2001 - 03:17 pm: Edit

wow, I'm pretty stoked..First MAR and its only about half an hour from my school...which is really in the middle of Nowhere...Can't wait!

By gp (Garrett) on Thursday, October 04, 2001 - 02:32 am: Edit

ok. whoever wanted rain looks as though we are getting it on saturday. have a look.

http://www.weather.com/maps/activity/travel/usweatherday3_large.html

bring your wadders i guess.

By Cartner on Saturday, October 06, 2001 - 05:14 pm: Edit

Just got back from Day 1 of MAR, WOW, that is SO cool...what a load of fun...I can't wait til tomorrow...and next year...