Gilbert PA rally, September 19-20 2008

[ARMYMAN30YearsPlus]

RE: Great time at Gilbert Show!

Oh man that was nice thanks for posting the pictures and I forgot to ask Mark if he could pass the cab top off to Tankersdad who lives just up the road from me.

 

[Cdub]

What do 13 year old boys do when they've driven in a Five Ton a hundred times.......????






Play their Nintendo DS...........

 

[nickd]

thanks for the pictures Amy, I do not have many pictures of me on my mule!

 

[spentshell]

Here ya go nickd, this is from my sister, thanks for giving her a lift.

 

[ARMYMAN30YearsPlus]

That look says I wish I had a mule

 

[CARNAC]

Nice pictures Amy!!!
Thanks for all the help!! It was wonderful meeting and talking to you and hope to see y'all again soon.
I think it was a great show for everyone.

 

[nickd]

We had great weather and a big thanks to the Red Ball crew for putting it all together and for a job well done! I had a great time meeting everyone and I was able to add another 8 hours of running the mule. Too bad I will not see some of you guys until Jim Thorpe when our season starts all over again.

 

[maddawg308]

Pretty uneventful ride up and back. I broke down 10 miles from Gilbert on the way to the show, broken accelerator return spring. A quick call to SrJeeper and jatonka, and Bill came out and helped me with the roadside service. Thanks!

Going back I was towing a CUCV for medlog, Gilbert PA to Hagerstown, MD. No problems at all, barely knew the CUCV was back there. BTW - medlog: you have any pictures of that trip?

Tried to get my vehicle judged for furthest distance driven to the show. I would've won last year hands down (winner had 110 miles or so, I had 270, but didn't enter my truck in the judging), but this year someone drove from Canada, 480 miles. Oh well, maybe next time!

Beautiful weather, lots of great trucks, and darnit if my camera's batteries were toast. I gotta get a new camera, mine goes through batteries like you wouldn't believe.

To those SteelSoldiers I met - emmado22, SrJeeper, sprucemt, ZiggyO, doghead, dhwife, NewMVGuy, nickd, Cdub, jatonka, yankeedeuce, Mike-Pop, medlog, etc. - IT WAS GREAT SEEING YOU AGAIN! If I forgot anyone, sorry, my memory sux recently...

Anyone else have pictures of the event?

 

[nickd]

Here is the link to a short video of FIRE IN THE HOLE from Gilbert. That is 1 pound of black powder and it sure makes a nice report. ENJOY

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?module=pagesetter&type=file&func=get&tid=4&fid=file&pid=204

 

[Recovry4x4]

Pics were awesome, thanks! Gilbert looks like a nice show in a nice setting. That little grey homely looking MV looks familiar. Was Mike Pop there?

 

[emmado22]

Mike was there.

 

[nickd]

Anyone else with pictures?? Please post.

 

[spentshell]

Pics

 

[JeepMan]

Whom got the best of show trophy?
It would be a toss-up between the greatly restored 1/2 ton Command Car or the ultra-rare FWD truck.
Surprisingly for as large as a show that is, they never get any living history displays there.

 

[maddawg308]

I liked some of the living history displays the guys inside the fence did. One day, when I have time, I'm going to get out all my Vietnam stuff, see who wants to join me in the effort, and set up a big a$$ display of equipment, make a base camp, accessorize the vehicles, etc. It will be a lot of work, but it would be fun!

 

[nickd]

Here is a picture I took of the 106 ready to fire just before it went on the trailer for the ride home.

 

[Mog1300L]

I need a little help. I bought some transportation cases from a vendor and would like to get some more. Didn't get his name or number. He was all the way down to the right (as you came in) in the open field. He had a large white box truck with his name on the door, something surplus. Any help would be appreciated.

Bob
Unimog 1300L

 

[doghead]

Call Scott or Joanne Sebring and ask them who the vendor was, if nobody posts a name. Here's a link with a phone number at the bottom right. http://www.redballonline.org/fall_rally_general.htm

 

[nickd]

Here is a shot of Rick Wirk giving a ride in his Weasel at the show. Rick has the new after market tracks and they perform very well. He canmake extreem manuvers on all surfaces without throwing a track.

 

[powerhouseduece]

Pretty uneventful ride up and back. I broke down 10 miles from Gilbert on the way to the show, broken accelerator return spring. A quick call to SrJeeper and jatonka, and Bill came out and helped me with the roadside service. Thanks!

Going back I was towing a CUCV for medlog, Gilbert PA to Hagerstown, MD. No problems at all, barely knew the CUCV was back there. BTW - medlog: you have any pictures of that trip?

Tried to get my vehicle judged for furthest distance driven to the show. I would've won last year hands down (winner had 110 miles or so, I had 270, but didn't enter my truck in the judging), but this year someone drove from Canada, 480 miles. Oh well, maybe next time!

Beautiful weather, lots of great trucks, and darnit if my camera's batteries were toast. I gotta get a new camera, mine goes through batteries like you wouldn't believe.

To those SteelSoldiers I met - emmado22, SrJeeper, sprucemt, ZiggyO, doghead, dhwife, NewMVGuy, nickd, Cdub, jatonka, yankeedeuce, Mike-Pop, medlog, etc. - IT WAS GREAT SEEING YOU AGAIN! If I forgot anyone, sorry, my memory sux recently...

Anyone else have pictures of the event?

yea it was alot of fun!! i broke down on the PA turnpike..... with no AAA. had to have the car towed 106 miles to jcappeljr's castle in pa. he saved my butt so bad it was going to cost me about $500 to get it towed but he lent me his AAA card and helped me out. it was all worth it to RIDE THE HALFTRACK

THANKS UNCLE JOHN!!!!
it goes to show you how many great people are really here!!!