As I said a few weeks ago on IG and FB, I foolishly lost all of my gambler footage. I thought I had "copied" the files from the SD card, when it turned out I "moved" them, and I needed to clear up some storage, so I deleted them. I've been sick over it, but luckily we had Jorge with us, who is a great photographer. He was so kind as to share his pics with me, and gave me permission to share them, so here is what I have. All pictures in this video are courtesy of Jorge Damico. I'm hoping I can still salvage some of the video footage from my SD card, because there is some good stuff, but it'll be awhile.
We had a blast, and we learned a lot along the way--like it's not so much about what your car is, but what tires it has. That ultimately was our demise, we just were spending too much time fixing tires. Next year we'll know better.
As for the Jeep, driving it as the support vehicle was a blast.... cool, comfortable, and capable. I had footage of the Jeep pulling Patty's front end out to fix a pinched radiator; if we wouldn't have been there to do that, the boys would have been done for by noon on the first day. We stuck it out until about noon on day 2 and headed home. If you like a good time acting like silly teenagers in a car you stole, I strongly recommend you join us next year. We're already in the market for our next gambler vehicle, you should be too.
We had a blast, and we learned a lot along the way--like it's not so much about what your car is, but what tires it has. That ultimately was our demise, we just were spending too much time fixing tires. Next year we'll know better.
As for the Jeep, driving it as the support vehicle was a blast.... cool, comfortable, and capable. I had footage of the Jeep pulling Patty's front end out to fix a pinched radiator; if we wouldn't have been there to do that, the boys would have been done for by noon on the first day. We stuck it out until about noon on day 2 and headed home. If you like a good time acting like silly teenagers in a car you stole, I strongly recommend you join us next year. We're already in the market for our next gambler vehicle, you should be too.
This was such a great adventure, I hadn’t had that amount of fun in a long time. It was great being outdoors with a fenomenal team. We not only took the car to its limits but more importantly we tested our ability to solve problems “on the fly”, and the best part: doing all this while having loads of fun in great company. If you want fun, adventure and a little challenge but still being near to your own back yard don’t miss the 2018 edition of the Utah Gambler 500.
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