"Jeeps Gone Wild" Sept. 28th at the Badlands

[TheEddie]

Just as a reminder that we have a club run this month. (so noone forgets!) Here is a pasting of the usual thread starter.

Jeeps Gone Wild
www.JeepsGoneWild.org

Here is are some extra information if you wish to meet up with us.

In the morning a few of us will be meeting in Darien, Illinois at the Speedway gas station off of Cass Ave and 75th street. We will be making a convoy of jeeps so, we can head to the Badlands safely. If you wish to join us on our convoy please be there at 5:30am to because we plan to leave the parking lot of Speedway by 6:15am to 6:30am. We plan to leave early because Indiana time is 1 hour ahead and the park opens at 9:00am that’s 8:00am Illinois time. This trip will be about 2 hours from Darien. We plan to be at the Badlands around 10:30am to 11:00am Indiana time. Please be on time if you wish to join us. We will be leaving the parking area as soon as we can & will not wait.

Note: We will be passing 2 tollways so, please have some change ready or you can use your IPass

Here's some directions to the Speedway gas station in Darien:
75th Street and Cass Ave

Coming from I55 East:
I55 head West to Cass Ave North
Cass Ave North: it will be about 2 miles to the Speedway on the Left
Do not pass 75th street

Coming from I55 West:
I55 head East to Cass Ave North
Cass Ave North: it will be about 2 miles to the Speedway on the Left
Do not pass 75th street

Coming from 355 North:
355 head South to 75th Street East
75th Street drive about 4 miles to Cass Ave
The Speedway will be on the Right side
Do not pass Cass Ave

Coming from 355 South:
355 head North to 75th Street East
75th Street drive about 4 miles to Cass Ave
The Speedway will be on the Right side
Do not pass Cass Ave

If possible: Please have a handheld walkie talkie or a CB we'll be on Chan 12
It will be nice if you have one of those so we can communicate with eachother.

***Our Route from Darien to Attica***
Speedway Gas Station
Cass Ave South to
I55 heading East to
294 South to 94
Exit 41 South
41 South is about 1 hour 1/2 til you get to the Attica Exit.

Note:
Rules for Under 18

Youths under the age of 18 are required to have a
Waiver of Liability/Consent form for minor/Medical Info
form/Authorization for medical treatment form and be
accompanied by someone 18 years of age or older to ride at the
Badlands. Please include person’s name on Authorization for
medical treatment form that is accompanying your child for check-in.
All forms must be NOTARIZED to be accepted.
Thank you

You must have these forms signed before you get into the Badlands if you are under 18
If these forms are not signed they will not let you inside the park.

You can get these forms at the Badlands Website
www.BadlandsOffroad.com

Please ad your name and Jeep to the list if you plan on attending!

[TheEddie]

Attendees:
Eddie - White XJ
Drew - Red XJ
Jake - Red YJ
Sean - Black WJ
Dave - Black TJ
Zach - Black & Orange XJ
Michael - Yellow TJ "Disney Jeep"
Kevin - Yellow TJ
Anthony - Green TJ
Jerry - Silver LJ Rubicon
Carlos - Khaki WK
Francisco - Red XJ
Steve - Black TJ Rubicon
Jason - Black XJ
Jeffrey & Marc - Red TJ Rubicon
Aaron - Black YJ
TJ - Champagne YJ
Jeff - Red YJ
Jim - Green JK
Jeremy - Blue TJ
Bob - Black WK
Kurt - Brown TJ
Mike - Patriot Blue TJ
Nik - Silver ZJ

[davenay67]

Unless anything unforseen happens to 'Stuey', then count me in for another fun day in the dirt....

Dave.

[IGotADisneyJeep]

Attendees:
Eddie - White XJ
Dave - Black TJ
Zach - Black & Orange XJ
Michael - Yellow TJ "Disney Jeep"
Kevin - Yellow TJ

[IGotADisneyJeep]

We'll be running "Kevins Trail" led by Kevin, The Blue trail led by Eddie, "The Creek", the "Beginners trail", the Red trail and others.

[Northsidejeepin]

Attendees:
Eddie - White XJ
Dave - Black TJ
Zach - Black & Orange XJ
Michael - Yellow TJ "Disney Jeep"
Kevin - Yellow TJ
Phil - Black JK

[cyberpunk]

Dumb question, I plan on going this Sunday, is there enough at the Badlands to make it fun twice in one month? I don't want to be bored, and I know that since the groups are different that it will be a different experience. Only reason I ask is the Badlands is about 3.5 horus from me, and I need to pick and choose my trips, otherwise the wife could put the kibosh down, and while that doesn't mean I won't go it will mean I have to deal with a bunch of **** at home.

[TheEddie]

Originally Posted by cyberpunk

Dumb question, I plan on going this Sunday, is there enough at the Badlands to make it fun twice in one month? I don't want to be bored, and I know that since the groups are different that it will be a different experience. Only reason I ask is the Badlands is about 3.5 horus from me, and I need to pick and choose my trips, otherwise the wife could put the kibosh down, and while that doesn't mean I won't go it will mean I have to deal with a bunch of **** at home.

The majority of us come from the Chicago area. Our drive is about 3hrs so we know what you're saying. My advice would be to check it out on Sunday and see if you desire more trail time. If you get bit by the Jeep bug you may be dying to wheel by the time two weeks rolls around for this run.

We have runs at least once a month so if you don't feel up for the 28th of this month you can shoot for Oct. 18th (the Haunted Trail run).

Just an FYI, the vast majority of guys that you will be with on Sunday are regulars/members of JGW. <They're good guys!

[1offroadin4x4]

I might be up for this run....got some new parts on the xj I need to test out a little more locally before our club run @ Interlake in Nov. See if I can get a few other members from our club to tag along.

[cyberpunk]

Minooka huh, we used to play them in baseball. I'm from Putnam County.

Anyway, you're right, I will know more after Sunday. I'm sure that I'll be up for it, the only question is will the Jeep be up for it and will I get permission from the boss.

[davenay67]

All being well, I'll be there this Sunday and again in 2 weeks time.

The trails are so much fun that I want to turn around and re-run all them immediately again, so 2 weeks inbetween should be no problem if you have the offroad 'bug'.

Plus, there are a lot of trails to choose from, so you can mix things up a bit. As much as the wheeling is awesome fun, I equally love standing around (usually whilst someone who is stuck is getting pulled out) and shooting the breeze with the folks there....such a great crowd.

Look out for me, I'll have the scruffiest black TJ in the group....

Dave.

Originally Posted by cyberpunk

Minooka huh, we used to play them in baseball. I'm from Putnam County.

Anyway, you're right, I will know more after Sunday. I'm sure that I'll be up for it, the only question is will the Jeep be up for it and will I get permission from the boss.

[cyberpunk]

Dave, your Jeep sounds just like mine, except the color. Plus, I'm in the Low Output club as well, just until I sell it that is.

[critterjeep]

this is slightly off topic, but not so much. is it just a coincidence that there's two runs on sundays, or is sunday the preferred day? only reason i ask is because i'm on paid staff at my church so it's hard for me to get out of sundays.

[awillard69]

I'm tentatively in, will meet at the Speedway:

Anthony - Green TJ

How long do you typically stay, when do you plan on returning?

[gribbles]

this run is a scheduled Jeeps Gone Wild run, the run this upcoming Sunday was not scheduled, it just turned into it....I don't think I will be making this one fellas, got family coming into town, and they aren't much on offroading