Memorial Run for Tom Guaraldo - Oct 10-12, 2008

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Please go to the following link and feel free to register and sign-up or e-mail jeepnchris@xjsrule.com if you are going to attend. There is a 40 rig maximum for this run.

http://forums.xjsrule.com/viewtopic.php?t=1131

Please remember that this property is private. Please take with you all your trash/broken parts. Please leave the area in as good a condition as when you arrived. Thank you.

When is the event?

Friday, October 10th setup camp anytime after 4:00PM
Saturday, October 11th 8:30 AM wheeling (PLEASE BE ON TIME TO GET INTO GROUPS)
Sunday, October 12th 8:30 AM wheeling (PLEASE BE ON TIME TO GET INTO GROUPS)
Depart by 4:00PM October 13th or earlier

What is the event?

This will be a memorial weekend for Tom Guaraldo. He tragically perished on June 22, 2008 from an accident while wheeling in CO. He was a close friend to many of us on the east coast and in Colorado.

We will have stickers in remembrance of him on-site provided by Dave Smiley. If you are coming to attend the memorial ride, please bring a Toy for donation to Toys-for-Tots in his memory - that was Tom's favorite charity.

He is the main reason most of us on the Red trails in RCPFA are now wearing helmets. RIP Tom.

Where is the event?

The event will be held in Crozet, VA. Please check http://forums.xjsrule.com/viewtopic.php?t=119 for directions. For any
questions regarding the event, please post up on the RCPFA forum ( http://www.rcpfa.com ).

What is the cost for the event?

RCPFA Memebers: $25/day per vehicle, $40/2-day weekend per vehicle (no passenger fee). New RCPFA memberships will be accepted on this weekend (please see http://forums.xjsrule.com/viewtopic.php?t=1125 for more information).

Public: $30/day per vehicle or $60/2-day weekend per vehicle (no passenger fee).

If you are writing a check please make it payable to RCPFA.

Alcohol is NOT PERMITTED during the trail rides. You may drink after you are done wheeling. Alcohol is permitted in the camping and bonfire area .
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Let this be a reminder to us all to always wear our safety belts while wheeling. Those few extra seconds to buckle-up would have saved his life, and a whole lot of grief for his family and friends. We miss you Tom.

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If you can't make the run, please consider donating this year to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. That was Tom's favorite charity.

http://www.toysfortots.org/

To learn more of Tom's tragic passing, please see the following thread on Pirate4x4.

http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=693708

[fdezone]

Rather than posting a ton of pics of this beautiful day...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuuwvQWuX70

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[blazinchuck]

nice video Axel!....is that some one-wheel-wonders going on in those pics?

[fdezone]

...is that some one-wheel-wonders going on in those pics?

Yup, I think it might be time to rebuild the transfer case, she keeps popping out of low at the most inopportune time. I'm also pretty gay with the front locker unless I really need it and even then I try not to cut the wheels too hard. I'm still running stock D44 axles up front.

[fdezone]

Here's the latest and greatest version. A little bit of everyone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it3QOU9eCNE