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TRS Event Ford Ranger 40th Anniversary - Truck Nationals - Carlisle PA


Rick W

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My 2 cents, but I think @ericbphoto @snoranger @sgtsandman and the rest of the TRS folks in attendance did a much better job with the pictures and videos than those guys who’re supposed to be in the business up in Pennsylvania!
 


bobbywalter

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sawzall?
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the dawg clicking and howling was friggen awesome....
 

bobbywalter

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I’m still recovering from the 2000 mile plus journey, and I’ve had some work work to catch up on since my phone died again for a couple days.

My yard and my garage are in a shambles from all the scrambling to get that trailer roadworthy to bring with me to the 40th


thank you!!! your rig is awesome.... i loved in the video you rolling up with your dawg....

i actually after watching the video feel bad about not at least dropping off one of my junk piles so people had something to fling boogers at.... changing my work area just took the ability to swing it out of the equation....

you getting this done...i can not be more grateful....that was a huge amount of work to do solo brother.... very impressed.
 

Rick W

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thank you!!! your rig is awesome.... i loved in the video you rolling up with your dawg....

i actually after watching the video feel bad about not at least dropping off one of my junk piles so people had something to fling boogers at.... changing my work area just took the ability to swing it out of the equation....

you getting this done...i can not be more grateful....that was a huge amount of work to do solo brother.... very impressed.
You humble me, thank you. But I’ve said it before, I thank you guys for giving me a project I can focus on to work out of the health hell hole I was in.

If Lincoln can get a little better driving that stage two clutch, we’ll probably be back next year with an improved version.
 

bobbywalter

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yup...the vid and pics are well done Eric.
 

ericbphoto

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3.0L
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6"
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35"
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In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are different.

Rick W

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I was wondering what the consensus might be for doing the Carlisle Truck Nationals again in 2024. August 2–4, 2024. If you register right now, there’s a 20% discount.

With encouragement from a couple of you guys, I reached out to Carlisle to see if I could register for the show field for the weekend, but park with the ranger station on Friday and on Sunday. That assumes that the judging is done on Saturday.

Thoughts?
Who’s thinking of going?
What do you think about splitting my parking? Part of me feels like a traitor if I don’t park with TRS, but then I had the other thought that (if you guys wanted it) I could put a TRS banner on the back of the road ranger.
 

sgtsandman

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31X10.5R15/265/65R17
I was wondering what the consensus might be for doing the Carlisle Truck Nationals again in 2024. August 2–4, 2024. If you register right now, there’s a 20% discount.

With encouragement from a couple of you guys, I reached out to Carlisle to see if I could register for the show field for the weekend, but park with the ranger station on Friday and on Sunday. That assumes that the judging is done on Saturday.

Thoughts?
Who’s thinking of going?
What do you think about splitting my parking? Part of me feels like a traitor if I don’t park with TRS, but then I had the other thought that (if you guys wanted it) I could put a TRS banner on the back of the road ranger.
I’m planning on going again.

As far as registering for the show field. Go for it. Just don’t be a stranger and make us hunt you down like we had to with a couple other people.

With is repeating the event, I’m hoping we get more people attending. Especially the mini truck crowd.

People say we don’t hold events for them. Well, here you go. That and we made efforts to make the Fall Adventure mini truck and family friendly. The opportunity is there, people just need to show up.
 

bobbywalter

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Engine Size
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2WD / 4WD
4WD
Total Lift
sawzall?
Tire Size
33-44
My credo
it is easier to fix and understand than "her"
i want to go....but its tight in aug for us. it is on my plan out of things i want to do if i can......

but that will be dictated by available wheel hp on young bobs thing that identifies as a ranger.....if its close to or over 600 hp the dream cruise will take priority.

plus...recent developments...we will likely be helping build up some family property up near the bridge.....which means my honey do list for 2024 will be out of control. though potentially hosting trail events may come about as well....

or the world will end tomorrow.....one can only hope for the best.
 
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