July 18, 2009 Wheelers For The Wounded Main Event

[dr350jja]

Hello all, I'm Jim with CoTTORA and would like to take some time to introduce a worthwhile program that we are supporting.

CoTTORA will be hosting the WFTW event July 18. This will be an opportunity for our country's wounded military members to experience some of the fabulous off-road trails our state has to offer, while providing them with some much deserved fun and excitement.

We are looking for some off-road enthusiasts that would like to participate in the event and offer our wounded veterans a chance to take in some of what Colorado has to offer.

Information can be found at the following web sites:

http://www.wheelersforthewounded.com/

http://wheelersforthewounded.org/forum/index.php/board,11.0.html

We look forward to seeing some off-road enthusiasts help out with this noble cause.

Thank you for your time,

Jim Augliera

 

[dr350jja]

Trails offered for the event

Below is the latest up-to-date information regarding the date, time, and trails:

Colorado Event
hosted by
Toyota Territory Off-Road Association – Colorado Chapter
Colorado4Wheelers
Colorado4x4.org
Front Range 4x4

Event Date, Time and Location
July 18, 2009
10:00 am to 7:00pm
Buena Vista Area

Event Schedule
10:00am
Meet & Greet and staging at Chinaman Gulch/BV Carnage trailhead
11:00am
Trail teams depart for trails
4:30pm
Trail teams return to staging
5:00pm
BBQ for all participants

Trails

Boulder Mountain and/or Mount Antero (Easy, rated 3-4)
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=52
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=51

Chinaman Gulch (Moderate to Difficult, rated 4-7)
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=1

Grizzly Lake and/or Iron Chest (Moderate to Difficult, rated 5-8)
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=55
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=8

Mount Princeton (Easy, rated 2-3)
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=121

Tincup Pass (Easy, rated 2-3)
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=120


This is where we will be meeting at 10am Saturday morning. This is the staging area for both Chinaman Gulch and BV Carnage. Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sou...79564&sspn=0.012711,0.027895&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16

We will begin the day with a general meet and greet to make sure everyone has what they need and rigs staged for each of the five (5) trail options. We will have some light refreshments, but I highly recommend a good breakfast before arriving.

We will be running five (5) teams from this staging site to each of the fiver trail options listed above. The folks that opt for Chinaman Gulch will have plenty of time to play on obstacles and check out any action that might be occurring on BV Carnage. It is likely that other trails will have the opportunity to return to the staging area mid-afternoon and Chinaman Gulch and BV Carnage will be a further option if they want more wheel time.

We will have a brief lunch while on the trail. Trail leaders and gunners will have water and some other beverages and snack. If we can swing it, we’ll provide lunch for everyone, but more to follow on that later.

We will return to the staging area after the trail runs and have prepared a “Molly-food” BBQ for all participants. You will want to be there to understand what we mean by Molly-food!


Getting There

These are the two primary routes to the staging site, one from Denver, the other from Colorado Springs:

Via 285, drive time and distance approximately 90 miles in 2 hours:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sou...106.079564&sspn=0.012711,0.027895&ie=UTF8&z=9

Via Hwy 24, drive time and distance approximately 125 miles in 2.5 hours:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sou....919887,-105.46051&spn=0.812023,1.785278&z=10

Vehicle qualifications for moderate to difficult trails:

A good stock rig can make it on all of these trails, but for the purposes of avoiding delays and minimizing potential damage, I recommend the following basics:

33” tires (something that can take abuse, the talus and shale is unforgiving of sidewalls)
Skid plates (factory will suffice)
Sliders
Front and rear tow points
Rear locker
Basic recovery gear suitable for your vehicle
All-weather clothing (literally, it can be 80+ degrees, then snowing in the same day!)

Because of the amount of time we will spend in the rigs with minimal down time, a CB will be essential if you want to keep up with what’s next, when we’re stopping, potty breaks, and details about the trail as we progress (e.g. watch out for the pumpkin buster there… this is freakin’ beautiful!… I gotta pee…)

Camping

National Forest camping:

http://www.forestcamping.com/dow/rockymtn/si.htm

This is in Chaffee County, San Isabel National Forest, so you could check with the San Isabel Rangers: Salida Ranger District - 325 W. Rainbow Blvd, Salida, CO (719) 539-3591

BLM camping in the area:

http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/ArkansasHeadwaters/MapsandDirections/

Lodging

There are a number of lodging options in Buena Vista and surrounding areas:

http://www.buenavistacolorado.org/directory/viewcatbuslist.asp?c=Lodging

http://www.coloradodirectory.com/buenavista/

 

[Old40Dog]

Jim,

My wife & I would be interested in participating in this event. Please let me know about the sign up process. You can email me at Old40Dog@wispertel.net with the info.

Thanks!
Dave

 

[dr350jja]

Jim,

My wife & I would be interested in participating in this event. Please let me know about the sign up process.

Hey thanks Dave...email sent

 

[dr350jja]

thanks for making the thread a Sticky

 

[dr350jja]

Here is some current info regarding the event:

YouTube vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg4i7ALVx6M

First, any vehicle participating in this event must be insured, and if necessary, properly registered. All drivers also need to be properly and currently licensed.

Second, we will be conducting vehicle inspections to make certain the basics for safety are operating properly (brakes, seat belts, etc.) Please keep in mind, this is a day for entertaining our guests and is not an appropriate time to test out your new rig or modifications. We want to spend the day wheeling, not repairing!!

Third, we will be requiring all participants to sign a liability waiver.

That said, here’s what I would like to get nailed down next: We are planning to run five trail teams on five different trails in the Buena Vista area. We will be staging at Chinaman Gulch/BV Carnage and will reconvene there again for our evening BBQ.

For each of those five trails I need experienced trail leaders, spotters and tailgunners. I know many of you folks have experience on these trails and I would like to take advantage of that as much as possible. Please look at the trail list and if you know a trail particularly well and are willing to fill one of these position, let me know and we’ll iron out the details.

At your leisure, check out the trails and let me know what you are comfortable with. Even if you do not want to lead, spot, or gun, let me know which trails you would like to run so I can start putting together the trail teams. I will also be setting up a date for preruns sometime in the next couple of months and it would be great to have any of you join in on that fun. Let me know.

There are alos lots of other areas that we could use help on, so if you would like to offer up some talent in some other realm, please let me know and I'll hook you up!

Thank you all again for stepping up to help make this happen and I look forward to meeting all of you!

Eric Ross
Denver, CO
720-334-1747

 

[fjcruzer]

Thanks for keeping this thread going Jim. I'm looking forward to seeing some new faces and rigs this summer!

 

[fjcruzer]

WFTW Colorado Event T-shirts

"T-shirts! T-shirts! Get your one-of-a-kind Wheelers-for-the-Wounded shirts right here!!"

We have a screen shop on standby and would like to make the first run of t-shirts for this event. In order to do so we need 40 pre-ordered and paid for t-shirts. It will take approximately 2 weeks for the order to be processed and shirts delivered, so we would like the pre-orders to be in by Sunday, May 31st. We will still be able to take orders for additional shirts after that, but need the initial run to start ASAP!

Shirts are $20 each, and each pre-order will also receive an original Wheelers for the Wounded 5" x 5" window sticker for FREE!

Orders and payments can be made via PayPal to:

wftwstickers@gmail.com

Please provide the following information in the email/detail window at the bottom of the screen:

Full name
Each shirt and size ordered
Contact phone
Email address

You may also pay by check. Make checks payable to COTTORA and mail to:

Jock Timmons
17093 E. 102nd Ave
Commerce City, CO. 80022.

You can either include a note with the above information, or send an email to wftwstickers@gmail.com with the details.

We will deliver t-shirts at either the Buena Vista pre-run on June 21st, or at the Toyota Meet at the Castle Rock Factory Outlet stores on June 28th. We might also be hosting another charity event in mid-June that would be another opportunity.

All proceeds will go to funding the Colorado event food, permits, insurance, and other necessary costs, with the remainder helping Jason stay on the road and fund future Wheelers for the Wounded events.

Thank you all and enjoy the cool duds!

Eric Ross

Front

Back

Sticker

 

[Red_Chili]

Wow, if I can get my own wounds to heal well enough I cannot imagine a more worthy wheeling trip to shoot for.

Email me at w_morgan AT sprynet DOT c o m

 

[fjcruzer]

Wow, if I can get my own wounds to heal well enough I cannot imagine a more worthy wheeling trip to shoot for.

Email me at w_morgan AT sprynet DOT c o m

Email sent

 

[bh4rnnr]

I did have a weekend schedualed for exploring Argentine Pass this weekend, but I would like to try and make this event...

 

[fjcruzer]

I did have a weekend schedualed for exploring Argentine Pass this weekend, but I would like to try and make this event...

Well, hell, that's just down the road! Shoot me an email if you'd like some details.

Eric Ross
fjcruzer123@yahoo.com

 

[bh4rnnr]

Well, hell, that's just down the road! Shoot me an email if you'd like some details.

Eric Ross
fjcruzer123@yahoo.com

For some reason, I was thinking of June, yeah.... Count me in!

This seems to be a theme of late; here I thought Memorial Day was next weekend.....

 

[fjcruzer]

For some reason, I was thinking of June, yeah.... Count me in!

This seems to be a theme of late; here I thought Memorial Day was next weekend.....

June/July, Memorial/Labor Day... it's all a blur.

 

[dr350jja]

WFTW t-shirt

Got my t-shirt order in. Thanks Jock and Eric for all your time and effort, looks good.

 

[dr350jja]

time to send in the pre-order

Recent email regarding the WFTW t-shirts:



Subject Fw: WFTW T-shirts

Sent Date 06-04-2009 12:06:18 AM

From
FJ Cruzer <fjcruzer123@yahoo.com>

I hate to flog a dead horse, but this is a last call for t-shirt orders.

So far we have 11 out of the 40 we need to make the minimum order requirement.

If we don't get the other orders by this Sunday, we'll cancel the order and refund the money we have already received for pre-orders.

The objective is to fulfill the minimum order requirement and then have t-shirts for sale that would directly fund this event. I know money is tight and if the t-shirts don't pan out, no worries, we just thought they'd be a cool addition.

x
x
x

 

[dr350jja]

order info

here's a re-post of the order info:



"T-shirts! T-shirts! Get your one-of-a-kind Wheelers-for-the-Wounded shirts right here!!"

We have a screen shop on standby and would like to make the first run of t-shirts for this event. In order to do so we need 40 pre-ordered and paid for t-shirts. It will take approximately 2 weeks for the order to be processed and shirts delivered, so we would like the pre-orders to be in by Sunday, May 31st. We will still be able to take orders for additional shirts after that, but need the initial run to start ASAP!

Shirts are $20 each, and each pre-order will also receive an original Wheelers for the Wounded 5" x 5" window sticker for FREE!

Orders and payments can be made via PayPal to:

wftwstickers@gmail.com

Please provide the following information in the email/detail window at the bottom of the screen:

Full name
Each shirt and size ordered
Contact phone
Email address

You may also pay by check. Make checks payable to COTTORA and mail to:

Jock Timmons
17093 E. 102nd Ave
Commerce City, CO. 80022.

You can either include a note with the above information, or send an email to wftwstickers@gmail.com with the details.

We will deliver t-shirts at either the Buena Vista pre-run on June 21st, or at the Toyota Meet at the Castle Rock Factory Outlet stores on June 28th. We might also be hosting another charity event in mid-June that would be another opportunity.

All proceeds will go to funding the Colorado event food, permits, insurance, and other necessary costs, with the remainder helping Jason stay on the road and fund future Wheelers for the Wounded events.

Thank you all and enjoy the cool duds!

Eric Ross

 

[RockRunner]

Just to make sure I understand this correctly, we will be driving a wounded soldier around on one of the trails right? At Least that is what I got from the Web page I looked at.

Please provide me more info on this, I must have missed a link not the first time

 

[dr350jja]

Just to make sure I understand this correctly, we will be driving a wounded soldier around on one of the trails right? At Least that is what I got from the Web page I looked at.

Yes, that is correct.

We are looking for some off-road enthusiasts that would like to participate in the event and offer our wounded veterans a chance to take in some of what Colorado has to offer.

Information can be found at the following web sites:

http://www.wheelersforthewounded.com/

http://wheelersforthewounded.org/for...oard,11.0.html

We look forward to seeing some off-road enthusiasts help out with this noble cause.

which trail did you want to run?

Trails

Boulder Mountain and/or Mount Antero (Easy, rated 3-4)
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=52
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=51

Chinaman Gulch (Moderate to Difficult, rated 4-7)
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=1

Grizzly Lake and/or Iron Chest (Moderate to Difficult, rated 5-8)
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=55
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=8


Mount Princeton (Easy, rated 2-3)
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=121

Tincup Pass (Easy, rated 2-3)
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=120

 

[dr350jja]

Anyone that would like to offer a seat to a wounded veteran for this event, please send Eric an email to fjcruzer123@yahoo.com, and we will add you to the list and keep you in the loop!