Riding back east is a little different!

[Jeremy]

Went to Virginia for a family reunion a few weeks ago and took my gear bag and went for a ride while I was there. Needless to say.... things were a little different! ha

[ElderGeek]

Yep, we got dust, they got mud.....

[troy#70]

Yep, we got dust, they got mud.....

LOL... Well said or written that was funny.

Did ya get a chance to catch any air on that thing Jeremy ?

[ElderGeek]

Most of my off-road racing I did back in the midwest was in conditions just like that. You get good at water proofing your motor and electrics. WD-40 is your friend!!

[panici33]

Brings back some memories, a lot more larger trees to run into as well. hey elder, you ever use Pam?

[ElderGeek]

On the body panels once. The mud did not stick but the Pam was harder to get off then the mud. Started using a good coat of Rain Dance wax.

We sprayed WD-40 in the distributor cap, points, etc. and the spark plug caps then on all of it too!! Went as far as putting little itty-bitty tie wraps in the plug wire ends when it was really, really wet. All electrical connections were siliconed.

I used Rolloffs until they ran out, as they always did, then we had a roll of paper towel in a plastic garbage bag. Pull the cardboard core out of it and made a giant baby wipe dipsenser out of it. Strap it up under the dash to keep it as dry as possible. That worked real well. But I can't tell you how many times I had so much mud in my eyes it would take a day for it all to work its way out. Felt like a welding flash burn.

One day I'll tell you about the time I ended up in creek and almost did not get the belts off before the water came up to my face.....

[Kramar119]

Yeah, Pam isn't that great. I used it at Washougal one year and it was a pain to get off. Now I just carry it in the race trailer to offer to others at mud races.

Mud in the eyes is VERY bad. I know a few riders that have spent a couple days in the hospital due to making laps without goggles. I removed my goggles ONCE.... never again. Now I plan ahead and just pit every lap for goggles if needed. My hot pit kinda looks like a retail store with 10 sets of goggles sitting on the table ready to go, but it works.