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Overland Rally: Expeditions West Announces Regional Overland Rallies and Workshops - Hollister SVRA, September 24-26, 2010

Hey all,

Passing along the news over here; Scott Brady from Expeditions West just announced a Regional Overland Rally and Workshop to be held at Hollister SVRA, September 24-26, 2010.

Last February, I went down to Arizona for a 1 week Overland training course with him. I had a really good time time and learned a ton. Scott is a great guy and a fantastic instructor.

This Regional Workshop seems to be a smaller scale Overland Expo with trip presentations, vendor exposition, featured vehicles, and a variety of workshops. I'm definitively planning to attend, and hope I can finally get to meet all of you over there. (I'm sure by September I already will have met some of you on either meet and greets, or trail runs somewhere, but just in case, this one event, I will surely not miss)

More info Over here:
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44798

Hope to see you there!

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Permalink Reply by PBn'FJ on September 21, 2010 at 10:19am

still an iffy, just bought a ticket as backup in case I am stuck in town. there was a comment that preregistration is required

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Permalink Reply by Sonof40 on September 26, 2010 at 10:48am

I left HS early to go to Exp but was feeling progressively worse during the drive so I just went home. I'm looking forward to hearing what you guys learned.

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Permalink Reply by J. Brandon on September 28, 2010 at 12:51pm

Great to see you at the Overland Rally, DivnGirl, even if only for a few minutes. It was a fun event. Enjoyed your pictures. And that VW Syncro flopped over at the top of Truck Hill? A complicated recovery: We used one truck winching to stabilize and secure it. Another (mine) winching through a snatch block to get it back on its wheels. Then we winched in tandem, with a driver inside the VW, to get it to the top of the hill. Drove it back to camp under its own power, though.

Here's a thread with some pictures from the top:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4861889&highli...

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Permalink Reply by DivnGirl on September 28, 2010 at 2:03pm

Yeah, I wish we could have stayed longer. It was awesome seeing all the different set-ups on the various types of rigs. I had a chance to sit in on Scott's talk about his recent few months traveling the Silk Road. He is an amazingly polished speaker. We caught the advanced 4x4 class but our recovery workshop ended up being rescheduled. Then, we hear through camp that a VW Syncro was on its side on Truck Hill. We made our way out and watch at the bottom until it was uprighted. Wished we could have been up there to see the masters at work! Anyhow, great event, great seeing a familiar face as well!

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Permalink Reply by fubar on September 28, 2010 at 3:32pm

DivnGirl and J - Great to meet you both. Will see you at future events adn on the road!

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Permalink Reply by J. Brandon on September 28, 2010 at 5:05pm

Most excellent, sir. It was a pleasure. Sounds like we ought to start planning for the Overland Expo in Arizona in April. I'll be there.

http://www.overlandexpo.com/

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Permalink Reply by DivnGirl on September 28, 2010 at 10:08pm

Yeah, saw this....would love to go but, being in education, my vacations are locked in. I'm not on spring break until a few weeks later in April...and I don't think I'll have my 'warp speed' mod installed in time to make a weekend trip out to AZ.

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Permalink Reply by Boss73 on September 29, 2010 at 5:31am

Damn it Jim I am doctor not a warp drive installer...

Scotty, we need more power

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Permalink Reply by Boss73 on September 28, 2010 at 4:15pm

Looks like I missed a good event.. Had to watch the kids otherwise I would have made it out.. Damn J thats twice you came out to Hollister... You moving back to the bay area ??? LOL I know your not...

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Permalink Reply by J. Brandon on September 28, 2010 at 5:02pm

Tony, I do get down to the 408 once in a while. More often when there's a great event like this and the AllCal extravaganza. And you're right, the high desert suits my style just fine.

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Permalink Reply by Sonof40 on September 28, 2010 at 6:55pm

I left High Sierra Friday headed to Hollister but became exceedingly under the weather on the way so ended up going home. I hope to make the next one. Glad you guys went.