February 2014 CSC Meet
Author: LandCruiserPhil, medtro
Introduction of first time guest
We had six first time guests at the meeting.
Bruce Mabin: Bruce came from Creston, British Columbia, Canada. He brought his FJ Cruiser to AZ. He is staying in AZ until April. He said he will bring his FJ40 to AZ next winter. He is also looking to build a diesel 40.
IndianJoe #288: Michael owns a LX450 and FJ40. Michael grew up in AZ and moved back from San Diego a few months ago. He also has some bike racing experience.
Marcus37 #289: Marcus owns a 1997 FZJ80 Collectors Edition and a 2011 FJ Cruiser. The FZJ80 is equipped with ARB lockers, 4:88's, 37" Coopers, Marlin Crawler 3.1 T Case, part time kit, Nitro axles, and Radflo 2.5 res shocks. The FJ Cruiser is equipped with Total Chaos +2 long travel suspension kit, Marlin Crawler lefty ultimate dual's with triple sticks, ARB lockers, 4:56's, 35" Nitto MT's.
azfj80pinal #292: Torin owns a 1991 FJ80 with 3" OME lift, 33" swampers, and roof rack.
1Louder #298: Chris is an airline pilot. He owns a 2011 FJ Cruiser with OME lift, Expeditioneers skid plates, CB Radio, RAM iPad Mount, refrigerator and a few other minor things.
bigstarr #300: Jay owns a green FZJ80. He is also the latest CSC addition with member number 300.
Introduction of new members by CHUY
Chris (1Louder) and Jay (bigstarr) joined CSC recently. Jay is the latest CSC member with member number 300.
ROTM volunteers needed for April
Wilma83 from Tucson volunteered for the April ROTM.
murf volunteered for the May ROTM.
New CSC winter swag pickup
For those who ordered seasonal items in January 2014, they are available for pickup. Two extra hoodies in size L are also available for purchases.
Run of the month – Recent details and previous reports
Don (puulboy) will lead February ROTM to Cherry Creek Canyon on Feb 22, 2014. The meeting place is at the Shell station with McDonald in Gold Canyon. The physical address is 7138 E US Highway 60, Gold Canyon, AZ 85118. The group will leave the Shell station at 8:00 AM. Expect some traffic delay on US60 due to Renaissance Festival. Please plan accordingly.
TRAL report
Mark (Rudster) reported that TRAL has done a lot of signing on a trail that is parallel to Beeline Highway in the past 6 weeks. They will meet at the Gold Canyon Shell station on Saturday to do more work.
Discussion on out of state multi day up coming runs
There was discussion of Hole in the Rock Trail run around Escalante UT.
mattman555 brought up Arizona Run that will be hosted by Nissan group at the end of March. Please see Arizona Run 14 - March 31-Apr 5 for more info.
Overland Expo will be held in Flagstaff, AZ on May 16-18, 2014. Mark (Rudster) will be working at the Expo. Attendees are encouraged to attend the event if you haven’t been to the event before. More info at http://www.overlandexpo.com.
Check out Wheeling bucket list for 2014 for multi day runs development.
Attendance
There were 20 adults and 1 child attended the meeting. Vehicles break down are:
We had six first time guests at the meeting.
Bruce Mabin: Bruce came from Creston, British Columbia, Canada. He brought his FJ Cruiser to AZ. He is staying in AZ until April. He said he will bring his FJ40 to AZ next winter. He is also looking to build a diesel 40.
IndianJoe #288: Michael owns a LX450 and FJ40. Michael grew up in AZ and moved back from San Diego a few months ago. He also has some bike racing experience.
Marcus37 #289: Marcus owns a 1997 FZJ80 Collectors Edition and a 2011 FJ Cruiser. The FZJ80 is equipped with ARB lockers, 4:88's, 37" Coopers, Marlin Crawler 3.1 T Case, part time kit, Nitro axles, and Radflo 2.5 res shocks. The FJ Cruiser is equipped with Total Chaos +2 long travel suspension kit, Marlin Crawler lefty ultimate dual's with triple sticks, ARB lockers, 4:56's, 35" Nitto MT's.
azfj80pinal #292: Torin owns a 1991 FJ80 with 3" OME lift, 33" swampers, and roof rack.
1Louder #298: Chris is an airline pilot. He owns a 2011 FJ Cruiser with OME lift, Expeditioneers skid plates, CB Radio, RAM iPad Mount, refrigerator and a few other minor things.
bigstarr #300: Jay owns a green FZJ80. He is also the latest CSC addition with member number 300.
Introduction of new members by CHUY
Chris (1Louder) and Jay (bigstarr) joined CSC recently. Jay is the latest CSC member with member number 300.
ROTM volunteers needed for April
Wilma83 from Tucson volunteered for the April ROTM.
murf volunteered for the May ROTM.
New CSC winter swag pickup
For those who ordered seasonal items in January 2014, they are available for pickup. Two extra hoodies in size L are also available for purchases.
Run of the month – Recent details and previous reports
Don (puulboy) will lead February ROTM to Cherry Creek Canyon on Feb 22, 2014. The meeting place is at the Shell station with McDonald in Gold Canyon. The physical address is 7138 E US Highway 60, Gold Canyon, AZ 85118. The group will leave the Shell station at 8:00 AM. Expect some traffic delay on US60 due to Renaissance Festival. Please plan accordingly.
TRAL report
Mark (Rudster) reported that TRAL has done a lot of signing on a trail that is parallel to Beeline Highway in the past 6 weeks. They will meet at the Gold Canyon Shell station on Saturday to do more work.
Discussion on out of state multi day up coming runs
There was discussion of Hole in the Rock Trail run around Escalante UT.
mattman555 brought up Arizona Run that will be hosted by Nissan group at the end of March. Please see Arizona Run 14 - March 31-Apr 5 for more info.
Overland Expo will be held in Flagstaff, AZ on May 16-18, 2014. Mark (Rudster) will be working at the Expo. Attendees are encouraged to attend the event if you haven’t been to the event before. More info at http://www.overlandexpo.com.
Check out Wheeling bucket list for 2014 for multi day runs development.
Attendance
There were 20 adults and 1 child attended the meeting. Vehicles break down are:
- 100 series: 1
- 80 series: 12
- 40 series: 1
- FJ Cruiser: 4
- Tacoma: 1
- 4Runner: 1
Meeting
Trucks
Members picking up their CSC swag from Chuy.
Hanging out.
Emblems, bump stop spacers, sway bar spacers and center differential switches for sale by Hitit66 at the meeting.
