Virgina Steel Soldiers Rally - April 4-6, 2008 - sign up !
Okay, time to start making arrangement on this end for the Spring 2008 Virginia SS Rally! This rally will be a weekend trail riding event in the scenic mountains just west of Harrisonburg, VA in the George Washington National Forest. Date is set for the first weekend of April 2008, sort of a shakedown event for those who will be trucking to Aberdeen in May.
The terrain covered will be easy to mid level difficulty, dirt roads with some rocks and mud. Nothing that would stop a military vehicle. There are lots of trails we can cover in the 2 days that the event will be taking place, from Friday through Sunday morning. Larger MVs such as M35s and 5-tons are welcome, and I have already cleared it with the Forest Ranger. Smaller vehicles like jeeps are great, and may be able to hit more trails than the big boys would. Sorry for your trackheads - no tanks!
Cost to attend is not determined yet, but there will probably be a small fee of a certain amount to cover liability, a T-shirt or something similar, and one meal provided by myself, or someone willing to cook edible food for one night! Will post info on this issue as we get closer, but it shouldn't be more than $25 or so per person.
Camping in your vehicles or in the woods is fine, campfires are allowed as long as they are kept under control. Beer and other Al Coholic beverages are allowed in camp after dark, no drinking and driving! Rain or shine - actually it will be more fun if it rains! MVs love mud! Pets are allowed as well. We will be miles from a service station, so make sure you have plenty of fuel, and bring tools/repair parts as tow services are non-existant in the mountains.
I would like to get a list going of the people who are committed to going in this timeframe, along with how many guests and vehicles. I don't want this to be a huge thing, like the Aberdeen rally, but want to keep this an informal get-together for those who want to get out early Spring and have a great time in the woods with their MVs. I will update the list with those who want to come as we progress.
1985 M1008 w/'hyrail' gear, EX-Ft Stewart Railroad
1983 M915a1 'Rosie'
1980 MKT-75A
1979 M967 Refueling tanker
1970 M818 'Boxer' aka M818 of DEATH
1969 40ft USA Boxcar in OD green
1968 M101
1968 M270
19?? M543
1953 60ft Troop Train Kitchen car
1953 60ft 8 room Domitory car
1929 Plymouth 10 ton gas loco, EX-USN
What! I was planning on driving the halftrack, OK maybe not this year or the year after that, should be done 3-4 years. I'll just have to bring the M813, can't risk scratching the little dump truck.
Count me in
Karl
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1943 White M2A1 Halftrack w / winch
1953 GMC XM215 w / winch
1953 GMC M221 w / o winch
1970 Kaiser Jeep XM813 w / winch
2-M151 (projects)
2- M105 trailers
M146 trailer
What! I was planning on driving the halftrack, OK maybe not this year or the year after that, should be done 3-4 years. I'll just have to bring the M813, can't risk scratching the little dump truck.
Count me in
Karl
Virgina Steel Soldiers Rally - April 4-6, 2008 - sign up !
'70 Kaiser Jeep M35A2 w/o w
