2014 Mid-Atlantic Early Broncos Roundup *New Info 1st Page 6-25-14*

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Stoney
I had some guy tailgating me the whole way home too! I don't think this guy following me should have even been on the highway because his tires stuck way out past his fenders!

Drew

He needs to get some good fender flares! Must have been registered in Ohio... BTW.. Might need you welder. Busted rear shock mount Sat afternoon.

 

[68rockcrawler]

He needs to get some good fender flares! Must have been registered in Ohio... BTW.. Might need you welder. Busted rear shock mount Sat afternoon.

No problem. Bring it over anytime.

 

[97XEB]

Just wanted to say THANK YOU to the organizers, guides, Mr. Don Peroni for making cookie cutters, Ms Chara for making Smores, the vendors, the MANY other less visible / behind the scenes volunteers, ALL of the old friends we saw, and the new friend we made. This was SUCH A GREAT TIME.

It was my wife and my 4th Roundup, and our kids 2nd. Personally I think it was THE BEST ONE YET!

Love the change of venue. Rausch and Twin Grove were awesome - and having now stayed in both the Comfort and the Hampton off exit 100, I can tell you the Hampton Inn is the better place to stay. Though our first choice for this event is still a cabin / cottage at Twin Grove so we can be with the Bronco crew all weekend. Hopefully we get one next year...

THANK YOU! Really appreciate everyone's efforts. I'm going through my pics now and will have a site up later this week.

Jim

 

[dave67fd]

Same here, good times for sure. Didn't get a chance to say goodbye, saw everyone sitting in the parking lot as we hit the street. I didn't see you everyone earlier, I was too worried about hitting something trying to get that RV & trailer out of the narrow drive.

Yeah we all saw you leaving and were waving but we knew you had your eye's on the road with that beast.

 

[tasker]

FIRST OFF, thanks to MEB who always put on a top notch event. I am still smiling thinking of things that went on this weekend. If you have never been to a Bronco event....why not? it is so much fun and everyone is very friendly. Dave and Greg were my crew for the weekend in the cabin but as some of you know, we host a great party at Q32! At work now, will post more later but just seeing my old friends and making new ones (i hope!) was all part of what made this a great weekend!!!
Most people have no idea of the amount of time and commitment that goes into an event like this....even more to pull it off so flawlessly. And huge special thank you to all the great vendors for their various donations, you are all amazing!

 

[broncoitis]

All the way home I just couldn't shake this dam guy tailgating me!!! Every time I looked back he was just a couple of feet away from my bumper...

Stoney
I had some guy tailgating me the whole way home too! I don't think this guy following me should have even been on the highway because his tires stuck way out past his fenders!

Drew

Yeah guys! You have to watch those tailgaters. Panic stop and they are in the back seat. Not a good thing!

Glad everyone got home safely and without incident. Hopefully we can do it again next year! ;D

 

[Dlish]

Many thanks to MEB and everyone who worked hard to pull off a great event. We had an amazing time at the campground and on the trails. (And I managed to win enough Stage 8 exhaust hardware to keep me busy until next year!)

A few photos, still sorting through a bunch from multiple cameras.

 

[68rockcrawler]

Again, thank you to all of the event organizers! You guys did a great job and the Rausch Creek/Twin Grove setup was awesome! This campground was really nice!

Here are a couple of pics of the South Carolina crew on Yellow Jacket.

 

[68rockcrawler]

Day 2 pics

 

[68rockcrawler]

Day 3 pics

 

[Pearlcoat]

Many thanks to MEB and everyone who worked hard to pull off a great event. We had an amazing time at the campground and on the trails. (And I managed to win enough Stage 8 exhaust hardware to keep me busy until next year!)

A few photos, still sorting through a bunch from multiple cameras.

That orange bronco looks familiar!

 

[Pearlcoat]

Great pictures and great comments too. We (the event committee) really appreciate your comments, both good and bad. If there's something we can do better let us know. We work hard to make it a good time for everyone, glad to hear it paid off.

Unfortunately my husband and I arrived Wednesday and had to leave Thursday when we got word his mother passed away. While taking care of family is most important we sure missed being there.

Make your reservations for next year now. The guys already grabbed an RV spot for me.

 

[kb6677]

First trip to Rausch Creek Park- outstanding- Yes, the green/blue trails that lead throughout the park to the red(hardest) sections are rocky and rough- remember how rough trail 4 was that lead through Tellico to the "most difficult sections". Hills and rock sections were great-you had to drive, not just point and shoot. We did find out a 5.0 will climb a red hill with the mass air unplugged given the right amount of right foot and left brake.........
Staff at RC was helpful-I had to borrow a grinder and welder. Now more thankful for gas and 220!!! Even on sat. with all the heeps running around in trail rated streetish crap, we only had one "wait" to get down a green/blue to run a red- Crawl Daddy- what a cool name and trail!! So, plenty of trails-

Campground was VERY nice. Plenty of activities for the kids, pool, dog agility course, some cabins pet friendly. After learning the route, it was only about 20-30 min drive. The old timers will remember the 40+ min drive to Tellico and the terrible road, 20-30 from camp to Paragon and the 30 min drive from town to Gore more recently..........Paved road from camp to Park and interstate for a quicky if you wanted to take it part of the way We rented a cabin with the top three- AC, full size shower and queen bed It was refreshing to hear the staff actually say "thank you" for staying with us. Tent sites seemed nice-I am too old to sleep on the ground even with an air mattress and no AC-yes, getting soft-

MEB- yes, I am biased- great as always- I did the 35 and under rock crawling comp. after Lou set it up. TASKER the innovator saw a better plan utilizing a backup. Really appreciate the sportsmanship with the competitors in the class. Good times

I also did the show-n-shine that evening and what a turn out- just really nice rigs in all three classes. I appreciate the participants lining up as I requested "down hill" and driving out fwd. as to not spin on the grass(per campground instructions).

Great food as always, great raffle even though I did not win anything I put several tickets in the TOMS Bronco Parts custom seats drawing- thanks to ALL the vendors who supported us. I personally hauled a set of chromo shafts and spicer joints from www.eastcoastgearsupply.com to the event. Several participants could have used them! One of these days, I will tow a street eb along with the crawler and go on the street cruise-I understand they had a great time and nice photos.

A super event and I highly encourage folks who have not been to join us next year-there is something for every bronco of every description!
Thanks,
Karl

 

[Scoop]

That orange bronco looks familiar!

Yeah - AWESOME paint! ;D

 

[hyghlndr]

We had a great time and truly appreciate all of the work put into making this happen. It was nice to see familar faces and glad to get to know a bunch of new enthusiasts. The campground staff was very nice which was a huge improvement over the people at Gore. Smiles, waves and thanks beat the Gore daily shake down.....

The only bad things I have to say is it was too short and we were sorry to hear of Judy & Roger's loss.

We already booked our cottage for next year.

 

[Firedog67]

First round-up for my son and I. Met some great people and developed some good friendships. Thanks to all behind the scenes and MEB staff. Lost an axle bearing so shout-out to Down and Dirty Offroad for use of their shop.
The $1000 raffle prize was the icing on the cake for our already incredible time.

We will be back next year

Cabin already reserved.

 

[Dlish]

Just found this one and had a good laugh….when forward doesn't do it, try reverse!

 

[broncoitis]

First round-up for my son and I. Met some great people and developed some good friendships. Thanks to all behind the scenes and MEB staff. Lost an axle bearing so shout-out to Down and Dirty Offroad for use of their shop.
The $1000 raffle prize was the icing on the cake for our already incredible time.

We will be back next year

Dates?? Anyone

Firedog and Son,

Enjoyed meeting you and your son! You have a great truck that you have obviously put alot of time and love into. Hopefully I get to see you guys for many years to come. Glad to see that you made it back home safe. Till the next meet up! ;D

 

[sprdv1]

That Brig sure looked like she had a blast, driving everybody's rig... lol

 

[Fireball05]

Thanks to the folks at MEB and all the club members and attendees for such an awesome weekend! We had a great time seeing everyone and meeting new folks. We came last year for the first time without a Bronco and it was nice to actually have one there this year

Our crew really enjoyed the setup this year. Tons of stuff the kids to do, nice facilities and a good setup in a central location.

There were rumors around the pavilion that Tasker would be the host/emcee for the Saturday night raffle giveaway next year. I think this is a great idea! At the very least hopefully he can do some color commentary!