Skippin' Rocks Buggy

Derek12v · Sep 8, 2015

As many of you know, I purchased Patooyee's buggy about a month ago. I can't explain or describe as to how well thought out and fabricated this buggy is! I wanted to start this thread to document the progress of me learning how to drive this rig and be able to display the craftsmanship that went into building it. I've been able to take it out on 2 trips since making the drive to Florida to pick it up so no need for anyone to call me out for letting it sit in the garage! booyang

. The first trip was to my local park here in Louisiana called Catahoula Recreation located in Sicily Island and the 2nd trip was over Labor Day weekend to SMORR in Seymour, Missouri.

I've got some bystander video from Sicily Island that I will post shortly and I'm currently working on editing through the GoPro footage I captured.

SMORR was an awesome trip and I was able to climb every obstacle attempted except 1 trail called "Tombstone" that was a very tall rock waterfall that had no way to avoid bottoming out hard. I was also able to climb a trail that had never been climbed since being cut 2 years ago called "Marty Crawl". After I was the 1st to make it up another rig from Texas was able to follow me up.

Thanks for checking it out and don't be disappointed in the slower paced videos than what you're used to seeing on here as this is my first buggy, first time with rear steer, and first time with V8 power.

Derek12v · Sep 8, 2015

Sicily Island Videos

https://youtu.be/KaOSHcsxcxE

https://youtu.be/Vg8HC_UTlkw

Here is where I put it on its side and ripped up the passenger side skin.

https://youtu.be/LyJDGJYA2Ko

Derek12v · Sep 8, 2015

SMORR Video's

Entrance to Copperhead

https://youtu.be/-xssW60qZzc

Double Whammy

https://youtu.be/OeAAPCmTO-k

Schmidt Happens

https://youtu.be/amHg9WcepQ0

Failed Attempt at Tombstone

https://youtu.be/GfAqrF50yAU

1st to Climb the 2nd Ledge of Marty Crawl

https://youtu.be/0z1Psk7EFis

417chevy · Sep 8, 2015

Great meeting you glad to see you had a good time

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FlatlandFSJ · Sep 8, 2015

Is all I gotta say.

patooyee · Sep 8, 2015

Man this is so surreal watching these. My buggy couldn't have gone to a better new owner than Derek. He is a very down-to-earth guy with patience and intelligence. Its great to see someone in the passenger seat as well, that's something the rig was built for but never ended up having with me. It looks like we ride completely different parks but I feel like we would be good friends if we were closer to each other. I think you already have more video of that rig in action than I ever got. I'm just notoriously bad at getting video. I was always either up and over everything by the time anyone got the cameras out or no one ever had a camera on them to begin with.

Oh, and I love the name. That's something I never got around to doing.

As I watch these I'm sitting here going, "Nail it!" or "Rear steer left!"

LightBnDr · Sep 8, 2015

What rig from Texas made that climb behind you at SMORR ?!?!?!?

Craig_c · Sep 8, 2015

Marty Crawl is just asking for cage and body damage....and Tombstone is quite the nasty ledge!!

Derek12v · Sep 9, 2015

LightBnDr said:
What rig from Texas made that climb behind you at SMORR ?!?!?!?

It was Jeremy Claunch in what was left of a black Chevy Blazer.

Derek12v · Sep 9, 2015

Craig_c said:
Marty Crawl is just asking for cage and body damage....and Tombstone is quite the nasty ledge!!

There's no joke about that at all! I was able to make it up without hitting anything but Jeremy following me worked on his cab pretty good.

Derek12v · Sep 9, 2015

Added videos from SMORR to 3rd post. Now I have to get the GoPro video editing software and start digging through the hours of GoPro footage to get the highlights posted. That may take me a few days.

rockwhore · Sep 9, 2015

Great videos.
What an awesome buggy.
Bring that thing up to Harlan Ky.

Eddyj · Sep 9, 2015

Awesome video. I think you have more videos on you tube than Patooyee does!

LightBnDr · Sep 9, 2015

Derek12v said:
It was Jeremy Claunch in what was left of a black Chevy Blazer.

Lmao I figured that's who. He's local to my area. Good dude. Always fun to hang with. Wont ever say no to a trail.

I won't join Fbook just for pics and vids but word is there is a lot floating around of that trip.

blacksheep10 · Sep 9, 2015

Title threw me, There is a member here named "skippin rocks" that lives way up north that is building a buggy. I opened it and it was Patooyee's buggy haha.
I think we talked shocks on the phone the other day, am I right?

Derek12v · Sep 9, 2015

blacksheep10 said:
Title threw me, There is a member here named "skippin rocks" that lives way up north that is building a buggy. I opened it and it was Patooyee's buggy haha.
I think we talked shocks on the phone the other day, am I right?

Yep that was me looking for some spacers for my buddy that bought the ORI's I had.

Derek12v · Sep 9, 2015

LightBnDr said:
Lmao I figured that's who. He's local to my area. Good dude. Always fun to hang with. Wont ever say no to a trail.

I won't join Fbook just for pics and vids but word is there is a lot floating around of that trip.

He is definitely not scared to beat on that rig! Everybody was amazed that it stayed together all day on Sunday. Here is a video of him beating on it on a trail called Bump It.

https://youtu.be/RVAR7s2fmJE

Here I am on the same trail. I had tried this seemingly easy climb over 20 times over the years with jeeps on tons and 44's with no success.

https://youtu.be/H5G75eJGUlM

Derek12v · Sep 29, 2015

Went to Catahoula Recreation this past weekend to race in the Louisiana Club Challenge that benefits St. Jude. Had a great time and ended up tearing the buggy up on Friday night playing around but was able to get it welded back together Saturday morning before the races. Should have some good videos in the near future.

FlatlandFSJ · Sep 29, 2015

Good to see it getting used and abused :driving:

What did ya end up breaking?

Derek12v · Sep 29, 2015

FlatlandFSJ said:
Good to see it getting used and abused What did ya end up breaking?

Playing around on a ledge the night before the races and ripped a front upper link tower off the axle after a rough hit and putting it on its side. When the link tower let go the axle shifted and let the driveshaft hit the engine skid hard enough to shove it up into the crank balancer and also breaking the belt. The driveshaft also hit the oil pan but surprisingly the oil pan won the battle. I also bent a wheel center on the passenger front.