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Part3- So Thad jumps out, and starts diagnosing our issue. We have zero fuel pressure, switch to the backup pump, still none. Shit, we have some issues. I knew I should of done a better job dodging those water holes….. Rescue is nearby, and is able to come help us. As well as bring some tools and parts from our team. We diagnose it, hardwire a fuel pump, and we are back in business! We get down to pit 4, after almost the entire field racing has passed us, and we get fuel and are on our way. It’s time to push again and start making up time on pit closures so we don’t time out. We charge forward, make lots of passes, @turn2tv heli chases us and gets some epic footage. We are really flowing and having fun…. And then I hit a rock. Not just a rock, a whole ass Boulder. There’s no other way to put it. The front tire excavates a refrigerator sized boulder, and as the rear tire hits it it violently flips us on our side…. Thad jumps out, gets the car 60% of the way back over with our AGM jack, and a kind can am stops and pulls us the rest or the way over. But the problem is? We are high centered on the same rock that flipped us and have a blown apart front wheel that won’t come off. Rescue gets to us after about an hour, and helps us get going. I take it easy for a mile, make sure the car feels good, and then we start digging. We HAVE to make the next pit cut off or they will put us on the trailer. We BARELY make it into and out of the pit with about 40 seconds to spare. Thank you to the entire crew who fueled and did everything we needed in that pit in record time. Without you guys, we’d of been cut off! But this dog still has some hunt in it. Through Pit 7 Tonopah, we are halfway through the race and it’s already 10pm 😅 we’re used to finishing at this time usually. But I have a team behind me that wants to keep pushing, and I will never give up myself. - To be continued

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In a year that has tested every bit of resolve, the desert has reminded me why we keep pushing forward in life. This was a team effort, and the team behind me doesn’t accept failure. We barely made a pit closing time after I tipped the car on its side, but we pulled together and made this 3 for 3 on V2R finishes. More to follow after I get more media and photos in. All I can say is how thankful I am for this crazy life I live and my friends who chase me around the desert at 3am.

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Just a 22 second splash and go for @hale961 #nbd @bestinthedesert @americanoffroadchampionship

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It may have taken 15 hours on the course, and barely squeaking through pit 7 before the time cut off, but we finished! A blown up truck and broken wheel long before the race even started. Mud, silt, rain, wind, electrical gremlins, brake fade, a flip on the side, a broken wheel, a boulder for a jack stand, me having to yank another of our chase crew out of a silt bed, and other shenanigans. But man, we could not have asked for better weather in the Nevada desert in August!

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Getting ready for our last fuel stop at pit 10 #lfg

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Beat the Crowds and the Storms
#tahoe #truckeeriver #norcal

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It was an adventure filled day yesterday!
#tgif #muirbeach #yorkie

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Bang Bang…
#norcal #blm

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Whirlwind of a weekend!
#fleetweek #lazybear #topofthemark

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Summer Vibes ☀️
#southlaketahoe #harleydavidson #summertime #rideordie

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Big weekend pitting for 5 cars at the @themint400 limited race on Friday. Good times out there, can’t wait to do it again.

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Had an awesome day on the Rubicon Trail with great friends!! Proud to say I finished some sections with Black Diamond. Surprise visit for b day @the_nunnery. Much love

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