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BUGKILLER
Apr 11th, 2006, 4:20 pm
This video is shot near the Glamis sand dunes in southern California. It is north east of Yuma Arizona and southeast of the Salton Sea . If you have never seen or heard of it the place is quit remarkable, especially during the Thanksgiving thru New Years breaks. Take a Mad Max movie and spice it up with modern machinery and motorhomes. During the Thanksgiving weekend 7 to 800,000 people converge on the desert. This is a typical day. We stopped taking the kids because it is getting too crazy.

http://www.baja.net/action/Jumping%20Canal%20(2).jpg
motorhead
Apr 12th, 2006, 1:37 am
Linky no worky :(
RaffyK
Apr 12th, 2006, 2:01 am
check it now. The movie is not accessible but I snagged a pic from the server directory.
jorawro
Apr 12th, 2006, 2:05 am
That's strange---it works for me. I am on high speed and it did take quite a while to load.
dshealey
Apr 12th, 2006, 8:46 am
Strange, it worked for me yesterday, but this morning I only got a still picture instead.
RaffyK
Apr 12th, 2006, 9:07 am
I am getting access to this server forbidden messages.

Here are the links

http://www.baja.net/action/Canal-Jump.wmv

http://www.baja.net/action/Canal_Jump.wmv
dwsdad
Apr 12th, 2006, 9:08 am
Yeeeehawww!!!
JPSpen
Apr 12th, 2006, 9:13 am
That was a nice ride... Looked like major fun..

Thanks for posting.

John
Dick
Apr 12th, 2006, 10:04 am
Yeeeehawww!!!
Man, I just KNEW he wuz gonna do a noseplant!! :eek:

Wonder how many wannabe "Hey, watch this" dune runners followed that?!! :D Or tried to!
BUGKILLER
Apr 12th, 2006, 11:36 am
Some how someone changed the video link to a JPG. I thought I was the only one that could edit the thread. I have been trying to upload the video but I guess that the video file is not a valid format for these posts. Does anyone know how to upload a video as an attachment?
motorhead
Apr 12th, 2006, 11:55 am
I am still only viewing "Forbiden server" ... No pics on any of the links :(
KBandit
Apr 12th, 2006, 12:01 pm
I am still only viewing "Forbiden server" ... No pics on any of the links :(

me too. bummer.
BUGKILLER
Apr 12th, 2006, 12:21 pm
This video is shot near the Glamis sand dunes in southern California. It is north east of Yuma Arizona and southeast of the Salton Sea . If you have never seen or heard of it the place is quit remarkable, especially during the Thanksgiving thru New Years breaks. Take a Mad Max movie and spice it up with modern machinery and motorhomes. During the Thanksgiving weekend 7 to 800,000 people converge on the desert. This is a typical day. We stopped taking the kids because it is getting too crazy.

http://www.baja.net/action/Jumping%20Canal%20(2).jpg
I have this video clip on my PC but the server won't let me upload it as an attachment. Can this be done?
dshealey
Apr 12th, 2006, 12:24 pm
I have this video clip on my PC but the server won't let me upload it as an attachment. Can this be done?

How big is it?

You can create a free account here: http://www.putfile.com

That will accept up to 25Mb file size, then make a link to it.
BUGKILLER
Apr 12th, 2006, 12:45 pm
This video is shot near the Glamis sand dunes in southern California. It is north east of Yuma Arizona and southeast of the Salton Sea . If you have never seen or heard of it the place is quit remarkable, especially during the Thanksgiving thru New Years breaks. Take a Mad Max movie and spice it up with modern machinery and motorhomes. During the Thanksgiving weekend 7 to 800,000 people converge on the desert. This is a typical day. We stopped taking the kids because it is getting too crazy.

http://www.baja.net/action/Jumping%20Canal%20(2).jpg

Here is a good link.I uploaded to Putfile.com Hats off to DSHEALEY thanks for the input.
http://media.putfile.com/Chosting-Jump-26
PhotoBiker
Apr 12th, 2006, 12:48 pm
With that long antenna coming out it appears that this was a Remote Control car and photographed using a long lens. That would compress the distance and give the impression of real. I could be wrong but that critter looks just like one I used to race many years ago.
dshealey
Apr 12th, 2006, 12:59 pm
With that long antenna coming out it appears that this was a Remote Control car and photographed using a long lens. That would compress the distance and give the impression of real. I could be wrong but that critter looks just like one I used to race many years ago.

No, it was real. I work with a person who is heavy into that stuff, and goes to Glamis many times a year. He knew the spot well.

They put long "flag poles" on vehicles running the dunes so that someone coming up one side of a dune knows something else is coming from the other side. It is a safety device to reduce collisions.
BUGKILLER
Apr 12th, 2006, 1:11 pm
With that long antenna coming out it appears that this was a Remote Control car and photographed using a long lens. That would compress the distance and give the impression of real. I could be wrong but that critter looks just like one I used to race many years ago.

It's a law out here that all off road vehicles have a Green sticker registered and ride with a whip ,flag attached