MESA 4 WHEELERS HORN NEWSLETTER APRIL 2011 Mesa 4 Wheelers, PO Box 107, Mesa AZ 85201 http://mesa4wheelers.com MESA 4 WHEELERS STAFF President Lee Coppage 623-266-7556 Vice President Bill Mihailov 480-983-0404 Secretary Pat Jenkins 480-834-0517 Treasurer Ray Jenkins 480-834-0517 Corres.Secretary Debra Wallace 480-471-8724 Membership Lori Moore 480-924-9287 Editor Mike Drawsky 480-502-9507 Rememberance (To be announced) Trophies (To be announced) Safety Chairman (To be announced) Next Meeting April 15, 2011 Third Friday of every month, 7:30p.m. Location: Brown & Brown Chevrolet, Downstairs under sales room 145 East Main Street Mesa, AZ PRESIDENT S CORNER REMEMBER WHEN? The April 1981 issue of the Horn listedl Hec Ramsey as the new club President. Willard and Linda Kodatt were listed as the "Most Active Members" for 1980-1981. The editor wrote in her Editors Corner that it was her last month before moving. An article was written as how to prepare "Smoked Rattlesnake" for eating. A poem like report was written by their Tierra Del Sol trip. 30 years ago Scott and Kathy (?) about A Fun Days report was written by Walter and Niki Jenkins. AZ LONGSHOREMAN CELEBRATING 40 YEARS WITH THE MESA 4-WHEELERS Lee Coppage is once again President of the M4W's! Congratulation Lee!
Attending this year's annual Log Corral Cleanup; Trip leaderlee & Bev Coppage, Walter & Gert Lieble, Ray & Pat Jenkins, Jim Kawa, Mike Drawsky, Harry Alfrey & Bob Zismann & Son. For Ray & Pat's 40 years of service, the Mesa 4-Wheelers showed their appreciation by awarding them with personalized camping chairs, an Annual Fun Days lifetime free invitation, an honorary plaque and monogrammed club shirts. Walter & Gert's first trail run in their new TJ Rubicon! After Leonard Staff, Ray & Pat are only the second active members to reach the 40 year mark. Jim Kawa pauses for the camera while maneuvering his way through the "Rock Garden". Congratulations! TRIP REPORTS Log Corral Adopt-A-Trail Cleanup Trip leader: Lee Coppage, Date: March 19, 2011 Ray does another fine job making his way through the "Rock Garden".
Jim & Lee work to remove a dead branch from the trail. This On our way back, trip leader Lee made a stop at "Log Corral" year's cleanup did not require near the effort as in the past. Our to allow the rest of us to catch up. Adopt-A-Trail sign was still securely in the ground, not buried in the wash as in past years. With a 6" lift, 35" tires, Walter & Gert's new Rubicon crawled right through the "Rock Garden" with very little effort. The "Waterfall" is an optional route and a bit more challenging, especially when there is water present. A guest of Lee drives right up on his first attempt! With less trail maintenance needed this time around, we had time to drive all the way to the southwest cove of Bartlett Lake. Here is where we sat back in our camp chairs and enjoyed a one hour lunch break. The day's temperature was in the mid 70's, perfect for setting back and taking it easy. Right at the entrance to the "Rock Garden" there are two route options. A recent rock slide moved a large boulder in the path most frequantly traveled. Jim Kawa's Suzuki was the only vehicle narrow enough to squeeze by. The rest of us had to take the left fork, which in the past was thought to be too much of a risk. Fortunately with the aid from a couple of veteran trail spotters, everyone made it through without incident.
44th Annual Fun Days Trip leader: John Cox of the Arizona Rough Riders, Date: March 31 - April 3, 2011 On the return trip through the "Rock Garden" Jim decided to take the route the rest of us drove on the way in. For the first time our annual Fun Days was held at the Boulders off-road area near Lake Pleasant at the sight where the Rough Riders hold their annual Spook Rally. Although this year we were missing a couple of our veteran members, there were a number of new families who showed up to bring this year's overall count slightly above last year's. Starting at around 8:30, Friday night, John Cox, from the Unable to see what lied ahead, Walter followed Lee's advice on Arizona Rough Riders, led us on a 2-1/2 hour night run. The skies were clear and the stars shined brightly. At the high where to place his tires while he made his way down the last points you could see off in the distance the lights of the "Waterfall". Cardinal's Stadium in Glendale. Airing up at the end of the day's run, everyone is feeling good about how well both they and their vehicle performed. When ever you make it through Log Corral without an incident, you feel a sense of accomplishment! Thanks again Lee & Bev for leading us through! Mike Drawsky Bob Biegal's 4-door JK had to work a little harder to make it up this 6 foot ledge. Fortunatly the skid plates were heavy duty after market! Fred & Alex with their stock TJ were the only other ones who needed a little extra assistance.
Saturday at 9:00am the games began. The object of this game was for the driver's partner to use the CB radio to guide them through the course in record time while blindfolded. Just before Bill put the blind fold on, Clete pointed out the course. Ray and Pat came up with this unusual game where the driver and pasenger drove forward to the stop sign, jumped out and started jump-roping to each of the 4 games. Once they have completed all 4 they must jump rope back to their vehicle, buckle up and back up to the starting line in record time! Using Darrel's CB, Amy was ready to talk Bill through the course. Walter and Gert once again do a fabulous job putting together 4 main courses. This year's main courses were chili rellenos, beef fajita, grilled chicken breast and shrimps in garlic sauce. This game involved replacing 10 blue cups with 10 red cups in record time. Each cup was placed on a stake set 100 feet apart from one another. Fred Alexander and his son in-law, Alex, are completing their final exchange. Kevin Losey can not believe the number of quality food choices there were to choose from!
Paula & Deb were just half way through the food selections and Wendi and Jim have been providing us with a wide range of musical favorites for years. After 4 hours of non-stop music on their plates are already full! Saturday evening, Wendi had barely put a dent into her massive collection. Lori & Rory Moore were somehow able to stick with the healthy fruit and salad and avoid the main dishes. That's will power! This year's officers are called up front to receive their well deserved plaques! Fred pulled out his harmonica and played along with the sounds of the oldies being broadcasted from Wendi's music collection. After Saturday nights skits and raffle were over, Lee and Bev Invited us all to sit in on their wedding.
Lee and his best man, Bob Zismann, were ready to celebrate along with the rest of us. Since the start of the club 46 years ago, this was the first wedding performed during a club event. Bill walked Bev to the alter and gave her away. During Sunday's main run we came across this rare Desert Tortise. Everyone watched in silence as Lee & Bev got ready to repeat their vows to one another. Dave Brown always looked for the more challenging line, providing us with plenty of entertaining photo shots. After the ceramony, Lee's daughter Samantha and Bev's Maid of Honor Debylee Brown posed for the cameras.
This years Fun Days left us with memorable moments and new experiances, such as Lee and Bev's wedding, a new location and lots of new and fun trails! On Sunday's run there were a couple obstacles that required just the right wheel placement in order to maintain forward progress. Once again we want to thank John Cox and his son, from the Arizona Rough Riders for leading the runs. Their knowledge of the area gave us comfidence in their leadership. Their warm and friendly personality made us feel they were having just as much fun as we were! FUTURE TRIPS & EVENTS Cooks Mesa & New River Trip Leader: Mike Drawsky Contact # 480-502-9507 When: April 16th Where: 8:30 Breakfast @ Harold's Resturant, Cave Creek 9:30 Pull out Trail Rating: 3 Return: Arrive at Table Mesa & Highway 17 @ around 4:00 Roger's Trough Kevin inches his way to the top of this 45 degree stone slab. Thanks to its course surface no one lost traction. Trip Leader: Dave & Paula Brown Contact # 480-288-2866 When: May 7th Where: Details to follow Trail Rating: 3 Return: Details to follow May 21 Run (Details To Follow) Trip Leader: Jason Hill & Jessica Fesh Contact # 480 710-6990 When: May 21st Where: Details to follow Trail Rating: Details to follow Return: Details to follow Lunch was held at the old abandoned Phoenix 4-Wheeler's Round-Up campsite.
drawsky1@aol.com Ph# 480-502-9507 Mile-Hi Jeep Club of Colorado Denver, Colorado 2011 All-4-Fun Salida, Colorado REFRESHMENTS April Clete & Randi Hruska Lee & Bev Coppage The Mile-Hi Jeep Club and the 2011 All-4-Fun Committee are happy to announce our 45th annual All-4-Fun Week. This year s event will be held July 30, 2011 thru August 6, 2011 in Salida, Colorado. All-4-Fun is a family oriented 4-wheel-drive adventure. May Jason Hill & Jessica Fesh Kevin & Melissa Faires For more information and to register click on the following links newest_form_information_letter_1_dec_mailing_2011_all-4fun.pdf April 4/2 Linda Dreckman 4/16 Jim Kawa 4/22 Bobbie Williams Newest_form_Registration_form_2011.pdf May 5/2 Ray Jenkins 5/2 Gert Liable 5/4 Wendi Kawa 5/10 Mike Drawsky 5/19 Randi Hruska 5/28 Mike Dreckman 5/28 Ginnie Wands Rubicon Trip Leader: Mike Drawsky 480-502-9507 Scheduled Date: Saturday, September 10-Sunday, September 18 Where: From Loon Lake to Lake Tahoe on the Rubicon Trail through a stunning section of the High Sierra. BIRTHDAYS CLUB ANNIVERSARIES Dr. Leonard Staff, Jr. 4/67 Bill & Amy Mihailov 4/82 Jack & Sandee McCullen 4/88 Jim & Wendi Kawa 4/91 Bob & Arlene Biegel 4/03 Jim Keller & Ginnie Wands 4/06 Dan & Brenda Bensmiller 4/09 MESA 4 WHEELERS WEBSITE UPDATE With help from "The Friends Of The Rubicon" and friends of Steve Fleming and Mike Dreckman, who live nearby and have driven the trail, we have determined that the following dates will To log onto the M4W website go to: http://mesa4wheelers.com work best: Saturday, September 10 - Sunday, September 18 (Best time for avoiding mosquitoes) What you will find on our new website: Photo Gallery (Club Runs & Events) Club Information (About Us, FAQ, Membership, Newsletters, Links) These dates cover 2 days going, 1 day prep, 4 days on the trail Calendar (Posted Runs & Events) and 2 days returning. Forum (General Category, Travels, Marketplace) I have contacted a qualified trail guide interested in leading and Contact Us (Contact form for new members) we have secured a location where we can park our tow vehicles while on the trail. M4W Flag $15.00 M4W Vehicle Plate $25.00 For those who love a challenge and the opportunity $2.00 to experience some breathtaking mountain scenery, you do not M4W 5 & 7 Logos M4W Banners $5.00 want to miss this event! State Decals $2.00 If you are interested, let me know. M4W Arm Patches $0.50 United Decals $1.00 Thanks, Mike Drawsky ITEMS FOR SALE
Asking Price: $15,000 (Financing Available!) CALL CLETE: 602-568-1140 NEW ITEM I have the following items for best offer: Belted cased miniature hammer + multiple tools. 2 sets of 2 swivel tie down hooks 50 foot roll of 20 gauge copper wire Heavy duty 9x12 gray-tarp with grommets Rubbermaid H2o jug with spout 100 3 pronged 125 v. 20 stretch cord set (10 thru 30 in container) 9x12 clear-plastic drop cloth Call DOC Staff @ 480-967-6338 ITEMS NEEDED NEEDED: Over-The-Windshield-Light-Bar for 99 Jeep TJ CALL: Harry Alfrey @ 520-271-5420 FOR SALE: UST 3500 Watt generator. Bought new in 2008, barely used. PRICE: $250 CALL: Ray Jenkins @ 480-834-0517 NEW ITEM FOR SALE: Front Dana 30 Detroit Locker (Like Lockright) PRICE: $125.00 CALL: Harry Alfrey @ 520-271-5420 MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION Regular membership is $50.00. Regular members must attend minimum events and meetings. $20.00 for life members and $60.00 for associate members (no restrictions) Yearly membership dues are due in March. An additional $5.00 reinstatement fee will be charged if dues are not received by April meeting. First time membership fees will be prorated based on the number of months remaining. Ray Jenkins ARTICLE AND SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Articles will be accepted through the mail on disk or CDs in the same format. Articles or other submissions to the Mesa 4Wheeler Horn should be sent by e-mail or as enclosure in Word format. Send to Editor: Mike Drawsky BUSINESS ADVERTISING JEEP WRANGLER 2002 TJ SPORT Low Miles (60,000) Banks Power Engine 4.0 6cyl Heavy Duty Automatic Transmisson Heavy Duty Transfer Case 4" Lift Tires: 33"x 12.5" x 15" BFG All-Terrain Front Diff: Dana 30 w/4.56 Ratio & OX Selectable Locker Rear Diff: Dana 35 w/4.56 Ratio & OX Selectable Locker Heavy Duty Drive Shafts & U-Joints Disc Brakes All 4 Wheels Extra Cooling Aluminum 4 Core Radiator w/sensor Controlled Electric Fan New Control Arms Comes w/ Many Extras Well Maintained And Cared For Jeep At Home On And Off Road Desert Rat Locations