Oppomeet on the Mountain: House of Oppo

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
04/10/2017 at 13:20 • Filed to: oppomeet2017, oppomeet, Oppo Events

Apologies, everyone. I’ve been so busy with prep for Oppo Rally (pssst, have you !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! yet?) that I’d kinda forgotten about Oppomeet on the Mountain. For those who don’t remember when !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Oppomeet on the Mountain is going to be held at Mt Washington during the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! (because Pikes Peak is for wimps). So, let’s get back to it. Here’s the planned schedule, and a proposed “House of Oppo.”

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SCHEDULE:

Thursday, July 6:
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM: Arrival day.

Friday, July 7:
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Practice day 1 spectating
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM: Paddock walk
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM: Oppo mini golf battle at Moose Meadow

Saturday, July 8:
6:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Practice day 2 spectating at Signal Corps
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM: Group drive up Mt Washington

Sunday, July 9:
6:00 AM - 5:00 PM: The big show

Monday, July 10:
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Man vs mountain (hike up, cog rail back down)

HOUSE OF OPPO:

To help keep costs down and for extra hangout fun I’m currently looking at renting a cabin for Mt Washington. With enough people this could bring lodging costs down below $50/person/night. If anyone would be interested in this let me know. I’ll want a headcount (and people to pay in) by the end of the month so I can book a place. I know not everyone can be there for all days (and some of y’all are too scared to try hiking up on Monday), so let me know what days you’d expect to be there.

DISCUSSION (17)

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Dusty Ventures
04/10/2017 at 19:50

I want so badly to join you...

Dusty Ventures > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
04/10/2017 at 19:52

But...?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Dusty Ventures
04/10/2017 at 20:56

1700 miles, job, wife, kids, etc.

NW Arkansas really needs a hill climb.

Dusty Ventures > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
04/10/2017 at 21:02

Solution: Tell your wife you have a mandatory business meeting. Tell your job you need to attend a family reunion. Go watch race cars. #FoolproofPlan

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Dusty Ventures
04/10/2017 at 21:03

Seems legit.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Dusty Ventures
04/10/2017 at 21:15

All I know is that the EurOppos have put us all to shame and we must make it right.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Dusty Ventures
04/27/2017 at 16:07

I am highly interested, but not sure if I can take off more than a day of work. I can probably show up Friday night and head out Monday after the hike. I imagine there are some good campgrounds around there which would cut costs quite a bit. Would be good that its AFTER the holiday weekend, so likely getting lodging should be easier.

I will gladly lend my firemaking and campfire cooking skills to the group. And I quite enjoy sleeping in a tent. Campfire steaks and roasted corn are the best thing ever.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Dusty Ventures
04/27/2017 at 23:11

oopps missed this post. interested.

how is watching from the summit?

definitely want to climb to the top. Not sure on days.

Dusty Ventures > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
04/27/2017 at 23:33

Never watched from the summit spectator area, but having spectated the finish from the competitor parking lot just past it I think the summit’s kinda meh. I spectated Craigway and that’s pretty epic. It’s a sweeping 180° right hander on dirt, so there’s a lot of sideways. I’m debating between that and driving to the summit then hiking down to the spectator point at 6 Mile. It’s a narrow, wiggly, high speed tarmac section with a drop on the right that’s literal death, and a small jump coming out of a left corner.

This is our onboard of the upper half from 2014, it’s got all four spectator points. Signal Corps is on the left side of the course at 0:57. Craigway is on the inside of the turn at 2:05. The 6 Mile spectator point is on the left at around 2:55 (you can also hear the car go light over that jump I mentioned). The finish line spectator point is at 4:20.