(epic music)
(growling)
(clunk)
- Day four of the 2016 Ultimate Adventure
and our group is still on the Rubicon Trail.
(engine rumbling)
(squeaking)
(engine rumbling)
So we're all through the little sluice.
We had some coffee delivered by helicopter,
(loud motor)
We're all stacked here, we're ready to go
into the old sluice and then we're on to the camp site.
Old sluice is a wicked tight,
older filled run that's fun in a buggy
or a flat fender but something of a challenge
in a full size.
(clunking)
Got to wait for it to settle.
(laughing)
- We were back there repairing some vehicles
and making sandwiches for all the cronies
and we were throwing rocks off a cliff
and Clifton and I were trying to catch frogs.
- We're working hard on the Rubicon.
Note the axle.
- And then I picked up Jeff Hammer.
He's the camera crew,
and since I picked him up I just been getting,
dancing scratches all over the passenger side.
So, it's good though because it gives me
somebody to blame.
(engines idling)
- [Christian] We made it to camp at Buck Island
just in time to carve out a camp site
big enough to hold our whole group.
- Yeah.
- [Christian] With daylight left to burn,
there was time to take a dip.
That is brisk.
(engine starting)
Pull some pranks.
(engine revving)
Gather firewood and activate
the UA class clown, Tom Boyd.
- Well we started this in Death Valley.
We actually started years ago on the Ultimate Adventure
with water balloon fights.
This is our handy dandy one.
The real good one, but we might have broken it.
It's going to work a little bit better today
'cause we sawed 'em at Death Valley
and as soon as they hit people steam came up
and it instantly evaporated.
We got our air system.
PSI gauge, we have our on/off so we could
actually charge it and leave.
Battery operated, 18 volt trigger.
We're going to now bring this over.
This is our back up system.
- [Christian] Tommy has been on every single
Ultimate Adventure and his antics are an event stage.
- Some may put water in it.
This is a recipe for fun.
Let's try three.
We can shoot quite a few.
All these guys are sitting over by the fire.
We'll just go boom.
- Four of them incoming.
Incoming.
- [Multiple] Uh oh, uh oh.
- Watch Fred.
- [Tom] Boom.
- Not the Watsons.
- With your brain Drew, that the pig squeak again.
- So the Ultimate Adventure 2010 in New York
I damaged the steering,
we did a good trail fix but due to the raucous trail
we did today, that old fix has come,
well it's come apart so I've got to weld it
and make my steering solid
and hopefully it will make the rest of the trip.
(laughing)
(rock music)
(epic music)
(rock music)
- [Christian] Daybreak and it's time
to make breakfast, do any last minute repairs,
pack up, and have a drivers' meeting.
Day five.
(cheering)
So we've got a group leaving at 8:30
and we want to be respectful
and so we're going to get out in front of them
and stay out in front of them.
(laughing)
- The very cool thing for the day so far,
is getting your truck and you start it
and take off in low range.
(clunking)
- We're in the Rubicon.
We just left camp
and I think we're heading to Big Sluice,
not 100% sure.
(engines rumbling)
(squealing)
- Of all things, we flex out a little too much
going over that last rock
and inverted the sway bar which grabbed
the brake line into our path.
- [Christian] With another group traveling behind us,
we made repairs as quickly as possible when necessary
and kept the group rolling at a decent pace.
The Rubicon is shared by many
and no matter how big or small your group,
it's important to use good trail etiquette
and be respectful of others.
(engines idling)
- We just dropped into the Big Sluice
on the Rubicon trail.
Trent McGee spotted me over a really,
really uh steep down
and it was fun, I got my feet,
my feet started shaking.
(growl)
- [Christian] Well, respectful of others
unless your driving makes it sound
like the Titanic breaking up and sinking.
Then it's game on for some heckling.
(clunking)
(cheering)
(creaking)
- We're in the second day of Rubicon.
Burn's about to try a big obstacle here on Big Sluice.
Got the just starting the group down Big Sluice.
But it's been a great day so far,
looking forward to the rest of the day.
- [Christian] After getting the flops
out of his system early in the trip,
Burn started to gel with his mopar 505
big block powered Willys pick up.
- Well we're at the squeeze rock
which is just down from the big drop off on Big Sluice
and there's actually several lines here.
Really I think the full size
and the smaller vehicles are going
to have to take two completely different lines
so it should be interesting
how different people approach this obstacle,
should be pretty cool.
(creaking)
- [Christian] By now Dave Chappelle had worked out
all the bugs from his steering
and just in the nick of time.
- [Spotter] Beautiful.
Look at those tires.
(engine revving)
(squeak)
(engines idling)
(creaking)
(engine revving)
- Did some really interesting obstacles.
We ended up at Rubicon Springs, took a break.
Few of us went swimming, cooled off.
Instantly cooled off.
(laughing)
And now we're on Cadillac Hill.
I guess we're about mid ways maybe.
First time here, I'm enjoying it.
- Well the reason Cadillac Hill
is named the way it is
is because there is an actual Cadillac on this hill.
Back in the 20s this was actually
a perfectly passable road and they would have cars
running up and down it all the time.
Tim Hardy is another crony who goes way back with UA.
- Well when you come into this deal
on a last ditch effort kind of a sneak in,
you bring your regular daily driver.
And make a challenge out of it.
- [Christian] If you don't recognize him
by his trademark mustache,
you'll be sure to remember one
of his signature Suzukis.
(clunking)