to join or get more involved in club activities.
We are both a wheeling and social club. We go on our wheeling trips
several times a semester, but we also hangout as a group of friends on
the weekends and during the week. So Sinking Creek is a good place to expand your off-road interests while makings some really good friends. I can speak from experience that all the older members where very receptive
last year when I joined and I always felt welcome.
We have done recruiting each semester and have seen marginal results
at best. Several guys come out for a meeting or two then kind of fade
away. A couple discussions have been going on in the private sections
stating that this might be for a couple of reasons. One being that a
lot of people who have "off-road" vehicles don't really wheel or are
inexperienced. We're more than willing to offer help and advice for
any newbies who'd like to get more involved in the off-road scene.
It's really a great hobby and I've enjoyed the wheeling trips more
than anything else during my time here at Tech. Another reason for
lack of longevity has been cited as an intimidation factor. We might
seem cliquey at meetings, and guys with mildly built rigs might be
scared off by Will's 42's or mention of some of the other guys'
full-on rock rigs. But, I had one of the mildest rigs last year, and
I had a blast all year and didn't feel shunned or insecure about
wheeling an unlocked Bronco on 33 AT's. Wheeling with bigger guys was
actually an exciting experience as it got me motivated and pumped to
build my truck up. There's nothing wrong with coming out to ride
trails and watch people do the obstacles. No one makes anyone do
anything you do not want to, and don't judge if you don't want to mess
up your DD.
Almost 100% of the trails we visit are doable with stock 4x4's and
decent driving. Most of the people's vehicles are overkill for what
must be done to drive on the mandatory obstacles.
We are a really diverse club. We have people with
built rigs, people with rigs under construction, people who don't
wheel and just ride, people with mild rigs, locals, Tech students,
Alumni, older guys, a ricer, etc. We have people who know everything
under the sun about wheeling and others who are just getting started.
We just want people to get involved, hangout, and wheel.
Don't be hesitant to jump right in, join our forum, and have
a great time.
And for some of the guys on the forum and club who aren't very active,
come out to more meetings, trips, and come hangout at the tailgates
and on the weekends. We are going to lose several of our core members
next year. For us who will remain, we don't want the club to dwindle
to just a few guys; we want to have a solid foundation to grow on over
the years.
Alec
I'm adding several pictures of the rigs in the club to give an idea
how much they differ:
Mine
Will's KOH buggy
Trow's monster truck
Randy's
Ary's Toyota
Stables's s10
