The Officers and Supporting Members of
The North East XTerra Club will be hosting the 17th Annual East Coast Xterra Challenge!

Whether you've been attending this event since its beginning, for a few years or you've never been before - this is an event you don't want to miss! From the trails, to the people, to the truck itself - ECXC has been a memorable event that many Xterra owners have continued to talk about over the last 16 years!

In this thread, you'll find information on the event. Please keep checking back for updated information. If you have any questions, please post them here!

Please note that this is an Xterra only event.
Exemptions to the Xterra only rule are Supporting Members of The North East Xterra Club (NEXTerra) used as "ECXC17 Staff" and ECXC17 Sponsors.




Sign Up Here!

When:
Thursday, July 20 - Saturday, July 22

Event Agenda:
ECXC 2017 Agenda

Base Camp:
Twin Grove Campground

Wheeling Location:
Rausch Creek Off Road Park
453 Molleystown Road Tremont, PA 17981 (click HERE for directions).

Event Fee:
Payment Method: PayPal (ecxc@nexterra.org)
$35 - Event Registration, which includes:

• Event Shirt
• Event Decal
• Saturday night cookout
• 25 raffle tickets

$15 - per guest for food


You Can Order Extra T-Shirts Here!

Rausch Creek Off-Road Park Fees:
Payment Method: Cash, Credit, or Check at Rausch Creek office
$15 - Membership (good for one year, you must be a member to access the park)
$40 - Daily Entrance Fee, per driver and vehicle
$7 - per passenger, ages 16 and up

Waivers:
All attendees (drivers & passengers) must sign and hand in the following waivers.

• Rausch Membership Application/Waiver
• Rausch Parental Waiver (if applicable, downloads as a PDF)
• NEXterra waiver (opens as a PDF).

Details:
Before you show up;

• Please review the NEXTerra Rausch Creek FAQ thread HERE.
• Rausch is a membership-based facility. You must be a member to access the park! Click HERE for membership info.
• Please review The NEXTerra Tech Inspection Checklist HERE (opens as a PDF).
• Please review the “The NEXTerra Trail Etiquette Guide” HERE (opens as a PDF).
• Please review the “The NEXTerra Spotting Guide” HERE (opens as a PDF).
• Please print and fill out; The North East Xterra Club Waiver and Release of Liability HERE (opens as a PDF), The Rausch Membership Application/Waiver HERE(downloads as a PDF), The Rausch Parental Waiver (if applicable, downloads as a PDF) HERE (and bring them with you).

All attendees (drivers & passengers) must sign and hand in the waivers.

Wheeling:

• There will be three (3) Levels of Trail Groups: Green, Blue and Black.
• When you arrive at Rausch Creek at 0800 you will be greeted by a NEXterra Representative who will direct you to the ECXC Staging Area.
• At the ECXC Staging Area you will be met by a NEXterra Trail Master who will assess your truck and trail preference, and then direct you to your Trail Group where you will line your truck up behind you group's Trail Leader.
• After your truck is in line, find the NEXterra Tent, check in, hand in your filled out North East Xterra Club Waiver and Release of Liability, get your attendee packet, event shirt and sticker.
• After you check in go up to the Rausch Creek Off Road Park office, hand them the filled out Rausch Membership Application/Waiver and your Rausch Parental Waiver (if applicable) and pay the park fees (cost is posted above).
• Finally, go back to your truck and prepare it for wheeling, using The NEXTerra Tech Inspection Checklist (opens as a PDF) as your guide.
• A NEXterra Tech Crew roaming the Staging Area to assist you. If you need help or have a question ask your Trail Leader or find a NEXterra Representative and they will help or find you help.
• There will be a mandatory Drivers Meeting each morning at 0915. And then we hit the trails!
• *There will be no food or beverage provided so you will need to bring your own each day of wheeling.

Lodging:
Most folks will be staying at the Twin Grove Campgrounds Wednesday thru Saturday night.
You can also stay at the Comfort Inn in PineGrove INFO HERE.

Weather:
Tremont, PA Weather


Sign Up Here!

See who's already signed up!

Please make sure you thank and give support back to our sponsors!

Yes!

sent from a crawlspace...

I'm in!


Looking to see if anyone is interested in splitting a cabin?!?

Like we would miss this! Our whole lives get put on hold for this!!!! Countdown!!!!

I'm in also. Camping from Wednesday to Sunday. I booked site D10. The wife and pup will be tagging along. Im wheeling Thursday and Friday(they won't be). I will be wheeling some combination of Greens and Blues.

I'll officially sign up once there's an option to.

Of course this guy is in. Gotta book cabin.

I'm in for this, most likely Wheleling Friday and Saturday

Will be in when sign up is live. Most likely camping. Might venture black one day.

Please thank our sponsors by supporting them. Thank you sponsors!

Campsite is booked! Be there Wednesday night to Sunday.

Did you book breakfast with the bear this year too!?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That bear is a big boy. He may eat it all.

I'm only going to make it for Saturday. I have a wedding to go to on Friday so I'll be leaving here early Saturday morning.

Unless it's your own wedding, Tim, skip it!

Yep, he's booked, no surprise guests this year. I hope.