Last time I rode Burns out to Pioneertown, my friend pulled the chopped top bronco we were in over so about 4-5 xterras could pass us. I wouldn't be surprised in the least if someone on here was in one of them
I could virtually guarantee you that was an SCCX group run. Anytime that many Xterras are together at the same time, especially along Burns Canyon, it's usually the group.
Do you remember when this was? I'll bet we could even narrow down to the specific people you saw.
I think the last organized event we had along Burns Canyon would have been our "CANVAZ" event, which was Columbus Day weekend. Speficially, there was a group of 5 of us that ran Rattlesnake Canyon from the desert floor up to Burns Canyon and back up into big bear. I wonder if this is the group you saw? We had quite a mix of rigs that day - a champaigne ("Desert Stone Metallic") rig with a black aftermarket front bumper, a white rig with a black aftermarket front bumper, a silver rig with a light bar and winch mounted to the OEM front bumper, a red xterra with a bunch of stickers, and a black rig with a huge california flag flying off of the back. I suppose we were pretty noticable.
We had another group of about 5 or 6 Xterras run the exact same route about a month earlier, as well. There were a few more heavily modified Xterras in that group.