Welcome back.
I started going on runs in February of 2006, so if you were around then we may have met. Had a black 2005 S trim in those days, up to September of 2014 when I traded it in on a 2014 Pro-4X in silver.
Funny you should mention the "drama". I was just re-reading what's left of the old XOC thread about "Gone but not forgotten" and the incident at Soda Lake. Amusing stuff, that's for sure.