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Non Compos Mentis
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Off the grid- Almost
Posts: 10,646
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There is a place not far from here that has these competitions several times a year.
Like Autocross, the course is different for every event.
The guy who has acreage adjoining mine spends quite a bit of time on dozers and excavators making the course, and helps build some of these buggys.
Interesting to look at the different design philosophies as competitors show up.
Lots of mayhem. Military Rockwell axles broken, frames cracking, engines blowing, and sometimes, upside down.
Lots of elements, and there is a time limit. Some courses there are several finishers, best time is the winner.
Other courses, it's just who gets the farthest before a major stuck or break-down.
Probably the best thing- Over 90 acres of 4x4 playground, and it's a free-for-all with admission.
Outside of the current competition area, the rest of the place is crawling with all kinds of heavily-modified Jeeps, pick-ups, and custom-built whatevers.
Get stuck? Plenty of others get their tow straps and winches to help.
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