The BFGoodrich National Rock Crawlers
Championship
A.K.A... The Carnival of Carnage!
"More Carnage"
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Boy ain't that the truth?
 This rig didn't roll over at this obstacle but was darn close. This was a VERY typical move for most of the vehicles attempting Gate 5, Obstacle 7 on the second day. |
 Rollovers like this made extraction a slow process due to the danger factor. there was actually a pretty good drop off on the other side of the rig and it's rear, driver side tire was bearing most of the weight on an unstable rock. |
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Mike Palmer from Denver, CO rolled his 1951 M38 Jeep 3 or more times on the second day. Each time it rolled, a few people would simply push it over and he'd fire it back up and be back on his way. His Jeep really took a beating and kept on going. |
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 This poor guy came down REALLY hard off of the same obstacle as the first picture above. I was some 30 feet away when I shot that photo and the earth shook beneath me! Again, a few folks put the rig back on its wheels and it fired right up. |
 Joe Shaff from Stagewest Four Wheel Drive Center only suffered a separated and slightly busted yolk on the front drive shaft. A 5 pound rock was used to beat it back in place and he was off and running again. |
The BFGoodrich Rock Crawling Championship was brutal to say the least. Luckily, with all of the rollovers and carnage as seen above, nobody was injured during the entire event. Kudos to all who attended, worked the event, and to the drivers for having the guts to take on everything that was thrown in their face!
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Mr. Ed's 1998 Rock Crawling Championship VIDEO Mr. Ed reports: "All the "Rock Stars" were shining the Las Cruces. The First Annual Rockcrawling Championship sure did prove that looks can be deceiving. Mr. Ed's video is over 2 hours of man, women and machine on Tabasco Twister and Patzcuarro's Revenge. The viewer will see all 50 contestants on the video at least once. On the final day, Sunday Nov 22nd, Mr. Ed's Excellent Adventure's gives you all of the finalists on most all of the obstacles. The breaks, stucks, and rollover. Bob Hazel and crew did a fine job and a great time was had by all." Mr. Ed's Rock Crawling Championship VIDEO will be ready for shipping next week. Get yours at 4X4BOOKS.com. See: http://www.4x4books.com/meeanrrc.htm. |
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