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January 19th, 2008


On Saturday January 19th, 2007 we had a club challenge near Cowiche, Washington.
We had 6 rigs competing. Built-not-bot, BecauseSheLetsMe, Demontang, Dr Turbo, Rednk1980 and Waycrazy.
The goal was to race (wheeled ORV of choice) to the top of the ridge through the deep snow and get the challenge marker.
The first driver that gets the marker wins the AWORC Top Member award. Benw and Jay W were the judges on this event.

We headed up toward the starting point and had to stop because rednk1980 got stuck.
Ahtanum - C-1000

Ahtanum - C-1000

We got going again and Hercules got stuck and found his 4 wheel drive wasn't working.
We stopped here to wait.
Ahtanum - C-1000
They got it fix and we were on our way again.

Ahtanum - Cowiche Ridge

At this point we had a few problems with rigs getting through.
Tiny got stuck twice and Soggymountain lost a bead.
Ahtanum - Cowiche Ridge

Benw turning around to winch Tiny.
Ahtanum - Cowiche Ridge

The group on the other side.
Ahtanum - Cowiche Ridge

On up the trail the snow drifts were getting deep.
Dr. Turbo got stuck.
Ahtanum - Cowiche Ridge

Here is where it got real fun.
This was a big deep snow drift.
Ahtanum - Cowiche Ridge

Ahtanum - Cowiche Ridge

It was deep enough where 44" boggers wouldn't reach the ground.
Punisher blew up his front diff on this drift.
Ahtanum - Cowiche Ridge

The next snow drift it took a lot of time for rigs to work their way up.

Here is Demontang stuck.
Ahtanum - Cowiche Ridge

Built-not-Bot starting to winch up.
Ahtanum - Cowiche Ridge

Benw driving around watching for the top rig.
Waycrazy taking time out to help out a non-competing rig.
Ahtanum - Cowiche Ridge

Colemancooler was Demontang co-pilot.
As a Union member he took the main job position.
Ahtanum - Cowiche Ridge

I was not in the race but I tried to make it up for the fun of it.
I kind of got stuck.
Ahtanum - Cowiche Ridge

Ahtanum - Cowiche Ridge

Here is Built-not-bot still winching.
Ahtanum - Cowiche Ridge

Here is Waycrazy and the judges.
Ahtanum - Cowiche Ridge

BecauseSheLetsMe won the All Wheelers Top Member Challenge in his 1984 Jeep Cherokee.
He received a trophy, a 1/4" thick AWORC logo and has weld on bead locks and an AWORC windshield banner on their way.
Ahtanum - 2008 Top AWORC Member

Ceg / Clay

Story by:
Clayton E. Graham
cegranch.com

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