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2002 - 1st Illini 4x4 Safari
Wet, muddy, but FUN!
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This was NOT our usual event. Rain, mud, more rain and more mud. Floods
nearby and trucks loaded with sandbags running through town most of Thursday and
Friday. Yet we all had fun! Our first replacement event for the Land of Lincoln
Jamboree was a great success. With over 400 attendees, the trails were filled
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| The rain made the Friday trails "interesting" but we all seemed
to enjoy it, even though some didn't get through more than a couple obstacles
the whole day. Saturday the trails were just as muddy but they seemed to go much
better with the sun out. According to our survey, over 80% of the participants
said this event was Excellent or Above Average - even with the rain. Wow! |
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The food was good, the trails were better and the people were the best. Everyone
helped each other out as some winches saw more activity in one day than they have
in the past five years! Some trails required a little maintenance and some required
detours due to high water but positive attitudes prevailed. |
| Even when Jenny rear-ended Hamer in the parking lot there were smiles (and
lots of laughter!) One group helped the police recover a stolen vehicle in the
woods. Stu was able to punch a branch through his rear window and then have his
Cherokee laid over on its side the next day, with Tim's Mom in it both times!
Doc broke before he even got to the trail. But perhaps the best way to see how
this event went is to read the trail reports below, written by the participants,
some of whom are not even members. |
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We'd like to thank our volunteers who worked so hard
to make this happen, our sponsors, the city and county officials who welcomed
us so graciously, but most of all a big thank you to all the participants whose
good attitude and willingness to have fun made this one of the most interesting,
and one of our best events yet! |
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Factoids
- According to our survey, over 80% of the participants said
this event was Excellent or Above Average - even with the rain.
- The Safari filled within 15 days.
- Over 400 people attended the event.
- Over 75% of the registration/raffle dollars went right
back into the community and surrounding area!
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Please see our sponsors by clicking here.
Here are additional photos and stories.
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The following were sponsors of this year's
Safari. Please thank them for their donations and patronize their businesses whenever
possible.
4 Wheel Drive & Sport
Utility Magazine
4 Plus Manufacturing; West Valley City, UT
Advanced Air Systems; Elk Grove, CA
ARB; Seattle, WA
ASK Electronics; Chapin, IL
Ayerco; Pittsfield, IL
BDS; Coldwater, MI
Best Systems Car Wash; Pittsfield, IL
Bestop; Broomfield, CO
Bilstein of California; Toway, CA
Borgeson Universal; Torrington, CT
Brewer Science, Inc.; Rolla, MO
Buckley's Auto Parts, Pittsfield, IL
Cabela's Catalog; Sidney, NE
California Duster; Chatsworth, CA
Coca Cola Company of Quincy
Drive Train Direct; Corona, CA
Farm & Home Supply; Pittsfield, IL
Four Wheeler Magazine; Los Angeles, CA
GDS 4x4 Drive Train; Maryville, IL
Giovanni's Pizza; Pittsfield, IL
Green Acres Motel; Pittsfield, IL
Griot's Garage; Tacoma, WA
Hardee's; Pittsfield, IL
Heckethorn Products; Dyersburg, TN
High Lift Jacks; Bloomfield, IN
Hopewell Views Hunting Lodge; Pittsfield, IL
Husky Liners; Winfeild, KS
Interco Tire; Rayne, LA
Jeep Box; Killen, AL
Klune-V
Matkins Extreme Jeep Frame; Billings, MT
McDonald's; Pittsfield, IL
Morrow Foods; Pittsfield, IL
Motel Pike; Pittsfield, IL
Mountain Off Road Enterprise; Rifle, CO
NAPA Auto Parts; Pittsfield, IL
Neal Tire & Auto; Pittsfield, IL
Oasis Off Road; Lake Forest, CA
Off Road Advantages; Wheaton, IL
Off Road Fabrications; Phoenix, AZ
Pacesetter Exhaust Systems; Phoenix, AZ
Pine Lakes Resort; Pittsfield, IL
Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce
Pittsfield Tire & Auto; Pittsfield, IL
Premier Power Welder; Carbondale, CO
Quadratec Warehouse; West Chester, PA
Quincy Chamber of Commerce
Rancho Shocks
Randy's Ring & Pinion; Everett, WA
Red Dome Inn; Pittsfield, IL
Ridings Jeep; Jacksonville, IL
Sears; Pittsfield, IL
Skid Row Automotive; Shermans Dale, PA
Skyjacker Suspension; West Monroe, LA
Tenneco Automotive Products; Monroe, MI
Teraflex; Sandy, UT
Tim Miller Electric; Decatur, IL
Tom Wood's Custom Drive Shafts; Ogden, UT
Tomken; Buena Vista, CO
Tuffy Security Products; Cortex, CO
Wet Okole; Costa Mesa, CA
Warn Industries; ValParaiso, IN
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