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Coming Soon to DVD... When Hi-Fives Go Bad. Staring Tech Editor Sean Holman (left) and Senior Editor Ken Brubaker (right)
Mud Pit
Unlike the Mud Pit used in the TTC in Hollister, this obstacle is pre-run by the judges to make sure it is not too hard - or too easy. Each team has 5 minutes to complete the event, and winching is allowed. If you time out your score will be recorded in feet traveled. In this years competition we ran dualing mud pits, Experts on the right and Specialist on the left. As you can see, we made it a little more challengeing for the big boys (and girls) this year.
Specalist Class| 1. Bryan Benn | '93 Jeep Cherokee XJ | 10.59 sec. |
| 2. Nate Murray | '02 Nissan Frontier | 12.96 sec. |
| 3. Adam Dennany | '97 Jeep Wrangler TJ | 13.15 sec. |
| 4. John Noonan | '88 Suzuki Samurai | 13.69 sec. |
| 5. Chris Weigand | '00 Jeep Wrangler TJ | 14.22 sec. |
| 6. Gary Hahn | '88 Suzuki Samurai | 16.69 sec. |
| 7. Stacey Merrill | '88 Suzuki Samurai | 16.81 sec. |
| 8. Abe & Marie Dunning | '86 Toyota 4 Runner | 18.90 sec. |
| 9. Tim Nace | '88 Suzuki Samurai | DNS |
Expert Class| 1. Michael Marrero | '99 Nissan Frontier | 4 min. 20 sec. |
| 2. Richard Lozano | '84 Toyota pickup | 109 ft. 5 in. |
| 3. Charles Chilton | '78 Jeep CJ-8 | 104 ft. 10 in. |
| 4. Randall Svoboda | '89 Dodge Ramcharger | 104 ft. |
| 5. John Shenberger | '92 Oldsmobile Bravada | 103 ft. 10 in |
| 6. Jody David | '76 International Scout | 102 ft. 8 in. |
| 7. Jake Foster | '91 Jeep Cherokee XJ | 98 in. |
| 8. Norman & Jeanne Fournier | '74 Ford Bronco | 96 in. |
| 9. Nancy Totterdale | '98 Jeep Cherokee | DNS |