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There is something about a 53-year-old Kenworth in the burnout box we find really cool. While he only ran mid 19s, the sound of those tires squealing and the diesel roaring is something else. We'd still take chirping Swampers any day, but this is a close second.

These two girls like to play dirty, and it was all we could do to stay focused long enough to get this picture. We did ask what exactly they liked playing dirty with, but all they did was laugh.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopia County, Arizona, sent a 5-ton rig and M109 to represent his war on drugs. He also sent a few cute female deputies, but cute or not, we sure weren't going to ask for their pictures. So here's a tank.

We thought it was cool when we found out about the new vehicle test drive. Then we were bummed to learn that it was really more of a test ride. There were professional drivers there to take you for a ride. Here is one of them pushing a Hemi Grand Cherokee to the "extreme."

Kristy Neman was one of the girls with Tire Pros. When she saw our sticker, she was only too happy to pose with it. Seems her ex-husband made her get rid of her Jeep, which is why he's the ex. For our part, we were only too happy to watch her apply the sticker to herself.

Not all rockcrawling has to be slow and monotonous. The Bounty Hunter basically jumped the tough-truck rockpile perpendicular to the way it was supposed to be run. With 1,000-some horsepower and 6-foot-tall tires, it was child's play.

You'd think that when the tough-truck course opened up on Sunday for anyone to do anything, more than one or two of the many Jeep buggies would be all over it. This Rancho-sponsored one gave it hell and was a blast to watch.

There is something about a 53-year-old Kenworth in the burnout box we find really cool. While he only ran mid 19s, the sound of those tires squealing and the diesel roaring is something else. We'd still take chirping Swampers any day, but this is a close second.

Not all of the vehicles in the tough-truck contest were buggies. There were definitely some cool Jeeps too. Tim Wiley was out on the course in this desert race FSJ Cherokee. He had some problems with power steering and dirt in his eyes, but he still ran the whole course twice around without rolling (even though he was all over the place).

Weird things abounded in the Vendors area. From dub-wearing ATVs to sky-high Hummer H1s to low riders laying frame, there were all kinds of things. This CJ-7 is from the Rural Metro Fire Department, and we can only imagine they use it to access second- or third-floor fires.

The bikini contest this year was awesome. Nikki Zeno was the winner (green bikini), there were hot chicks judging (cowboy hats), and the runners up were stunning as well. We made out all around. Who cares if there are Jeeps, anyway?

It's a bad day when even a normal tow by a front-end loader can't get you out and you've got to be practically airlifted onto your trailer. Wayne Bounds was trying to pull wheelies off some concrete barriers and did some decent damage to his Blazer.