Pictured here are Toby Lavender, Stan Prueitt, Jack Shelton, Dan Black and Dustin Chernoh. These five gentlemen are the Top Truck Challenge Official Judges. These guys know dirt. They know how to drag it, push it, and pile it into the Top Truck Challenge courses. Their responsibilities are as vast as their knowledge and include the laborious task of timing and scorekeeping. Each of these gents has years of off-highway experience behind the wheel, and some are even past TTC competitors.

Pictured here are Toby Lavender, Stan Prueitt, Jack Shelton, Dan Black and Dustin Chernoh.

Safety First
There's some crazy action at Top Truck, but make no mistake, safety comes first. Not only do we enforce the rules that govern the Hollister Hills SVRA, we also institute our own policies to ensure everyone's safety. Further, we gathered all the competitor rigs and physically documented important safety information including, but not limited to, what types of safety restraints are installed, where the ignition shutoff is located, where the battery is mounted in each vehicle, etc. This was done to ensure a quick response time in case of emergency.

Heartfelt Thanks
As you can imagine, Top Truck challenge requires a significant amount of logistics before, during, and after the event. For this, the staff of Four Wheeler relies on a dedicated group of people to help us out. These folks selflessly put a significant amount of time into Top Truck, and we don't take their sacrifice lightly. So to them and the companies that helped make TTC '10 a success, we offer our most heartfelt thanks.

Chris Finstad, our lead medic, John Fox, Robert Lund, Tony Morales, Debra Fox, and JP Juarez from the San Juan Batista Fire Department.
Phillip Indihar at Quality Construction, for providing the camera truck, water truck, and pressure washers.

J3 Excavation and Las Animas Concrete, for the heavy equipment support.

California Site Services, for the safety fencing.

Black Wolf Security Services, for guarding the perimeter.

Yamaha, for use of the way-cool Rhino.

Mansmith's BBQ, for all the incredible meals including the wood fire-cooked welcome dinner.

Hollister Hills SVRA staff and rangers, including John Vallett, Jeff Gaffney, Crystal Sanchez and Kris Plank. Also, Daphne Greene, deputy director, California State Parks OHV Division.

These guys-Blayke Thorson, Cheston Beck, Matt Thorson, Rodney Hill, Phil Wolz, Jeff Arabia, Chad Grande, Jerry Sparkman, and Cody Kanuscal-comprise the TTC Extraction Team. When they swing into action, it's like poetry in motion. They're an incredibly talented, quick-thinking, and above all, safe group of individuals.

These guys-Blayke Thorson, Cheston Beck, Matt Thorson, Rodney Hill, Phil Wolz, Jeff Arabia

Want to see more photos?
If you have a hankerin' for more TTC photos, you can see scores of images by simply visiting www.fourwheeler.com. There, you'll find a wide range of exclusive photos from all seven events.

See the DVD!
Our professional film crew was on hand to record all the action at TTC '10, and the result is a high-definition DVD that will blow you away. It's packed with gobs of amazing footage of our 10 competitors battling our seven brutal events. You can only get the DVD through 4Wheel Parts Wholesalers, so call 800/213-5668, visit www.4wheelparts.com, or get to your local 4Wheel Parts Wholesalers retail location.

Last Words
"It's definitely a whole lot different than what you might think, just reading it in the magazine and watching the videos. It's ten times tougher." -Darren Sinkey
"It's well worth coming here. It's an event you can't take lightly. It's one of those deals where you're glad you're here. However much work it took to get here, you're just glad you're here and just glad to be a part of it." -P.J. Hale

Four Wheeler would also like to thank the official Top Truck sponsors:
Official Retailer: 4Wheel Parts, www.4wheelparts.com.
Official Tire: Mickey Thompson Tires, www.mickeythompsontires.com
Official Axle: Superior Gear & Axle, www.superioraxlegear.com
Official Oil: Amsoil, www.amsoil.com
Official Winch: Warn Industries, www.warn.com
Official Suspension: Tuff Country, www.tuffcountry.com