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2005 4x4 Trucks Mud Races Missouri - Missouri Mud BogMud 'N' Rain 'N' Shine From the November, 2005 issue of 4Wheel & Off-Road By Jerrod Jones Photography by Jerrod Jones
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The Mid Missouri Off Roaders out of St. Louis came up with a great way to not only find an excuse to get together and do some muddin', but also to raise funds to adopt some families during the holidays, sponsor a scholarship for a local senior's college endeavor, and even help out a Little League team! And all the while, they just do what they want to do anyway: run in the mud and run the local mud bogs. Early in June, we were able to catch up with them in Marthasville, Missouri, thanks to Jim Ott, club member and MMOR Web site builder, who took the time out of his schedule to cart us out to the races for a typical rain and shine (it changes every five minutes in Missouri) weekend at the mud bogs. For more information, visit MMOR at www.mmor.com.  We know this'll make you Scout...  We know this'll make you Scout lovers happy. Jeremy Pruitt piloted his right-hand drive "Gone Postal" Scout to a Class 2 win of 81 feet 1 inch in 7.6 seconds.  A big thank you to the show's...  A big thank you to the show's Durty Girls, Stephanie Shaw and Rebecca Norfleet, who lent a hand and passed out 4WOR license plates to participants and anyone else who wanted one.  Carl Whitehead put the pedal...  Carl Whitehead put the pedal down to the ground in his clean '70s Ford and gave a good try at conquering this pit, but it was a sloshy and difficult ordeal for those who didn't have huge Boggers and 500+hp engines.  James Wisdom runs a serious...  James Wisdom runs a serious race when in the pit with his truck American Pride. He was able to hold on during this little side wheelie action and brought himself a very respectable First Place finish in Class 5.  Joe Zerjaz was just about...  Joe Zerjaz was just about done with his run as we snapped a shot of his Red Stomper, adorned with some nice flames just in case you couldn't tell how fast his truck is by the way the Boggers are spitting thanks to his built 383ci engine.  If this were our truck, we...  If this were our truck, we might have second thoughts about dumping it in a giant mudpit. Robert Lierman wasn't scared, however, of dunking his '46 Chevy (Tidy's Toy) in the mud for a 96-foot run in 13.59 seconds.  Yep, some of these guys have...  Yep, some of these guys have just too much power to even stay on the ground. Sounds fun, doesn't it? We're sure Chris Fort always gets a kick out of 'railing his stretched Ford Ranger through the pit. This time, he pulled a 3.47 second full pass, not to mention a little airtime as well.  The Lause Brothers team, Ryan...  The Lause Brothers team, Ryan and Shawn, put in a little more oomph than most '77 CJ-7s came with from the factory. Their 496ci Chevy churns out 1,150 hp on the juice. Even if you think your ride has some real good power, you'd be humbled standing next to the track when Loose Connections flew by.  It wasn't so bad when some...  It wasn't so bad when some of the stockers came out of the starting gate and got off line, but we saw a couple of moments of our life flash before our eyes when Doug Cottrell in his Chevy-powered Fool Injected came bearing down on us. There are no points to be had for killing the camera guy. No wonder our moms worry about us.  We learned a little lesson...  We learned a little lesson when Marty Suntimer's '48 Willys pickup, the Ugly Mudder, got a little off line at the start and about knocked us backwards with a massive onslaught of mud being thrown by his 44-inch Boggers. Our camera didn't favor this blurry mud chunk (located in the middle of the two rear tires in the image), which took it out of commission about half a second later.  We just threw this Flatfender...  We just threw this Flatfender in here to appease the Chief. But even if we weren't trying to suck up to the boss, we'd give you a glimpse of Brian Elbert's '56 Willys trying to tear through the pit. Brian did a super-clean job, partially restoring and partially modifying this old Jeep so it was extremely functional with its full 'cage, fixed seats and harnesses, no-nonsense black wheels, and Warn 9,000-pound winch.
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