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September 2005 Whoops!

Wheels up!

writer: Jerrod Jones
photographer: The Readers of 4-Wheel & Off-Road

Submission information
Send us your wheeling foul-ups! Letters must be signed by the vehicle's owner. Due to the large volume of mail we receive, we regret that not all submissions can be used and none will be returned. Digital photos must measure no less than 1600 x 1200 pixels (or two megapixels) and be saved as a TIFF, an EPS, or a maximum-quality JPEG file.
Write to:
Whoops!, 4-Wheel and Off-Road
6420 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048-5515
fax 323.782.2704


E-mail to:
jerrod.jones@primedia.com


Upchuck
My friend and I were running Billings Canyon Trail in Grand Junction, Colorado, when we broke an axleshaft. As we were limping home, we tripped and fell end over end. As my friend Jeramie screamed like a little girl, the Krispy Kremes and the Hi-Lift went airborne. After ratchet-strapping the radiator back away from the fan blades, we drove the rest of the way down, blowing a tire bead only three more times.
Brian Cook
Grand Junction, CO


Self-ExplanatoryWe're stuck!
Shawn Anderson
Aledo, IL


Pinned
I was testing my new auto box and fuel-injection system when my Jeep decided to chase a squirrel up a tree.
Peter Whitman
Southern England, U.K.


"Looks Like It Rolled" "Yep, Looks Like It"
Here is me getting my Whoops Wings in my FJ40. I was 10 minutes into my day when I slid off a rock, and flop, onto its side. I have a fiberglass body and it didn't even crack, but I broke my other mirror, so now I have a matching set.
Scott Karg
Rausch Creek Off-Road Park, PA


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