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This was probably one of the worst weekends we have had for cold all year and for all our time racing this event. Racing in the inclement weather conditions is much to be desired. Two days prior to the event all Still "Miss" Behavin's fuel lines froze up and took out the fuel pump at the same time. The cap on the fuel cell snapped which set us back another ...wow racing is not for the poor. We swapped in another fuel pump that we were told would be similar well the outcome of this story will tell otherwise....

Friday afternoon we bundled up as much as possible and headed to the dome. The racers spent the afternoon outside, some with heaters or tiger torches under them trying to keep everything warm. When its that cold one wrong jump could snap a frosty axle like nothing. After last years fogging of the windshields we decided to use some defogger on the glass. Seems that didn't work worth a damn, a heater was the only way to go and I kinda didn't have one. After some scrapping and shivering and a test and tune that had Still "Miss" Behavin' spittering and sputtering we unhooked the map sensor hopping to get enough fuel for the competition. In the end though, the cold won as my turn came and I couldn't get her above 3,000 rmp, I felt like I could have run the course on foot faster. We still aren't sure what happened, whether sensors were failing in the fuel injection system or that new pump was just not adequate for the engine. Either way I came in second last and did not qualify for Sunday...the first time ever. We weren't too sad about it though as neither me or the Jeep perform well inthe cold and I would rather be a spectator than outside shivering waiting for a turn!



Saturday came and it was Ken's turn, these guys had it made they got to stay inside for the pit party all afternoon so their Race Cars were all nice and warm. Ken ran a good time but not good enough to win, he did qualify for Sunday though.



Sunday came and the weather was still nasty but at least we had daylight. All Juiced Up started leaking from the water pump but it was just too cold to change it so Ken took a chance. Ken was running great and came back for the finals determined to win. Sadly the Jeep did not co-operate and the engine heat seized. His turn came and went and he sat in the corner waiting to be towed out. Of course by the time the tow truck came the engine had cooled enough that he drove it out.



It wasn't a great start to the season for the Jeep Stuff Racing Team Jeeps but its just the beginning and we anticipate many warn days to keep the Jeeps happy. Here are a few pics I snapped of the show over the weekend, amazing what you can do when you don't have to race!

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Okay so its not a race story but it has to do with my race helmet.  Special thanks to our buddy blake also known as Cross-Eyed for turning my boring white racing helmet into a work of art! His extraordinary art work appears on Calgary Flames Hockey Masks and Monster trucks to name just a few and now our helmet! He put the Jeep Stuff and 4X4 Parts name on the front and the Still "Miss" Behavin' Jeep on one side and the All Juiced Up Jeep on the other side.





Each year before the Monster Jam at the dome the racers all like to get together to test and tune our vehicles to make sure they are gonna hold together for the big performance. Last year we had a bunch of trucks and drivers out playing and we decided to volunteer the land for it once again, we have even built some permanent jumps, soon there will be a real track...this I am sure of!

It was darn cold, which figures but Ken with All Juiced Up, Jamie with his Zebra and Joe with his YJ5 decided they'd give it a whirl. Still "Miss" Behavin' suffered some technical difficulties and needs a new fuel pump so I was able to capture the boys in action on film instead of bashing around in the snow. Jamie was first to give it a try and headed for the first jump full tilt, he kind of overshot it and after a rough landing needed to pick up his grill and find two more rims and tires as he had bent and flattened them pretty good.



But once he got new tires and rims bolted back on he was able to show us some Bronco Jumping power. Nice paint job Jamie, I really like the back hatch....





Next came Ken and he kept her together to make a few rounds. He was experiencing some alternator problems but that's why we test 'em first so that we can work the bugs out! Seems I can never be ready for Ken's big air pictures!







Joe did a total rebuild this year on his 1956 Jeep YJ5, yep its a CJ5 with a YJ front clip, if you open the hood you'll note the orange paint that matches the All Juiced Up Jeep. Lets hope the front clip stays shiney side up for Joe as it's Ken's front clip from last years flop! The Jeep looks great Joe and the only problems he had was the last landing the front drive shaft pretzled, again the ol' test n' tune helped work out Joe's bugs!





A good chilly time was had by all! This year you can see these and many more Tuff Trucks at the Monster Jam Show March 7, 8 and 9th!

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This year we ventured down to Medicine Hat to check out the Hell on Wheels production organized by a few fellas calling themselves Redneck Productions. We figured this was the last race of the year and we had missed going to a bunch of shows during our busy 2002 year, so of we went. The show included a demo derby, tuff truck competition and lawn tractors.

We arrived late Saturday afternoon and registered for the evening show, it was bitterly cold. The track was interesting, with some inverted whoops off the start line, a full sized van buried in a jump (that would be what....6 feet tall?) with three jumps right after the van that were spaced so that they could not be made together, you had to bash your way through them individually. After that we had to go to the center of the arena and do a donut around a barrel which was 1 and 3/4 turns then back through the three jumps, over the van, over the whoops and over a jump that had a huge hole dug on the other side that was filled with mud and water, then the last obstacle was a 5 foot death jump with no landing ramp on the decline. It looked interesting, we couldn't wait to buckle up and give it a try, that's when we found out that cars were going to be competing. For anyone that's sunk tones of money into their tuff truck and gone to a show to find someone there with a little tercel that they put into that is capable of walking all over ya, it sucks. Had we have known we wouldn't have gone as most cars are unbeatable, I'd beat a car worse than my precious Jeep for sure! Since we had driven the 2 and 1/2 hours to the Hat we decided to give it a shot anyways because the mud bog would hopefully even the playing field.

7 o'clock came and it was show time, with a "lets get ready to crumble" the demo dudes beat each others cars till only one remained. Next came the tuff trucks/cars - 14 entries total. The first few competitors were of the car or 2wd variety and when they jumped the pit but landed right smack dab in the goo and went no more unless they were on foot. It looked painful going from GO to WHOA just like that! Next came the RamTuff truck who damn near cleared the mud pit, that little dodge has a few good ponies under the hood, sadly he fell off the side of the death jump prior to crossing the finish line (by maybe a foot) and couldn't get out to run for fear of the truck rolling so he took a DNF. Then came Ken's turn, he had an awesome run going and when it came his turn to do the pit he landed in it and sure did make a mess throwing goo everywhere, it was virgin mud as he was the first to go through it completely, gotta love racing with 35" boggers! My strategy was to continue on like the boys did as it was combined time not best of both, we had to hold her together and be consistent for two runs. I lit it up, racing around the track (the van wasn't as bad as I thought it would be), then came the mud jump, I hit it hard in hopes of getting 3/4's of the way over the goo, while I was in the air I looked down and there wasn't much mud left and, wow was there ever a huge gaping upwards sloped hole to land in - ouch! Down I came and goo flew everywhere, I too am happy I race with 36" Swampers as I chewed my way out!

Before our second run there was a small meeting of officials and drivers, seems the cars didn't like the goo and the show organizers were tired of towing some of the competitors out of the mud pit. So the decision was made to cater to the 2wd competitors and change the track to have the competitors drive around the mud obstacle...that sucked, so much for the even playing field! Ken had the lead after the first heat with me right behind, next time out I beat him but as it was combined time he took first and I settled for second for the Saturday performance, yes the car did beat us both but his first time combined with his second was not enough to take away the 1st or 2nd place finish.

We had splurged for a room with a Jacuzzi suite and a hotel with a waterslide so we looked forward to heading to the room for some food and Rn'R...it was awesome. It would have been a great honeymoon suite for us but we had short stuff with us so we skipped on celebrating  maybe one day we'll get away for our honeymoon without the children!

The next day we needed to do some work on the All Juiced Up Jeep as the air pump had seized and was chewing up the belt. Ken didn't want to turn donuts with manual steering . 15 minutes before the race we had eliminated the pump and installed a shorter belt, ready to rock again. Sadly the weather was not on our side for this performance either, it was freezing cold with the odd rain sprinkle, there were a few more fans in the stands but not many. This time the mud pit had been totally filled in with dirt, the death jump was shortened and the donut around the barrel had become a figure eight around two barrels...wow were the front wheel drive cars gonna do well! Out we went, Ken had a killer time, I came off the line with Still "Miss" Behavin' just a rockin', over the whoops and I forgot to let off as I climbed the van jump... up, up, up and away I was heading for the moon, when all of a sudden gravity kicked in and down I headed, there was no ramp under me it was now way behind me, I kinda overshot it and was heading for the fence, into the bank and almost over the first of the triple jumps, only a couple of wheels hit that obstacle so I was penalized 5 seconds. I hit so hard that my air breather assembly bent forward into the fan and was jammed up against the throttle cable, making me have to ride the brake peddle for the last part of the course as the Jeep was almost maxed out in speed and I couldn't slow her down - phew what a ride that was! The next time out Ken did great but not fast enough to beat the car, I took it a bit easier this time and skipped the rocket launch move, the 5 second penalty had put me out of the money for sure so I just kept it together to be able to partake in the freestyle portion of the show. Ken took the second place trophy and cash and I ended up in forth which was just out of the money for the day. And yes the little car took first!

The last part of the show was opened up to ALL competitors to try their hand at the track for 2 minutes of freestyle. A couple of guys went out and ripped 'er up, one guy tried and tried until finally he flopped his pickup on its side. Next came the demo cars, they too tried to smash, spin and roll, the last demo car out died and was left next to the van and became fair game and part of the track. Ken didn't hold back and climbed up the side of the demo car and the van, once at the top he kinda got stuck, he teetered and tottered and spun and and dug and finally got free and was able to rip up and show off his All Juiced Up Jeep, he even backed into the mud pit and tried to roost the crowd but the mud was too thick. He did great...the crowd went wild. Next came my turn, I was pumped, I had an idea that no-one had tried yet. I ripped over the mud pit, did a donut, jumped the van, tried to climb the demo car, but realized that a posi in the front was required, then I headed back to the jump and mud pit. This time I faced the other direction, got her lined up threw her into reverse and jumped the pit backwards then hit it the opposite way, definitely a different feeling doing a jump when you can't see where you are going and where you'll land! Then came my finale, I lined up with the mud pit jump and death jump just 20 feet beyond. I stopped, revved her up, pumped up the crowd and hit the mud jump full trottle and then over the death jump peddal still to the floor...damn what a hard landing...took out my transmission, blew off all the belts when the engine hit the diff and bent the crap outta my front and rear diffs and a few body panels. At this time I graciously bowed out and waved to the crowd. It was awesome, mind you my body disagrees the day after, as my head feels like its 100 pounds on those over stretched neck muscles! I'd rate my freestyle a 2, that rating is based on how many Tylenol 3's its taking to get through the day after! The crowd loved it though!

Now we have the whole winter to fix the Jeeps up, Ken's is still good but his is still new as he just built it this year. Mine on the other hand has been beaten for the last couple of years and the rear 9 inch diff has been bending at each show, the death jump at this show definitely has made it so that we have to replace it, all 4 four of my tires have a nasty inwards lean on the top side now. I guess we also have to put another tranny in, good thing we fabbed her up to fit car tranny's - much cheaper! Sadly with the two of us driving I did not get any pictures, if anyone did and would like to share them with our website we'd be thrilled to put them up and give you credit for them. Until next year....

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Thursday evening we picked up our additional pit crew member Christine and headed for Jeep Stuff acres to get the Jeeps ready and loaded for the Friday/Saturday evening shows. At 2 am we still had no idea what was wrong with Ken's "All Juiced Up" Jeep and Ken had almost ran over Chrisitne who had snuck outside to relieve herself of some Smirnoff Ice so we gave up and hit the sack. We loaded up the Jeeps and headed for Lethbridge first thing in the morning hoping Ken could score some new parts and fix it during the day while I did an upgrade at a client site. By 4:30 Ken was smiling and said the Jeep was running good again after a new set of plugs were installed.



Friday night came and Ken took 2nd in the first run but when it came time for his second run the Jeep started spittering and sputtering again which bumped him into 4th as many more good runs followed....like mine! It was best of both runs that got you in the money. The course was rough and from where we were sitting waiting our turns all we could see was front bumper, rear bumper and hear the crowd groan as the vehicles hit the jumps and the bumps and had to get pulled off as they broke. I decided to back off the throttle a bit to see if I could get more finesse which can be an advantage at certain times and was successful as I took first place, that was until the "Rambuncious" Ram Charger and Chris showed us what that truck was made of. He definetly deserved the win and I tip my helmet to him and settled for the 2nd place finish overall Friday night. Just after we finished our portion of the show the sky opened up and the 6 monster trucks had to show us what freestyle was all about in the pouring and I mean pouring rain. After the show we took our wet selves back to the room to enjoy some cocktails and drown Claytons sorrows as his Toyota kinda broke a wee bit. After almost being thrown out of the hotel, having an ice fight, pizza party and all sorts of abuse from the gal that kicked the boys butts we enjoyed a couple and I mean only a couple of hours of sleep. The next day Don told us a few of the Monster truck drivers were trying to get us bumped up to the honeymoon suite - woohoo could we have had fun there - they probably would have had some kind of bubbly tub! Good thing it was booked or we may have been escorted from the city! But thanks for the thought guys! What a fun little party we had.



The next day we were back at it trying to see what was making Ken's Jeep act up again and fix Clayton's steering and front end. Christine and I did numerous parts runs and even found a few minutes to score some "Little Princess" stickers for our Ramp Princess Clayton to put on his Toyota. Clayton's toy came back together very well but Ken's on the other hand was not co-operating. We tried brand new wires, plugs, a fuel pressure regulator, unplugging censors, even a different computer. 5 minutes before the races started, Ken on a last hope chance ran a wire from the computer to the battery and violla she ran like a charm. Seems the computer wasn't grounded out properly. Phew! Well Ken went out and had a great run, good enough to put him in first place until the yellow Jeep and I showed him that Canadian girls really do kick ass and took 1st!



Next came the second round and I was first up, another clean run and I had beaten my first time so was still in the lead. Then came Ken who tried with all his might but couldn't beat me and had to settle for 2nd and a hell of a stiff neck as he kinda bounced through the doubles. Clayton did some great jumps and managed to keep the Toy together and complete both rounds - way to go Princess! When it was all said and done I held onto the 1st place and Ken 2nd. Clayton became the Lethbridge crowd favorite as he backed up for every jump and took a run at them - I was almost impressed (just kidding Clayton!).



Saturday we grabbed another room as we were really exhausted, but were much more mellow and in fact were all asleep within minutes of climbing into bed. Sunday came, we did breakfast and headed for home bucks richer, me with a swollen head thanks to my ego, and two tired but intact kick ass Jeeps. Another awesome weekend! Special thanks to Terry Clement for all the awesome photos that accompany this write up. I haven't had a chance to download mine from the camera yet so once I do I'm sure I'll have more! Oh and Clayton I don't have any pictures of you yet that's why your Twisted Ramp Princess isn't included here!

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Last year we attended this event put on by the Carstairs Demolition Association and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, even though it poured rain. It was their first year for tuff trucks as this is usually just a big demolition derby meet. Well this year was another great success, luckily the weather was nice for us too. The track was the same as last year, but the mud bog was filled with water and that caused a lot of problems for some of the racers. They said next year they'd have more mud less water! Ken and I decided to swap Jeeps so I could see how the All Juiced Up Jeep performed. I pulled first and wouldn't you know it but I couldn't get the Jeep to run for me at all. It kept spitting and sputtering and in the end just died. Ken of course had an awesome run in the Still "Miss" Behavin' Jeep and walked away with first place in the first round. Sadly our buddy Clayton broke some steering components and was out of the race and facing lots of work to get ready for the Lethbridge show the following weekend.

As more cars crashed and smashed during another demo heat we tried to figure out what was causing all the problems with the orange Jeep. No matter what we tried, she wouldn't run, but we figured what the heck we were there for fun so I brought her out again and sputtered around the track till she finally died in the middle of the water hole. I had to bite the bullet and jump in to hook myself up so I found out first hand how deep and cold the water actually was. Ken of course went out for his second run and kicked butt again and finished in first place AGAIN! He was able to take home a few bucks and a great trophy.

The fun didn't stop there as we received word that the Carstairs Demo Assoc. have a wrap up party after the races and they wanted us to come and enjoy a free steak dinner. Woohoo! Off to Carstairs we went on August 10 where we found an awesome grill in the middle of the bar, where we got to pick and cook a great steak, there were also baked potatoes all cooked and garlic bread, it was an amazing meal. After dinner we enjoyed quite a few cocktails, shooters complements of the Carstairs boys and a whole lot of razzing and teasing by all the racers that attended. A great time was had by all, thank you to the Carstairs Demolition Association for hosting the race and the very awesome steak dinner. Can't wait to see ya next time (with my own Jeep of course)!

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After endless evenings and weekends trying to get both the Still "Miss" Behavin' and All Juiced Up Jeeps ready for the races we managed to get it all dialed in but were dead tired from all the work involved. Friday's performance proved to be a bit rough, after all trucks failing tech due to no firewalls we were allowed to run as the show had to go on! Clayton Kraatz and his amazing beast unfortunately were not but they did allow for an exhibition run so he could show off his handy work. Jamie Lassiter was leaving tech and the transmission went in his Blazer. So off he went to Folk Automotive to start removal while Jimmy Shilson head to the Jeep Stuff Acres to take my spare and drop in before the race. With only 5 minutes to spare the Blazer was back and ready to rock!

This year the format for the Tuff Trucks was different, the first run was the qualifying run for the finals on Sunday. The top eight not only were guaranteed a spot for Sunday but they moved on to the next round which was for day money and trophies, the top two from there moved on to a fight for top dog! The start line was a little close to the doubles, we had 10 feet to clear a 10 feet jump, not many were successful and got bucked around pretty good. I tried to stand the Jeep up on its tailgate then on its nose, at one point I was sure I was going over but managed to tromp on the gas and bring the back end down and keep the shiny side up! Jamie with his new transmission didn't make it over the doubles, in fact he stopped dead in the send jump and said goodbye to both driveshafts. After round one I was lucky enough to hold 4th place which wasn't bad considering I spent a lot of time bucking up and down in the air! Congrats to Terry McDonald who took the first place finish, Calvin Ashmore who settled for second and Cory Watt who had a wee bit of a grudge match with me after settling for second last year to my first was very pleased to say "he beat Lisa" and took third place leaving me in 4th.

Saturday was a bit freakish. After a very busy pit party everyone went for their practice run to discover that if you had a windshield half way through the course you wouldn't be able to see through the fog - very scary. The decision was then made that we would stage inside the dome for our races rather than the tunnel. Ken did his test run and the Jeep stalled twice and the bottom end of the engine went. We did a bit of adjusting and decided to run it anyways as it was probably just a rod. He did well, taking 2nd in the first heat, 2nd in the second heat and 2nd overall, Ralph from Lenco Automotive was untouchable! Ken didn't figure the engine would last one round let alone 3 so we figured we'd add a little 15/40 and run it again on the Sunday.

Sunday came and being as cold as it was we were staged again in the dome. This was fine until Ken and the brand new "All Juiced Up" Jeep came bouncing over the jump after the tank traps and did an endo right in front of me. Talk about putting me off my game even though Ken was out and walking around I didn't know if he was hurt and how bad the jeep was damaged! I should have just driven out of the stadium at that stage as my mind was far from racing but I pressed on. They had backed the start line up 5 feet on the Saturday night as so many people weren't clearing the jumps but my back tires still caught the top of the jump and I did a bit of bucking, not so bad this time but enough to knock the shifter out of 2nd and into neutral, but I probably didn't notice as all I heard was a huge crack from my neck. By the time I headed in to the first corner I realized I was not moving very fast as I was no longer in gear - that was a mistake that cost me big time as I didn't qualify for the finals. As I wasn't going fast enough when I went into the tank traps I hit hard enough to hear 2 more neck cracks and lose the feeling in both arms. I managed to hit the jump that Ken flipped on and make the corner but I was not fast enough to qualify. But hey I gotta let the boys have a crack at the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies every now and then too!

In case you are wondering Ken's okay, the Jeep needs the front of the cage to be rebuilt as it buckled a bit (but hey it did its job!), we also need a drivers fender, hood, fix the cracks in the hood scoop, fix the dent in the tub under the passenger door and a tweek in the passenger fender. So the front will be getting repainted and re-stickered - again - and lets not forget we need to rebuild the bottom end of the engine - sigh! As for me, my jaw has been slightly dislocated and I have some nasty whiplash, but that's the name of the game - I'm still not sure how Ken rolled and is okay and I didn't but am in worse shape. Nothing appears to be broken on my Jeep just a few more bends in the body but those add character!

Here's a couple of pics, I hope to have mine downloaded in the next few days. Thanks to Theresa Huarte and Erik Hansen for the use of these pics, if anyone has any please send them to me as I'd love to have them not only for the web but for the scrapbook!.

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A bunch of us got together on Sunday the 10th to test out our Tuff Trucks to see how they would hold together before the big Monster Jam race coming up February 22, 23, and 24th. A good time was had by all except Marty who may disagree as he flopped his Nissan on its side! Luckily no-one was hurt and back over he went and had another crack at the course!

Unfortunately the Still "Miss" Behavin' Jeep sustained some damage that we didn't notice till Monday of the Family Day long weekend, just days before the big competition. The newly installed transfer case took a few too many hard hits in the dugout and had about 5 cracks in her and the adapter also broke. Back into the garage to have another t-case and adapter installed but this time she actually got a long overdue skid plate!

Here's a couple of pics of the boyz with their toys and me too!

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This year Ken and I were very busy and only were able to take in one night and one day at the Ground Pounder Daze Event. We went for the Sunday to compete in the Obstacle course and even though she was rough and two minutes long we managed to pull off women's top time and men's top time. We had an awesome time as always and drank far too many Mike's (thanks Dean, you got me in trouble again )

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We took the Still "Miss" Behavin' Jeep to Carstairs on a rainy miserable Sunday to play with other tuff trucks. They were having their annual demo derby and decided to add some more excitement to the show by including a Tuff Truck Event.

Unfortunately we only had 6 competitors and 5 trucks so it made for just a taste of Tuff Trucks for the spectators. The course was around 40 seconds long, with a variety of obstacles for us that included a set of triples, a buried car, table top, turtle backs and a 50 foot mud pit at the end. Luckily we had been warned of the pit so I brought our trusty rain suit. My first crack through the pit saw a wall of goo about 25 feet high and about half of it on me and in the Jeep. The first pass was fun and the second pass was hilarious as it had down-poured between the two competitions and the track was extremely slick. People were hitting the obstacles sideways and flinging mud everywhere, that is the ones that made it over the first set of triples! When I passed through the bog I went from one side to the other and back again only to do a 360 degree turn at the end and headed for the timekeeper. Many laughs were had and I'll never forget the look on Terry's face when a wild woman covered in mud was heading for him in a high powered yellow - I mean mud colored Jeep and he had to sprint to get out of the way.

This competition was winner takes all and a fancy trophy. Our winner was Ken with me closely behind. Congrats - I'll catch ya sooner or later Kenny boy!

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The Tuff Truck competition at Foremost was an absolute hoot. We pulled into town on Saturday morning and went down main street in search of the rodeo grounds, strangely enough the whole town was sitting on the curbs of main street. Love that small town hospitality - we had a welcoming committee. Just kidding, we somehow or another became pre-parade material, but it was fun for a laugh driving down main street and having everyone wave at us!

There were a bunch of locals competing and a couple of fellas from Medicine Hat. From Calgary we had Dean Folk from Folk Automotive, Dave Gallant from Triple T in Okotoks with his sidekick Charlie Mailman, Clayton Kraatz brought his Toy with 42's and super customized suspension, Calvin Ashmore and his Ford Truck, of course Ken and I with the Still "Miss" Behavin' Jeep and the cheering squad/pit crew and professional beer-drinkers Jeff and John Boy.

The races started at 1:30 and we had 14 trucks to play with. The track was nasty, lots of whoops, turtle backs, corners and unmakable jumps - but we all tried to clear them. For the second pass, the organizers decided they should make the double jump a bit more do-able or there would be no trucks left for Sunday's show. I took a 5th and a 7th which was in the money for both performances. It was a much better course but it was dusty and very windy and hard for the drivers to see where they were going.

The next day there were some different drivers and also some drivers that weren't able to play as their rides were much too broken. So we started off with 14 trucks again, wow talk about carnage! It was Ken's turn to drive the Jeep and with my assistance in the pre-walk of the course telling him where to hit the jumps he was able to get first place on his first pass. The second try he tried too hard and ended up with a 4th but he put on one heck of a show. Pics to be posted once I get them scanned.

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Well the Street Warrior competition came and went on March 9, 10, and 11 at the Pengrowth Saddledome. All I can say is, wow what a weekend! The little Jeep just wouldn't give up. All the drivers were awesome, everyone just gets better and better each year and the trucks looked outstanding! This year I was the only Lady to compete in the Street Warrior Competition, in fact the only woman competitor of the show so I had many female fans there to cheer me on.

Friday night I pulled 12th starting position and it was a rough ride! It wasn't the best run I have had with Still "Miss" Behavin' but it was enough for a first place trophy and to qualify me for the finals.

Ken drove the Jeep on Saturday night and was heading for what looked like a winning run and at the last corner blew the power steering belt and had a heck of a time turning those 36's by hand and ended up with the 2nd. Outstanding job Ken!

Sunday was the best show I have been to, it was the finals for all the events! As both Ken and I qualified in the same vehicle, only one of us could run. Ken insisted on me driving as it is my Jeep. I had the 1st for all of 3 minutes and a friend of ours from Edmonton that we race with frequently, stole it away (good job Robert you definitely earned it!). So I ended up with the 2nd place finish. I can't complain as the ol' yeller Jeep gave me a 1st and 2nd place trophy and Ken a 2nd place trophy and ended up putting a few bucks in our pocket this weekend. All we had to replace was a $ 3.99 power steering pulley and a $ 7.00 belt!

For those of you that missed the Sunday show the Monsters did the best job I have ever seen in our Dome. Our venue is too small for them to open up the throttle and really put on a show but when they brought the school bus in for them to jump I knew we were gonna be entertained! All I can say was WOOOOOW! What a show - great finish to the weekend. If you are interested in a full show overview check out the U.S. Hot Rod Association Website at www.ushra.com

Thanks to everyone that came out, without the fans there wouldn't be a show!

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