Jeep Racing

So what did you do this Memorial Day? I normally stay home and either work or do nothing!! This weekend I went with some friends to Richland, WA (Tri-Cities area) to watch Jeep Racing! OMG....what a blast I had. We went over to watch Ben, Heather, Skyler and Cody Brown race the neon Grasshopper Jeep....what a nice looking jeep it is!



The racing started off with Cody, who is 9, racing the barrels...just imagine girls barrel racing in rodeos but in jeeps going lots faster!!! Cody does all his own driving, the only requirement is that an adult is in the passenger seat. Cody then raced in the obstacle course. Cody won first place for the boys division that he is in for both events...WAY TO GO CODY!!



Next up was Skyler, who is 16 and just moved up to the adult division. Which means no more adult needed as a passenger. In fact, passengers are not allowed when doing the barrels; however, you can have someone ride with you on the obstacle course. Guess who got to ride with her on an obstacle course?
Me! What an experience. We were cinched in tight, had helmets on, and I was told to not let go of my harness straps until we were through the finish gates. If we stopped mid course, if we rolled, nothing...nada...zip...don't let go until the finish. Oh my, what a ride. I ate more dirt than I thought possible, we took on some air as we flew a couple of times, and we hit a stump. Hitting the stump ended up busting the driveline...which wasn't the first breaking of the jeep this weekend! It was great!


Heather raced the barrels after Skyler, She did fantastic...it was exciting to see how the adults run the barrels, as they go faster than I imagined.



The final barrel racer was Ben...the guys definitely go faster and harder. Ben managed to roll the jeep...scary, but awesome at the same time! My understanding is this isn't Ben's first time rolling the jeep. Unfortunately, when he rolled it, the jeep busted....he wasn't going to fix it; however, with some great welding skills he managed to fix it up for racing on Sunday!



Sunday's races ended with the prince and princess & queen and king of the hill races. Basically, it is elimination rounds of the obstacle course. It was great fun to watch!

Then the men and women did sprints...which is anywhere from 4-7 jeeps on the same course at once. One woman rolled during the women's sprints, but she was ok. Then Ben managed to bust the Jeep again...a knuckle on the wheel broke. But he is amazing and had it fixed by the end of the day!

If you ever get the chance to go watch Jeep races, do it...it is so much fun!!!

Not a great picture, but this is me this weekend at the races!