2011 High Lifter Mud Nationals
Mud Creek Off-Road Park
March 23 - 27, 2011
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2011 High
Lifter ATV / UTV Mud Nationals Report
2011
High Lifter ATV / SxS Mud Nationals
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Jacksonville, TX - The High Lifter
Mud Nationals is the premiere event for mud enthusiasts
everywhere, and every year it seems to grow in both
popularity and fun with the 2011 event being no
exception.
Mud Creek Off Road Park once again played host and while last year’s
event weather was not exactly great, this year
the weather was warm with temps in the 90’s,
which created a little dust, but left plenty of
mud holes to bury your quad in. However, with
the warm weather, the stream that runs through
the property was a very popular hangout for those
who wanted to cool down, or to just wash some
of the mud off their vehicles.
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The High Lifter ATV Mud Nationals plays
host to many ATV & UTV related events
including EPI Endurance Challenge, Polaris
Mudda-Cross, Can-Am Mud Bog & the Bad
2 Da Bone competition |
Although the economy has had an effect on some
events, it didn’t deter attendance at the
High Lifter Mud Nationals this year, as there
were at least 15,000 people in attendance. In
fact, at one point there were so many people out
riding around, that there was a traffic jam of
quads on the main trail through the facility that
left us sitting in traffic for four hours to only
move one mile! Despite the huge crowd, things
remained orderly and upbeat, and there was plenty
of fun and activities for everyone to partake
in.
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As always at the High Lifter ATV Mud Nationals
there was plenty of things that you don't
normally see including High Lifter Lifted
Polaris RANGER CREW SxS |
In the vendor area, Can-Am brought out their
demo rig and also the new Can-Am Commander that
created quite a stir at the event last year when
Can-Am distributed flyers about the machine just
before its release; and many were lined up for
test rides. Yamaha was also in attendance with
their service truck, providing help to all Yamaha
riders. Arctic Cat brought out their popular utility
quads for display including their 450 and Mud
Pro ATV’s which, were a majority of machines
that were participating in racing events. DWT
and Motoworks made their High Lifter Mud Nationals
debut and were so impressed with the event that
they plan to come back next year as well.
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HMF's Hans Luenger (far right) was setup
in vendors area installing exhaust pipes
and servicing vehicles for his customers |
Arctic Cat once again showed off
their new models at the event & the
new XC450i was getting alot of looks including
the MudPro |
There were many old favorite activities, including
the S3 Power Sports Poker Run on Thursday, with
the EPI Endurance Challenge on Friday, and many
others. One new attraction this year was the addition
of helicopter rides. We went up for a spin and
it gave us a whole new perspective on just how
massive the High Lifter Mud Nationals have become
and offered up some great views of the area.
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While up in the air you could really see
how many ATV & UTVs were in attendance
at Mud Creek Off-Road Park in Jacksonville,
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On the ground, the Bad 2 Da Bone competition
offered plenty of tricked out machines for everyone
to check out and then there were the ever popular
mud bogs. In previous years, the Mud Bog competition
course was a soupy mix of mud and water that usually
only took riders a matter of seconds to charge
through, but this year High Lifer owner Scott
Smith wanted to make things a little tougher so
it was decided that they would make the mud a
bit thicker, only it turned out a bit too thick
at first.
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