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2007 High Lifter
ATV Mud Nationals
Mud Creek Off-Road Park
March 28 - April 1, 2007
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The 2007 High Lifter ATV Mud Nationals was once again
held at Mud Creek Off-Road Park in Jacksonville, Texas,
and the 5th Annual event attracted a record crowd of
over 13,000 people, which was up from 9,000 in 2006
as the event continues to gain in popularity.
The gates opened on Wednesday and there was a steady
stream of trucks and trailers loaded with ATVs flowing
into the 3,500 acre facility as the hillsides became
speckled with camp sites and thousands of ATVs roaring
in all directions.
It was distinctively obvious that this was a mud event
as almost every ATV was a utility with monster tires,
lift kits, snorkels, and exhaust systems, but there
were still a handful of sport ATVs blitzing around the
fields as well, and it quickly became obvious that this
was not just a single event, but a lifestyle for many
of these ATV riders as it appeared more like a family
reunion with all the intermingling among the riders.
With such a huge crowd of ATV enthusiast, it was no
surprise to the see the ATV manufacturers embracing
the event with Arctic Cat, Can-Am, Kawasaki, Polaris,
and Yamaha semi-rigs setup at the event along with numerous
aftermarket retailers including Gorilla Axles on vendors
row.
Not only does the event offer thousands of acres to
free ride with trails and mud holes that bringing a
whole new meaning to “getting dirty”, there
are also numerous competitions through out the four
day event with thousands of dollars in prize money up
for grabs. These include; Dynojet Bad 2 Da’Bone,
Poker Run, Team Gorilla Run, Maxxis Mud-a-Cross, Moose
Mud Chic Shootout, Youth Mud Bog, SuperTrapp Mud Bog
as well as including a freestyle show performed by Akraix.
The enormousness of the event can’t be realized
without seeing it first hand, and arriving without some
form off-road transportation is unthinkable with event
spread over thousands of acres. Fortunately, Arctic
Cat generously lent us a Prowler UTV and Diesel TRV
700 ATV, which allowed us to hit the trails and find
out really what the Mud Nationals is all about.
After an open day of riding on Wednesday, the festivities
and events kicked off Thursday with the Dynojet Bad
2 Da’Bone Show-N-Shine Competition held along
vendors’ row. The Bad 2 Da’ Bone competition
featured some of the most extremely modified ATVs with
some appearing to be strictly for show with airbrushed
paint jobs and chrome while others were ready for the
deepest mud pits, and few looked like they just left
the mud pit. These ATVs and UTVs were lifted and pimped
out with some of the finest bolt on parts along with
many custom fabricated parts as well.
Immediately following the Bad 2 Da’Bone Competition,
hundreds of people poured in with their ATVs for the
start of the Thursday evening’s Poker Run with
2 of the 30 keys up for grabs and the possibility of
winning a brand new Can-Am Outlander ATV. The 30 Keys
for the Outlander were awarded through out the weekend,
but only one key would start the Outlander at the end
of the weekend. The Poker Run participants had just
five hours to complete the course as they collected
cards at five different stations and the participants
with the high hand and low hand were awarded one of
the 30 keys.
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