Mud Bog Question?
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Mud Bog Question?
I don't want to fly under false colors here, nor to appear stupid to the other users, but just what is a mud bog? I intend to write an article on the Sept 30 one - but I have never attend such a race. (If it is a race!)
I have used 4wd, but only as an aid to get from point A to point B. I have seen some rock crawlers and watched a show on clubs using trails, but have never attended one of those events.
Has anyone ever been to a 4wd event, and most specially a Mud Bog? How would you describe it, are there different classes? What are the rules -
How about giving a newbe a quick introduction?
I have used 4wd, but only as an aid to get from point A to point B. I have seen some rock crawlers and watched a show on clubs using trails, but have never attended one of those events.
Has anyone ever been to a 4wd event, and most specially a Mud Bog? How would you describe it, are there different classes? What are the rules -
How about giving a newbe a quick introduction?
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Bogging OR mind boggling ??
There are different STYLES of mud bogging. Most are lifted 4x4 vehicles w/ fat tires and big engines. These race drad-strip style down thick mud. Some are lifted w/ big engines and tall SKINNY front tires w/ BIG/FAT sand tires. These race in an oval "track" with 2-3 feet of water, some of these have a body that looks more like a boat - to deflect water. Most all of them have snorkles and raised exhausts. The best place to watch is about mid-track and in the front row. ENJOY !!
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I'll see if I can get my son to answer this one. It is a particularly popular sport in the midwest and south. He's from Iowa. You might want to check out these pics.
http://texasmudmafia.com/MiscPics2006.htm
Looks like fun to me. As he say's, "nice paint".
http://texasmudmafia.com/MiscPics2006.htm
Looks like fun to me. As he say's, "nice paint".
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Originally Posted by AnOldDog
Looks like fun to me. As he say's, "nice paint".
Ever watch a bunch of school kids walk to school when there is a puddle? The girls all daintily walk around, while the guys tromp up through the middle, often trying to splash each other and the girls!
My sort of dirty fun!!!!!!!!
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Hey OldDog,
That's not your son's Highboy in that link/photo library is it? I didn't see the brush guard mounted that I donated to his project truck...
Where you guys been? Haven't seen you and your son on here for a while. Are you two going to Fallon for the mud bogs?
Willyb, yeah I think the stomping and splashing of the girls kind of took the place of that old custom of laying one's coat across a puddle for a lady. Sign of the times I tell ya.
Tina gets so mad when I splash her.
I'll take a good sense of humor over a muddy coat any day.
That's not your son's Highboy in that link/photo library is it? I didn't see the brush guard mounted that I donated to his project truck...
Where you guys been? Haven't seen you and your son on here for a while. Are you two going to Fallon for the mud bogs?
Willyb, yeah I think the stomping and splashing of the girls kind of took the place of that old custom of laying one's coat across a puddle for a lady. Sign of the times I tell ya.
Tina gets so mad when I splash her.
I'll take a good sense of humor over a muddy coat any day.
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Mud-flinging ?
AnOldDog - GOOD pics !! Just me, I would put that in the general "Mudding" catagory. That's what most people do (cross-country). I have a couple friends that use conveyor belting <if it can be found] under/in front of the radiator to keep some of the goo from splashing w/ the fan. An easier to find material is the clear neoprene sheeting that gets used as windows for softop windows. This stuff comes in different thicknesses. The 1/8" works great for mud flaps too.
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Our moderator Monsterbaby does mudbogging in a built Ranger, he's a got a short video linked his sig. Here's the link if you want to check it out:
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/3...3f002ab78a.htm
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/3...3f002ab78a.htm
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Speaking of 4 wheelin.....
There's a few people in my area that's putting together an off road park at Hatfield state park. No idea where it's at? Well just 1 mile south of Hilmar is Williams AVE. Take it west a few miles(follow the signs). It's along the San Joaquin River, so maybe it'll have good bogs. It's in the build & design stage still. I'm not sure on the size, but I think they acquired more acreage for it. I found out while at a job in Hilmar, they wanted some old poles we were taking out for widening Hwy165 at Williams.
There's a few people in my area that's putting together an off road park at Hatfield state park. No idea where it's at? Well just 1 mile south of Hilmar is Williams AVE. Take it west a few miles(follow the signs). It's along the San Joaquin River, so maybe it'll have good bogs. It's in the build & design stage still. I'm not sure on the size, but I think they acquired more acreage for it. I found out while at a job in Hilmar, they wanted some old poles we were taking out for widening Hwy165 at Williams.
