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Salem Jeepers Summer Jam 2012

NW99XJ

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Location
Gresham, Or.
(note: some pictures are courtesy of Salem Jeepers)
It was an awesome morning, and the day turned out great. A light breeze and abundant sunshine. I was there early as were most of the vendors. I unloaded my gear, parked the jeep, and got set up right away.
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There was a great turnout, over 80 jeeps in the show alone, more parked off lot, and a TON of spectators. People were coming and going all day. It was a great family atmosphere. Here's a shot looking up the back row by where I was set up at.
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Looking back from the opposite side.
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Looking back towards the entrance from by where I was set up at:
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The second row and "vendor's alley"
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Looking back down second row from the opposite side:
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The first row, where there were a few more vendors, and the "Beginners Obstacle Course" (look I know, its doesnt seem like much but if all you've ever done is drive a honda civic over a speed bump, then this will put you off camber more than you're used to) - It's set up for those who may have just gotten their license, or those who have never been in a vehicle that had some tilt to it.
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Roberson Motors was kind enough to bring a few rigs out for some "test drives"
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The good guys from RC/Plus were letting all those who wanted to, take the mini crawlers for a spin on his trailered terrain course.
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Pretty soon, the vendors started bringing up to me (what turned out to be) a massive pile of donated goodies for the drawing later that day:
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All kinds of jeeps showed up, old, new, heavily modified, mostly stock. Honestly I didnt care and neither did most the folks there. Everywhere you looked there was something new to see. I was glad to see that there was a good showing of Cherokees there. This one had a cool roof rack tent from CVT (i think)
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I dont recall Jeep offering this edition as a factory option.....
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Some people definitely came to show off their rig, it was cool to see some of these guys come prepared:
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One thing I never thought I'd see was an LS1 in an XJ,,,this thing was sweet!
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It wasnt all Cherokees though... one of my favorites was this ALL ORIGINAL Willy's complete with trailer, and oh yes, a fully functioning .30 Cal Machine Gun!! Hooah!!!
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He fired off a full belt of blank rounds for the crowd, it was awesome, and everyone loved it!!!
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Two Metal Cloak TJ's back to back.... yellow on 38's I believe, the silver on 35's
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Once the RTI ramp came was open Roberson Motors stunned the crowd with this rare new-age-scrambler-truck-kit on a JK (i think that was a JK)...it just didnt flex too well...
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This guy actually did pretty well!
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This LJ Flexed out nicely too:
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Plenty of XJ action on the RTI Ramp:
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Grand Crawlers, showing that you cant zip tie your shocks on, and it work out to well:
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There was plenty of stuff to see and do, the RTI Ramp brought most of the people into the shaded area for some good spectating....
Any one with a camera however opted for closer vantage points.
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Felt sorry for this guy, he was great sport, and kept the younger crowd entertained for as long as he could before heat stroke probably set in.
Jon Mock, (left) from Salem Jeepers put most if not all of this together and I have to say he did a good job with the organization of the event, having never done anything like this before.
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We closed the day with the prize drawing, and had a blast. I kept the crowd entertained all day with music and at the end a little comedy as gave away the immense pile of donated goods and gift certificates.

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Salem Jeepers is good group of Jeep enthusiasts, and a lot of fun. They did a great job of putting this together, as did Roberson Motors for hosting it. They've already locked down a tentative date for next years event and have asked me to be a part of it again. I was more than happy to offer my DJ and MC services to them for a second year and beyond and look forward to another great show.
 
I could be wrong but I think its no cost to come and park and look but $5 to perticapate in the obsticle coarse and rti ramp. also after a basic inspection and signed waiver
 
I'll of course be there....
 
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