UPDATE: Tom just shared this Google view of how the site looks now. The indents of the oval track can still be seen. He added, “The Pin is in the center of the Mud Race Track. The camp ground is in the trees on the right. The view is looking south“
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Tom shared these images from the 1970 Ridge Runners Jeep Race. There’s a couple video clips of the 1977 race just below this one.
Tom added a few historical details I didn’t know, “the Ridge runners had a camp ground on the south side of Ahtanum Creek about half way between Wiley City and Tampico. They rented the land from a guy whose last name was Herkey. The Mud races were held there every Memorial day weekend. You had to ford the creek to get there.”
Notes: The pack hits the first water hole
The leaders plow through the mud and another splashes.
Plowing through the mud
2 jeeps drowned out
Spectators on the hill sitting on their jeeps
Spectators on the hill
I got some old pictures of these from the one time I talked my Dad to take me and my brother down to them. Can’t remember what year it was, maybe around ’75. They were a blast to watch.