Annual Trail Damage Recovery Awards

Each year sees a lot of Trail Damage. We go on trails that beat up our vehicles and it's just par for the course. This page holds the best (or worst, depending on how you look at it) Trail Damage for each year, along with the equally impressive recoveries.

Trail Damage 2009

The best Trail Damage of 2009 goes to Chad running Sidewinder on October 17th, 2009. He managed to make all of the tough obstacles look easy, only to break a rear axle shaft on the easiest pile of rocks. It took some effort to get off of the trail but he managed. It definitely could have been worse!

Trail Damage 2008

The best Trail Damage of 2008 goes to Robert running Cliff Hanger on May 29th, 2008. He gave it everything he had to get up the last obstacle on the way out, and his rear axle blew up. That ended up being the catalyst for Robert to completely overhaul his whole Jeep.

Trail Damage 2007

The best Trail Damage of 2007 goes to Don running Pritchett Canyon on May 19th, 2007. He got to the top of Rocker Knocker only to fall off the rocks above it, rolling his vehicle to the passenger's side and then the hood, coming to rest on the driver's side. No one was hurt and his Jeep ended up only with body damage. It was definitely an adventure!

Trail Damage 2006

The best Trail Damage of 2006 goes to Monica running Liberty Trail on May 14th, 2006. Her trail damage included a broken front u-joint and stub shaft, broken front ring and pinion gears, exploded power steering box, blown tire bead, broken spare tire carrier, ripped soft top, and a broken sway bar disconnect. That trail will find your weaknesses!

Trail Damage 2005

The best Trail Damage of 2005 goes to Eric B. running Pritchett Canyon on October 8th, 2005. Eric was on the bypass to the Rock Pile and almost finished with the trail when he managed to blow up a u-joint and flatten two tires all in one shot. That takes some skill!

Trail Damage 2004

The best Trail Damage recovery of 2004 goes to Derek running Golden Spike on May 15th, 2004. On October 26, 2003, the Body Snatcher obstacle claimed Derek's axle shaft and he had to leave his Grand Cherokee overnight. Now again in 2004 this trail caused damage. He got too far into a tree and dented and scraped his passenger side from front to back, then lost a spring in the Golden Crack, then Body Snatcher once again got him by ripping off his CB antenna and giving him a couple more scrapes. That trail hates you, Derek!

Trail Damage 2003

The strangest and most severe Trail Damage of 2003 was to Adam's TJ at Saran Wrap on July 12th, 2003. He got his front wheels lodged under the lip of a rock and when he tried to pop over it his back wheels kept going while his front wheels stayed put. The end result was a busted axle, but Adam put it back together enough to get back to town. Nice job!