Memorial Day 2015

We are breaking from tradition this year at Jeepwaves.com. Much of the team is in South Africa at the moment and we wanted to share a remembrance we came across the other day in Cape Town.

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The commemorative cross comes from the 1st South African Brigade in remembrance of those “officers and men who fell in action” at the Battle of the Somme – 1916 in WWI. The cross is located at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town which highlights quite a bit of South African military history and their longtime alliance with the US military throughout WWI and WWII.

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Being away from home on Memorial Day makes it all that much more important for us to quietly reflect on the sacrifices made by those protecting our freedoms. Jeepwaves.com wants to thank all those who have served, past and present, and especially those who didn’t make it home.

Instead of going out to spend money on a sale today, please consider a gift to your favorite Veteran’s Fund or volunteering at your local Veterans Hospital or Home.

 

Go Topless Day 2014

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It’s that time of year again…to take the top off the Jeep and go for a drive! National Go Topless Day always arrives at a funny time for Colorado Jeepers, you never know what kind of weather you’re going to get.

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This year, we had 5″ of snow / rain the night before, beautiful sunshine in the morning, and some big afternoon storms threatening the day of, not exactly topless driving weather – but we’re quick with the top up / top down routine by now! As usual, we teamed up with the South Park 4×4 Club out of Silverthorne, Colorado and made it out for our annual Go Topless Day event, the highest in elevation event in the world!

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Nothing crazy off road to speak of, but we did get muddy and had a good day in the Jeep. Enjoy the pics and share your Go Topless Day stories with us on Facebook, Twitter, or Google+

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Jeep Wave Day 2014

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May 7th every year is your chance to spread the word about the #JeepWave. Yes, every day should be Jeep Wave Day, but we all know how frustrating it is to see another Jeep, throw out your hand, and get nothing but a blank stare in return. So, we aim to change that!

Last year, through social media, Jeep events, and personal interactions, we estimate that they word about Jeep Wave Day reached 6,000+ people. The year before, we reached more than 5,000 people. So, we’re ambitious and shooting to reach more than 10,000 this year and we think that should be easy. But, we’ll need everyone’s help!

We’ve only got a week left until Jeep Wave Day!

Please share with your social media connects on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Google+ and anything else we haven’t caught up with yet! Sharing pictures is great, linking people to this post, and #Hashtags always spread awareness #JeepWaveDay2014

Thanks to all the loyal followers and those who are always throwing out the Jeep Wave!

 

Crawlin' To A Cure 2013

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We went out last Saturday to attend the third annual Crawlin’ To A Cure event in Eagle, CO that supports Breast Cancer Awareness and raises money for the Keepin’ ’Em Real Scholarship Fund.  We’ve been attending this event since the beginning and seen it grow to what it was this past Saturday. The progress has been amazing, both in terms of the course, the rigs, and the crowd in attendance.  With buggys, Jeeps, and pickup trucks coming from all over Colorado and some driving in from Moab, UT, the event is starting to attract some attention, and that’s a good thing.

The fundraising this year targets a local scholarship designated for students from families who have been touched by cancer.  Something a little different than raising funds for the national breast cancer awareness cause, but we think that keeping the money raised local is a nice step going forward.  Now, on to the pictures!

We got to the event a little late, so we missed the first go round with the stock / lightly modified vehicles which is our favorite part…just seeing what a Jeep can do as your daily driver and weekend wheeling machine.  Apparently, the $100 entrance fee didnt deter any of the drivers from going all out with their rigs, even if they do need them to get to work on Monday.  This guy late in the evening had the flags flying as he soared over a few jumps on the tamer of the two courses. 
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Another pretty stock Jeep was rolling through the JV course with the hard top on and aired out the first jump with all 4 wheels off the ground!  Kinda went against the theme of the event which was “crawlin,” but we’ll give him a hall pass since it was pretty cool to watch.

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One Jeep we wanted to see do more later in the night was this old rust bucket.  It was pretty much being held together with duct tape and bungee cords, but damn if it isn’t cool looking!  Unfortunately, two obstacles into his run, there was an abrupt stop, followed by the gentleman holding up a shiny object…his shifter!  Fortunately, after some fiddling, the reverse gear still worked, so he backed his way on into the staging area.  Would have liked to see what he could’ve done, oh well, that’s Jeepin!

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After the stock / near stock classes went through, it was time for the rigs built to rock the trails only.  Very fun to watch what a machine can do…like scale a small building!  This Jeep with flames on the hood was probably our favorite driver of the night.  It still resembled something you could buy at a dealership, but definitely had a lot of love put into making it an off road machine…and it showed on the course. The first run through was impressive and as we recall, the driver put in one of the top times of the night.

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Later on, a lady (maybe the first driver’s wife? we weren’t sure) got in the drivers seat to see what she could do on the Varsity course after driving her own Jeep on the JV course earlier in the night.  The results were impressive over the first three obstacles…she was killing it!  Then came the big ramp and things got interesting to say the least.  She came in a little hot and off angle, rolling right off the side and into the guard rails.  Fortunately, everyone was okay and the Jeep lived to drive again later in the evening…Impressive!

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This wasn’t the only casualty of the night as this friendly roofed buggy took a tumble as well.  The good folks who put on the event were prepared with an earth mover ready to right any wayward vehicles in short order. Sometimes, with a little help from the course crew who also did a great job directing drivers through some of the trickier spots on the course.

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Rounding out the gallery is a couple of our favorite shots of the night when the light was just right and the dirt was flying off a few of the obstacles.  Hopefully, it gives our readers an idea of how this event is progressing from where it started a few years ago to where it is now.  Pretty impressive growth for a local off road event.

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That’s it. Special thanks to everyone who put on the event and we’re glad we could make it out again this year to support a great event and a great cause.

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The annual Crawl for a Cure event takes place this Saturday in Eagle, Colorado.  We’ll be there live-tweeting the event if anyone is feeling bored on a Saturday night and wants to follow along on Twitter, you can check it out here: @Jeepwaves

This event focuses on raising money and awareness for Breast Cancer prevention.  We’ve got a special pink Jeep Wave Sticker available in VERY limited quantities.  2o% of the sales will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation as well as the standard 10% donation to the Wounded Warriors Fund.  Availability and a way to purchase coming soon!