| HorsePower Ranch's 5th. Annual: Mobbin in the New | | | | mega Bronco on 2 1/2 ton Rockwell's appropriately |
| Year.by Dani Wiebe | | | | named after the 70's toy series. Our cover photo |
| Picture this; a cold frosty January morning and a ten | | | | shows Doug Phillips of Dads Automotive moving |
| acre horse pasture full of off road enthusiasts in every | | | | through the course. This is about pride of ownership |
| conceivable type of four wheel drive vehicle | | | | driving skills, bragging rights and the trophies made of |
| imaginable. This is every off road guys dream vision | | | | various welded broken parts proclaiming victory. This |
| and the staging area for the 5th. annual HPR New | | | | year's course winner was Chris Kingston in his much |
| Year's event. There was a vehicle for every taste | | | | modified barely recognizable Scout. The "oh ****" |
| and some that defied description, a few conjured up | | | | award went to Don Wolff of Wolff's Auto in Missoula |
| visions of Mel in a Mad Max film. | | | | driving a Toyota Forerunner that had a few moments |
| A good portion of these rigs were loving customized | | | | during the day Saturday that would test any drivers |
| by their owners and as such named after I am sure | | | | fortitude. And the award for most try went to Justin |
| countless hours of wrenching swearing and driving. | | | | Marks in his Toyota truck that came up as part of the |
| Names like Chris Kingston's Scout "the Trout" or Andy | | | | Montana Toyota Off-road group. A few of the rigs |
| Blazer of Little Bit Ranches Bronco "donkey" and Jake | | | | were built by various shops and sported an odd |
| Hall's one ton Toyota truck "taco". Then there is Doug | | | | assortment of decals proudly proclaiming everything |
| Wiebe's "weepers" the 49 Willys and John | | | | from crawler boxes to chrome molly axels. |
| McCullough's Toyota "tinkerbell" and "stomper" the | | | | |