Howiepalooza Off-Road Extravaganza and
Rock Crawling Competition
Disney, OK
May 6th – 8th

Friday 5/6
Team signup / vehicle tech 7–9pm
Pre-Event party 9pm

Saturday 5/7
Team signup / vehicle tech 8 – 9am
Competition starts 10am
OFN Money Wall obstacle 6pm
Howie birthday party

Sunday 5/8
Awards and announcements 8am

Admission
$25 per team to compete
$5 for each OFN Money Wall attempt.
Spectators FREE
Concessions and camping available
Vender booths available

Event Sponsors –
Offroad Fabrication Network www.offroadfabnet.com
Tolly Services www.tollyservices.com
Outdoor Adventure Group www.outdooradventuregroup.org

For more information contact Tolly
phone 918-706-1477, e-mail tolly@tollyservices.com, or visit www.tollyservices.com

Class and competition rules will be available shortly.

http://www.tollyservices.com/Portals/b2e53646-b7ee-45f9-b88f-cdb7ddba7459/howiepaloozasm.jpg
Graphics by Scott Harvey

Howie, Howie, Howie.......

The most important thing is that its Howie's Birthday Bash and a 4WD get together...

Howie automatically wins the stock class right...(We all know he can't drive)

Howie, Howie, Howie.......

The most important thing is that its Howie's Birthday Bash and a 4WD get together...

Howie automatically wins the stock class right...(We all know he can't drive)
That's right, Howiepalooza is a birthday celebration for Merle Howard, and active 4x4 enthusiast who resides in Iowa. Howie has been hosting the Howiepalooza for 7 years now. In 2005 we will be hosting the event at Disney, OK on May 7th through the 8th. There will be rock crawling competition on Saturday, trail rides all weekend long, and various fun events at camp.

No, I don't think he will even be in that class ;-)

That truck looks familiar in the flyer! I should be able to turn better by the event than I did at the last.

Cool.

I'll add it to the calendar on Extreme4wheelin's web page.

I'll even come out, as long as I don't have to spot for Russ. :D

I CAN'T FRIGGIN WAIT!!!!!!!! :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin:

We'll be there!

Good to hear Ken, alway's a pleasure to watch you and your spotter work the courses.

Classes for Rock Crawling competition:

Class - Stock. –
Mass produced vehicle
Street legal
Current license
Current tags
Current insurance verification

Suspension/Drivetrain:
4” lift max (body, suspension, or combined)
OEM style w/ OEM wheelbase
OEM style Drivetrain
Lockers not required but recommended
Maximum tire size 33”

Steering:
OEM style steering only (per the vehicles make, model, year)

Body/Frame:
OEM body/frame No modifications allowed
Minor fender trimming ok (no more than 2” removed from original)

Safety/Recovery:
If roll cage was factory installed must be intact, modifications allowed.
Seat belts
Fire extinguisher (2x),
Leather/work/mechanix type gloves
First aid kit
Winch weight if using steel cable

Class - Stock Modified. –
Mass produced vehicle
Street legal
Current license
Current tags
Current insurance verification .

Suspension/Drivetrain:
8” lift max (body, suspension, or combined)
OEM Suspension style
Axle changes OK
Wheelbase can be +/- 2” from OEM
Rear lockers (auto lockers, selectable lockers, or spools, NO LSD’s allowed)
36” tire size maximum

Steering:
Converted steering OK (power and power assist OK, NO REAR STEER)

Body/Frame:
OEM style body/frame Cosmetic modifications only.

Safety/Recovery:
If roll cage was factory installed must be intact, modifications allowed.
Seat belts
Fire extinguisher (2x),
Leather/work/mechanix type gloves
First aid kit
Winch weight if using steel cable

Class – Pro Modified –
Must resemble Mass produced vehicle
Current insurance verification.

Suspension/Drivetrain:
No restriction on lift
Other than OEM Suspension style OK
Axle changes OK
Wheelbase can be altered from OEM
Front and rear lockers (auto lockers, selectable lockers, or spools, NO LSD’s allowed)
39.5 tire size maxuimum

Steering:
Any steering system allowed (power and power assist OK, NO REAR STEER)

Body/Frame:
OEM style body/frame can be widened & narrowed

Safety/Recovery:
Full roll cage for occupants (internal or external)
Seat belts
Fire extinguisher (2x),
Tree saver
leather/work/mechanix type gloves
First aid kit
Working winch recommended but not required
Winch weight if using steel cable

Class - Unlimited.
No limits on modifications
37” tire size min.

Safety/Recovery:
Full roll cage for occupants (internal or external)
Seat belts
Fire extinguisher (2x),
Tree saver
Leather/work/mechanix type gloves
First aid kit
Working winch recommended but not required
Winch weight if using steel cable

Anyone can enter! We will put you in a comaprable class.
Got any ?'s regarding classes, let me know.

More Rules and class info can be found here: http://www.tollyservices.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=211

So what is the deal Tolley? Looks like a new class? I guess I am in pro modified now, which concerns me a little. Do I need a role cage installed now to pass tech? Can I now flatbed the truck? Why the change from the last event?

Looks like a new class? I guess I am in pro modified now, which concerns me a little. Do I need a role cage installed now to pass tech? Can I now flatbed the truck? Why the change from the last event?
I am not familiar with how your rig is setup. What puts you in the Pro class? is just tire size?
If you have a full top you might get away with no cage.

We changed it because this is a larger event with harder courses. There will be two different courses. Stock and Stock Mod will be on one, while pro and unlimited on another.

There will be two different courses. Stock and Stock Mod will be on one, while pro and unlimited on another.

So.... it'll run faster now?

My truck is the Tacoma on the bottom of your flyer. Tire size, why have you set it at 36" when everyone else does the cut at 37"? I take it flat beds are legal now that Pro Modified does not have to have a production frame? To be honest its an odd way you have the classes sitting now. One thing being that the only major difference between the new Pro Modifed and Unlimited is the appearance must resemble a production vehicle. I am little ticked at these changes with little notice. "If you have a full top you might get away with no cage." That is not an acceptable answer, your the promoter and I need an answer. I am not doing what I did at your last event. You had in your rules that rigs had to have certain specificatoins to compete, so I went out and blew a load of money to make sure I complied with your rules. When tech inspection came around almost every rig in the stock modified class did not comply with your rules, and you still let them compete. I am unhappy now that I have to go spend more money and still not really know till the day of the event what rules you will inforce and what rules you will not. It makes it very hard to know if one is ready for a Tolly Services event.

James

I understand your concerns James. Setting classes for the rock crawling has to be the hardest part of these ventures. You have to understand what we are trying to do with the events we are promoting. My goal is to provide a venue that the average Joe can enter and compete instead of being locked out by high entry fees and way out of class competitors. I can be alot more strict on the classes and match the rules to the popular sanctions, but this would limit the field of competitors to nearly none, as the majority of wheelers in this area are just not built to suit the rules. Then the only choice is travel to a coast and pay several hundred dollars to compete.
We are flexible in the class rules to keep it open for more folks. We have tried in the past to be fair, and I am certainly trying to come up with a good set of guidelines. So I am willing to work with you any everyone. Tell me what you feel is a good plan for class rules. PM, e-mail, or discuss over a beer ;-)
I will take tire size out of the whole class rules if it causes a big issue. We want to group all types of vehicles together with other vehicles of similiar capabilites. With 4 classes instead of three we should be able to make a pretty even set of rigs in each class.


Yes, the plan to run multiple courses at once, should speed up the comp considerably, that is if the volunteers show up.

I plan on being there, and the new rules look good to me.

Tire size, why have you set it at 36" when everyone else does the cut at 37"?

Most stock mod classes have a cutoff at 35" not 37".

LOL...

Someone spends a buttload of money to comply with rules for $5-25 events :flipoff2:

Thanks Tolly for keeping it affordable and fun!

Sounds awsome! Wish I could make it. Keep up the good work Tolly and perhaps I will see you soon.

Sean

Sounds like a fun, count me in.

Gawd I hope I can get my rig back up and running by then. I REALLLLY want to do this. Even if I dont compete, I will be there to wheel around. I want to compete though just to see what its all about.

We are adding an XXL class for the big rigs with full widths on 44's and bigger to run in. This should even out the classes.

We need volunteers for judging, course, setup, gofering, vending, signup, crowd control, and cleanup.
If you are interested in helping please reply here, e-mail tolly@tollyservices.com , or call me 918-706-1477 so we can put your name down.
Please only reply if your are serious about volunteering, this means working most of the day Saturday and some on Friday.

We will be having a volunteer meeting at my house on Monday night 4/11/05 to go over assignments and training.

National magazines and will on site taking pics, you might get in one and this is a great chance to get a front row seat on the action

Thanks,
Tolly MototorSports

I'm down for helpin' out. I'l be competin' as in spottin' but I'll volenteer for anything that isn't considered a conflict of interest.

Tech inspection??
Sign up??
Crowd control??
Clean up??


You'll have to get some other sucka to be the gopher. I wouldn't like wearing the tail round all day :flipoff2:

From talking with Ched earlier today I will be down there all weekend and can help when I am not driving.

Tolly did you get enough helpers? I am willing to help out. I will be getting into town on wed afternoon. I will also be competing in the XXL class i guess.


Who else is planning on coming? Only 3 weeks away!!!

We have a good list of help now, looks like there will be enough judges to keep three courses going at once. I can alway's use more help tho :-)

Getting close to the event date, things are getting busy.

Ramsey Winch has donated a some raffle prizes:

1 Ramsey Technora Synthetic Winch Rope rated for winches up to 9,500 lbs
1 Ramsey Wireless Winch Remote

They will also hand out a free Ramsey t-shirt if you wear it during the event.


Look forward to seeing you there.

Don't miss the extreme action Saturday 5/7 evening after the rock crawl competition.
The Offroad Fabrication Network www.offroadfabnet.com, Tolly Tuff Fabrication www.tollyservices.com, and Tornado Alley Fabrications www.tornadoalleyfab.com are sponsoring the OFN Money Wall obstacle!

The OFN Money Wall is a timed course through some extreme terrain. Fastest time through the gates wins the pot.
Starting out with $100 in the kitty, each driver will get a chance to run for $5 a try which goes to increase the pot. You can try as many times you as you want.

So bring your rig down, gas it up, lets see what you got.

Will you lookie there folks are coming from as far away as Floriduh. I just hope he'll have his bright orange top.

Working to get my 3rd member set up and then throw my front axle back together. Also gotta fix my damn brakes, master cylinder went out and I should be ready to compete.

Looks like I will be running the Pro modified but am hoping to get by in the stock modified class.

Guess I better get to the store to buy fire extinguishers.

XOM will have 2 or 3 photographers there :smokin:

Never been so close to kansas before, gonna be fun :flipoff2:

XOM will have 2 or 3 photographers there :smokin:

Never been so close to kansas before, gonna be fun :flipoff2:

This is awsome!! :smokin: Oh and other than Disney, you will never want to be this close to Kansas again. :laughing:

XOM will have 2 or 3 photographers there :smokin:

Never been so close to kansas before, gonna be fun :flipoff2:

So, are we finally gonna see the XOM staff in person?

This is buildin' up to quite an event for us okies... :p

Oh, and don't forget to request a ride with Russ. The survivors never forget the experience.... :D

Howiepalooza is getting close, we are getting excited. I am getting alot of response for the event. Expecting a very good turnout. Hope to see you all there.

Thank you.

w000000t.... can't wait to see how many show up to party with us!!! :smokin:

Great News:
The Oklahoma Four Wheel Drive Association http://www.okfwda.org/
Will be providing a FREE hotdog lunch for the competitiors and event staff on Saturday. They will also have some snack foods for spectators.

Cool on the lunch. I'm going to get in about 6 PM Friday, Tolly, any chance you can help me secure a large spot with plenty of swing room?

Tolly, any chance you can help me secure a large spot with plenty of swing room?
I will see what I can do.

You will meet Powdr7 (Brandon) and Nightshade (John) our west coast photographers. I am stuck home, mothers day and sons birthday, and I am gone the next 5 weekends :(

Tolly, call me ASAP with an address I can ship some free magazines to, You can have some on hand to hand out to the folks at the event but I need to ship them. I will send them priority boxes so get me an address where they can arrive as late as Friday night. -Tim

We're leaving Eastern Iowa tonight and probably staying the night in St Louis. We should be down there early Thursday morning and stay til Sunday... I can't wait. Unfortunately my YJ wasn't ready to go so I'll be in the beater, woody XJ on 31's :rolleyes:

Tolly, any chance you can help me secure a large spot with plenty of swing room?

Wow, this is turning into a swinger party, too bad I can't be there! :flipoff2:

Rock Crawl competition rules are ready. There may be some changes before the start of the event.

Download them from here: http://www.tollyservices.com/admin/Portal/LinkClick.aspx?tabid=202&table=Documents&field=ItemID&id=22&link=Howie_rules01.doc

It was a great weekend, with an excellent turnout, and some good competition. I hope everyone enjoyed the event, and Howie had a good birthday party. Thanks to all who came to watch, compete, and party.
I will post the comp scores tonight (gotta work today).
I want to thank all the volunteers for the hard work and dedication to helping make the event a success. These events could not work if it wasn't for volunteers. It is a grueling long day that beats you up, I know.

I also want to thank the event sponsors for their support, which helped make the event even more of a success.
Ramsey Winch www.ramseywinch.com Great raffle prizes, t-shirts and more
Oklahoma Four Wheel Drive Association www.okfwda.org provided lunch and snacks for everyone at the event
Outdoor Adventure Group www.outdooradventuregroup.org volunteer staff
Xtreme Offroad Magazine www.xtremeoffroadmag.com magazines and photos

Money Wall which ended up being a rock race was a lot of fun. Congrats to Kevin M. for the extreme show of speed that won the $150 purse.
Thank you to the Money Wall sponsors:
Offroad Fabrication Network www.offroadfabnet.com
Tornado Alley Fabrication www.tornadoalleyfab.com
Tolly Tuff Fabrication www.tollyservices.com

Thanks Mark Quisenberry for taking photos and helping out.

Thanks Kevin for letting me drive around in the BMW buggy, which was a blast.
If I left anyone out it doesn't mean we don't appreciate you. It was a very busy weekend, but we had a lot of fun and that is what it is all about.

Congrats Tolly on an excellent event. Thumbs up!

"Thanks Kevin for letting me drive around in the BMW buggy",


Hey tolly, I thought you decided that the BMW "X5" wasn't a "buggy".
besides a buggy taking first place in our class, I had a really great time.
I'll see you at the next one. thanks, chuck

"Thanks Kevin for letting me drive around in the BMW buggy",


Hey tolly, I thought you decided that the BMW "X5" wasn't a "buggy".
besides a buggy taking first place in our class, I had a really great time.
I'll see you at the next one. thanks, chuck
I am never going to live this down am I?
There were two X5's. the one I am sitting in is the buggy, the other (two seater) is right off the showroom floor, can't you tell!

Howiepalooza Rock Crawl points standings

Stock Class
Wes Henderson 144
Jason McLann 137
Ched Hurley 113
J. C. Whitney 0

Stock Modified Calss
Bill bailey 158
Derek West 154
Biff Stephens 141
Louis Fernandez 131
Mike Parola 109
Mike Faegins 108
Michael Stark 104
James Taggert 7
Larry King 0

Pro Modified Class
Nicole McGlothlin 151
Charles Carlson 140
Benjamin Hayes 135
Kyle Keller 63
Randy Danielson 38
Kim Tinsley 36

Unlimited Class
Ken Blume 165
Adam Lunn 164
Marc White 154
Kevin McGlothlin 149
Travis Snyder 123
Dale Backs 43

XXL Class
Jeremiah Yenne 129
Joe Sturdavin 119
Tom Rawlings 47
Kevin Nunley 37
Bill Holland 29
Matt Enochs 28

Will there be somthing mailed out to the people who could not stay for the award ceramony? I being one of those people.
Thanks again for all your hard work, chuck

Great event Tolly. Ticked I had to leave early. I am now looking for a tow rig.

What was the difference in the Unlimited Class and the XXL class?

Weres the damn web pics?!!!!!

What was the difference in the Unlimited Class and the XXL class?

Unlimited Class:
http://www.jffphoto.com/4x4/howiepalooza_2005/img_4428_std.jpg

XXL Class:
http://www.jffphoto.com/4x4/howiepalooza_2005/img_4488_std.jpg

Wow!
Thanks for the indepth explanation.. :rolleyes: :flipoff2:

Wow!
Thanks for the indepth explanation.. :rolleyes: :flipoff2:
Figured the pictures would more than explain the differences :D