"Havoc in the Hills"
at Linger Run

Hillbilly Proud made its first visit to Linger Run for their annual "Havoc in the Hills". Linger Run is a great location in the West Virginia hills near Weston. The farm has a nice hill side for the large amount of spectators who showed up to watch the challenging mud pit. Several levels have been cut into the hill to make it easy for people to keep those chairs and coolers flat. Over 130 runs through the pit made for a great day of racing. This was a day for the big mud eating trucks and no rail buggies. We had a great time on the farm and hope to return again. We would like to thank the Lingers for having us and for the hospitality they showed us. All five videos are nothing but muddy truck racing action.

Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum Mud Run 2

We think the show Ghost Hunters definitely knew what they were doing when they picked Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (TALA) for one of their shows. We have only had two tapes mess up all year and both were during visits to the Asylum. Luckily this time all of the racing action made it safe and sound but the ghost did destroy the tape of the mud foot races. TALA is developing their speed pit and a couple of racers tried it out. The mud pit was good and challenging just like our first visit. The first three videos are all of the mud pit and the fourth video includes the mud pit, speed pit, and a couple of four wheelers taking on the depths of the mud pit. Steve Butcher in the High Life Lounge truck and the Green Goblin gang carried the on board cameras this week for the inside views of the racing.

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• TALA 1
• TALA 2
• TALA 3
• TALA 4

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• TALA 1
• TALA 2
• TALA 3
• TALA 4

Gator Hole Mud Racing in Monroe County, WV

The sun beat down on a hot day in June as the racers gathered in Gap Mills, WV at Gator Hole for some fast mud racing. Promoters said the mud pit was shallower than usual which lead to fast times for everyone. The Speed pit saw some of the West Virginia Mud Racing Association's usual suspects of raw power. The first three videos feature stock classes through outlaw classes in the mud pit and the last video features all of the speed pit action.

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• Gator Hole 1
• Gator Hole 2
• Gator Hole 3
• Gator Hole 4

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• Gator Hole 1
• Gator Hole 2
• Gator Hole 3
• Gator Hole 4

West Virginia Storm

Watch as the summer storms roll across the Ohio River from Ohio into West Virginia and across the little town of Ravenswood from atop a farm in Jackson County, WV. The music is provided by Jeff Ellis who's album "A Front Row Seat for the End of the World" gives great insight into the thoughts, fears, and bravery of a soldier in Iraq. Jeff's insight comes from first hand knowledge as the album was written while he served his country in Iraq. We highly recommend it.

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• Storm

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• Storm

"Challenge in the Hills"

"Challenge in the Hills" from Parsons, WV in 2005 was our first off road event and we have been in love with it ever since. 2008 in the beautiful river bottom saw a lot of great racing action and the best mud pit we have seen in a while. The mud pit was a little shallow the past couple of years but in 2005 it was deep and stopped many of the best. This year the deep pit was back making for a great day of action. The sand drag races held on the first day were done in heads up class fashion. This means that judges look at engine size, tire size, and other variables on the rig and then put it in a class with other racers with comparable rides. They then come off of the starting line at the same time. In the end the best from each class races in a Top Eliminator bracket race to find the best of the day. Bracket racing is where slower vehicles get a head start. The track was in perfect condition Saturday and the racers' paddle tires took firm grip and sent rooster tails of dirt flying high in the air. "Challenge in the Hills" has had a reputation for its wildness in the past, but the Tucker County 4x4 club members have went to great lengths the past couple of years to make the event family friendly. It was great this year to see the kids fishing, camping, and enjoying the races. The videos start with a highlight video with another song from Super Swamper followed by a montage of on board camera action. The mud bog videos are next and then the sand drags. The last two videos are of the junior races and the mud foot race. The junior racers always have the most fun with the purest racing hearts out there, and the mud foot race is always funny. Thanks to everyone at Parsons for showing us another great time.

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• Highlights

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• Highlights

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• Kids

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• Kids

IOK (Indiana-Ohio-Kentucky) Four Wheelers Spring Test n Tune

Gravelrama is by far the biggest event IOK Four Wheelers throw each year in Cleves, Ohio outside of Cincinnati, but their Spring Test n Tune was a great early event with a considerable turnout. Two days of action had something for everyone including Hill Drags on Friday night and Rock Crawling and Sand Drags on a beautiful Saturday in late May. The races were bracket and not class, which means racers do time trials to dial in a time and then they get the green light to start based on that time. In this system the two racers line up together but start at different times based on how quick they ran in the time trials. Both days of racing had perfect weather and exciting action. Saturday also hosted a two course Rock Crawling event with rigs broken down into two classes. We found out quickly that some big tires and a big metal tank in a course can stop the most capable or crawlers. The first video is a highlight video of the weekend featuring the music of Super Swamper. Super Swamper is from Florida and new to Hillbilly Proud. We are thankful to them for such an awesome song. The second set of videos are of the Sand Drags. The next video features three angles of Mike from Sand Drag Central blasting up the Hill Drags. The two on board cameras are merged together into one very wide shot that starts at Mike and the competing racer and goes all the way around to the hill in front. The rest of the Hill Drags are in the next video followed by the Rock Crawling videos. The final video of this large set is of some of the ATV races from the event. We hope you enjoy the videos and the near complete video coverage of this great two day event.

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• Highlights

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• Highlights

WVMRA Point Series Race 1

The West Virginia Timber and Products Show in Flatwoods, WV not only held wood chopping contest but also hosted the West Virginia Mud Racing Association's first point series race of 2008. A speed pit and mud pit were set up in Holly Gray Park for the day's races. The mud pit lost the majority of its mud pretty quickly and before long resembled a speed pit itself. The racing was fast, dirty, and loud and it was great to be back at a WVMRA race to start the 2008 season. The first video is a long point of view shot from Keith Mitchell's Mudgician. The audio from this clip is the best as you can hear the engine purr while Keith sets up on the line and lets it fly. The second video is the speed pit and then the remaining three videos are from the mud pit. The audio this week is pure engine and no music.

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• On Board

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• On Board

Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum Mud Run

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• On Board

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• On Board

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• Deep Pit 1
• Deep Pit 2
• Deep Pit 3

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• Deep Pit 1
• Deep Pit 2
• Deep Pit 3

Mountaineer Off Road Crawl For Kids

Mountaineer Off Road held their Crawl for Kids in Sissonville, WV on April 12, 2008. The event featured two classes of trucks and rigs that were broken down into a Small Tire Class of 36" and smaller and a Large Tire Class of 37" and larger. The course was diverse and difficult with rock crawl sections, a dirt table top, and mud wholes and features that broke or stopped about half the vehicles. It was a great day of off road action for a great cause with all proceeds going to the Make a Wish Foundation. The video at the top is a short video of the action of the day with A soundtrack provided by Split Nixon, second is the large tire videos, and the bottom videos are of the small tire class. We went all engine audio for this event.

"Challenge in the Hills 2005" DVD on the net!

Hillbilly Proud has now made their first motor sport DVD completely available for download! Check out all the drag racing and mud racing action for free. This family favorite DVD has also been reduced in price to ONLY $4.95 on the Products page! As with all of the videos, it is so much better on the big screen. Here you can see where it all started. We have improved a lot since 2005, but the basics were there in the beginning. Most of the music comes from a recording we made at 123 Pleasant St. in Morgantown, WV of a Treasure Cat, Hovel, and Grafton show. The bands quickly saw we were serious about we were doing and we started getting CDs regularly from them. This was the only DVD where some of the engine sounds were taken out during the songs. Stupid we know and we never did it again. All in all the popularity of this first video showed us that we were on the right path and helped lead us to where we are today. We hope you enjoy.

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• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Chapter 6
• Chapter 7

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• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Chapter 6
• Chapter 7