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2014 Vermont Overland Trophy: Day 0

August 5, 2014 by Alex 5 Comments

After a 5:00 AM start and traveling though a few heavy rainstorms, we finally made it to Vermont for the Vermont Overland Trophy. We pulled into Camp Plymouth State Park around 3:0o PM after a 7 hour drive from DC.  Before long we were making the rounds and getting to know some of the teams.

As of 10:00 PM Monday, August 4, these are the teams that have checked in: Team - 1 Team 1 – Royalton Farms    Drivers: Drew & Zimm    Rigs: 2007 LX 470 & 1982 FJ40    From: Vermont & Pittsburgh    Motto: “WTF are you serious?”

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Team 2 – Crash Brothers    Drivers: Lazz & Greg    Rigs: 1995 Range Rover Classic & 1988 Defender 90    From: Rhode Island    Motto: “I can’t believe we ran out of scotch!”Team - 3 Team 3 – Safford Brothers     Drivers: Joe & Jim    Rigs: 2006 LJ & 2004 TJ     From: Connecticut & New York     Motto: “Where’s the hard stuff?” Team - 4 Team 4 – VAEV    Drivers: Will & Jason     Rigs: 2013 AEV JKU Rubicons    From: Northern Virginia    Motto: “Did we just miss that turn again?’

VOT 14 Day 0 - Team - 5

Team 5 – Team JT    Drivers: Dana & Phil     Rigs: 1989 Grand Wagoneer & 1991 YJ    From: Maryland    Motto: “It’s a Jeep thing, it’s just a disease.”

VOT 14 Day 0 - Team - 6

Team 6 – Overland Survival Coalition    Drivers: Steve, Matt, & Ryan    Rigs: 2002 Discovery, 2004 4Runner, & 1997 Land Cruiser    From: Massachusetts & Vermont    Motto: “Hey baby it’s medical.”

VOT 14 Day 0 - Team - 7

Team 7    Drivers: Zach & Josh    Rigs: 2002 Discovery & 1985 Defender 110    From:Maine & Vermont     Motto: “Pull and Pray.”

Team - 8 Team 8 – FJ Northeasters    Drivers: Mike & Rich    Rigs: 2008 FJ Cruiser’s    From: Connecticut & New Jersey    Motto: “OMG WTF LOL”

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Team 10  Team Research in Recovery    Drivers: Ron & Jim    Rigs: 1998 Discovery & 2002 Discovery    From: Vermont and New York    Motto: “Whatever it takes”

VOT 14 Day 0 - Team - 11

Team 11 – Team Vezh-luh    Drivers: Ed & Ben    Rigs: 2008 JK & 2005 TJ    From: Connecticut Team - 12 Team 12 – The Wandering Jews    Drivers: Robbie & Clive    Rigs: 2008 JKU & 1988 HJ75    From: Teaneck, NJ & South Africa/Hungary    Motto: “One life, live it.” Team - 13 Team 13 – Team XJK    Drivers: Nate & Greg    Rigs: 1999 XJ & 2012 JKU    From: Northern Virginia    Motto: “Despite this mustache, I’m kind of straight.”

VOT 14 Day 0 - Team - 14

Team 14 – Trial by Fire    Drivers: Ryan & Brandon    Rigs: 1994 D90 & 2007 FJ Cruiser    From: Vermont Motto: “Sugar shack’s to the left.”

VOT 14 Day 0 - Team - 15

Team 15 – Team My Brudder    Drivers: Danny & Marcel    Rigs: 2014 JKU Rubicon & 2011 LR4    From: North Jersey    Motto: “Marcel’s F*%&ed.”

VOT 14 Day 0 - Team - 16

Team 16 – Alpaca Guitar    Drivers: Ted & Chris    Rigs: 1997 TJ & 2008 JKU    From: Vermont & New York    Motto: “Oh crap where did that rock come from?!”

VOT 14 Day 0 - Team - 17

Team 17 – Team Mechanica    Drivers: Steve & Micah    Rigs: 2006 LJ & 2013 JKU Rubicon    From: Virginia & Massachusetts

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Team 18 –Exploring NH    Drivers: Ryan & Taylor    Rigs: 2004 TJ & 2000 Excursion    From: New Hampshire & Massachusetts   Motto: “Responsible off road recreation.”

Team - 19 Team 19 – AVAM Adventures    Drivers: Vaughn & Tom    Rigs: 2001 Discovery & 2011 JKU Rubicon    From: Maryland & Virginia    Motto: “I’m here for the gangbang.”

VOT 14 Day 0 - Team - 19

Team 20 – Father Daughter Team    Drivers: Raub & Craig    Rigs: 1987 110 MOD & 1995 NAS 90    From: Florida & Ohio    Motto: “WiFi please” Team - 21 Team 21 – CT MOD SQUAD    Drivers: Fernando & Josh    Rigs: 2007 FJ Cruiser & 2005 4Runner    From: Connecticut

Be sure to check back in we’ll be updating team details throughout the week!

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Comments

  1. Ron Harrington II says

    August 9, 2014 at 7:57 pm

    Where is Team 10’s pic and Bio?

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    • Alex says

      August 9, 2014 at 9:58 pm

      Ron, so sorry I wasn’t able to get to you. I reached out to you via facebook, and I’ll be happy to get you guys up there ASAP.

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  2. asdf says

    August 7, 2014 at 7:13 pm

    Team FJ Northeasters! Rich, are you getting shorter?

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  3. John says

    August 5, 2014 at 9:41 pm

    Go Team 5 -Team JT. Have fun and report back.

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  4. augiesad says

    August 5, 2014 at 8:10 am

    Looks like a good mix of teams, this is going to be fun to watch. Thanks for keeping us updated.

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