2019 TLCA
Officers & Committees
President
Ross Woody
(707) 235-0247
president@tlca.org
Executive Vice President
Perry Lowery
ExecVP@tlca.org
Administrative Vice President
Nick Stone
(817) 455-5060
AdminVP@tlca.org
Secretary
Rick Root
secretary@tlca.org
Treasurer
Casey Campbell
(515) 314-3255
treasurer@tlca.org
Eastern
Individual Representative
Rick Allen
easternrep@tlca.org
Central Mountain
Individual Representative
Heather Royston
centralrep@tlca.org
Western
Individual Representative
Rob Tygart
(909) 731-8001
westernrep@tlca.org
International
Individual Representative
Reid Whitlock
Intlrep@tlca.org
Member Services
Karie Farr
(800) 655-3810
memberservices@tlca.org
Marketing Vice President
Bill "Billybongo" Wright
(503) 539-1705
billybongo63@msn.com
Advertising Sales Manager
Chris Hatfield
(720) 230-6951
advertising@tlca.org
Toyota Trails Managing Editor
Stan Wright
editor@tlca.org
TLCA President
TRAIL LEADER
I hope everyone is doing well so far this year
and using these wet winter months to prepare
your rig for the spring and summer events of
2019. The wheeling events start soon, and as
I write this, we are a month away from the
Lone Star Land Cruiser Round Up in March,
followed by Mardi Crawl and Mud N Yer
Eye in April, and Cruise Moab the first week
of May.
The first week of February was the King of
the Hammers event, and it is very popular
with many of our members. We had many
TLCA members attend the event as
spectators, pit crew and even as drivers or
co-drivers. This year's winner of the Every
Man's Challenge (EMC) Class 4600 was
Justin "Rusty Nail" Reece, a longtime TLCA
member (ID #5305), in his 1985 Toyota
extended cab pickup, running a 2.4L, 4
cylinder motor. The EMC has 3 classes racing
together: 4500 Modified; 4600 Stock; and
4800 Legends.
Class 4600 is considered "stock", and
requires that the racers use a factory frame,
factory cab and bed, stock motor for that
model year, mechanical steering (no "full
hydro"), and stock suspension (leaf springs)
with one shock per corner. There are some
modifications allowed such as larger shocks,
hydraulic bump stops, and up to a 35" DOT
tire (no "stickies"). Justin ran his first KOH
in his FJ40 when there was just one class, but
switched to the 4600 class and built his truck
for that class. Justin is a "hotshot" firefighter,
which is how his car number became 4619, as
he wanted to honor the 19 Granite Mountain
"hotshots' that were lost in the Yarnell fire.
I've followed KOH from the beginning when
it was first proposed on the Pirate4x4 boards.
I've known many of the racers and know the
level of effort that is required of the teams to
be competitive. Justin's pit crew volunteers
were mostly friends and family, including
our Western Rep, Rob Tygart. Justin's truck
is truly built as an "every man's" racer, and
his ability to compete is a testament to his
incredible skills as a driver. The best part for
me was the fact that Jeep brought out their
2019 Jeep Gladiator that was prepared and
driven by Eric Miller, a 2 time KOH 4400
class winner. Imagine the disappointment of
being beaten by a 34-year-old pickup driven
by a guy "a little bit older" than his truck.
Congratulations again, Justin!
My only other news to share with everyone
is that our daughter, Alex, and son-in-law,
Kevin, are expecting a child with a due
date in July. Tina and I are very happy and
excited to have our first grandchild on
the way. A July due date is prefect as it is
after Rubithon, and before football begins.
I'm sure none of that factored into their
planning, but it works for me :)
Thanks for supporting TLCA!
Ross Woody
TLCA President,
Member #7704
Hello Everyone.
Cover photo: Mike Davidson's pristine
1959 FJ25 sits along the trail in Moab,
Utah. Photo by Mike Davidson
TOYOTA TRAILS
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