BLOG FROM THE BOG

August 31, 2010

That’s right! Mud Life Magazine is coming to Truck Night at Yankee Lake on September 17th and 18th for a weekend long mud fest! They are bringing their whole crew to take photos of Trucks in action and our Beautiful Truck Night Babes for a chance to be in their next issues centerfold. You don’t want to miss this mega event!!!

Mud Life Magazine Tour

DAY 1 – Friday, September 17th
Mud Life Magazine

Trucks will be rolling in from all over the country, many returning after our super successful Trucks Gone Wild Weekend. Get here early to get a spot and watch all of the Mega Truck Mudding Action!

“Mrs. Mud Life Contest and Mud Life Show N Shine”

We will have a Miss Mud Girl Contest, Daisy Dukes Style, Friday Night to determine Mud Life Magazine’s newest MUD GIRL! Preliminary Rounds Friday will decide the top group of ladies to compete for the title on Saturday Night. The winner will have a photo shoot done for the OCT/NOV issue of the magazine and will also receive a MUD GIRL PROMO PACKAGE!!

We will also have a SHOW n SHINE!! A Yankee Lake Style “Show n Shine” judged by you, the attendees, with the winner receiving a spread in Mud Life Magazine. All Winners to be announced after the MEGA TRUCK “TUG-O-WAR” Saturday Night!

DAY 2 – Saturday, September 18th

MEGA TRUCK MADNESS ENGULFS YANKEE LAKE!!

Saturday afternoon we are inviting all challengers to a MEGA TRUCK “TUG-O-WAR” Yankee Lake Style!! Our Tug Pad is home to the most exciting TUG Matches around an Any and all rides are welcome to compete.

We will have 2 classes, an all D.O.T. Tire Class and a V-TREAD Class! We’ll be hooking up trucks starting around 3pm to find the Baddest Tug Trucks in the Northeast, Yankee Lake Style!!

Camping and Hotels

As always we allow visitors from far and wide to camp over night on our Truck Night grounds during our weekend events. But, we only have limited space and we do not have any electric or sewage hookups for trailers or RVs. For a more exhaustive list of Campgrounds and Hotels click on the links below.

Hope to see you all there!



July 8, 2010

July 30th and 31st are another Trucks Gone Wild Weekend!

Trucks Gone WildMatt Steele of the Speed Channel and his crew have been coming to Truck Night at Yankee Lake for the past few years to film our event for their Nationally Sold “Trucks Gone Wild” DVD. This year they are coming back and it should be one of our best years ever! We have already been receiving emails from people in Canada, Michigan, Massachusetts, Florida and beyond letting us know that they will be at Truck Night for this annual event.

What is Trucks Gone Wild?

Seriously?  You Don’t Know?  It is the worlds most amazing Mud Bogging,  Mega Truck DVD, produced by  Matt Steele and his gang. I can’t believe you didn’t know that ;)

They load up every year and visit all of the best 4×4 events across the nation and film them so that you can view all of the mega truck mayhem from the comfort of your home.  It seriously has to be one of the best ideas ever, and Matt delivers with amazing coverage of more mud truck carnage than you can handle.  If you’ve never been to their website check them out at: www.trucksgonewild.com.

P.S. Trucks Gone Wild just announced that they are bringing their merchandise Trailer to Truck Night at Yankee Lake for the 1st Time Ever!!!

What To Expect This Year

Like I said at the top, this year is going to be better than ever.  Our Trucks Gone Wild Event begins on Friday July 30th at 6pm.  Trust me you are going to want to get there early.  The traffic is going to be crazy, and people are coming from all over the country to get on the Trucks Gone Wild DVD.  Friday usually goes until Midnight and it includes everything from Truck Tug-O-Wars, Extreme Mud Bogging, Miles of Trails, Hill Climbs, Rock Crawls, and fun and games for the whole family.

Saturday the 31st is an all day event.  The mudding starts around 11am and continues into the late hours of the evening.  This is when the really big Mega Trucks like to roam around and put on shows for the cameras.  We may even have a few special attractions lined up under our sleeves.  Just make sure to bring the sun block or coat yourself in mud, because it is going to be a nonstop day of mudding fun in the sun on Saturday!

Some Changes We Have Made

If you made it out to TGW weekend last year you know that our parking situation was out of control in the Pit area. This year should be a much better situation because we have eliminated non participating cars from parking where the Truck Trailers unload. We will also be opening another parking lot across the creek for participants. We hope this alleviates the problem and makes Truck Night a more enjoyable experience for everyone.

Camping and Hotels

As always we allow visitors from far and wide to camp over night on our Truck Night grounds during the Trucks Gone Wild Weekend.  But, we only have limited space and we do not have any electric or sewage hookups for trailers or RVs.  For a more exhaustive list of Campgrounds and Hotels click on the links below.

We hope to see everyone out on the weekend of the 30th and 31st!  It is going to be an amazing time and Matt Steele and his crew will be filming it all.  So this is your chance to shine in front of a national audience!  Come get some mud!!!

2008 Trucks Gone Wild Weekend

Hope to see you all there!



June 14, 2010

Finally here is the ATV Jamboree footage from May 22nd.

It was one heck of a rainy day, but so many of you still made it out and had a blast. Mud drags, tug-o-war and obstacle courses. Good times. Hope you can all make it out for the August 28th ATV Summer Drag!

This video features music by Reign of One. Check them out at www.reignofone.com.



June 6, 2010

Did you miss out on the Lawn Mower Demo Derby June 6th? Well it looks like we are going to have another one, but if you can’t wait, here is the Derby in its entirety.

17 Modified Lawn Mowers set to destroy. Watch the steel crunching, bone bruising hits in the winner takes all battle to the last mower!



May 15, 2010

General Lee JumpFriday July 23rd the Northeast Ohio Dukes are going to perform their Hazzard County Stunt Show. This year it will be a 1 hour show featuring several stunts, a shoot out and climax with the General Lee Long Jump.

The Dukes Jump is usually one of the biggest nights during the Truck Night Season. We have had up to 10,000 spectators come out to watch Raymond Kohn Jump the General. The first Jump took place back in August of 2007 at Truck Night at Yankee Lake. Back then the Show was much simpler. Ray Geared up in his General Lee and made the first jump in front of thousands of fans. From there it just got better.

General Lee Jump 2010

This year the Northeast Ohio Dukes have outdone themselves. They are putting on an hour long action packed show featuring car chases, roll overs, shootouts and jumps. They will even have a t-shirt launcher to pump Dukes shirts into the crowd.

Hazzard County Stunt Show Preview

If you grew up loving the Duke’s of Hazzard, or you just like watching dangerous stunts, be sure to make it out Friday July 23rd. And make sure to check out our up and coming DVD Mud Trucks & Beer, which features behind the scenes footage and interviews with Ray Kohn and the Northeast Ohio Dukes.

Truck Night Videos Featuring The General Lee Jump

Related Links

Northeast Ohio Dukes – For More Videos and Photos and to Hire the Dukes for your Event