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LEBANON, Maine (AP) — A group of guys with giant trucks have celebrated Maine’s mud season by getting dirty.
Organizer Kurt Zeller says a week of rain created plenty of mud and participants adopted the attitude “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.” The event dubbed “Spring Muddervention” was held Sunday on his property in the town of Lebanon in southern Maine.
About 70 off-road trucks participated in events in three 200-foot-long mud pits.
Events included drag racing in shallow mud, as well as other events aimed at testing the ability of trucks to handle deep mud without getting stuck. Zeller says one bonus from all the recent rain is that there’s little need to pump in water because there’s been plenty of rain.
Derek Marchand of Ipswich, Mass., catches some air during the tough truck competition at the Spring Muddervention, Sunday, May 22, 2011, in Lebanon, Maine. About 70 off-road trucks raced through 200-foot-long mud pits and a challenging course. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
A competitor churns up the mud while competing in the Spring Muddervention, Sunday, May 22, 2011, in Lebanon, Maine. About 70 off-road trucks raced through 200-foot-long mud pits. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Dale Roberts of Acton, Maine, waits to get pulled out of the deep mud after traveling about 142 feet before getting stuck while competing in the Spring Muddervention, Sunday, May 22, 2011, in Lebanon, Maine. About 70 off-road trucks raced through 200-foot-long mud pits. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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