[HUMMJAY]

Hi folks, I work at Friendly HUMMER. I am a product manager there, and all I can say is this whole thing is a real shame. The Mounds was by far the best venue to date for our local HUMMER Haps'. Unfortunately, all the event planners seemed to achieve was to create a whole group of people who will never wheel' their trucks again. I had gone on my own to the Mounds the week before the event to do a "dry run," and I knew the possible problems that we might face when we got there. When we first got there at 10 am, I introduced myself to the guys running the show, explained that I had been there the week before, and expressed my concerns about the condition of the park. They informed me that they had spent the whole day prior running the park and there would be no problems. They then quietly escorted me to the end of the line.
Friendly HUMMER has spent thousands of dollars sending me to driving schools in Indiana, Arazona, and Navada to be instructed by people with thousands of practice hours under their belt including Rod Hall. Every time I cought up with the pack I could not belive my eyes to see what these event planners had taken you through and the lack of guidance while running the trails... forget about your alternaters. Its amazing that no one was hurt and that, for the most part, we all drove away. You can't lead 30 trucks down a trail and expect that people beyond the fifth truck back can follow your instructions.
Now, I told my customers what we were in for, and they insisted that they be moved to the back of the line so that they could follow me through the rough spots. If you want to be upset with your dealers, ask them where their product managers were, because they could have helped you out a lot. But in my opinion, the event planners (who maybe had 50 hrs of off-road experience between them) are the guys you should be pissed at. Thank your lucky stars you got out with just a fried alternator.