The last event of the UROC season was held at the Devil's Rock Pile two miles south of Vernal Utah. The stage was set for a show down between the point leaders for the $20,000 + purse. Brandon Gillen (2001 reigning Champion) and Chris Durham were second in points trailing Curt Hildebrand who was leading the points chase in the Unlimited Class. In the Legend Class Dean Bulloch had won two events in a row with Jeff Rector trailing by a small margin. Dean was the favorite and a marked man with all the Legend competitors gunning for him.

Curt Hildebrand narrowly edged out Brandon Gillen for first in Series Unlimited victory. Curt finished 3rd at the Rock Pile compared to Brandon's 7th place. This placed Curt first with Brandon Second. Captain America (Tom LeBlanc) was third in the series.

Captain America (Tom LeBlanc) from Washington picked up third in the series and tied for eight at the event with some of his most impressive driving of the year. Tom made it up the Wicked Wedgie with 16 points using a 40-foot run at the toughest obstacle on the course. Tom is always the crowd favorite in his red, white and blue Jeep with the fans following him around in anticipation of his next round of crazy antics.

Dean Bulloch won the Legend Class series with his two first place finishes at St. George and Cedar City combined with second at the Devil's Rock Pile in Vernal. Dean's consistency made him the obvious target of all the Legend Class competitors. Jeff Rector was quoted as saying "I just want to beat Dean once!" It wasn't to be this time as Dean put on a near flawless performance this time out.

Jeff Rector took third in Legends at the event and second overall for the season. Jeff has been right behind Dean all season keeping him honest! Jeff will get another chance at the World Championship in Farmington October 9-12 to get the best of Dean. Jeff is reportedly going all out on his rig for the SuperCrawl with the addition of coil over suspension and weight reduction in key places. Go for it Jeff!

Matt and Garrett Sisson from Farmington came in first for the Vernal event in the Legend Class. This Farmington team may well have been the ones to beat for the series if they had competed in all the events this year. These two brothers are a tough combination to beat and have proved to be very durable this year in their YJ. What does the Farmington SuperCrawl hold for these up- coming stars on their own territory?

John Gilleland drove his Avalanche built Jeep Liberty to another first place win at the Rock Pile with an impressive score of -5. This is John's second victory in a row and he may well be the favorite at the World Championship SuperCrawl. He was one of the few competitors who topped the Wicked Wedgie with only four points! This obstacle stopped most competitors dead in their tracks lying sideways!

Scott Gadsden from Florida placed second at the Rock Pile in a Charlie Copsey built rig with 45 points. This is Scott's first year of competition and he has really come on strong with two second place finishes in a row. Scott will certainly be a contender in Farmington.

The Iceland team of Emil Emmilson was on hand at Vernal to view the course and pick up on tips for their upcoming debut in American competition at the SuperCrawl World Championship in Farmington. The Iceland competitors were quoted as saying, "American vehicles are poorly prepared and we will win"! With all the foreign competitors coming to the World Championship in Farmington, it is difficult to predict who will win. Iceland, Israel, Italy, Finland and Canada provide a new factor to US rock crawling and may well prove to be the joker in the deck by taking the title away from the US!

The World Championship SuperCrawl in Farmington will be the deciding event of the 2002 year. Top US and foreign competitors will battle against each other for the right to be called the best in the world. With two classes and large payouts, this is the event to be at whether you're a spectator, competitor, sponsor or vendor.

To be eligible for the SuperCrawl contestants must have placed in the top ten at a major rock crawling event in the US retroactive to August 2001. Foreign competitors are by invitation and must be recognized as top competitors from their respective country. For more information see www.uroc4x4.com or call UROC at 435 864 2415.