DAN KOLOSCI: Everybody said,
you want to start what?
And now they're like--
think this is the greatest
weekend of the summer.
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I can't believe
it's going on five--
I can't believe it's
four years already.
DERRICK MEYER: Yeah, I
thought that sign in town
was right at three, and then
I counted, and I'm like,
no, it's four.
So the most humbling, cool
thing is you go to Silver Lake,
and you drive down, and there
are these really cool signs
on all the-- all the stores that
say, welcome, Jeep Invasion.
And it's like the whole town
is around it now, you know,
which is really cool.
We did nine trail
rides last year,
and it was just under
300 Jeep Wranglers
that we took around the area
and went through the woods.
And it was really fun.
This year we have
an off-road course
that is a closed
course with obstacles,
and kind of a more
difficult, you know, setting.
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DAN KOLOSCI: There's nothing
quite like the Silver Lake sand
dunes.
Once you get up on that
sand, you're hooked.
RUSTY ROGERS: These sand
dunes are the only ones east
of the Mississippi
that you can drive on.
The sight from the top of Test
Hill and you'll be hooked.
DERRICK MEYER:
The view is just--
it's the million dollar view.
I mean, it's really
an exciting terrain
that you can't
find anywhere else.
RUSTY ROGERS: Yeah, a lot
of times people come up here
and they just get
out of their vehicle,
and they'll sit
up here for hours
talking with their
friends, and hanging out,
and it's like a sense
of accomplishment
being up on top of Test Hill.
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DAN KOLOSCI: I
think the first year
when they were lined
up down the road
and we were like, this
is our first event.
We weren't expecting it, but it
just keeps growing every year.
It's amazing.
DERRICK MEYER:
It's overwhelming.
If we keep doing it
about the community
and focusing on what
we started, they're
going to keep coming back.
And that's what we want.
It's my favorite
weekend of the year.
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