
4-FUN 4- WHEELERS has a limited membership of 44 family members. Our members live all over the southeastern part of Michigan--from Lake Orion to Dearborn Heights, from Gregory to Holly, from Rochester Hills to Birch Run, Owosso and Mancelona, and lots of towns and cities in between. We also have honorary members in Ohio.
We started out as a mostly "drag/obstacle sand racers." Now our children (ages 6 to 15) are involved in Junior Racing participating in both drag and obstacle racing. For several years we were involved in "Rookie Racing" (ages 16-21). Several members have competed in short-course off-road racing and asphalt drag racing. There are some members who don't race at all. Among us are members who take the best pictures ever!
The club gets together for meetings once a month October through May. We usually show up early to meet and greet and "catch up" from the last month. Then a business meeting is held, followed by a potluck dinner and more conversation to end the evening. There are a lot of great cooks in our club!
4-Fun is active in the East Coast 4-Wheel Drive Association (EC4WDA). 4-Fun has members serving on the executive board as well as various committees and volunteer positions. We have hosted the Hospitality Room at the bi-annual meetings. We participate at their races. One of the biggest East Coast races of the year is "Gravelrama" held in Ohio at the end of August with over 300 competitors! 4-Fun has brought innumerable trophies back to Michigan.
4-Fun couples have also won the prestigious "His and Her Trophy" several times and 4-Fun has also brought home the "Best Engineered Vehicle Trophy." Along with that, 4-Fun has also won the "Fastest Time of Day Trophy" in drags, obstacle and both women and open competition. We won the Campground Trophy for the first 11 years (minus one). Included in our themes have been--Hawaiian Luau, Christmas, Las Vegas, Land Yachts, Carnival, Tacky, Amazing Gravel, Coming of Age (21) and Gravel's 25th Anniversary Down Memory Lane--"Above and Beyond."
4-Fun has had many members that have been featured in the Four Wheel Drive magazines and newspapers. Several of our members have been on TV (TNN at Gravelrama), Fox Family "AXN TV" and ESPN and the Speed Channels Lucas Oil On The Edge. At one time one of our members put on several SODA/SCORE races which were shown on ESPN. Several 4-Fun members worked hard at those events and had lots of fun.