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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Gambler 500 Lejunds: Tales Collected from the World's Largest Trail Cleanup

Gambler 500 Lejunds: Tales Collected from the World's Largest Trail Cleanup

Requa, Clint

Paperback

AutomobilesRegional: Pacific Northwest

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ISBN10: 1634994817
ISBN13: 9781634994811
Publisher: America Through Time
Published: Nov 15 2023
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.39 Width: 6.38 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The Gambler 500, a $500-car off-road challenge, has grown into a nationwide community and cleanup movement.

The Gambler 500 began as little more than a way to kill a weekend. Over beers in a local tavern, founder Tate Morgan and a couple of friends laid out the guidelines for an off-road navigational challenge. The catch? Each challenger's car had to have a purchase price of no more than $500. Soon enough, word started to spread, and the guys began to receive inquiries about participation from people all over the country. By 2022, the OG Gambler held every summer in Central Oregon was attracting thousands of participants from all over North America. Regional events sprang up in every corner of the U.S. Along the way, Gamblers have removed over one million pounds of garbage from America's public lands. More than anything, however, the aggressively tolerant alternative to traditional car culture has become a sort of surrogate family to all manner of people. Builders, rugged explorers, and more than a few lunatics have all carved out a place for themselves in the Gambler community. Collected within these pages are just a few of their stories.

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