Boomeranging Back To a 4-Wheel Jambo
As I pointed my rental car into the Allen County Fairgrounds in Lima, Ohio, for the 2017 Spring 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals, a gusher of memories came to call. It was not my first visit to the event. As a matter of fact, I’ve covered the Spring Jambo more times than I can remember, but I hadn’t been to the event for many years. As I scanned the fairgrounds I was reminded of years prior; the feature vehicles photographed, 4x4 owners friended, the hot years, the cold and wet years, and the year the Bigfoot Racing team overserved me baked potatoes. Jamborees, often referred to as simply “Jambos,” are a unique concoction of 4x4 disciplines. Part truck show; part mud, monster, and Tough Truck racing; and part vendor show, among other things.…
