Following is a summary of the 2011 Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival. Join us in Facebook for more updates!
Update on Guinness World Record: They have confirmed receipt of our submission and are supposed to hear back from them by mid-November. Stay tuned!
Stats
- Official Number of Jeeps in Parade sent to Guinness World Records
1,106 - Estimated Crowd in Downtown Butler for Parade
(per police and Mayor)
35,000 - Estimated Attendance at Butler Fairgrounds
25,000 on Saturday, 10,000 on Sunday - Number of Jeeps registered for Show ‘n Shine
664 - Winners list - Estimated Financial Impact to Butler County
$1,200,000.00 - Estimated amount of funds being earmarked for Bantam Building Preservation Efforts
$20,000 - Number of Sponsor/Vendor Booths
91 - Number of Total Registered Jeeps for all Activities
Slightly over 1,300 - Foreign Countries Represented by Jeep Owners or Spectators
Australia, Iceland, India, Canada and United States
Photos
Additional photos:
Media Coverage
- USA TODAY
- Butler Eagle
- 4 Wheel Drive
- Allpar
- Cranberry Patch
- Hemmings Blog
- KDKA
- Petersen’s 4Wheel & Off-Road Magazine
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [2]
- Popular Mechanics
- UFWDA
- Voice of America
- Cranberry Patch
- Pittsburgh Tribune Review
- Philadelphia Inquirer
Videos
- Canadian Jiffy Jeep Assembled at 2011 Bantam Jeep Festival
- Ever Wonder What 1106 Jeeps Look Like?
- LCOR – Jeep World Record – 2011 Bantam Jeep Festival
- jeep wrangler in mud pit
- Wooden Bantam Jeep Hunt
- 1st Annual Bantam Jeep Festival Modified Offroad Course
- Jeeps 70 anniversary Festival Butler, PA #2
- Mud pit defeated
Show ‘n Shine Winners
- CLASS 1- Bantam
1. #472 – Arthur Goodrich
2. #433 – Michael Frega
3. #972 – Victor Pugh - CLASS 2-Bantam Trailers
1. #1514
2. #1562
3. #1428 – Christopher Young - CLASS 3-Military
1. #611 – Rusty Jebbia
2. #507 – Dale Guth
3. #1334 – Robin Gilliland - CLASS 4-Willys
1. #1509 – Ken Wakal
2. #564 – Robert Hoffert
3. #804 – Jerry McClintick - CLASS 5-CJ5 & CJ6
1. #937 – Francis Petcowic
2. #1542
3. #1574 - CLASS 6-CJ7, CJ8, Comanchee, Commando
1. #1516
2. #547 – Ryan Herstine
3. #142 – Steve Beck - CLASS 7-Wagoneer, J-Series, Trucks, FC
1. #1605 – Mike Thomas
2. #1348 – Eric Jankowski
3. #716 – John Langer - CLASS 8-Cherokee, Grand Cherokee, Commander
1. #858 – Robert Moreau
2. #1228 – Curtis Weir
3. #746 – James Lister - CLASS 9-Wrangler YJ
1. #1188 – Brandon Townsend
2. #644 – Nathan Couffman
3. #976 – Steven Putnam - CLASS 10-Wrangler TJ
1. #428 – Brad Fox
2. #511 – John Haas
3. #836 – Daniel Miller - CLASS 11-Wrangler JK
1. #664 – Chantelle Kern
2. #1419 – Derek Volk
3. #270 – Thomas Chrislip - CLASS 12-Liberty, Compass, Patriot
1. #312 – Donald Covert
2. #437 – John Fritch
3. #487 – Angel Grant - CLASS 13-Non-Street Legal
1. #953 – John Dodolak
2. #185 – Ken Boring
3. #656 – Rick Cemp - CLASS 14-Specialty-Modified (Up to three modifications)
1. #436 – Chris Fritch
2. #1453
3. #1086 – Tim Sigg - CLASS 15-Specialty-Modified (Four or more major modifications)
1. #862 – Chad Morrison
2. #1420 – Mitchell Volk
3. #1068 – James Semanko - TRAIL READY
#1256 – Leo Wixom III - UGLY AWARD
#480 – William Grande - LONGEST DISTANCE
#465 – David Gibson (Texas) - BEST BANTAM SPIRIT
#1509 – Ken Wakal - HISTORICAL
#472 – Arthur Goodrich - BEST OF SHOW
#862 – Chad Morrison
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See you next year!
