2024 Adventurers of the Year

Bryan Slattery tallied the most runs and club events for the calendar year 2024!

Sometimes he was wheeling in Chub Chub, other times the Gladiator was the rig for the event. Give him a ring, he is usually ready with ideas for an adventure


Danny Kato earned the Club Rookie of the year, pulling in the highest participation points for a member in their 2024 inaugural year with the club. Danny led his first run, Trail Boss on the November 24 outing to Death Valley.

Member Spotlight: Kirk and his 2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon

Kirk has been a club member since 2018. “Lil Blackie” as she’s amply nicknamed, is outfitted with a 5 ½ inch Rubicon Express long-arm suspension lift, custom drive shafts, 35” Goodyear MT/R’s, Bilstein shocks, a Warn 9.5tdi winch & recovery gear, lockers front and rear, heavy duty dif. covers, sliders, upgraded & extra lighting, custom bumpers, on-board air and communication and is fully skidded front to rear. 

While Lil Blackie isn’t Kirk’s first jeep he is fairly new to the club and has enjoyed the outdoors his whole life and now enjoys wheel’en with our members, including  club runs to Shaver Lake in the Western Sierras,  the Miller Jeep trail, TDS and Ransburg in the Mojave desert as well as participating in special events & projects with the club and camping with the SB4WD members.

In the future he hopes to spend some time in Colorado, Moab, as well as make it across the Rubicon trail.

Member Spotlight: Tim and his 2005 Jeep Wrangler

Tim has been part of the club since 1993 and enjoy runs to the sand, Sierras, and the desert. He has served in a variety of Club officer positions for many years.

Tim G. playing in the rocks on the way to Coyote Lake

Tim drives a 2005 Jeep Wrangler (TJ). 4.0L w/ 5 speed manual. 35” BFG KM2’s, 4.88 gears with ARB lockers Front & Rear Custom Long Arms with coil overs in the rear and wheel base stretched to 100”.

He carries a winch, onboard air, and a “tow strap for the other guy!” The Jeep has different tops, tires, and doors based on destination.

Member Spotlight: The Slattery’s and the “Slatticon”

2005 Jeep Wrangler (TJ). 33” Goodyear MTR’s, Dana 30 with 4.56 gears and ARB locker up front.

The Slattery’s have owned this rig since 2010 and joined the SB4WDC in June 2016.

The Slattery’s have done several trips with the Club including TDS, Big Bear, Randsburg and the Rubicon Trail. I hope to have many more adventures in the years to come.

Member Spotlight: Mike Williams and his 2002 Toyota Tacoma TRD

2002 Toyota Tacoma V-6 DoubleCab TRD 4×4. 4k Solar system,4.88 Gears F&R, TRD RearLocker & ARB Front Locker, Breather Extensions. Racing Fox Shock Coil Overs with Res.Bilstein Racing Shocks in rear with Res. Safari Snorkel, Warn 8000i, Winch & Bull Bar; AllPro Rock Guards; 33″ BFG KO2.

“At 8 years old my first 4×4 was a CJ living off the grid for 3 years; growing up in the mountains I’ve learned the hard knocks of life early so what you see is what you get.”

Mike’s motto is, “It’s not what you buy it’s what you build” and he sure has built an amazingly capable truck!

Mike at Jeep Beach West 2017
Mike at Jeep Beach West 2017