Member
Spotlight:
Tom Hurt
From the May 2001 Issue of Trail Tales
by: Bonnie Bannigan
I just love this
picture of Tom, although you can hardly notice that it’s him in that Red
(really it’s Orange…but don’t tell him I told you that!) 76’ CJ5.
This picture was taken on the clubs annual Mt. Blanca trip in 1997. Tom left
camp that morning very unhappy with his Jeep because it was having some troubles
running and was smoking badly. Come to find out, it was not a problem with the
Jeep, but a problem with the gasoline that the owner (this would be Tom) put in
the Jeep…..it was Diesel…you know, the one that has the green handle
at the pump so you won’t mistake it for unleaded! We kept him in the back of
the line so he wouldn’t smoke everyone out the whole day but it never kept him
from having fun at all. Tom has been a member of the New Mexico 4-Wheelers for
at least 6 years and has held almost every office in the club except President.
Hmmmm. Currently Tom keeps track of the club money and of course takes the
aluminum cans in to be cashed in for more money, fun job he has! Tom’s Jeep is
set up very well and has tackled many trails with his mere 31" tires, even
trails that require 33’s! He’s also working on some other vehicle in his back
yard but has been since I’ve known him so I don’t know how much work he is
actually getting done on it! Ask him for yourself next time you see him.
Thanks Tom for your dedication to the
club.