Once again my family (including my mom and stepdad this time) and I were fortunate enough to spend 4 days with some of the most outstanding human beings we've ever known. Usually I'm sarcastic, that statement, however, is not. You people are beautiful, and just thinking of your smiling faces makes me smile, but also misty eyed thinking that I can't see you all more often.

First off, I cannot thank all the individuals enough that made this happen. It wasn't me, it was all of you. I'm a master delegate-er, and it works because I know the Colabros and Colachicks can make it happen when it needs to. I would be here all night trying to remember everyone that helped make this happen, and if I didn't thank you personally, I apologize. I appreciate everything you all did to make sure this twisted thing that we do work as well as it did.

Okay, I'm done Trojanmanning (love you bro)...let's get to it.

Please take a moment to visit our sponsors. I am humbled by the amount of support they provide, not to mention their top notch products.

Geissele Automatics
ALG Defense
Esstac
SKD Tactical
MOA Targets
AIM Surplus
Olympic Cerakote
ADW Custom Knives
Twisted Tees
Gemtech
Bobro Engineering
Arson Machine Co
Pace Launcher Casings
Forward Controls
CherryBalmz
American Defense Manufacturing
Gun Goddess
Weapon Genetics


Here are the official scores, please note that both High Woman and Grand Champion were both +1s.

1. Alex J-13:31
2. Shotsallaround-16:56
3. JohnStoner-17:52
4. s_gorilla45-17:55
5. CAmudcat-18:52
6. Sti_Cazzi-19:21
7. BroKai-20:33
8. AllAlphas-20:48
9. NVGeologist-21:40
10. hyperscott-22:46
11. JohnConnor-22:48
12. meestermurphy-23:03
13. mk4dubbin-23:30
14. ScaryBlackGuns-25:20
15. weapongenetics-25:32
16. Tweeter-26:21
17. Doolsmack_Bud-27:06
18. twratc-27:50
19. shade_1313-28:23
20. DanielM-28:44
21. BoxofRox-29:17
22. Calicontractor-29:24
23. micsbuick-31:20
24. LinggrrLonggrr-32:09
25. Everythingisawesome-32:53
26. Doby-33:10
27. cj3waker-33:20
28. RickyBobby23-33:49
29. Click2Boom-35:14
30. P2tharizo-35:31
31. ReleaseTheKraken-36:28
32. acroed-36:30
33. Anna-36:53(High Woman)
34. codzilla-37:26
35. Anthem_of_the_Mind-38:25
36. DoroteaSenjak-40:52
37. Getboth-41:56 (Fastest Wizard Eyes)
38. HDLS-42:27
39. BMWBIKR-43:43
40. adrimcma-44:05
41. Smurf10161-44:20
42. aircaptain9-45:13
43. FortBeale-49:15
44. I_am_Dan-49:37
45. Wingnut116ACW-50:06
46. Pro_Patria_431-50:28
47. RePp-50:57
48. Obo2-52:05
49. Talley-52:58
50. Lhotse-55:04
51. BigMel-56:33
52. RC47-57:17
53. SigChef-58:55
54. Tim-60:40
55. 1Andy2-62:31
56. GeneralDoom-63:04
57. VacaDuck-63:30
58. Kiltakaze-63:42
59. Craig-64:32
60. Ironsides-65:03
61. Dr_Shock-65:15
62. DamascusKnifemaker-67:04
63. Umbrellacorp-71:06
64. NEASGNoMercy-71:34
65. freeride21a-71:43
66.That1GuyHenry-75:31
67. Memo-79:26
68. MrsP2-82:26
69. 300blackoutdrunk-84:06
70. phurba-84:21
71. Dogg22-86:28
72. Splat2013-89:20
73. Cozilla's Chick-94:48
74. bigstick61-95:16
75. SirSqueeboo-95:21
76. Trent-96:59
77. bajagringo-99:05
78. Gumplegs-103:42
79. GaslampLJShores-106:19
80. Rdildo-107:05
81. Cavan-108:52
82. KevinM-114:52
83. Rachel-116:29
84. Mic209-126:21
85. TrojanCosta-137:13
86. para_frame-144:32
87. Spunk-156:04
88. Lasertits-169:40

Reserved for pic dump....

As usual, it was an amazing, painful, awesome time.

In for pics.  Hopefully I'll make it to one of these, even if I can't compete.  Would love to take photos of it. 

Holy crap that was fun (even though I didn't run). See ya guys next year at West if we're still in the area! Also, the guy who works at MGM that I talked to last night, could ya shoot me a PM?

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Dude, you have the best dog ever. 

I'll have to make it one day.

Another great time with some fantastic degenerates in the desert. Thanks again to everyone who helped organize and run the event, P2tharizo, Linggrrlonggrr, CaliContractor, JohnStoner and Tweeter. Thanks to our awesome sponsors for the ridiculous prizes, Geissele, ALG, MOA Targets, ADM, AIM Surplus, ADW Custom Knives, Bobro, Forward Controls, Arson Machine.

The pic of Click's dog is cracking me up.

THIS is the thread I've been waiting for.  

Thanks to all who made this happen!  I really appreciate @p2tharizo hosting, and of course, all of the sponsors and volunteers.

Thanks to everyone who helped get Gumplegs motivated.  He wants to build a CWAR now, so that's a great start!  Thanks especially to @SigChef for putting him to work and mentoring him a bit.  He really enjoyed working with you.

We'll see you at the next one!  This is going to be great motivation for me to stop being fat.  Who'd have thought I could be in the top 50%?

Iron Sheikh

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There is a thank you thread in the Industry forums of all of our sponsors who have an Industry forum here on ARF (unless I fucked up and missed any), so please go let them know that we appreciate not just the stuff, but that we appreciate that they get us and appreciate our highly unorthodox competition.

For those sponsors not on ARFCOM, feel free to contact them and thank them as well.

And, as always, remember our sponsors when you go shopping for things that they might carry or make.

First Daggy Warrior results:
1. Didders 36:28
2. Rico 36:31
3. Gizzy 67:05
4. Nugget 70:45

I must apologize for my fantabulous contraption that none of them could complete. I guess that earns me a ban from competing as a dag or something. I was thrilled to see it put to good use for the kiddy warrior course.

It was awesome that participants received custom engraved medals. Normally we laugh at participation trophies in gd but just showing up and trying at these events is truly worthy of acknowledgement.


Of course thank you to the rest of the sponsors i will be sure to visit your social media sites and industry pages here and post positive reviews and shining accolades and recommend you to all of my friends.

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A truly great bunch i am proud to be counted amongst your ranks.

Another great event with great people. Blown away by the sponsor support again. Thanks to everyone that made this what it was!

First time running night... Underestimated the additional challenge. The one thing I thought would be easy, shooting rifle, became the hardest and most challenging.  Learned more about myself and more places to improve before the next one.

Finally after three of these, I was able to get into the 6-pack club.

Almost died from all that frat boy antics but I'll be back for more.

Time to address those areas where I either pay penalties, or lose time.  Got to get better at obstacles where I have to hang from shit overhead, got to get back to running, and got to get better at shooting under stress.  19 was great, for me.  But I've got to fix those things if I want to continue the trend so far, of improving each year.

It'll change you forever.  If you don't die.

Everyone dies.  The worthy are witnessed and are reborn as Cola Warriors.

The support of the sponsors is just amazing.

I am still on the road but just want to pop in and say how privileged I feel.




Our ak, who art in trashcan, Janky be your dust cover. Your runners come. Your cola chugged, in the desert as it is in FEMA camp.
Give us this day our rack of peeps.  Forgive our penalties, as we also have forgiven others' penalties. And lead us not into thermoderegulation, but deliver us from emesis.

Amen

And peeps be with thee

Peeps be with you!

Girlfriend and I had a ton of fun. Huge shout out to Brussels/ALG/MOA and all the other sponsors. And even more so to the host and the guys for putting this on, and our awesome cook. Being balls deep in the desert and getting free, hot, and amazing food served buffet style is simply ridiculous.

Anna was super stoked, loved meeting and talking with a bunch of you idiots, and can't wait to build out a lower for her new rifle. Anna and Laura had one of the most fun battles to watch that came down to a few seconds and the final can, great competition. CWW4 will be a women's privelige rifle rematch and I'm sure Laura will be thirsty.

So if you haven't been to cola warrior, sign up. No where else could this

Plus what Mitch assured me was "spotting?"

Plus this

And of course this


Equal this



I have two privilege by proxy requests

To whomever may be in the know, I was wondering what barrel is on the upper she won?

Since you guys gave me so much shit for my hat, will someone with a highres copy of the group photo post it up? If it's any consolation I passed on a bobro mount for a bobro hat during prize picking, so we'll call it even

"Spotting"

lol

I'm pretty jealous, Mitch has never spotted for me like that.

So much awesome!!!  Had a blast!  I was blown away by the sponsors and support of this as well as the people running it!! Only slightly sore to boot!
I have to thank SigChef for making me go!!  So worth the death.

@Damascusknifemaker Gorgeous piece of work, that thing is solid!!

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I will have mo betta photos of the cutlery later.. that thing is sick.  I wanna go start a fight just so I can use it!(just kidding)

@p2tharizo, I finally made it out!  I still remember you asking if I had minnie ears you could borrow for the first CWW pic like it was yesterday.   Can't thank you enough for inviting me the years, sorry it took me so long, but I'm glad I finally made it  and this definitely won't be my last.  

I have to admit, I was totally unprepared and didn't know what to expect.  Big thanks to everybody who peer pressured me into running the course and a special thanks for everybody who threw their gear at me so I could participate.  Codzilla and bmwbikr and the girl who let me use her glock, thank you so much!  Really big thanks to the anonymous person who built my new upper!      

I could go on, but it's late and I just drove 11 hours to get home, so how about a couple pics.  



My official first chug!



I've had this lower sitting around for the last couple years, been trying to save up to build an upper for it, just haven't been able to pull it off.    Thought about getting rid of it a few times, but something kept telling me to hold on to it and now I know why, I couldn't be anymore appreciative!   I am now accepting optics suggestions for the next CWW.

looks like an awesome time...one of these days.

My ARR, it was awesome, everyone should do it.

Looks like I will make it out for less than 500 dollars for the tire I killed plus replacement a replacement fender well and under body shield, screws and stuff. Pro tip, BMW sedans WILL get you to CWW and back, but now without a wee bit of damage.

Working on my NVG run vid and thermal spew right now.

I would like to thank all of our amazing sponsors, all our runners and plus ones who made this event as amazing as always.

I don't know why my pics aren't showing up, they do when I hit preview.

You're new, older members need to confirm that they aren't dick pics. I just gave a confirmation.

I was able to pinpoint the moment...

Until you have 50 posts, only team members can see your pictures until approved, once 5 (or something like that) approve your pictures, then everyone can see your pictures.

On the way down.....  pretty sure you need to check your cornhole after just viewing this pic:

Strangest farm stand I ever been to:

Totally not cult members:


That's some mighty fine privilege ya got there.  It would be a shame if someone.....




























...Witnessed it.







dog steered while I took these shots on the way out.




Central Nevada's 2rd largest city....
      ....a "bed n breakfast" in a conex.

(I did not attempt this obstacle, I swear!)

Vids are processing now.

He has me.

For those that haven't used night vision, those videos above accurately show what its like to try to complete a Cola Warrior course while looking through a green tinted toilet paper tube that either focuses up close or far away, but not at the same time.

Finally made it back.  Had a great time.  Thanks everyone.


Since everyone loves puke, here is a couple I saw:
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'Zonies, sheesh, you should be ashamed.

Cola bros and sisters made it from Mississippi, Ohio, Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, Oregon......

And Mexico to bring tortillas! Yay Bajagringo!

And Californians showed. Even one with a gay-ass-faggottree boolit button on his rifle.

"One day"

Looks dumb.

Congrats to winners/placers. Well done.
 A YUUUUUUUUGE thanks to all of our sponsors. You guys rock!

Wish I could have beem there.

Mostly.  

One of several bright spots though was the keg beer.

Delicious.

Lazy Horse Brewing. From Nebraska.

Maybe you heard of it?

That rasta headband though...

This looks unsafe.








Congrats to those who lived....and died......and lived again.

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Is this the Cola Warrior West IV signup thread?



I'll try to add something constructive after I struggle getting through the work day while my mind is still in the desert wastelands.

Fuckin right!  More pics; more vids.

Placeholder for when BigMel and I get home.

We stayed at that creepy clown motel last night.

We did not die.

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Congrats to all winners and losers, looks like a blast was had!

Thanks again for having us out P2.  Everyone had a blast.   Good food, good people, good time.

I look forward to seeing more familiar faces in Reno next year, Cola-willing.

I think I might be "zander" on that list.