Gambler 500, Portland

OutsideOct 20

Beater Cars, Beer Bellies, and Trash By the Ton. Welcome to Gambler 500.

Just how far can a $500 car make it in the off-roads of Oregon? We hitch a ride at Gambler 500 in Oregon, where 4,000 drivers in modified beater cars haul out 391,000 pounds of trash from public lands.

born in an Oregon bar in 2014

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Gambler 500Festivalborn in an Oregon bar in 2014
Elsewhere
Gambler 500 Off-Road RallyFestivalMadras, United Statesmovement to clean up trash-filled public lands
GamblertownNeighborhoodMadras, United Statesweekend Gambler 500 event location
Sons of SmokeyPlaceMadras, United StatesGambler 500's nonprofit wildlands cleanup arm
Bureau of Land ManagementPlaceUnited Statesoversees about 245 million acres
Edward AbbeyPlaceUnited Statesauthor of "The Monkey Wrench Gang"
Sons of Smokey appPlaceMadras, United Statesapp to mark public-land dump sites
The Monkey Wrench GangPlaceUnited States
Willow Creek CanyonSightUnited States

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Beater Cars, Beer Bellies, and Trash By the Ton. Welcome to Gambler 500.