What is Gravelrama ?

If you have never been there, then you have been missing some of the best 4X4 off road racing there is. Over 300 competitors and thousands of fans from more than 30 states and several provinces of Canada swarm to the little village of Cleves, Ohio every August just to take in four days of exciting, fun filled racing.

Produced by the IOK Four Wheelers and sanctioned by the East Coast Four Wheel Drive Association, Gravelrama is a series of four events consisting of Flat Drags, Up Hill Drags, Obstacle, and the enormously popular Big Eliminator Hill Climb.  The Junior Racer competition precedes the Big Eliminator. 

This premier event began in 1971 and  shows no sign of letting up.  Each year seems to get better as it goes.  The folks who have been going for years keep coming back for the competition and friendships they have built in the past.  If you have never experienced this race, you too will be coming back after your first visit.  

Meet The Chairman

Mike Hopper returns for a second year as the Chairman of Gravelrama.  Many of you know Mike from his days of racing when he drove "Summertime Blues".  Mike's many years as an event chairman at Gravelrama helps him understand the wants and needs of the racer, camper and the spectator.  One of Mike's comments at his first organizational meeting was that everyone is a guest at our grounds and he expects them to be treated with the courtesy and respect they deserve.  Rest assured you will find Gravelrama XXXVII to be another fun filled time for everyone with Mike at the helm.

Mike is available to answer any question you may have about this race.  Please feel free to contact him.

Registration Forms

We are currently revising our forms. 

They will be posted on line once the

 are complete.  Please bear with us.

Scenes from Gravelrama past

Gravelrama is sanctioned race using East Coast Four Wheel Drive Association rules

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