ExtremeTerrain Encourages Jeep Owners to Go Topless for Charity

Go Topless Day is May 15, with Jeep owners across the country holding fundraising events.

The 2021 Go Topless Day marks the 14th annual installation of the small Jeep owners’ event that started back in 2008 in Central Massachusetts. Since then, it has become a worldwide event with more than 240 events across 45 states and 11 countries, with more than 20,000 vehicles involved around the globe. Go Topless Day has become so big that it has gained corporate support, with ExtremeTerrain returning as the official sponsor for 2021.

“For every Jeep lover, that glorious day when they can take the top off their car marks the unofficial start of the summer,” said Steve Voudouris, CEO and co-founder at ExtremeTerrain. “We’re thrilled to host this year’s national Go Topless Day celebration. Taking part in a Go Topless Day by attending or hosting your own event is a great way to celebrate with other Jeepers, while raising money for a good cause. For Jeep fans who don’t have a Go Topless event nearby, ExtremeTerrain is making it easier than ever to host your own event.”

If you are in a Jeep club and you are looking for a reason to host a local event this summer, Go Topless Day is perfect. Get together with your local Jeeper friends, raise some money for a local charity and as the official sponsor, ExtremeTerrain will also donate to that charity.

Go Topless Day Jeep Club Events

There are no real guidelines for Go Topless Day events, so long as Jeep owners are coming together with their tops removed, hopefully with some sort of charity-based angle. Examples of Go Topless Day events include club picnics, trail runs, cruising convoys, trail clean-ups, parades, beach outings, barbecues, a day at the mud bog, a trip to the ORV park, car shows and many more. ExtremeTerrain provides great incentive for clubs to add some charity component by contributing $500 to any Jeep club that raises at least $500 for a local registered 501c charity of choice for Go Topless Day.

In other words, if your Jeep club participates in Go Topless Day for a barbecue and 25 members donate $20 each, your club will have $500 to contribute to the charity of choice. ExtremeTerrain will then donate $500 to that same charity, making it very simple for your Jeep club to help a local charity group. In past years, some Go Topless Day events have featured more than 600 vehicles, with many clubs having more than a hundred in attendance.

ExtremeTerrain will also offer club t-shirts packs at a discounted rate, which can then be resold at the Go Topless Day events around the world. ExtremeTerrain is also providing free event decals to attendees and those who show off Go Topless Day swag on social media could win gift cards and other prizes from the off-road aftermarket experts.

If you have a club and want to plan a local event for Go Topless Day, click here for more information.

If you don’t have a local Jeep club and you are looking for the nearest Go Topless Day event, click here for a look at the event locator on the ExtremeTerrain website.

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Patrick Rall

"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.

"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.

"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.

"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.

"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.

"Being based on Detroit," says Rall, "I never miss the North American International Auto Show, the Woodward Dream Cruise and Roadkill Nights, along with spending plenty of time raising hell on Detroit's Woodward Avenue with the best muscle car crowd in the world.

Rall can be contacted at QuickMirada@Yahoo.com

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