The Team
Cody
wouldn't own a jeep today if it weren't for one of his best friends from high
school, Mike Edwards. Mike was
always
telling stories about his families 4-wheeling adventures in Anza Borrego, CA at
the Annual Tierra Del Sol Jeep Safari. In 1994, Cody was
finally convinced to sell his reliable Toyota Pick-Up Truck for a stock CJ 5. After many jeep trips to Big Bear,
& TDS, Cody & Mike decided to sign up for
the High Desert Round Up held in
Barstow, CA. This
event exposed Cody to a different kind of 4-wheeling and is where he met Jason
Bunch, of Tri-County Gear, (Pomona, CA).
In 1996, Jason invited Cody to the “Hammers” in Johnson Valley, CA, for Tri-County Gear's Customer Run. At the time the Jeep was pretty stock. With no power steering, Posi Traction in the front and his newly installed Detroit Locker in the rear, it was a real challenge. After powering through two trails, Sledgehammer and Claw Hammer, Cody was hooked and the modifications to his jeep were nonstop. Needless to say, his jeep was no longer his daily driver. After a few years of wheeling in the rocks and some additional modifications to the jeep, Jason convinced Cody to sign up for his first Rockcrawling Event.
In 2001 Cody entered the Modified Stock Class at the Warn National Rockcrawling Championship in Las Cruces, New Mexico. At the end of the long three (3) day competition he and his father, Jim Waggoner, earned a very proud 2nd Place Win. Team Waggoner Racing (TWR) was now a reality. And in 2002, Cody and Jim, signed up for the CalROCS and ProROCK Rockcrawling Championship Series. They completed their first season, securing the title (in both series) as 2nd Place Modified Stock Champions. From there Cody and his father continued to prove they were the team to beat.
In
January of 2003, Cody and Jim competed in the first annual “Put-Up or Shut-Up!
Run What You Bring”,
CalROCS event, in Cougar Buttes, CA. There are no designated vehicle classes,
which put his little CJ 5 to the test. Cody competed along with great
competitors such as, Tracy Jordan, Dustin Webster, Jason Bunch, and Jon
Bundrant. Taking 4th place overall was a real thrill for both Jim and Cody!
For many people it proved that a little stock CJ 5 can hang with the “Big Boys”.
The remaining 2003 season events were just as exciting. Cody and Jim continued with the CalROCS and ProROCK Series, and were even more successful than the first season. After competing in three (3) of the four (4) Events with ProROCK, they secured the title as 1st Place Series Champions. TWR also conquered the CalROCS Series, taking another 1st Place Series win. Jim has since retired with his trophies and continues to cheer Cody from the sidelines.
As a team, Cody and Jim competed in over 22 Events; receiving three (3) 1st Place Championship Series titles, and two (2) 2nd Place Championship Series titles.
In 2004 with the help of two new spotters, Jack Graef (CTM Racing Products) and Mike Berard, TWR sealed the title as 2nd Place Champions in both the CalROCS and ProROCK Series.
At the end of 2004 Cody purchased his moon buggy. He was ready to move up and compete with the "Big Boys" during the 2005 season. Leaving Modified Stock was a hard decision for Cody, but with his “super spotter”, “Commando” Mike Berard, it has been worth it! After only ten (10) Events they have already secured the title as the 2005 First Place Series Champions in the UROC Extreme West Series and the PROROCK Series. They were also the most winning Super Modified Team in 2005 with a total of Seven (7) First Place wins.
2006 season now has the team in the UROC ProNationals and WE ROCK series. With a mid-season spotter change the team is ready to return to "Family Wheelin'". The season ended great! 2nd Place Series Champions for the WE ROCK USA Series and 6th Place for the UROC ProNational Series.
During the 2007 season
Cody and Jim
finished took 3rd place for the WE
ROCK USA Series!
(Click here for current
Team Event
Stats)
Recently during the 2007 season TWR earned a proud 3rd Place Series Champions for the WE ROCK USA series. With our winning driver/spotter combination, TWR continues to rock the competition.
For the 2008 season the team has one goal on their minds; earning their 6th First Place Series Title!!
