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Scott McIntyre/Staff Tyler Johns rounds a turn during the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.

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Tyler Johns rounds a turn during the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.

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  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Tyler Johns rounds a turn during the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Troy Ortega squeezes his wife, Courtney Ortega, tight with a hug after he won the feature race at the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Joey Smith grasps the bar as he heads for the finish line during the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Troy Ortega hoists his trophy high after winning the feature race at the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff The tradition continues on after Troy Ortega won the feature race at the Swamp Buggy races, he jumped in the muddy water with Swamp Buggy Queen Jennifer Federico at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Sean Dixon, 4, pushes a toy truck through deep puddles while he looks up at his mother, Mary Schultz, before the start of the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Muddy water kicks up during the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Troy Ortega hugs his son, Adam, 7, after winning the feature race at the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Troy Ortega emerges out of his swamp buggy after winning the feature race at the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Tom Engel watches the Swamp Buggy races from the pit area at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Tom Engel Jr., second from right, works on his jeep with the help of his father, Tom Engel, the night before the Swamp Buggy Races at Florida Sports Park. Engel Sr. has been involved with the races for around 35 years and this is the first year his son is competing.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Troy Ortega races to the finish line to win the feature race at the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Tyler Johns at the start of the feature race at the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Lorrie Johns heads for the first turn during the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Swamp Buggy Queen for 2011-2012 Jennifer Federico at the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Tom Engel Jr. races to get ahead at the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Tom Engel Jr. races during a jeep race at the the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Tyler Johns rounds a turn during the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff The tradition continues on after Troy Ortega won the feature race at the Swamp Buggy races, he jumped in the muddy water with Swamp Buggy Queen Jennifer Federico at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Mark 'Hump' Humphries climbs aboard the back of a truck to look out over the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Lynne Shotwell, center, looks out over the crowds during a swamp buggy ride driven by John Delashmet during intermission of the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Swamp Buggy Queen for 2011-2012 Jennifer Federico at the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff First runner up for Swamp Buggy Queen Alexandria Karolyi, right, cheers on one of her and second runner up Ashley Belanger's friends during the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Stuart Caldwell tosses a beer to Tom Engel while Engel, his son Tom Engel Jr. and their friends work on Engel Jr.'s Jeep that will compete in Sunday's Swamp Buggy races.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff First runner up for Swamp Buggy Queen Alexandria Karolyi, right, cheers on one of her and second runner up Ashley Belanger's friends during the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Lorrie Johns heads for the first turn during the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Mark 'Hump' Humphries perches himself on the back of a truck to look out over the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Tim Alander, right, chats with Sharon Karr while Alander grills food along with several others for their party area at the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Dan Hoolihan, looks up towards a stand where some of his friends are standing to watch the action at the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Swamp Buggy races at Florida Sports Park on Sunday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff While her husband stops to chat with friends, Susie Rickard relaxes in their swamp buggy in the campgrounds of Florida Sports Park on Saturday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff The scene of the Engel's camp while they work on Tom Engel Jr.'s jeep at Florida Sports Park.

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