Anybody who has ever squeezed the throttle on an ATV or UTV has at least tried to get a little muddy from time to time. Of course, some people take it to the extreme.

It's these extreme mud riders who helped spawn some of the awesome mud racing events across the United States and around the world. We get out to these events whenever we can and always have our camera handy, as muddy conditions lend themselves to interesting photos.

Here are 10 of our favorite mud racing pictures from the 12 months.

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