The 2009 Jeep season was officially kicked off May 2nd with the 8th Annual Jeep Blessing in Mesick, MI. The Blessing is a once a year event hosted by the Cadillac Jeepers to encourage safe 4 wheeling and a chance to pray for the Jeeps to stay in one piece for the wheeling season. This year the official Jeep count was 1,077. Zone Offroad and Zone distributor Unlimited Offroad Center of Fenton registered Jeepers for a 3” Zone suspension system. The winner was Dave Furtaw of Romulus Michigan who’s building his 2000 Wrangler TJ for Moab Utah wheeling.