What is aetna

yellowjacket · 01-17-2011, 06:50 PM

I keep seeing buggys that are refered to as aetna buggys... To me they just look like southern hill shooters. Then I just seen on pirate some tires for sale that were aetna cut it said, with every other lug cut out.
what is aetna? A place? A builders name? A style? And how do u pronounce it? If its a style, I get it. But why that name?

flatlander757 · 01-17-2011, 06:54 PM

Aetna Mountain in Tennessee.

Pronounced "ET-NA" AFAIK.

Probably named because those are some nasty ass hills and it takes a pretty special buggy to make it up them... Mainly low, long, big tires, big motor, and lots of skinny pedal.

It's redneck as hell, but damn it looks like a lot of fun :) This is by far my favorite video of one of them in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6qQ4yKhmi4

twiztedzuki · 01-17-2011, 07:29 PM

in chattanooga rite by lookout mountain, werock used to have course there but aint sure course still open. That smith buggy at grayrock in Al, looks like badass place but never made it there

race10 · 01-17-2011, 09:50 PM

I thought I saw something on here a while back about a guy that goes by carwash was going to build an aetna buggy. Something called a riddler I think.

carwash · 01-17-2011, 11:08 PM

you guys are so damn funny...

aetna rules.

reformed · 01-17-2011, 11:52 PM

They just had a big ride there for a video. There is a lot of new videos on youtube. It's part private land that you can buy into the lease and there is a public area. I heard you don't want to leave a truck or trailer at the public area, a lot of break-ins.

yellowjacket · 01-18-2011, 09:54 AM

Cool. Dident know it was a mountain. Alsdident know how to pronounce it, so thanx. I just knew all the aetna buggies are built simularly.with every other lug cut out ussually.

biggin69 · 01-18-2011, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flatlander757

Aetna Mountain in Tennessee.

Pronounced "ET-NA" AFAIK.

Probably named because those are some nasty ass hills and it takes a pretty special buggy to make it up them... Mainly low, long, big tires, big motor, and lots of skinny pedal.

It's redneck as hell, but damn it looks like a lot of fun :) This is by far my favorite video of one of them in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6qQ4yKhmi4

Hold My Beer!

twiztedzuki · 01-19-2011, 10:44 AM

aetna buggys by Jimmy Smith Motorsports

01-17-2011, 06:50 PM	#1
yellowjacket barely breathing Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: alexandria, ky Posts: 889	What is aetna I keep seeing buggys that are refered to as aetna buggys... To me they just look like southern hill shooters. Then I just seen on pirate some tires for sale that were aetna cut it said, with every other lug cut out. what is aetna? A place? A builders name? A style? And how do u pronounce it? If its a style, I get it. But why that name? __________________ my next rig will be on the trail before zuk 2.0 will

01-17-2011, 06:54 PM	#2
flatlander757 Fartface extrordinair Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: West Carrollton Posts: 127	Aetna Mountain in Tennessee. Pronounced "ET-NA" AFAIK. Probably named because those are some nasty ass hills and it takes a pretty special buggy to make it up them... Mainly low, long, big tires, big motor, and lots of skinny pedal. It's redneck as hell, but damn it looks like a lot of fun :) This is by far my favorite video of one of them in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6qQ4yKhmi4 Last edited by flatlander757; 01-17-2011 at 07:03 PM.

01-17-2011, 11:08 PM	#5
carwash pimpin' IS easy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Union, KY Posts: 3,344 Images: 605	you guys are so damn funny... aetna rules. __________________

01-18-2011, 09:54 AM	#7
yellowjacket barely breathing Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: alexandria, ky Posts: 889	Cool. Dident know it was a mountain. Alsdident know how to pronounce it, so thanx. I just knew all the aetna buggies are built simularly.with every other lug cut out ussually. __________________ my next rig will be on the trail before zuk 2.0 will

01-19-2011, 10:44 AM	#9
twiztedzuki Join Date: May 2008 Location: Waverly ohio Posts: 586	aetna buggys by Jimmy Smith Motorsports Attached Thumbnails

01-17-2011, 07:29 PM	#3
twiztedzuki Join Date: May 2008 Location: Waverly ohio Posts: 586	in chattanooga rite by lookout mountain, werock used to have course there but aint sure course still open. That smith buggy at grayrock in Al, looks like badass place but never made it there

01-17-2011, 09:50 PM	#4
race10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: oxford Posts: 179	I thought I saw something on here a while back about a guy that goes by carwash was going to build an aetna buggy. Something called a riddler I think.

01-17-2011, 11:52 PM	#6
reformed Too many projects Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maineville, OH Posts: 42	They just had a big ride there for a video. There is a lot of new videos on youtube. It's part private land that you can buy into the lease and there is a public area. I heard you don't want to leave a truck or trailer at the public area, a lot of break-ins.