We’ve been given the honor of observing the International 4-Wheel Drive Trainers' Association’s (I4WDTA) Training for Certification that is being hosted in Uwharrie, NC. This is the first time any outside group has been given the privilege to sit in on the rigorous 3 day selection process, and over the next few weeks we’ll be giving you all the details. Since we've been … [Read more...]
DirtRoadTrip on the 4×4 Podcast
If you've poked around in the offroad/4x4 community for any length of time, chances are you've happened across the The 4x4 Podcast. Dan Cole, who runs The 4x4 Podcast has had a lifelong passion for offroad driving, be it "overland style" exploring, desert racing, rock crawling, you name it. We first met Dan a couple of years ago at the inaugural Vermont Overland Trophy, and … [Read more...]
Anything but Asphalt: Mapping & More
46,629. For simplicity’s sake lets round that up to 50,000. That’s roughly the total mileage of unpaved roads in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania combined. 6,543,616 – lets call this one 6.5M – or more accurately the number of acres of Federal Land in those 4 states. So why the raw numbers? Simply to highlight that there are more opportunities to get … [Read more...]
The Rigs of Hammertown!
When over 40,000 offered racing enthusiasts converge on a dry lakebed for the King of the Hammers, the stuff that shows up is feast for the eyes! I had just as much fun oogling the offroad toys at KOH as I did both exploring the OHV area and watching the racing. Southern California is the nucleus of desert racing, with all kinds of offroad and fab shops pumping out high … [Read more...]
Hiking to Murphy Point in Moab, UT
Moab is filled with some of the best 4x4-friendly attractions you'll find anywhere in the world, but there's so much more to experience outside of the driver's seat. When Becca and I were in Moab this past Summer, we took a break from the 4x4 stuff and did some hiking to get in a little exercise and see views from areas where the 4Runner couldn't go. Moab's world-class … [Read more...]
