For 2015 my fiance and I decided that we wanted to spend more time exploring local areas around Washington, DC, and the only way to really hit the dirt in the area is to put on some hiking boots. We've passed Sugarloaf Mountain dozens of times while on our way up and down interstate 270, and we can even see it from the pool deck of our condominium building on a clear day. It … [Read more...]
FJ Cruiser Wheel Spacer Install
Tony decided that he wanted to mount up some larger tires in his quest to look as cool as a Jeep... Say what you want about wheel spacers, but after tens of thousands of miles we've yet to have a problem with any of our vehicles. Any vehicle modification that's installed incorrectly or haphazardly it's going to fail, and the majority of wheel spacer issues we've seen are due … [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...]
Scenes from King of the Hammers 2015
This year's King of the Hammers race was the longest on record (3 laps totalling 214 miles) and arguably the toughest ever - it was something else to experience the spectacle in person. There is nothing quite like 700HP+ Ultra4 cars, double locked and with suspension travel for days screaming through the desert then rocketing into technical sections where they smash and … [Read more...]
KOH 2015 – The Experience
I'm back on the East Coast from attending King of the Hammers, and I think my brain is still attempting to process the whole entirety of what went down. Since I'm a little jet-lagged and still hurting from the junk food and cheap beer consumed - consider this the preamble to some more comprehensive (and photo-heavy!) recaps from several days spent in and around Hammertown in … [Read more...]
