"Overlanders" all over the east coast are starting to pack their rigs and Land Rover owners are renewing their AAA memberships in preparation for the 2015 Fall Event Season. This year, as in years past, DirtRoadTrip is planning on attending all three. This means we'll be driving over 2,600 miles over a period of three weekends, from the hills of North Carolina to the … [Read more...]
2015 Uwharrie OHV Jamboree
Recently you've probably noticed that we've been spending a lot of time down in North Carolina, and it's not just because we're big fans of sweet tea, fried chicken, and Carolina barbecue. I made the drive down late Friday night to Uwharrie National Forest to attend the 2015 Uwharrie OHV Jamboree hosted by Scott Fields at the Uwharrie Off-Road Training Center (UORTC). … [Read more...]
UORTC – 4WD-202 Class Part 3
The first half of the UORTC 4WD-202 was some of the most in depth off-road driving training any of us had received. So after a quick lunch in the field we got right back to it. The instructors immediately started covering what I refer to as the worst case scenario portion of the class. They covered everything from radiator repairs, to field fixes for u-joints utilizing only … [Read more...]
UORTC – 4WD-202 Class Part 2
After finishing the rollover recovery portion of the course and trying out some new recovery techniques, we thought we were through the toughest part of the day... Scott and the rest of the UORTC staff had us air down and load up the trucks in preparation for a ride around the property. After weaving through the hills and seeing some gnarly man made obstacles, we ended … [Read more...]
UORTC – 4WD-202 Class Part 1
When Scott Fields offered us the opportunity to head down to the Uwharrie Off-Road Training Center (UORTC) to attend their 4WD-202 Class, we cleared our calendars and headed south to beautiful Uwharrie, North Carolina. UORTC's 4WD-202 is an in-depth and hands-on class that further expands on all of the lessons taught in their introductory 4WD-101 class. They cover … [Read more...]
