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Entries from November 29th, 2008

They Came, They Saw, They Raced Their Ass Off

November 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Rants, Raves and the Zen Art of Road Trip Management

Another Baja 1000 (the 41st to be exact) is now complete and as we mentioned before this is the desert race to end all races. This years race set records for the ratio of starters to finishers with nearly 68% of the rigs completing the race.
In the coveted 4-wheel class Norman/Roeseler powered their way [...]

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How Cares What’s On Your iPod

November 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Rants, Raves and the Zen Art of Road Trip Management

On the road to the White House, both campaigns put a list of songs on their candidate’s iPod.  These lists, carefully crafted by spin doctors, more focused on poll data than music charts, created play lists designed to make us identify with candidates who have more in common with Pennsylvania Ave. than Main Street.
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Fame And Glory (aka Getting Lost With Purpose)

November 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Rants, Raves and the Zen Art of Road Trip Management

Livingston I presume…
We have been exploring our world ever since the day we first climbed down from the trees.  Some expeditions have been more successful than others.   Hilleray climbed high, Cousteau went deep and it cost Scott his life.  Explores of the past followed the road less traveled to satisfy their curiosity of the unknown.  [...]

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Long-term Tire Report – Toyo Open Country M/T

November 19th, 2008 · 10 Comments · off road adventure accessories

30,000 miles later we can now give our long-term report on the rubber that took us to the Arctic Ocean, Telluride, Inuvik and around town.  Toyo’s Open Country M/T® are an aggressive mud traction radial.  Running 295×70×17 on our rig provide sure footed traction and an additional inch of lift over the stock 265s.  These [...]

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What Goes Up Must Air Down

November 17th, 2008 · No Comments · How To Info

If you wheel your rig on the sand, into the mud or along 4×4 trails you realize the advantages of letting a little air out at the start.  Lowering your tire’s air pressure, known as “airing down” has a number of benefits including:

In sand lower tire pressure increases the tire surface that comes in contact [...]

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