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Race Results! Two-Time King Loren Healy Tops Qualifying for the 2020 Nitto King of the Hammers
Jason Blanton’s Team Wins the Pit Crew Challenge February 4, 2020 (Hammertown, CA)- Nitto King of the Hammers week kicked into high gear on Tuesday with qualifying for Friday’s Nitto King of the Hammers Powered by OPTIMA Batteries and the return of the Pit Crew Challenge Presented by ProEagle,... Read more
Moab the Mecca, and a ModernJeeper Adventure
This story has two purposes…  First, to let you know that we still have a few slots left in our upcoming May trip to Moab with the elite ModernJeeper Adventures crew; and second, to thank the Red Rock 4Wheelers and all their supporters for helping us keep Moab the... Read more
Race Results! EMC Qualifying and Holley EFI Shootout Presented by King Shocks and Action Sports Canopies
RESULTS STORY: Stephen Rogers Wins In His Southern Rock Racing Bouncer February 3, 2020 (Johnson Valley, CA)- King of the Hammers continued an action-packed week on Monday with qualifying for the 4WP Every Man Challenge and the Holley EFi Shootout Presented by King Shocks and Action Sports Canopies. Young... Read more
Race Results! Can-Am UTV King of the Hammers Presented by HCR
RESULTS STORY: Texan Hunter Miller wins UTV KOH on his first attempt February 2, 2020- Can-Am swept the podium at the annual Can-Am UTV King of the Hammers Presented by HCR today, with KOH newcomer Hunter Miller besting Midwest short course racer Kyle Chaney and KOH veteran Phil Blurton... Read more
All-4-Fun! Mile-Hi Jeep Club’s Huge Event!
Special flashback to 2015 with this coverage by our own Corey Osborne, Mr. ModernJeeper, of an event that happens every August in Colorado, the All-4-Fun by the Mile-Hi Jeep club.  If you have never attended, this should be on your bucket list. The Editors Easy trails, rocky trails, and... Read more
Keep Your Distance – Or Not? Proper Trail Spacing
Today we flashback to 2017 with this important story from Tom Severin concerning common topics on trail rides — rig spacing and trail protocols.  We suggest a 2020 Jeeping season with these tips in mind. The Editors Special from Tom Severin, Badlands Offroad Adventure Four-wheeling, especially when multiple vehicles... Read more
Tough Love

Tough Love

Lifestyle January 29, 2020

Time for a little short-but-sweet tough love. Four-wheeling involves near-continuous decision making. Numerous challenges face you along the trail. Whether you successfully navigate around or through those obstacles falls entirely on your shoulders. Sorry, my friend, but you can’t blame anyone else; not your spotter;  not your mechanic; and... Read more
Alert! Mandatory Wheeling Stops
Don’t Forget “Mom and Pop” and the Local Economy Every year I attend the King of the Hammers race, there are several places that are mandatory stops for me before driving down Boone road into Hammertown. While many people will load up on groceries at a Costco or similar... Read more
Surviving Disaster with Wilderness First Aid Class
It was the second day of a three-day 4-Wheeling excursion to the Sweetwater Mountains, just north of Bridgeport, California. We stopped for some sightseeing high on the peak of Mt. Patterson. At 11,674 feet, we marveled at the incredible views. East looking into Nevada are the Bodie Hills and... Read more
More Tips on the Art and Process of Facilitation (Part 2)
Special 2-Part series about the art and science of facilitation and how it can help retain volunteers and produce better meetings while resolving conflicts. It covers how we pretty much dislike sitting in meetings but how specialized facilitation can save the day.  Facilitation can also resolve the conflict that... Read more