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4×4Cross Season Opener this Weekend

Friday night at 7pm, 4×4Cross kicks off the 2010 season with a Straight Diesel Drag Race and Back-to-Back Truck Grudge Pull at Mooresville Dragway!!
Starting on Saturday the 27th at 9am, 4×4Cross travels to the Mud Devils Playground for an Open Invite and a FREEROCK competition, all in an effort to raise funds for the Efird [...]

NC Trail Cleanup Weekend

Interested in helping keep public OHV trails open? There will be two cleanup events this weekend to remove trash and perform minor trail maintenance. The Uwharrie trail cleanup team, led by Chris Irving, will meet on Saturday, December 12, at 9AM at the Eldorado Outpost. On Sunday, Mike Burrell from the Trail Jammers will be [...]

NC Charity Fundraiser – Sponsored by CTB

It’s that time of year again. Christmas is only weeks away, and holiday charity fundraisers are in full swing. Dylan Wiles from the Carolina Trailblazers has organized a massive charity drive for this year. Rather than raise money for one particular organization, the goal this year is to divide the donations amongst five different charities. [...]

T-Shirt Competition First Round Voting Ends Monday Night!

The T-Shirt Design Competition voting is now underway. The top ten finishers in this round will move on to the finals next week. The polling closes on Monday, November 16, at 11pm. Remember, this is for top ten, so pay attention to the guys on the cusp, this is where most of the action will [...]

Benefit Ride for St. Jude Children’s Hospital – Dec. 5

Carolina Backwoods is hosting a charity ride on December 5th at their park in Ash, NC, near Myrtle Beach. It will run from 9am to 9pm, and include a poker run, mud bog, hill climb, grudge race, and hide and seek. Events are mostly geared towards 4×4s and ATVs, but everyone is welcome.
There will be [...]

ROCK’VEMBER at Uwharrie this Weekend

Pack the rig, let’s go!

ECORS Fall Brawl 2009

We’re on site in Mountain City. If you’re nearby, pack your bags and come on out.

Hobart’s New Battery-Powered MIG

Hobart has introduced a self-contained MIG capable of welding in the field without an additional power source. The 52 pound Trek 180 has two thin plate pure lead (TPPL) batteries inside mated to an inverter-based welder. Together, the system is capable of up to 100 inches of weld with .030 flux core wire on 1/8″ [...]

More on the Redrock Wilderness Act

Shannon Bushman has a nice piece posted at UTV Weekly on the Redrock Wilderness Act.
“Recently my father passed away. I think of things he said often. One of his sayings was “There is a difference between scratching your ass and tearing it all to hell”. It fits a lot of things we [...]

Ram to Become Its Own Brand?

Ram is looking increasingly likely to become its own brand, producing light trucks, vans, commercial vehicles, and some SUVs under own name. Dodge would become Chrysler’s “performance” brand, focusing on affordable, sporty cars and wagons, while Chrysler would be positioned to compete with Cadillac and Lexus in the luxury market.
Dodge will also be dropped from [...]

‘Contention’ – RCrocs DVD Coming Soon

HeavyMetalConcepts has released the trailer for their forthcoming RCrocs DVD. Titled ‘Contention’, the video features footage from all three RCrocs 2009 rockcrawling competitions and both endurance races.
The DVD will be available in November. Check out the video below the fold.

2011 Ford Super Duty Unveiled

Ford revealed their new Super Duty pickup truck line at the Texas State Fair today. While details of the new 6.7L diesel motor have been known for several weeks, this is the first time that Ford has shown off the body work and features of the new Super Duty line.
Among the new features for the [...]

W.E.ROCK 2010 Schedule

Lil’ Rich has posted the dates for the W.E.ROCK 2010 competition schedule. They are as follows:
Western U.S. Nationals #1: March 27-28, Oroville, CA
Western U.S. Nationals #2: April 24-25, Tucson, AZ
Western U.S. Nationals #3: June 19-20, Reno, NV
Western U.S. Nationals #4: August 14-15, Utah
Eastern U.S. Nationals #1: May 22-23, Rausch Creek, PA
Eastern U.S. Nationals #2: June [...]

House Subcommittee to Hear Utah Wilderness Bill

The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee will hear their Red Rock Wilderness Act on October 1, 2009. According to SUWA, the bill would designate 9.4 million acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as wilderness.
If enacted as it stands, the bill [...]

Crewcab Raptor spotted in the wild

Ford has been hinting since June that there is some demand for a crew cab version of the SVT Raptor. It looks like there have been enough inquires to justify a four door test mule. Pickuptrucks.com spotted this wrapped-up Raptor, with its wide-track suspension, Raptor-only wheels and signature grille visible despite the body cladding.
Whether this [...]