Hitting the dirt with Auto Racing
Off road vehicles and “off roading” itself have a large and vocal following across the country and, in fact, around the world. It’s a variation on the old “my car’s faster than yours! jibe, only in this case it’s “my car can go where your car can’t!” Combine this with the typical American love of the outdoors and our country’s astounding natural beauty and you have the sport - and lifestyle - of off-roading.
True off road vehicles are much more than mere SUVs. These beasts have to survive anything the wilderness can throw at it. Boulders, rivers, mud, sand or snow - a good off road vehicle will eat ‘em all for breakfast and keep on rolling over hill and dale. When official competition between off road vehicles takes place, it’s usually either Rally Racing, Desert Racing or the relatively new sport of Rockcrawling. The latter is a sight to see, as spindly vehicles with some slight resemblance to Jeeps crawl over incredibly rough courses made up of huge boulders and wind-carved rock formations with the agility of overgrown spiders!
Now, your standard off-the-rack SUV or Hummer isn’t any slouch when it comes to mild off-roading, even though precious few sold in urban areas really get tossed about in conditions displayed in their television commercials. Off roading is as much about image as it is about exploring the wild, unpaved areas where the pavement ends. When you’re an off-roader, it’s all good!
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