Mastercraft
Easter Jeep Safari Coverage - Monday evening report
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Moab, Utah ?
A full day of sunshine warmed the Moab Valley as Mastercraft Racing headed into
the rocks of Moab for a great day of trail riding on the Wipe Out Hill trail.
This trail featured slickrock, the deep Mule Show Canyon and long sand washes
made for a incredible day on the trail. The Mastercraft Rob-i-con Jeep led the
way driven by Lisa Pierce and followed by the Carnage Crew Race Team. Guided by
Red Rock 4 Wheelers - Perry Willard, driving the "Blue Dragon" Jeep.
The crew came off Wipe Out
Hill in the mid-afternoon and headed to the famous hotspot in the Moab Valley,
Potatoe Salad Hill, to watch the professional rock crawlers mix with the Easter
Jeep Safari participants for the afternoon.
Mastercraft sponsored rock
crawlers - Aaron Dusenbery, Dean Bulloch, Jason Paule, Tracy Jordan, Todd
Little, Joachim Schweisow, Brian Errea, Mark Berger, Rock Runner Racing Team
Owner George Wadeson and Carnage Crew Team Owner Kim Dusenbery all joined the
Mastercraft team at the famed Moab Valley location.
Aaron Dusenbery debuted
the Mastercraft professional rock crawler - "Lil Bastard" on the rocks
for the first time and Supercrawl Champion - Dean Bulloch demonstrated why he is
the Supercrawl Champion. Bulloch crawled his Suzuki up the steepest that Potatoe
Salad Hill offered and smiled all the way while seated in his Mastercraft seats
Mastercraft CEO - Robbie
Pierce commented, "It was just a beautiful day here in the Moab Valley and
we really had a great time on the Wipe Out Hill trail. We are looking forward to
Skyjacker's Trail Ride tomorrow. Many thanks to our trail guide, Perry Willard,
at Red Rock 4 Wheelers and of course my friend, Tony Eyman, for helping us out
at the last minute.
The day ended with the
entire crew out to dinner at Zak's Wood Fried Pizza in downtown Moab tasting
some of the best pizza this side of Mississippi River. Stay tuned for tomorrow's
Skyjacker Trail Ride.
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Potatoe
Salad Hill was the scene where this single wheeler decided to strut
his stuff. All we can say is, "Wow...this guy was nuts!"
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Rock
Runner Racing's entire crew arrived to Potatoe Salad Hill in their
competition rigs ready to roll. Rock Runner Racing is sponsored by
Mastercraft. Visit them at www.RockRunnerRacing.com
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Carnage
Crew Racing Kingpin - Aaron Dusenbery put the "Lil Bastard"
on the rocks at Potatoe Salad Hill for the first of many tests as they
head into the UROC Pro-National Series competition next month.
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Mastercraft's
Lizard drives his Jeep down the step at Wipe Out Hill
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Wipe
Out Hill trail offered spectacular views and outstanding trails here
at the Easter Jeep Safari. The Mastercraft Rob-i-con conquered
everything on the trail.
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ABOVE
PHOTO:
Rock
Runner Racing's fleet of competition vehicles arrived to the Easter
Jeep Safari in style with custom paint and the world's top
competitors.
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BELOW
PHOTO:
Half
desert prerunner and half rockcrawler, this rock rig conquered Potatoe
Salad Hill in style.
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Lisa
Pierce navigating the Mastercraft Rob-i-con through the Wipe Out Hill
trail.
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Mastercraft's
Lizard taking the Jeep through yet another precarious position.
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Mastercraft's
Rob-i-con Jeep is well equipped was put into duty throughout the day
on the Wipe Out Hill trail.
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Mastercraft
is the leader in off-road race safety technology.
Visit
their website at www.mastercraftseats.com
for the latest in high-performance safety equipment.
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Mastercraft
Easter Jeep Safari Coverage - Monday Noon. Report
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Moab, Utah ?
The sun is shining here in the Moab Valley this morning as blue sky's appear to
be here for the day. However, the cold breeze reminds you that you better have a
jacket before heading out on the trail. The Mastercraft crew arrived to
Farabee's Jeeps this morning where the Jeep Rob-i-con, driven by Lisa Pierce,
led the way as the crew headed with Red Rock 4 Wheelers into the Moab rocks.
Downtown Moab was bustling
with activity early this morning as groups of Jeeps met for early morning coffee
and donuts in search of the day's trail ride. We expect the Mastercraft Team to
arrive back in the mid-afternoon so stay tuned and look for a complete report
from the rocks of Moab.
Mastercraft
Easter Jeep Safari Coverage - Monday A.M. Report
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Moab,
Utah ? The Easter Jeep Safari begins this morning under the cloudy
threatening skys of the Moab Valley. Throughout the weekend the Moab Valley was
the center of what could be referred to as the "Perfect Storm." Rain,
snow and winds from Northern Utah invaded the entire Moab Valley from the north
as a huge Arizona storm came in from the south turning trails from passable to
nearly impassable. Deep mud, rising rivers and wild action is what it was all
about throughout Moab.
The weekend
activities centered around the arrival of thousands of off-roaders to the Moab
valley in search of the perfect trail ride and a chance to see what's new in the
world of aftermarket performance parts.
The
Mastercraft Team has arrived to Moab, Utah and by the time you read this report
we'll be well on our way into the backcountry of the slickrock. The crew today
will be led by Red Rock 4Wheelers KingPin - Tony Inman, as he takes the
Mastercraft crew out for the first of many trail rides this week.
We will
return with hundreds of images so stay tuned as we provide a complete report
later in the day. In the meantime, visit www.mastercraftseats.com for the latest
in advanced technology.
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Sunday
early afternoon before the second storm arrived we found this Jeep
that was out bogging in the mud of Moab. Stay tuned for a full Monday
report upon our arrival back from the trails of Moab.
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The
Mastercraft Rob-i-con Jeep was unloaded from the trailer early Sunday
morning in preparation for the many miles of Moab trails. The latest
addtion to the Rob-i-con is new Goodyear tires, Poison Spyder rock
guards and more...Stay tuned for a complete Rob-i-con detailed webpage
soon. Visit Mastercraft
Seats.
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Red
Bull and Mastercraft sponsored Dustin Webster rocked the mud all day!
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Mastercraft
CEO - Robbie Pierce and his wife, Lisa, at Zak's Wood Fried Pizza in
downtown Moab.
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The
boss at Mastercraft tried out the competition's high-dollar seat
manufactured from quality blue painted tubing and fantastic white
webbing....NOT! For the best in off-road seat technology...visit www.mastercraftseats.com
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Mastercraft
sponsored professional rock crawling team - Carnage Crew Racing was in
town sporting Mastercraft colors all weekend long as the rain and snow
pounded the region with bad weather. Look for Carnage Crew Racing in
the UROC Pro-National Series on April 9, 2005 and throughout the year.
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Sunday's
mud after some trail riding. Watch for a full report of Team
Mastercraft in Moab, Utah later in the day.
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The Easter Jeep Safari ORC
event coverage is presented by ? Mastercraft Seats ? The Preferred Seat of
Champions and Skyjacker Suspension. Many thanks to Mastercraft Seats and
Skyjacker Suspension for making this coverage possible. Visit them at www.MastercraftSeats.com
and www.Skyjacker.com
Past
Jeep Safari Coverage on Off-Road.com
Travel back in time, and get a dose of Moab red rock. A great
time capsule of how the event has evolved (and the changes in
our staff and formatting!)
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1996
Coverage
ORC Staff first ventures to the Jeep Safari - check
out the famed "Lion's Back"
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1996
First Timers
Blowing the dust off the Archives, it looks like Senior Staff
went too - but never finished the story!
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1998
Coverage
We previewed the event only - could it be that the
reporter didn't make it home alive?!
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1999
Event
Four ORC staff beef up their rigs and take you on the trails
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2000
Moab
It's not just for Jeeps - Toyotas Tackle the Rocks too
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2001
Jeep Safari
The year of Snow and Eco-Protests
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2002
Photo Gallery
A quick trip to Moab nets us brief coverage, but we
didn't skimp on the photos
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2004
Easter Jeep Safari
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