SKYJACKER heads into Moab's Steel Bender Trail at the Easter Jeep Safari

Apr. 01, 2005 By ORC STAFF
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Brought to you by MasterCraft Seats & Skyjacker Suspension

Moab, Utah ? SKYJACKER Tuesday went off with a huge success as the Skyjacker crew hosted one of the best trail rides in the Moab Valley for yet another year. The entire crew conquered Moab's Steel Bender Trail for the entire day braving the rocks of Moab under the sunny skies that obviously Mrs. Nell McCurry must have ordered for us all! Thanks Mrs. McCurry!

As usual, the Skyjacker Crew went all out providing the trail ride participants with a full schedule of obstacles, Mastercraft Musical Chairs and a lunch time that we will all dream about throughout the year as we settle back into the daily routine at the office.

Laughter filled the slot canyons of Steel Bender trail as Dillard DeLaSalle and Larry Conville kept the trail riders laughing with jokes and quips. Supercrawl III Champion Dean Bulloch was roaring full of laughs as was BFGoodrich's Gary Enterline who made mention of wear rates among different tire manufacturers. Enterline referred to BFGoodrich's Krawler versus Toyo's Open Country M/T saying, "A lot of it is all about wear rate."

Red Rock 4 Wheeler Guide - Tony Eyman lead the group in his Skyjacker Ford truck fitted with Mastercraft Seats as they wheeled through the rain soaked landscape enjoying the sights of Moab's back country.

The obstacles of the Steel Bender Trail were no match for the heavily outfitted SKYJACKER 4WD TEAM who showed why Skyjacker is the leader in off-road suspension technology.

 

SKYJACKER Easter Jeep Safari Coverage - Tuesday 9:00 P.M.
Skyjacker's Lonnie McCurry Jr. and son Evan are ready to rock and roll...
Tony Eyman lead everyone through Steel Bender and made sure everyone was having a great time...
Lee McGuire, Marketing Director of Skyjacker Suspensions, finally got a chance to have some fun this afternoon!!!
Mark Berger, 2004 Calrocs Champion in his newly sponsored Skyjacker competition buggy.
Chad McGuire hard at work, making sure to get the perfect shot!!
BFGoodrich's Dennis Weaver and Gary Enterline came out this week to enjoy Moab at it's best...in the right seat with the 2004 UROC Pro-National Rock Crawling Champions, Dean Bulloch and Karl Munford.
"The Mastercraft Ladies" having some fun on the trail...
Dean Bulloch showing us what he's made of!!
Carnage Crew racing would like to thank FROST Racing for the opportunity to drive their Twisted Customs competition rock rig in the Skyjacker Trail ride. Jason Hensel, driver, commented, "Many thanks to Hal Frost and Jason Starnes for making this happen. All we can say is WOW!" Watch for Hal Frost at the 2005 UROC Pro-National Series.

 

SKYJACKER Easter Jeep Safari Coverage - Tuesday 4:00 P.M.

Spanish Trail Arena - JohnnyG arrived in his Pinzgauer 10 seat troop transport early this morning and took off with the entire DIRTsports crew on the magazine's sponsored trail ride. After rolling up and over Double Whammy without a problem, as other rigs suffered damage, JohnnyG was all smiles as he drove his olive drab green military vehicle into the parking lot.

Rigs are rolling back into town from the rocks outside Moab Central and the car wash is packed!

No doubt that Mother Nature has realized that SKYJACKER Tuesday is nearing an end as cold wind and big storm clouds have moved into the Moab Valley. The weather forecast is for rain, rain and more rain.

We'll keep you updated in the next couple hours and provide you with a full report from SKYJACKER Tuesday on the trail with the SKYJACKER Team.

In the meantime, visit www.skyjacker.com for the latest in suspension technology.

SKYJACKER Easter Jeep Safari Coverage - Tuesday 11:00 A.M.

Moab, Utah ? SKYJACKER ordered the best weather of the week for their annual SKYJACKER Easter Jeep Safari Trail Ride as Mr. & Mrs. Sunshine filled the bright blue skies of the Moab Valley. The weather this time of year can always be questionable as rain, sleet and snow have all been present during the last four or five days in the region, but not on SKYJACKER Tuesday.

By early morning the parking lot at the Spanish Trail arena was filling up with Jeeps and trucks of all kinds. The whose who in the off-road industry gathered at the SKYJACKER tractor-trailer for yet another epic event.

Red Rock 4Wheeler Club Kingpin - Tony Eyman was on hand as he prepared to lead SKYJACKER's crew and friends down Moab's infamous "Steel Bender" trail rated at a +3.5 trail. Eyman has long been associated with the Red Rock 4Wheeler Club and lives right here in Moab, Utah.

SKYJACKER's Larry Conville, Print/Media Director, announced that he would like all SKYJACKER trail ride participants to partake what he deemed was the "Mastercraft Musical Chairs." Conville encouraged the participants to utilize this opportunity to meet other people involved in the industry by sharing seats with new friends as the trail ride got under way.

Truly a grand idea!

The chance to wheel on the Moab trails with the likes of SKYJACKER's own Lonnie McCurry Jr., UROC Pro-National Winner - Matt & Garrett Sisson, UROC Supercrawl Champion - Dean Bulloch, Cal Rocs Champion - Mark Berger, Mastercraft's Factory Sponsored team - Team Carnage Crew, BFGoodrich Light Truck Manager - Gary Enterline, Cal Rocs/W.E. Rock President/CEO - Rich Klein, Mastercraft CEO - Robbie Pierce as well as many more.

SKYJACKER sponsored Matt Sisson finishes the last of details prior to heading out on the SKYJACKER Trail ride in his competition rock rig. SKYJACKER has long been a huge part of professional rock crawling in sponsoring teams and promoters alike. Visit them at www.skyjacker.com

By 10:30 a.m. the entire crew was on the way to a beautiful day on the rocks of Moab, Utah. Stay tuned as ORC staffers bring you an evening update with all the details and photographs of today's wonderful event.

Skyjacker/Toyo Tires sponsored Mark Berger is here for the Skyjacker Trail Ride as he has his Twisted Customs competition rock rig in town running trails.

The caption on this photo should be "Where's The Beef?"

W.E. Rocks/Cal Rocs Owner/CEO Rich Klein and Rock On Motorsports CEO- Tim Sanchez, both big men, rattle the ground at the SKYJACKER trail ride early Tuesday morning with big smiles.

SKYJACKER's Lonnie McCurry Jr. is in town and presided over the SKYJACKER Trail Ride meeting this morning, as well as his son, the next generation of SKYJACKER!

 

SKYJACKER Easter Jeep Safari Coverage - Tuesday 9:00 A.M.

Moab, Utah ? DIRTsports Magazine's trail ride kicked off at the DIRTsports truck and trailer located at The Branding Iron in the south part of town. DIRTsports West Coast Sales Manager - Chris Corbett orchestrated the event that included some 40 + rigs including the infamous rock crawling champion - John Gilleland and a host of many others. The huge trail ride was off to explore the rocks of Moab in grand style.

Another beautiful day in Moab, Utah as the DIRTsports Trail Ride is almost underway. Well that is after coffee and donuts in the brisk morning air.
DIRTsports Publisher - Jim Ryan had a little cleaning up to do on his old relic Bronco from years past...like pre-DIRTsport days...The Ultimate What????

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!)
1996 Coverage
ORC Staff first ventures to the Jeep Safari - check out the famed "Lion's Back"
1996 First Timers
Blowing the dust off the Archives, it looks like Senior Staff went too - but never finished the story!

1997 Jeep Safari
Back for more - come along on 6 different trails

1998 Coverage
We previewed the event only - could it be that the reporter didn't make it home alive?!

1999 Event
Four ORC staff beef up their rigs and take you on the trails

2000 Moab
It's not just for Jeeps - Toyotas Tackle the Rocks too

2001 Jeep Safari
The year of Snow and Eco-Protests

2002 Photo Gallery
A quick trip to Moab nets us brief coverage, but we didn't skimp on the photos

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