Getting your 4x4 rig out in the middle of nowhere. Hoping you have the skills and travelling companions to get out when you're stuck or break stuff.
That's creating an AWESOME adventure!
Journey to the Center of Iceland A few years ago someone on the Icelandic 4x4 club forum asked the simple question "Where is the center of Iceland?" This turned into discussions about methods to calculate the exact point and finally the National Land Survey of Iceland was consulted. Using the coastline in the database and their software to locate the center.
The Iceland Trophy - Challenging Winter Offroad Tour After having started our operations slowly but surely during the Winter of 2007 - 2008, we decided to offer a challenging Winter tour in 2009; an adventure tour which would be the icrown jewel of all our tours.
Every Man Challenge - King of the Hammers - In the first article with video and photos you'll see stock and stock modified vehicles take on the infamous Hammers from the King og the Hammers series. This is from the first day where "regular" trucks race the 70+ miles circle in Johnson Valley, California where John Currie wins the 2012 inaugural Smittybilt Every Man Challenge.
Castrol Extreme Adventure - Summer represents a lot of things for a lot of people. But for Eastern European motorsport lovers, summer brings with it one of the most difficult all class competitions available. Since its become a tradition already, the Castrol Extreme Adventure (previously known as the Romanian Extreme Adventure) takes place in the most Eastern part of the Carpathian Mountains, in the Romanian county of Buzau.
CA4WDC Sierra Trek - August 9-12, 2012 by Suzy Johnson (Sacramento, CA) One of the winch hills on the Fordyce trail Sierra Trek is held in the National Forest near Truckee, CA and is sponsored by the California Association of 4WD Clubs, Inc. The event includes runs that range from extreme (on the famous […]
Bolivian Death Road - How to handle Kari-Kari the evil spirit! - South America has been an off roader’s paradise ever since the first 4x4s crossed what would become the Panamerican. Bolivia in particular, has one of the most impressive and deadly road on the face of the planet: the Carretera de la Muerte or Death Road.
Bison in the Carpathians tour - Retro off road show-off - It's not often that retro off road cars get to show off. Owning and keeping one in good shape is enough work as it is. Driving it off road is something as rare as it is spectacular. However, once a year, the Retromobil Club of Romania takes the time to organize The Bison Raid.
African IT Lessons - Offroad Expeditions - Meet Luis Lopes, a 48-year old IT specialist. Apart from his three decade experience in all things IT, he also sports a long time off road hobby – participating in trials and expedition throughout Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya, to name but a few.)
4x4 SUV Underwater Rescue - Gunnar Júlíusson and his big 6x6 Dodge Ram know the Icelandic highlands and wintertrips more than many. At around 10pm on a Saturday night 5th February he got a help request from a group travelling over Kjölur, a highland crossing road usually not passable at this time of the year.
4x4 Jeep Tour April 21-22 2006 Strange as it may sound - April 21st traditionally marks the beginning of summer in Iceland. The day is however getting much longer and therefore better for longer tours. Lucky for us snow is still abundant in the highlands and we are determined to make the best of it.
Video : 4x4 Deep Water - How deep can you go? - 4x4s can handle crossing some pretty deep water. Here are a few attempts...
4x4 Eyjafjallajokull Day Trip - March 5th 2006 On a clear a beautiful day makes it naturally easy to take the trucks out and go for a ride. Eyjafjallajokull is a great place to visit if the weather is good. We will get the greatest view with lots of spectacular photo opportunities and that is how it turned out to be.
