OFF Road Adventure

The Audi All Road Quattro Set a Unique Standard

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adventure1The Audi all road models may no longer be produced by Audi, but they are the image and standard that has been seen throughout the world. The all road, or Quattro, has been one of the cars that took dominance in the market during the 1980’s through the early 1990’s. This is a car that has been in a number of rallys and has gained a number of awards. It has been the spearhead that Audi used to not just gain attention in the market, but to gain a level of dominance in most of Europe and also parts of the United States. Considered to be one of the most sought after cars in Eastern Europe, the Quattro models have continued to have a high demand even after more than fifteen years of discontinued production.

The Quattro has been a car that has been highly sought after by people that want a car that has a good design, impressive appearance, and also a reputation as a car that will never give up. The Audi all ro more »

Sturgis 2009 – 69th Annual Motorcycle Rally

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adventure52008 has come and gone, many things have changed. We elected the 44th and first black president of the United States, the economy has sunk to a historical low, we’re all living in shacks and looking for new jobs. One thing hasn’t changed however and that is the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Yes indeed no matter how things change you can always count on the Sturgis Rally to lift your spirits. This year being the 69th :) is set for August 3rd – 9th. Are You Ready! Don’t count on the world stopping and waiting for you, it’s time to make your plans. Before we know it, August will be here and we’ll be right back in the middle of Main Street madness and partying mayhem, loving every minute of it!

Many of us begin planning for “next year” soon after leaving “this year”. The excitement and memories are hard to let go, new friends are made and old acquaintances are renewed, de more »

Rallying and Motorsports – Behind the Scene

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adventure6But one particular movie stood out because of its plot. The car joins the Monte Carlo rally. As a precocious little kid, I also recall asking my parents what rallying meant? And my mother, who instilled in me the discipline of doing research at an early age told me, “Dear, why don’t you look it up at the dictionary?” That was how I found out about rallying as a sport, which has flourished to this day.

And there are more interesting facts that I have discovered about the sport of rallying. Its origin can be traced back to the 1894 Paris-Rouen Horseless Carriage Competition when people who have their own visions of what a “horseless carriage” should look like entered the contest and winners were ascertained by the judges who rode in each car.

Eventually, it turned into a period of city to city road races primarily in France and it started components associated with rallying competitions today, indi more »

With Rally Car Driving, Once is Never Enough

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Have you ever dreamed of suiting up, strapping down, and taking a spin around a rally car driving course? If so, maybe you were unaware that you don’t have to dream about rally car driving any more, just jump in and enroll in a rally school and that dream of yours will turn into one big wonderful reality.

Rally car driving has been around for more than 100 years. Since its beginnings in Monte Carlo in 1907 to its modern day form, rally car driving has had worldwide popularity. The sport has evolved over the years and the races of today are run on shorter courses and the cars are faster. One thing that hasn’t changed is the excitement generated when either watching or actually taking part as the driver.

To experience rally car driving first hand all you need to do is enroll in one of the many popular rally car driving schools in your area. These schools are designed to immerse you in the sport of ra more »

Good Roads – Need of the Day

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Countries have to think of good roads as the best infrastructure.

Developed countries of the world realized this long ago and paved good roads all over.

As a result, transportation increased and movement of goods and people from one place to another was possible.

Settlement of people came on either side of those roads.

Developing countries, by looking at those developments started thinking about the good roads for their own economic developments.

Bad roads are there everywhere, paved or unpaved.

Pot holes, speed breakers, damages in patches, narrow ones are the status of roads in many developing countries including India.

Allotment of budget for this vital sector is thought of only recently to link north to south and east to west of India.

Huge amount of money is required to make the more »