OFF Road Adventure

With Rally Car Driving, Once is Never Enough

– Filed under: Rally Adventure

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 »

Ice Road Rookie

– Filed under: Rally Adventure

by Matthew Harrel

Ice road trucking is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. With a job description that includes sub-zero working conditions, long hours with little sleep, and the risk of potentially falling through a road made of ice, it’s amazing that anyone signs up for the job. Incredibly, these are only a few challenges of being an ice road trucker.

 

Ice road trucking has been dubbed as a two month long “dash for cash.” Road crews spend weeks preparing the ice road for the trucks. Using ground-penetrating radar to measure the ice depth, road crews ensure the ice is thick enough (usually a minimum of about 27 inches) to support the big rigs. In what can become a scheduling nightmare, 600-900 truckers are tasked with delivering 10,000 loads at an average speed of only about 20 miles per hour. Drivers haul loads throughout the day and night, often getting little or no sleep be more »

Are You Ready For a Rally Driving Experience?

– Filed under: Rally Adventure

A rally driving experience can be your thrill of a lifetime if you take the chance to do it sometime. Sure, driving the kids to school, going to the supermarket and driving to work are a part of daily life but there are all sorts of off road driving escapades waiting to be explored. Off road driving or rally driving, is driving on unpaved, raw roads such as sand, gravel, riverbeds, mud, snow, rocks, and other natural environments. It involves driving a highly specialized automobile such as a four-wheel drive or an all terrain vehicle through such natural surroundings. Rally driving is a sport which has become quite popular with people who are looking for a high adrenaline filled, recreational pursuit.

Off Roading first emerged in the early 20th century. The rally driving experience actually materialized as a television show on ABC and quickly became so popular as to be a full fledged sport. Rally driving more »