OFF Road Adventure –

Roads in Nigeria have truly become what we now refer to as death traps, which cause that typical vehicular and human traffic jam, the type you have never heard or seen all your life. The situation described here is worst in Lagos, Ibadan, Port-Harcourt, Onitsha (Head-Bridge) and Benin City. You can expect much more intense traffic jam even along high-ways, especially the now infamous Benin-Ore Road, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway etc, anyone who for satisfaction of his curiosity can drive around and take a look at what the people of the country call “Go-slow.” It is this word Go-slow that this article will use to describe this situation.

These Go-slow may sometimes be artificial with no visible cause in sight. You arrested by this hold-up for several hours, sweating and instantly removes your jacket, instead you receive stuffy air much to your discomfort, and as you manage to gradually drive to the be more »

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 »

If you have never experienced the thrill of sitting behind the wheel of a rally car, then you owe it to yourself to give it a try. Nothing beats the speed and action that rally car driving can give you. Just one time kicking up dust in your own specially modified rally car and you will be a believer. Before you know it you’ll be doing full four wheel drifts, hand brake turns, and full power slides. You’ll be certain to come back for more since once you have tried rally car driving it will be in your blood.

Rally car driving is a unique race format since it is not run on a circuit, instead rally car races are run in stages or point-to-point. As a sport, rally car driving has been around for more than 100 years. It developed in Monte Carlo in the early 1900s and has continued to have a substantial following for all these years. While rally car driving does not have the high profile in more »