*...you start sleepwalking in the middle of the night; you head out to the garage, grab a torque wrench, and tighten every bolt on your truck.A.Parnazinni
by e-mail*...you think Brakleen and a lighter make a pretty cool insect killer.*...you've ever driven by the police station with open headers (and gassed it a little), just to say you've done it.*...you can tell the brand of a tire by the way it sounds.*...you're always looking for different ways home from work, just in case there is an old 4x4 going to waste in someone's pasture.Dustin Nolteby e-mail
*...the local NAPA gives you wholesale prices due to the quantity of parts you purchase.*...you testdrive a truck to see if the gear ratio of the new six-speeds would work better than the NV4500 you just installed.Greg Hiensby e-mail
Your 15 Seconds of Fame
We Want Your Video Footage!
You have a video camera; we have a Web site. You filmed the gnarliest rollover ever recorded; we have a sick-and-twisted need to view it. In fact, our desires don't just end with Swamper-up action. We yearn to stare at mid-flight trucks on sand, the worst sticks in mud-bog history, the entire saga of how momentum can equal an on-the-trail mend-we're jonesing to watch it all, and we realized we can get our fix from you! Send us video of anything we mentioned above or other cool happenings, and we might just pick it as the Clip of the Week, meaning you could score a 4-Wheel & Off-Road license plate! Interested? Follow the rules below to increase your odds of getting that coveted plate!
1.Do send raw footage shot only at an event that the public was invited to.
2. Don't expect to see the tape you send us ever again. Make a copy and give us that.
3. Do bookend your clip with about a minute of raw footage in front of and after the key activity.
4. Don't submit footage of an entire event-we want only the part you found interesting enough to think worthy of a plate. And don't throw a fit if we edit it down, add music, pop in some special effects, or add any other features we've just learned how to do with the editing equipment.
5. Do tell us the name of the event, who you are, the club you're with, the trail you're on, the conditions, what happened, the rescue-anything that sets the mood. You can intro the piece on camera, or you can write up a description with these details.
6. Don't give us Quicktime movies or anything that was forwarded to you. We can only work with raw video.
7. Do provide this on VHS or mini-DV tape.
Calendar of EventsMarch 1-3*Desert Safari, Salton Sea, CA. 619/390-8747, www.tds4x4.com*SCORE Racing, San Felipe 250. 818/225-8402*Skyjacker Women's Rock Crawling, Johnson Valley, CA. 800/556-2801, www.sportsintherough.com*Western Adventure Tours, Baja 4x4 Tour, Baja, Mexico. 760/789-1563*YO Ranch Jeep Jamboree, Mountain Home, TX. 530/333-4777, www.jeepjamboreeusa.com
March 14-16 ARCAGoodyear/Skyjacker Rock Crawling Championship, Farmington, NM. 800/388-5337 801/446-5337
March 15-17*CA4WDC Molina Ghost Run, Coalinga, CA. 800/494-3866*Lake Havasu 4x4 Desert Run, Lake Havasu, AZ. 928/453-6856
March 16 American Sand Association: Glamis Cleanup, Imperial Sand Dunes, CA. www.glamisonline.org
March 21-24 Tread Lightly Convention, Durango, CO. 800/966-9900
March 23-30 Red Rock 4 Wheelers: Easter Jeep Safari, Moab, UT. 801/259-ROCK
March 27-30 American Suzuki Association Moab Zukfari, Moab, UT.801/801-7271
March 29 American Sand Association: Glamis Cleanup, Imperial Sand Dunes, CA. www.glamisonline.org
March 29-30*CORVA Convention, Santee, CA, 800/42-CORVA*Fudpucker Racing FRT 200, Octotillo, CA. www.fudrace.com
March 31 American Sand Association: Glamis Easter Egg Hunt, Imperial Sand Dunes, CA. www.glamisonline.org