Wasted Trails 4x4 magazine April 2014 Vol 11 | Page 32

Free 1 Year Anniversary Special Edition Team Profile: Team Rock Hard #713 National Championship Offroad Racing Team “Racing is an art. Racing with a passion....that is a Masterpiece” - Justin Hall Justin Hall is the driver for the family operated Team Rock Hard #713 Unlimited Class Buggy. His father Mark is the spotter. Together they make a killer team. Justin and his dad started out wheelin when Justin was just 16 years old. They went halves on a Suzuki Samurai and ever since then the wheelin bug stuck and slowly progressed to where they are today. They are just a grass roots family who love to wheel and have fun! Justin Hall is 25 years old now, and is also a National Championship Rock Crawler in the W.E.Rock Pro National Series, as well as the regional series called Calrocs. He has won multiple Rock Crawling Championships in both Calrocs and the W.E.Rock Western Pro National series. Justin was also crowned the 2013 W.E.Rock National Champion. Justin had the chance to travel to Nara Japan to compete in the W.E.Rock Japan Nationals where he placed third. Mark is a man who wants nothing more than to see his son do what he loves to do. The two of them started out learning the ropes together and are now at the top of their game! Justin choose to have a rear mounted single seat with front steering. Powered by a wicked 4 cylinder Chevy engine that has been turbo charged. Chassis is extremely light weight; it is made out of Chromoly tubing and riding on 38.5in tall tires. 32 April 2014