Wasted Trails 4x4 magazine June 2014 Vol 13 | Page 38

Old School Rock Crawl Brian “ College Boy” Gabriel As Ricky Bobby would say, “I just like going FAST!” I think we all have a little need for speed and that has shined through in the way that motorsports has evolved. NASCAR went from dirt circle track and virtually stock cars, to 200 MPH left turns. Offroading has followed suit, slowly but surely. King of the Hammers is the big hype in offroad racing these days. Its intense, fast, and anything could happen during the race that may alter the final champion. King of the Hammers is just that, the King of Off Road Races, but a race car of that magnitude takes a lot of experience, team work, and finances to operate. There is a group out there who is trying to remind the offroad world about the roots of offroad competition. It started out low and slow and these guys are on a mission to return to the roots of the sport. “Rock Crawling is making a comeback!” –Captain Rob Every year late in the spring in Delta, Utah one of the most fun events of the year happens; the Old School Rock Crawl. About 10 years ago Miller County began working on a new project. With influence from the community, the County agreed to