New Offroad Mag

[scott]

The May issue of Offroad I got today, with the Enduro Racing (duralast) Trophy Truck is featured in it....Pretty good articles n stuff....

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[pjc]

hah.. About time they did that.

We covered the Duralast truck 3 years ago.

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I have heard that ol' Randall is a bit slow.

PJCinLV

[V8Ranger]

Is it be or are there a lot of mistakes in their articles, according to them Enduro Racing came in first in the 4WD class, but last time I checked it was a 2WD. huh?

[fishd00d]

Yea I also noticed all the mistakes, there were a lot actually.

Go Big Or Go Home

[havahockey]

Ya, and did you see that 3.0L Tundra?

98 Tacoma Prerunner, Camburg Long Travel Kit, Deavers, 7100's, blah blah..

[pjc]

Randall Jackman, the editor at Off-Road Mag claims that all the on-line off-road sites are "doomed" and only the print mags will be left.

I bet he still thinks that the Internet is a "CB Radio" like, passing fad.

PJCinLV

[John_Bitting]

Randall did write another good article that pertains to all of us. Something we deal with daily.


Straight From The Jachmann
Keeping What We Have

By Randall Jachmann
It hasn't always been this way. There was a time, when I was growing up, when you could go off-roading almost anywhere outside the city limits in Southern California. Just jump in your 4x4 and go -- but no more. So what happened? Growth of population and irresponsibility of many off-roaders contributed to the progressive closure of land. There are two kinds of off-road enthusiasts: those who love anything to do with off-road and the Johnny-come-latelies who bring their buddies, a keg of beer, and no respect for the outdoors.

When it's all said and done, it's the latter of the two that leaves the area destroyed and full of trash, wrecklessly endangering those around them. Generally, this type of off-roader doesn't take responsibility for his or her actions and ends up suing either the property owners or the vehicle manufacturer when they get hurt. I like to have fun as much as the next guy, but if you can't enjoy off-roading without being buzzed or on some kind of mind-altering substance, you shouldn't be out there in the first place.

As a kid, I couldn't wait for the weekend to go dirt bike riding. I filled up my gas tank and rode till the thing was empty, filled up again, and held the throttle wide open until the gas was burned up. This continued into my teens. Then in my mid-twenties, the real world set in and I was off to build a career and make some cash to buy new off-road toys.

Today, my passion is still the same. Though I don't have the time to get out every weekend, I do cherish the time I spend off-roading. As kids, we develop passion, and most people also develop ethics and morals, which are tied into being responsible. With land closures happening more and more, if we want to continue to have this land to use, we have to be responsible. I don't care whether your into 'wheelin', rockcrawling, bustin' big in the desert, or whompin' through mud, using your head is essential.

At least once a week, I receive an e-mail about a new area that is on the verge of being closed to off-road use. That bothers me because there is so much freedom we take for granted, but if we don't act responsibly and control ourselves, then we will have our rights taken away, little by little. I encourage everyone to be more active in their form of off-roading, clean up as you leave, maybe even sign up for clean up and maintenance on a local trail. It's your land -- use it, but don't abuse it!



A man is not finished when he is defeated,
he is finished when he quits.
-- Richard M. Nixon

[pjc]

I think he misses the point and fails to mention that the eco-nazis have an agenda to eliminate OHV use on public land, regardless of our actions, good or bad. Honestly, I doubt that Primedia would let him say that even if he were to agree.

Don't get me wrong. I see the good side of our community reaping dividends with the mainstream moderates in the BLM etc. These positive actions should only grow.

Just remember, (I am broken record on this) that there is an agenda by the likes of the Sierra Club and their piers and the support of their sheeplike druids in total that call for the end of what we like to do. This has never changed.

PJCinLV

[Kritter]

It's jackasses like these depicted below that ruin it, not the "buddies and keg of beer". I grew up off roading with my dad and every single run we went on was with "buddies". What is the point of going offroad if you are not going to go with your buddies and take some beers along...that's the whole fun of offroading...commrodery. I go up to the desert quite often now and love it. Nothing better then going out to the dirt and playing around with friends drinking some beer and BS ing. Just my 2 cents



Kris
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[Jimmy8]

I always like what Randal's editorials have to say at the front of all of the off road mags, and they are almost always right on. As for magazines, I think that there will always be a place for print magazines and for online magazines. Print magazines I think reach a bigger audience, but online magazines have up to date info on races, events ect., which is impossible to do with prints magazines. I think that there is a place for both, and I honestly don't believe that either one hurts the others sales or hits, but I do believe that the 2 can help each other reach even more people.

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