My 4x4 is a way of life. The ultimate freedom and no limits adventure. GO ANYWHERE. Tackle any back road or trail up the hills. Accept the challenge and go wherever I want.
Formula Offroad Reykjanes - The sixth and final Icelandic Formula Off Road championship is held at Stapafell. Stapafell is a small mountain on the Reykjanes peninsula just west of Keflavik airport. The sun is shining but the wind is stiff and it feels cold. The tracks are varied and look hard but not impossible.
Formula Off Road Reykjavik Iceland 2009 The fifth Formula Off Road Icelandic Championship 2009 is at Kollafjordur just north of Reykjavik. The race is also a part of the Nordic Cup, but since the competitors can choose to skip two out of 10 competitions none is attending from the other Nordic countries.
Are offroad parks the future? - More and more countries on the Old Continent are starting to raise eyebrows when it comes to roaming around in the truck. Countries such as Austria and Switzerland prize their nature so much that off roading is becoming an extinct form of fun. Not only that people who drive off road trucks are being met with a quantity of reticence, but the areas where they are allowed to drive are becoming smaller and smaller.
Off Road - Newbie Tour - November 24. - 25. 2007 - Sunday - A brand new day and brand new weather. Now the clouds have filled the sky and high winds are in the charts. Best to be heading back as soon as possible.
Off Road - Newbie Tour - Going on a newbie tour is usually great fun. Drivers with varying skill levels heading off road to face unknown challenges. In this early winter tour we are heading to a small hut north of Myrdalsjokull called Strutur. The day is bright with light northerly wind.
Offroad Navigation Tools - How newer GPS systems stack up against my old Garmin? - When I first started off roading, having a good GPS was not a common thing. Eventually, over the years, I started to understand what it was that they did and how, and found the best one to suit my needs: the legendary Garmin 279c.
Off Road In Iceland by Peter Phillpotts (Chesterfield, England) Thanks for the latest issue; I've spent an hour looking at it already and hardly scratched the surface. I have to stop work to do this so it's not easy to justify the lost time. But the stories from Iceland are superb ! You may […]
Off Roading Expedition: Caucasus Georgia - I asked a gentleman, a while back, why does he travel. Why is it that the lifestyle suits him so, that he chose to abandon the comfort of the social, in favor of a nomad lifestyle? It took him a while to answer, but he did so promptly, without hesitation...
What is it about 4x4s that some people seem to hate? I often wonder. A lot of the reasons are based on misunderstanding or myths. There are even anti-4x4 organizations! And the sad truth is that governments and local authorities are listening to these voices with the unfortunate result of closing down of trails.
Formula Off Road Hella Iceland 2009 The Hella Formula Off Road race is usually the most fun event of the year. The first three tracks are the hill climbing followed by three timed courses with the river and the mud in the end. Because there are only two trucks registered for the modified street class, those two are moved into the unlimited class.
Formula Off Road NEZ and Icelandic Day 1 - The second Formula Off Road championship is also the first in the North European (NEZ) competition. Hella is just west of the now famous volcano Eyjafjallajokull that is just now finished its eruption. Tomorrow we´ll see another competition in the series at the same location.
Off Road Hella 2 2008 Today is the second round in the Formula Off Road World Cup series. It is also the second day of the off road event in Hella. The day offers nice weather and excellent conditions for driving. With two fewer tracks and fewer trucks the competition should go smoothly.
