Ultimate Adventure Recap (Part 3 of 3)
(Click here to read Part 1 and Part 2) The Rigs of UA One of the cool things about UA is seeing the diversity of rigs that are driven on the Ultimate Adventure, from Péwé’s long travel IFS F150 to a mid-80s Land Cruiser, ’70s F250 to a couple of Samaris, an Amigo, a pair of solid-axed Nissans, 1-ton Chevys, an E-350 van, and all breeds of Jeeps. All had their advantages as well as their shortcomings, but what a sight to see the cruising through the back roads of America. This year Zone Offroad decided to build something a
Ultimate Adventure Recap (Part 2 of 3 )
(If you missed Part 1, check it out here) Now that the dust has settled and we’ve all had the chance to read up on the Ultimate Adventure (aka UA) online and in the pages of Petersen’s 4Wheel & Off-Road magazine I felt it would be good to include addition commentary on the trip, show some photos of the rigs in action, and re-hype the story. First, let me start off by saying it was an epic journey. Not in the sense of we were on a quest to find a ring or anything, but for 2 guys that grew up reading
Project MJ being prepped for SEMA
It seems like deja vu, the MJ stripped down, parts strewn throughout the R&D shop, a quickly approaching deadline and long build list left to finish. After a 6 week scramble back in May-June to gather parts and build our 1990 Jeep Comanche in time for this year’s Ultimate Adventure, the rig, and its drivers, were put to the test during the week long journey traversing over 1000 miles, some half dozen trails, and scorching 100+ days. The trip gave the guys from Zone the opportunity to test out new prototype parts from a long arm suspension, skidplates, and bumpers
More Ultimate Adventure Coverage in 4W&OR Mag!
More UA Coverage! Check out the December 2011 issue of Petersen’s 4Wheel & Off-Road Magazine for more coverage of the 2011 Ultimate Adventure. This issue covers the last few days of the journey around the Midwest as 20+ rigs get pushed to max tryign to complete this week long journey full of long road days, challenging off-road terrain, and immense heat and humidity. The UA combines some lucky readers, event sponsors, magazine staff, and a number of camera guys that have an eagle eye on the action. Dave DeVormer and Carter Reed, Zone Offroad Reps piloted the company’s ’90 Jeep
4W&OR: Ultimate Adventure coverage
4W&OR: Ultimate Adventure coverage If you haven’t checked out the November 2011 issue of Petersen’s 4Wheel & Off-Road stop and pick up your copy today. The issue is loaded up with tech, reviews, and event coverage like this year’s Ultimate Adventure (part 1). Grab your copy to find out what really happens on the UA. For those that haven’t been keeping up with Zone’s Project MJ, the crew from Zone Offroad’s R&D Dept. took on the challenge of completely overhauling a ’90 Jeep Comanche in preparation for this grueling week long journey. In just under 6 weeks the team hit