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       Keith Chapin rolled in from Albuquerque, New Mexico and brought his school bus yellow 87 hard top Samurai to the event. The paint is accented by a black ‘school bus’ stripe along the sides along with the words ‘Short Bus’ where you would expect ‘school bus’ to be. He had done a […]

    with Bill Johnston Chile Challenge 2006 I keep getting asked the same question over and over again by the folks I work with…  “What kind of competition is this Chile Challenge you go off to each year?” I have to explain to them that the only ‘challenge’ is getting back from the trails […]

Click Here To Visit 3rd annual Calmini Rubicon Runwith story and photographs by: Ted Holman.Editor: Eric Bewley. The call was out again. Down to Rubicon Springs for more fun and frolicking. Well at least for the fun part. We called all of our buddies and headed south for Lake Tahoe. No camping the first night […]

  Click Here To Visit with Tim Tackett North Coast Off Road Rubicon Adventuress with NCO     Once everyone was in the Sluice, it was downhill through the very rocky terrain to get to the entrance to Rubicon Springs.  Halfway down the Sluice, traffic picked up from the other direction, and a Jeep was […]

  Click Here To Visit with Tim Tackett North Coast Off Road Rubicon Adventuress with NCO   While repairs on the Coal Mole were underway to replace the broken arm (spares are a blessing), several others took the opportunity to straighten drag links, top off fluids, and break for lunch.  With the trail being so […]

  Click Here To Visit with Tim Tackett North Coast Off Road Rubicon Adventuress with NCO     After the main group crested over the next rise, there before everyone in the distance was Buck Island Lake shinning like a jewel in between the mountains.  But, in between was some pretty tricky trail riding to […]

  Click Here To Visit with Tim Tackett North Coast Off Road Rubicon Adventuress with NCO   The group consisted of 16 vehicles including the two from Calmini.  There were two Kick/Trackers, thirteen Samurais, and a second generation Isuzu Amigo.  The trucks ranged from a basic Samurai Hardtop with moderate tires, lockers and a diesel, […]

Click Here To Visit with Tim Tackett North Coast Off Road Rubicon Adventuress with NCO The dust has settled, and the 2000 Calmini Appreciation Run on the Rubicon Trail is over.  All I can say is WOW!  Coming from North Western Ohio, I was in awe with both the beauty of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, […]

With Bill Johnston Photos by Eric Stange When off road enthusiasts think of rock crawling, first thing they think of is Moab. Check the magazines and you can always find an article on one of the trails there. If you live in the desert southwest, and you cant make it to Moab, then you go […]

    with Laura White Upcoming Zook Run At BMRA It started as a few Suzuki owners wanting to go to Barnwell Mountain Recreational Area. They posted their desire to get as many Zooks out there as we could. So I figured, what better way to get the word out than thru Bill Johnston at […]