Off The Beaten Path Rally

[KaiserM715]

This is AWEOSME!!

Ran across this on race-dezert.com:

"At the most simple level, the idea was to take a stock Ford Raptor from Hemet, CA to Telluride, CO on as much dirt road as possible. At the most idealistic, it would hopefully get more people outdoors and enjoy our National Forests. I do have hopes of creating an annual event, where a selected group of vehicles can make the journey, but I needed to get the first one under my belt to make sure it was possible. Almost everyone I talked to, before, during, and after the trip, all wanted to know if Ford was paying us. No, they did not. Although, I do feel this would be an excellent opportunity to market not only the raptor, but the brand in general."

Day 1:
http://www.race-dezert.com/home/off-the-beaten-path-rally-day-1-8756.html

Day 2:
http://www.race-dezert.com/home/off-the-beaten-path-rally-–-day-2-8864.html

Day 3:
http://www.race-dezert.com/home/off-the-beaten-path-rally-day-3-8904.html

Day 4:
http://www.race-dezert.com/home/off-the-beaten-path-rally-day-4-8914.html

Day 5:
http://www.race-dezert.com/home/beaten-path-rally-day-5-8917.html

 

[Xjrguy]

This looks like a lot of fun.

 

[MagicMtnDan]

Thanks for posting it Will.

It's an awesome trip - a great adventure for sure!

I've scanned all 5 days and it sounds great. 1550 miles in 5 days. I'd like to do that run but in 6-7 days to reduce the length of each day and camp along the route (they stayed in hotels). It's great to see these kinds of expeditions being done as it gets others thinking about it and who knows, maybe it will lead to us doing an event similar to this?!

 

[BigJ]

Great find (and reminder! I think it was posted here before but no matter). I actually sent these guys an email trying to connect with them but I got no response. I think I'll try again...

 

[BentToast]

Great find (and reminder! I think it was posted here before but no matter). I actually sent these guys an email trying to connect with them but I got no response. I think I'll try again...

They know we are here, I complained about thier video not syncing with thier sound and they responded, so my shout out should have been read at least

 

[MagicMtnDan]

Here's something similar but for dual-sport riders: http://www.transamtrail.com/