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Do you guys know about the off road magazine Peterson's 4 wheel and off road and their yearly event called Ultimate Adventure? If not its in the magazines every year and usually has a 4-5 part series on YouTube.
Well I have been wanting to apply since I got into wheeling and had a 4x4 goal of making it on Ultimate Adventure, a Hummer has never been on UA.
A little background for those who don't know about it, Ultimate adventure is truly an "ultimate adventure" Every year the big name magazine guys and industry leading companies have this event where you go wheeling anywhere and everywhere. People apply and they pick anywhere from 3-6 readers based on your vehicle, mechanical ability and other things, they look for unique vehicles! Its not easy to get in with a typical jeep or Toyota, they want oddball which is perfect for a SAS H3. There are requirements for your vehicle such as a rollcage and f/r lockers as well as other things. Either way if you get picked you are told to meet at a place by a date and time, anywhere in the country. You do not know where your going or what you will be doing but you will be tackling hardcore trails and driving to the next place...NO TRAILERS ALLOWED! So its a balance, you can build a big bad 4x4 but can it tackle a 500 mile road trip the next day? Or you can have a highway cruiser but can it handle to abuse of hardcore wheeling? Well its all a balance on UA. It is not uncommon that people are changing engines and transmissions overnight in a Walmart parking lot to catch up to the group the next day. It's a crazy event. so you need to be able to wrench, adapt and function in tough situations.
I built my rig for the hopes of making UA one year (back in 2008 I wanted to do this!) and its been an 9 year journey and wouldn't apply until I felt I was ready. Well I applied this year and on Sunday I got the call from Christian Hazel that I am in the "dirty dozen!" They are picking 3-4 rigs this year so my shot of making it is still 1/3. I will find out by the end of the week if I am one of the few picked. I wasn't going to post anything but the article is up online. There is no voting, the magazine guys pick but I am hoping my rig is oddball enough to make it. They did mention the D44 on 40s but its held up on a TON of wheeling and I told them that. I do have my 1 ton front axle in the garage ready to be finished.
Either way here's the article and I will know by the end of the week and I will keep you posted. This thread may be postponed until UA 2018 but at some point I will make UA!
I will also attach the first UA 2013 video to reference as well or just type in Ultimate adventure and you can watch all the years from 2012 on..(they started the event in 1999 or 2000 but only started doing youtube series in 2012 I believe.
http://www.fourwheeler.com/ultimate-adventure/2016/1705-ultimate-adventure-2017-dirty-dozen/
[video=youtube;StTJghDn88Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StTJghDn88Q[/video]
Well I have been wanting to apply since I got into wheeling and had a 4x4 goal of making it on Ultimate Adventure, a Hummer has never been on UA.
A little background for those who don't know about it, Ultimate adventure is truly an "ultimate adventure" Every year the big name magazine guys and industry leading companies have this event where you go wheeling anywhere and everywhere. People apply and they pick anywhere from 3-6 readers based on your vehicle, mechanical ability and other things, they look for unique vehicles! Its not easy to get in with a typical jeep or Toyota, they want oddball which is perfect for a SAS H3. There are requirements for your vehicle such as a rollcage and f/r lockers as well as other things. Either way if you get picked you are told to meet at a place by a date and time, anywhere in the country. You do not know where your going or what you will be doing but you will be tackling hardcore trails and driving to the next place...NO TRAILERS ALLOWED! So its a balance, you can build a big bad 4x4 but can it tackle a 500 mile road trip the next day? Or you can have a highway cruiser but can it handle to abuse of hardcore wheeling? Well its all a balance on UA. It is not uncommon that people are changing engines and transmissions overnight in a Walmart parking lot to catch up to the group the next day. It's a crazy event. so you need to be able to wrench, adapt and function in tough situations.
I built my rig for the hopes of making UA one year (back in 2008 I wanted to do this!) and its been an 9 year journey and wouldn't apply until I felt I was ready. Well I applied this year and on Sunday I got the call from Christian Hazel that I am in the "dirty dozen!" They are picking 3-4 rigs this year so my shot of making it is still 1/3. I will find out by the end of the week if I am one of the few picked. I wasn't going to post anything but the article is up online. There is no voting, the magazine guys pick but I am hoping my rig is oddball enough to make it. They did mention the D44 on 40s but its held up on a TON of wheeling and I told them that. I do have my 1 ton front axle in the garage ready to be finished.
Either way here's the article and I will know by the end of the week and I will keep you posted. This thread may be postponed until UA 2018 but at some point I will make UA!
I will also attach the first UA 2013 video to reference as well or just type in Ultimate adventure and you can watch all the years from 2012 on..(they started the event in 1999 or 2000 but only started doing youtube series in 2012 I believe.
http://www.fourwheeler.com/ultimate-adventure/2016/1705-ultimate-adventure-2017-dirty-dozen/
[video=youtube;StTJghDn88Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StTJghDn88Q[/video]