Conversations with Big Rich

Today’s guest, Kenny Blume, recorded this interview with us last November, the very first interview done (I’ve learned a lot).  Since then, he’s made good on his promise to judge at WE Rock and move to Florida.  At the time, none of this other nonsense was going on, so no reference to “COVID” in this one!  Kenny has been the longest running competitor at WE Rock – beginning in 2006 and retiring with the 2019 season, no one else has consecutively run so many seasons.  Good friend, great competitor.

2:22 –Getting started with an old Craftsman

4:51 – How’d you get up here?

11:13 – We all have this friend….

15:39 – Huh, maybe I should get a locker?

17:47 – a beater CJ7 takes second in points

20:42 – At the end of the day, people don’t want to be measured, because it’s no fun if you come up short. 

28:11 – from second to fourth in a nanosecond

31:22 – this was a proud moment, getting the better of Shoupl

39:03 – I was a nobody

We want to thank our sponsors Maxxis Tires and 4Low Magazine.

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How does a native Englishman make a difference in America?  He falls in love with the natural habitat.  Tim Green shares his love for all things Rubicon in this latest episode.  Tim is the owner of the Rubicon Gazette page on Facebook, he collects and shares history of the Rubicon Trail over there and shares some of that with us.  Give it a listen.

3:50 –You heard it here first, “America is the best country on the planet!”

6:48 – Hooked on a feeling…

9:04 – Stainless Steel Dave to the rescue

13:58 – Why YOU matter to the trail

17:17 – Spider Lake was an awakening

21:59 – Steaks and Stories 

26:41 – the purpose of the Rubicon Gazette

30:39 – protecting a piece of the Trail

35:43 – there’s no substitute for true friendships

37:40 – what we’re missing on the trail (p.s. we see this a lot) 

41:21 – Snow wheeling on the Con

52:07 – HAM radios save lives 

We want to thank our sponsors Maxxis Tires and 4Low Magazine.

www.maxxis.com

www.4lowmagazine.com 

Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.

How does a native Englishman make a difference in America?  He falls in love with the natural habitat.  Tim Green shares his love for all things Rubicon in this latest episode.  Tim is the owner of the Rubicon Gazette page on Facebook, he collects and shares history of the Rubicon Trail over there and shares some of that with us.  Give it a listen.

3:50 –You heard it here first, “America is the best country on the planet!”

6:48 – Hooked on a feeling…

9:04 – Stainless Steel Dave to the rescue

13:58 – Why YOU matter to the trail

17:17 – Spider Lake was an awakening

21:59 – Steaks and Stories 

26:41 – the purpose of the Rubicon Gazette

30:39 – protecting a piece of the Trail

35:43 – there’s no substitute for true friendships

37:40 – what we’re missing on the trail (p.s. we see this a lot) 

41:21 – Snow wheeling on the Con

52:07 – HAM radios save lives 

We want to thank our sponsors Maxxis Tires and 4Low Magazine.

www.maxxis.com

www.4lowmagazine.com 

Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.

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Not all off-roaders start in four-wheel drive, some come over from Hot Rods.  Meet Steve Sasaki, founder of PowerTank.  An industrial design engineer by nature, Steve took the leap to start his own business knowing he had limitations, like we all do.  Congrats on over 20 years of success and growth.  www.powertank.com 

3:23 – Daydreaming about Holley (carburetors, that is)

5:13 – This must be the end of the trail

9:34 – Learning all the things in off-road

14:34 – From bicycles to 4WD

16:35 – the inspiration for PowerTank

19:56 – are you a drug dealer? 

23:35 – my BIG mistake

27:07 – my BIG break

37:35 – Mrs. Kravitz and the HOA

43:16 – Businesses need rules too

49:01 – Tightening the wheels of the train

59:52 – Lessons in taking care of the customer 

We want to thank our sponsors Maxxis Tires and 4Low Magazine.

www.maxxis.com

www.4lowmagazine.com 

Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.

Not all off-roaders start in four-wheel drive, some come over from Hot Rods.  Meet Steve Sasaki, founder of PowerTank.  An industrial design engineer by nature, Steve took the leap to start his own business knowing he had limitations, like we all do.  Congrats on over 20 years of success and growth.  www.powertank.com 

3:23 – Daydreaming about Holley (carburetors, that is)

5:13 – This must be the end of the trail

9:34 – Learning all the things in off-road

14:34 – From bicycles to 4WD

16:35 – the inspiration for PowerTank

19:56 – are you a drug dealer? 

23:35 – my BIG mistake

27:07 – my BIG break

37:35 – Mrs. Kravitz and the HOA

43:16 – Businesses need rules too

49:01 – Tightening the wheels of the train

59:52 – Lessons in taking care of the customer 

We want to thank our sponsors Maxxis Tires and 4Low Magazine.

www.maxxis.com

www.4lowmagazine.com 

Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

The youngest of a family of legacy desert racers, Shelby Hall, granddaughter of Rod Hall, joins us for this episode.  While that is a title befitting royalty in the Baja scene, Shelby has skills of her own.  Check out this desert racer and see what she’s learned and accomplished.

3:54 – Faster, daddy, faster

10:15 – Inspired to do the Rebelle Rally, getting out of my comfort zone

17:39 – Stockish vehicles on the Rubicon

19:49 – Getting coached by grandpa

23:41 – Learning from your mistakes

25:56 – UTV’s are where it’s at! 

28:19 – Virtual reality

32:41 – New experiences

37:05 – Racing the Bronco R

45:04 – Making memories in Baja

55:17 – Anybody need a driver? 

We want to thank our sponsors Maxxis Tires and 4Low Magazine.

www.maxxis.com

www.4lowmagazine.com 

Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.

The youngest of a family of legacy desert racers, Shelby Hall, granddaughter of Rod Hall, joins us for this episode.  While that is a title befitting royalty in the Baja scene, Shelby has skills of her own.  Check out this desert racer and see what she’s learned and accomplished.

3:54 – Faster, daddy, faster

10:15 – Inspired to do the Rebelle Rally, getting out of my comfort zone

17:39 – Stockish vehicles on the Rubicon

19:49 – Getting coached by grandpa

23:41 – Learning from your mistakes

25:56 – UTV’s are where it’s at! 

28:19 – Virtual reality

32:41 – New experiences

37:05 – Racing the Bronco R

45:04 – Making memories in Baja

55:17 – Anybody need a driver? 

We want to thank our sponsors Maxxis Tires and 4Low Magazine.

www.maxxis.com

www.4lowmagazine.com 

Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

This is a fun one, Rob Bonney, OG rockcrawler from Arizona.  He’s a trail breaker on those big waterfalls you’ll find there and goes back to the early, early days.  Find out some strategies the best spotters use, and call him for your resto work – on Anything – you want to build.

3:17 – never doubt the determination of a 14 year old with a new to him truck

5:16 – Learning from the best of the best

6:44 – Who’s the king of the bump?

10:46 – Something to be said for having the most fun

14:24 – That was Hot!

25:01 – What impacts how trails change the most 

36:36 – respecting the judges, but listen to the strategies as well

45:31 – If it makes sense, we’re NOT doing it

52:32 – tell me about rear-steer 

Rob Bonney Fabrication, Peoria, Arizona   www.robbonneyfab.com 

We want to thank our sponsors Maxxis Tires and 4Low Magazine.

www.maxxis.com

www.4lowmagazine.com 

Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.

This is a fun one, Rob Bonney, OG rockcrawler from Arizona.  He’s a trail breaker on those big waterfalls you’ll find there and goes back to the early, early days.  Find out some strategies the best spotters use, and call him for your resto work – on Anything – you want to build.

3:17 – never doubt the determination of a 14 year old with a new to him truck

5:16 – Learning from the best of the best

6:44 – Who’s the king of the bump?

10:46 – Something to be said for having the most fun

14:24 – That was Hot!

25:01 – What impacts how trails change the most 

36:36 – respecting the judges, but listen to the strategies as well

45:31 – If it makes sense, we’re NOT doing it

52:32 – tell me about rear-steer 

Rob Bonney Fabrication, Peoria, Arizona   www.robbonneyfab.com 

We want to thank our sponsors Maxxis Tires and 4Low Magazine.

www.maxxis.com

www.4lowmagazine.com 

Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

Like so many things this year, Easter Jeep Safari was canceled, but it was one of the first things off the list for off-roaders.  We caught up with George Schultz, a member of the Red Rock Four Wheelers to talk, not only about EJS, but also about trail building in Moab.  As a second-generation wheeler in Moab and part of the founding families, it’s a little bit different perspective.  Come take a listen, there is some great insight here.

3:46 – the formation of the Red Rock Four Wheelers

6:45 – Easter Jeep Safari, the early years

11:08 – Slick Rock bike trail was for Motor”bikes”

13:26 – Did you know Potato Salad Hill was part of Hell’s Revenge??

17:17 – digging holes…

21:58 – lesson for today, never trust your older brother

25:57 – trail ratings and how they change

30:34 – the lesson taught by “built or bought”

35:04 – flying through an arch 

40:04 – we should all, maybe, follow the rules for wheeling we share with others

51:28 – where do you wheel now?

The record books are going to have an ** next to 2020 as we continue to work through the off-road cancellations.  In all the years, EJS has never been canceled and only one trail has been.  2021 needs to be a banner year for our industry to keep everyone and everything afloat.  Start prepping now!

We want to thank our sponsors Maxxis Tires and 4Low Magazine.

www.maxxis.com

www.4lowmagazine.com 

Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify