Conversations with Big Rich

Some personalities just transcend the airways; Chris Bolger is one of those. Always a storyteller at heart. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.

7:26 – when I say I was a nerd, I mean mathlete, academic decathlon, and all the nerd stuff you could possibly do

10:12 – I never really got into breaking stuff off-road until I got in the army

16:05 – legal drinking age is four foot six, as long as you can see over the top of the bar

21:00 – George was a genius, he figured he couldn’t get enough tires from all the manufacturers, so he would just make his own

31:36 – you had two larger-than-life personalities trying to make something awesome happen

38:33 – the best thing about my time with KOH was the friends I developed

43:50 – I tried to quit the industry, Rich, I really did

49:14 – I’m 20 whatever years old, doing bikini model fittings because I can sew.

54:54 – My daughter is scary, she’s 12 years old, running her own business, and she goes with me to midget wrestling matches

Special thanks to 4low Magazine and Maxxis Tires for support and sponsorship of this podcast.

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We can’t always plan our lives, an accident near the start of his career put Evan Evans in a wheelchair. But that didn’t slow him down; Evan went on to win 57 times and six Championships! Congratulations to Evan Evans, a 2023 inductee into ORMHOF; Evan is why we say; legends live at ORMHOF.org. Be sure to tune in on your favorite podcast app.

5:40 – when we stayed in Ensenada as a kid, I would use stickers like money

7:50 – it was John Nelson who gave me my shot at racing

12:31 – “you driving this pre-runner Datsun, which isn’t even a real race truck, is like you winning overall”

20:15 – I went through rehab in four months…two days later, I was in the race truck at the Baja 1000 starting line

26:34 – I needed a hell of a brake system to get enough power to stop the vehicle with my arms

30:35 – I only had $8K to go back and race a full season

37:33 – at this point, only myself and Dale Earnhardt, Sr had two contracts with Chevrolet as spokespersons and race car drivers

47:07 – all my heroes are in ORMHOF; to be included is a huge honor

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What do glitter and rockcrawling have in common? Only the lightning strikes of Erik “Camo” Linker – Camo is the co-founder of Pirate 4x4 and a good friend; we are thrilled to have him on the podcast (finally!) Buckle up; you are in for an adventure. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.

7:26 – growing up in the era was magical; I tease my mom that we raised ourselves

15:34 – “the bad news is you don’t have enough credits to graduate, the good news is we don’t want you back”

23:46 – Over the next 18 years, we turned the business into what everybody knows as the Glitter King

28:40 – I broke my neck crashing, I was better at crashing than winning

31:20 – that was my first connection on Pirate with my fake internet friends became real

41:16 – we just went with the mindset of destroying sh*t

52:29 – the thing I’m most proud of with Pirate years is how it enabled so many people to make a business out of something they loved

1:07:37 – that’s what the internet is best at and Pirate was the best of the best

1:16:37 – the offroad angels (this is one of my favorite stories EVER!)

1:40:11 – the sale of Pirate 4x4

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Warning: For mature audiences only. To say Jody Everding has a storied past is an understatement. Jody tells it like it was and it’s a great listen, be sure to tune in on your favorite podcast app.

5:26 – I played a little flag football with the after-school kids, but I was always the last kid picked

15:34 – being a punk, skinny little kid, they used to call me Wormy

22:40 – “how are you going to buy parts? Offroading is expensive!” – I’m gonna be famous!

30:57 – I hauled my stuff up there and I had intended to compete but I just petered out

40:09 – nobody talks to the new spotter guy, you’re like a second class citizen, low level flunky

48:14 – it was an unfair advantage for me

56:15 – it was a little of what I’d learned from Dustin about looking like a million bucks!

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Land use warrior Matt Westrich brings his Army experience to the battlefields of organizational combat. Matt has great experience and knowledge to share with all of us. It’s a great listen, be sure to tune in on your favorite podcast app.

4:44 – Al Bundy is modeled after me

8:30 – Utah, where the heck is Utah?

22:36 – I get into announcing because nobody else in the club wanted to pick up a microphone

26:54 – Craig goes to push me, and I’m like, what are you doing?

39:27 – In the land use community, we have had to fight heavily to keep the area from being developed

45:39 – Land use is a fickle thing; nobody wants to talk about it

53:17 – I did $19,000 worth of body damage to my PowerWagon

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Advocacy and education are what ORMHOF inductee Jim Bramham, brings to the table. Leading the fight for years in preserving public lands, Jim does the hard part, a walking encyclopedia of OHV knowledge and land use, we are pleased to introduce him to more than California. Congratulations to Jim Bramham, a 2018 inductee into ORMHOF; Jim is why we say; legends live at ORMHOF.org. Be sure to tune in on your favorite podcast app.

6:51 – my neighbor bought a Jeep and I spent hours in his garage asking questions

11:29 – “You’re not going to college; you’re coming to work here.”

15:34 – to this day, I’ve never seen anything that would do snow like that Travelall.

20:19 – you can’t ruin what you want to play with

26:32 – it really hurt to see somebody so dedicated to a place…have to accept that it was just going to go away

38:36 – the fact that a law enforcement presence exists, helps not just with OHV management, but with the management of all potential problems in the forest

43:15 – it’s the campfire circle that’s going to push this information to the public

49:40 – that’s going to be the push, to eliminate the randomness

55:44 – the Senate is the War Zone over land use, it always will be

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ORMHOF inductee Curt Leduc, Class of 2015, shares some great storytelling; living life to the best of his abilities, Curt has made his own luck along the way with hard work and dedication to his craft. Congratulations to Curt Leduc, a 2015 inductee into ORMHOF; Curt is why we say; legends live at ORMHOF.org. Be sure to tune in on your favorite podcast app.

3:10 – between mini-skirts and mary jane, it made for a very challenging time

8:58 – the entrepreneurs in this country are C students…looking out the window…thinking about what they’re going to do

14:58 –come outside, I want to show you something…

24:10 – “What scares you?” I had to think, the only thing that scares me is failure

31:13 – there’s two ways we can do this…

41:42 – oh, I want to go to Dakar

54:28 – I call it Paul because I’m stealing from Peter to build Paul

1:01:22 – when my boys started racing, they had to go to every sponsorship meeting, because I wanted them to hear what the people wanted

1:18:24 – his immune system is down, but his spirits are up

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Classic over-achiever, Laura Butcher, shares an unparalleled perspective into off-road. Currently heading up VORRA and Farmy’s Off Road Park, along with her full-time gig at Tread Lightly! Laura is a wonder. Listen in on the experience she brings to the table. It’s a great listen, be sure to tune in on your favorite podcast app.

5:05 – “are you willing to give welding a shot and be on the Ag Mechanics team?”

22:09 – In EMS, if you can make it in Vegas, you can make it anywhere. I became addicted to the chaos

30:41 – it was 58 below, I ended up with second-degree burns along my rib cage

36:03 – when my brother said, Can you please come home, I came home.

47:24 – everything forward became very serendipitous, starting with the Rebelle Rally

59:41 – We had the VORRA name, now what?

1:09:19 – It all ties together between VORRA, Tread Lightly! and Farmy’s – what led me there was my constant difficulty with BLM permitting.

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There’s never a direct path to the finish line. Don Moss started in Demo Derbies, raced Circle Track, and then found his way to Class 3 Championships. If you’ve ever wondered how to get into off-road, this is what it’s all about. It’s a great listen, be sure to tune in on your favorite podcast app.

7:50 – It’s a long ways to any parts stores in Bishop

13:28 – I think I was in college before I bought a car that I actually drove home              

25:53 – we figured out how to save the cars and how to build the cars and what cars to start with 

32:15 – each time you add a person, you add about 30 minutes to your departure time

44:19 – we talked about what it would take to do a 2000-mile race and came up with the ’79 Bronco

52:49 – we’ve got five of the Toyota True Grit awards for finishing all the miles of all the races in the season

56:26 – we’re never going to be able to catch anybody to hit anybody

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ORMHOF inductee Chris Collard, Class of 2015, shares some great storytelling, which is right in his wheelhouse. Who knew  you could go from UPS driver to premier magazine editor and writer?  That’s my favorite part of the story, how Chris gets invited and takes the opportunity to get in the room. So grateful to interview long-time history-makers in the industry. 

Congratulations to Chris Collard, a 2015 inductee into ORMHOF; Chris is why we say; legends live at ORMHOF.org.  Be sure to tune in on your favorite podcast app.

3:00 – surfing or milking goats, which would you do?

9:03 – I worked since I could walk                                

19:54 –The UPS guys were the world sex symbols 

29:14 – I’m on a first-class flight, and Mark Smith was querying me; the finale – damn kid, get off your ass and do it!

32:21 – if you’re going to be a photographer, you better be a writer, too!

39:45 – good storytellers put you in the seat with them

49:22 – The story starts…I remember being in Zambia (be sure to listen to this one!)

53:46 – I’m historically an optimist, but I’ve had some moments…this one time in Morocco (another great story!)

59:06 – I’ll take some morphine for the road

1:07:03 – The runway is like a worm, but don’t worry, the pilots have some vodka before they land

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