Conversations with Big Rich

Family man, Nate Hurst – the milkman, joins us on Episode 167 to talk about competitive rockcrawling, Rock Crawlers for Sale, and the Delta Classic Rock Crawl. Still on a high from a great weekend at Delta, Nate tells some funny stories about him and Ryan Maxfield. It’s a great listen, be sure to tune in on your favorite podcast app.

4:52 – It was a curse, doing well in school pretty easily, it was a curse

12:18 – it was really awesome until 3 months ago, our bank collapsed in outstanding fashion              

17:01 – my dad’s desire to work on stuff himself molded me a bit 

22:06 – then, in 2008, I bought the current XJ I have, Snowflake

28:43 – “Well, are you going around for the bonus line?” I was like, year, I’m doing the bonus line!

36:51 – I have the big check for $45 hanging in my garage

41:56 – the relationship is crazy because we’ve got each others lives in our hands

51:15 – He’s like, where’s the cone at? And she held her hands right up in the air, and then patted the cone three or four time – the cones’ right here!

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

If you’re a military vet, look up Admiral Mike with Mag7 and WarFighter Made, you’ll likely find him in Baja; he’ll help you find your family. Offroad or military, there is so much love. Mike tells a great story and the history of Mag7 – real and embellished. It’s a great listen, be sure to tune in on your favorite podcast app.

4:43 – I decided I needed something that was a little more comfortable to drive, so I moved up to a class 9

9:29 – What I love about this offroad community is my family, my earned family              

15:40 – there is the truth, and then there is the embellishments of the truth 

25:05 – The logistics is what makes us successful

34:13 – I look at what we do in Mag7; it’s almost like a special forces organization, they’re self-selecting in what they do

47:48 – I’m absolutely convinced that we lose 22 vets a day to suicide because they’ve lost a sense of purpose and they’ve lost that military family

53:29 – people don’t know that Bruce Meyers was a real hero in World War II

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

Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.

If you’re a military vet, look up Admiral Mike with Mag7 and WarFighter Made, you’ll likely find him in Baja; he’ll help you find your family. Offroad or military, there is so much love. Mike tells a great story and the history of Mag7 – real and embellished. It’s a great listen, be sure to tune in on your favorite podcast app.

4:43 – I decided I needed something that was a little more comfortable to drive, so I moved up to a class 9

9:29 – What I love about this offroad community is my family, my earned family              

15:40 – there is the truth, and then there is the embellishments of the truth 

25:05 – The logistics is what makes us successful

34:13 – I look at what we do in Mag7; it’s almost like a special forces organization, they’re self-selecting in what they do

47:48 – I’m absolutely convinced that we lose 22 vets a day to suicide because they’ve lost a sense of purpose and they’ve lost that military family

53:29 – people don’t know that Bruce Meyers was a real hero in World War II

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

Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.

Larry Minor credits his friends for a great racing career, from Rodney Hall to Herman Booy to Bill Stroppe – they all started at the beginning. It’s always a great time to be in off-road, but the beginning was pure magic. Following a compass or a paper map is very different than what we do today. Congratulations to Larry Minor, a 2005 inductee into ORMHOF, Larry Minor is why we say; legends live at ORMHOF.org.  Be sure to tune in on your favorite podcast app.

6:29 – of all the things I’ve done in life, I think I miss growing potatoes the most

10:18 – my hot rod was just a wood one, couple of 2x4’s and an apple box                             

14:38 – the three of us together, there wasn’t anything we couldn’t build right 

19:07 – we had a banner year driving the Broncos; after that Rod continued to drive the 4x4’s

22:15 – he smoked the tires and hit the guardrail and the other guardrail, it was a mess!

31:56 – I better buckle down and watch the business and quit the driving part

37:17 – I took 18 Girl Scouts and 13 parents to the Winter Nationals!

42:13 – Bill Stroppe taught me the professional part of racing and how to prepare your cars

Special thanks to ORMHOF.org for support and sponsorship of this podcast.

Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.

Larry Minor credits his friends for a great racing career, from Rodney Hall to Herman Booy to Bill Stroppe – they all started at the beginning. It’s always a great time to be in off-road, but the beginning was pure magic. Following a compass or a paper map is very different than what we do today. Congratulations to Larry Minor, a 2005 inductee into ORMHOF, Larry Minor is why we say; legends live at ORMHOF.org.  Be sure to tune in on your favorite podcast app.

6:29 – of all the things I’ve done in life, I think I miss growing potatoes the most

10:18 – my hot rod was just a wood one, couple of 2x4’s and an apple box                             

14:38 – the three of us together, there wasn’t anything we couldn’t build right 

19:07 – we had a banner year driving the Broncos; after that Rod continued to drive the 4x4’s

22:15 – he smoked the tires and hit the guardrail and the other guardrail, it was a mess!

31:56 – I better buckle down and watch the business and quit the driving part

37:17 – I took 18 Girl Scouts and 13 parents to the Winter Nationals!

42:13 – Bill Stroppe taught me the professional part of racing and how to prepare your cars

Special thanks to ORMHOF.org for support and sponsorship of this podcast.

Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.

Are you headed to the Delta Classic Rock Crawl this weekend?  Listen in to this great interview with Ryan Maxfield to hear all the details.  It’s not just about Delta; it’s about life in Utah, building a business, and addictive rockcrawling. Be sure to tune in on your favorite podcast app.

4:39 – we were definitely skipping out on school to go ride instead of sitting in class

10:50 – I discovered Pirate 4x4; I’ll probably never financially recover from that              

18:20 – that was the day, I was like, I need a buggy in my life 

24:04 – we underestimated stepping up to pro courses

37:26 – I didn’t have a ton of motivation to make events this year, then I watched the live feed, and I’ve been on the sidelines long enough

51:35 – Delta will always have a special place in my heart; when we got the opportunity to take it over, it was a no-brainer

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

Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.

Are you headed to the Delta Classic Rock Crawl this weekend?  Listen in to this great interview with Ryan Maxfield to hear all the details.  It’s not just about Delta; it’s about life in Utah, building a business, and addictive rockcrawling. Be sure to tune in on your favorite podcast app.

4:39 – we were definitely skipping out on school to go ride instead of sitting in class

10:50 – I discovered Pirate 4x4; I’ll probably never financially recover from that              

18:20 – that was the day, I was like, I need a buggy in my life 

24:04 – we underestimated stepping up to pro courses

37:26 – I didn’t have a ton of motivation to make events this year, then I watched the live feed, and I’ve been on the sidelines long enough

51:35 – Delta will always have a special place in my heart; when we got the opportunity to take it over, it was a no-brainer

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

Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.

We don’t tend to think of influencers in the octogenarian stage, but Bob Ham certainly qualifies. Bob spent his career influencing people where it mattered, in land use advocacy in the California State Legislature. From forming CORVA to being on the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame Board of Directors, Bob knows how to get things done and impact others. A 2006 inductee into ORMHOF, Bob Ham is why we say; legends live at ORMHOF.org.  Be sure to tune in on your favorite podcast app.

3:50 – I started picking up Spanish and really getting engaged with the culture down there

8:43 – I probably went to virtually every Baja 1000 since the ’69 event                                

12:06 – we formed CORVA in 1971 and got involved writing bills 

23:27 – there ought to be a law that allows green stickered vehicles to connect a trail – we got it, Assembly Bill 1201

32:13– most lobbyists come in just the way I did, as former legislative staffers

42:45 – it’s not the offroad Racing hall of fame, it’s the offroad hall of fame

Special thanks to ORMHOF.org for support and sponsorship of this podcast.

Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.

We don’t tend to think of influencers in the octogenarian stage, but Bob Ham certainly qualifies. Bob spent his career influencing people where it mattered, in land use advocacy in the California State Legislature. From forming CORVA to being on the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame Board of Directors, Bob knows how to get things done and impact others. A 2006 inductee into ORMHOF, Bob Ham is why we say; legends live at ORMHOF.org.  Be sure to tune in on your favorite podcast app.

3:50 – I started picking up Spanish and really getting engaged with the culture down there

8:43 – I probably went to virtually every Baja 1000 since the ’69 event                                

12:06 – we formed CORVA in 1971 and got involved writing bills 

23:27 – there ought to be a law that allows green stickered vehicles to connect a trail – we got it, Assembly Bill 1201

32:13– most lobbyists come in just the way I did, as former legislative staffers

42:45 – it’s not the offroad Racing hall of fame, it’s the offroad hall of fame

Special thanks to ORMHOF.org for support and sponsorship of this podcast.

Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.

Dove Creek, Colorado produces pinto beans, hay, and one of the finest rockcrawling teams. Rick Deremo and Rick Gersch have known each other for a lifetime and rockcrawled as a team for many years.  Retired now, at least from crawling, they share their take on life in a small community. Be sure to tune in on your favorite podcast app.

7:19 – we’ve been around each other forever

12:43 – a lot of kids that went to school here; their folks were miners during the uranium boom                                

16:12 – you know what? I think we can do this 

22:42 – How many adaptors go from a Subaru to a C4 – it was farmerized

28:03 – I didn’t like Goldendale; it seemed like I was farming again, there was so much dirt

31:48 – Back then, ingenuity was a bigger player than money

37:18 – back then, I was drinking Monsters in between courses and stuff and getting a little hyper

47:48 – were you keeping an eye on the gauges?  No, I was just having fun!

59:18 – right now, 60% of all farmers are in their mid-60s; there are going to be a lot of retirement farms in the next few years

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

Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.