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2012 Rally
on the Rocks - Moab, Utah SxS / UTV Riding Event
Side-by-Side Riding Event in
Scenic Moab, Utah - Article By: Jeff Vanasdal
| 2012
Rally on the Rocks SxS / UTV Riding
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Moab, UT - When we arrived in Moab,
UT and I was immediately impressed with the rugged
terrain and picturesque scenery around the area.
We met up with Lanse Chournos who is co-owner of
the Rally on the Rocks Side-by-Side riding event
with Jared Livingston. Lanse was kind enough to
lend us his own personal Polaris RZR S 800 SxS to
take out on the trails for the day. Conveniently
the Polaris RZR was set up for riding on the challenging
terrain of Moab.. Aftermarket shocks and wheels
and tires provided a smooth ride that made me feel
very comfortable out on the rocky trails.
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Moab, Utah offers some of the best
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The day started around 10 am as we met up with
the first riding group that were headed out on
a trail called Hell’s Revenge. Immediately
stomach cringed after hearing the name of the
trail that were about to traverse. I knew we were
in for a challenging course, and that it was!
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was many guided group rides throughout the
weekend with 20-30 SxS vehicles per group
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After our guide took head count of how many side-by-sides
that were tagging along in our group and we headed
out on the road with a police escort from the
staging area to the trail head. The promoters
of the event try to keep each riding group to
20-30 side-by-sides which was a good manageable
number of side-by-sides. Once we hit the trail
head, I was speechless as I looked up into the
hills we were about to climb. As we waited to
make our ascent, Harlen Foley of ATVriders.com
was in the passenger seat and was sure to point
out the Lions Back in the distance; one of the
most famous hill climbs in Moab which is now shut
down because so many people have flipped down
the hill. Again, I felt my stomach drop and I
took a deep breath before pressing down the gas
pedal.
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