
2012 Rally
on the Rocks - Moab, Utah SxS / UTV Riding Event
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This was my first time in Moab and also the first
time I would drive on such a challenging course
with a Side-by-Side. Harlen gave me a few pointers
before making the first climb in the Polaris RZR
800 S. I was amazed how well the RZR climbed the
steep sand stone hills even in two wheel drive!
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There
are many challenging areas along Moab's
Hell's Revenge Trail |
Once we reached the top of the first hill, you
could look out for miles over the rolling slick
rock hills. We kicked the RZR in four-wheel drive
to ensure the maximum amount of traction to navigate
the trail for the duration of our ride.
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Camp
Chef cooked up some amazing pulled pork
on their portable cooking equipment &
they prepared lunch for everyone on the
Hell's Revenage Trail on Thursday near the
half way point of the drive along the Colorado
River overlook |
About half-way into the ride we were greeted
by Camp Chef
who had set out on the trail about an hour before
our group. They had lunch set up on top of a beautiful
over look of the Colorado River. Camp Chef slow
roasted pulled pork for 16 hours in one of their
Smoke Vault smokers, and they hauled out their
Outdoor Camp Oven, Sherpa Mountain Series Table,
and Single Burner Cooker on the trail to heat
and serve lunch to everyone on the ride,
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Camp
Chef cooked for over 100 people all on their
portable grills and ovens that they hauled
in on two Side-by-Sides at Rally on the
Rocks |
“We wanted to chose a fairly technical
trail and one that was really popular to show
that you can haul in enough Camp Chef cooking
supplies on your SxS / UTV to feed a just under
a hundred people. We wanted to show that the Camp
Chef Cooking supplies were packable and rugged
and easy to set up and tear down," said Camp
Chef's Brandon Sparrow.
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Moab's
riding trails are both breath taking and
challenging, but their are typically by-pass
trails for those looking for less adventure! |
Once we got ourselves refueled and hydrated we
headed back out on the trail. Moab offers some
of the best riding on earth and is like nothing
else. Hell’s Revenge is just one of the
many marked trails in Moab. This particular trail
has rolling hill climbs, steep rock crawls, sandy
desert trails, and a few obscurely named obstacles
including Devil’s Highway Hot Tub, Escalator,
Hell's Gate and many others, but these named obstacles
were off-limits to those on the ride.
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Mark
Holz owner of Holz Racing stands near a
cliff overlooking the Colorado River |
“This is our third trip out here and the
scenery is unbelievable. It is a different type
of riding then we are used to, it’s a little
slower pace but it is interesting and challenging
and some of it is real technical.” Said
Mark Holz Owner of Holz Racing
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