The Iceman Cometh…Dean Bulloch, all-around adrenaline junkie is on this weeks episode with stories for days.  This one is a long one, but there’s so much good stuff, you’ve just got to listen.  Dean is a world champion in so many disciplines and part of the 2020 class of Off-Road Hall of Fame inductees.  We are proud to call him a friend.  Listen in on your favorite podcast app.  If you don’t know how to listen, go to the pinned post on this page for more info.  

2:11 – What I really wanted, and how hard I worked for it

7:16 –You passed, so what?  

8:56 – I used my paycheck for parts

12:56 – You better be careful throwing out a challenge to Dean

15:32 – The beginning of a long and fruitful friendship

19:07 – hash marks before GPS 

22:25 – From trials bike to drag bikes

25:50 – no one is going to taunt me now

36:12 – we flipped for it 

42:23 – hold my beer, the water is getting deep

51:36 –The Discovery channel takes up residence

55:15 – Clicking together

57:47 – new car blues

1:00:53 – the start of KOH

1:08:51 – September 21, 2012, the accident that changed everything

1:12:48 – Polaris vs. Artic Cat

1:17:33 – a big to-do at Horsepower Ranch

1:23:54 – the importance of Dean’s nomination to ORMHOF

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Dixie Four-Wheel Drive Founder, Milt Thompson shares his story this week.  It’s not just about four-wheel drive, it’s about raising a family, hiring well and being around at the beginning of the competitive scene.  Now with two shops in Utah, St. George and Moab, Milt and family have built a terrific business.  If you are in either area, and need some work done, these are the people you go to.  Capable, trustworthy and always working with you in mind.  https://dixie4wheeldrive.com/ 

2:21 – Growing up in St George, when it was still small

3:52 –Figure 8’s in the field gave us away

9:42 – the things we sell for love

12:25 – A pioneering family

22:01 – A bad habit working on my own stuff

23:25 – Why I was packing at 2 a.m. 

27:13 – It was time to get a Jeep

37:31 – Can you do that to my Jeep?

44:15 – My mail-order bride 

49:23 – Hiring solid crews

1:07:41 – Broken bones and ARCA

1:10:41 – Why didn’t you tell me that before?

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Hi, if you don’t know me – I’m today’s guest – I’m Shelley Krehbiel, the one who writes the Show Notes and does the Transcription, and generally is Big Rich’s partner in crime and life and love and everything else.  Rich interviewed me a while ago so I could tell some of our story.  How we got here, all the things we’ve done to arrive at this place.  Can I tell you, it’s weird to talk about yourself this way.  But here it is, a bit of history of the Rich and Shelley show, these are stories we tell all the time with company and friends.  Hope you enjoy. 

2:02 –I am not an off-road girl

3:18 –Thank you Dr. Warren

5:18 – Do you still want to get married? Or how to plan a Surprise wedding

8:49 – How to Unscript your life

11:51 – My identity crisis

15:13 – The rebirth of WE Rock 

22:57 – How 4Low came to be with a little help from our friends

29:42 – Industry, Competition or Enthusiast – which are you?

34:22 – Working toward Strategic partnerships 

35:51 – Wyatt Permberton gives a push

38:35 – What I love most is the family

43:48 – Wednesday’s are my favorite

You can catch Shelley on a number of websites:  www.unscrpt.com for help in your online business; reservations at www.masonsquarehotel.com; magazine subscriptions at www.4lowmagazine.com and coming soon, her own author website at www.shelleykrehbiel.com   Don’t forget, for all things WE Rock, go to www.werocklive.com and if you are needing some all natural skincare products – check out www.thehealinghippy.com or www.trailnaturals.com 

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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

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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 

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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 

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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? 

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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 

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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!

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Larry McCrae joins us from St George, Utah – his retirement home, to talk about rock crawling in the early days, Poison Spyder, his battle with throat cancer and what he’s up to now.  And no, retirement isn’t really on the list.  Check out https://www.zionjeeptours.com/ next time you’re in Southern Utah, that’s Larry’s latest endeavor that keeps him connected to Jeeps.

3:52 – everybody mods a Datsun pickup, right?

7:07 –the back story to Larry’s first Wrangler.

10:33 – meeting John Bondurant on the trails

17:40 – the impact of John nelson on the professionalism of the sport

23:49 – race advice from Rob McCachran

29:10 – When opportunities present themselves, the start of Poison Spyder for Larry

35:30 – the definition of “lightening in a bottle”

37:50 – what precipitated the sale of Poison Spyder to Transamerica

41:01 – shocked by the diagnosis 

48:40 – “Get off the course!” – racing KOH

57:14 – what’s next after three years of retirement – how fast it all happens

Catching up with Larry was a lot of fun, it’s fascinating to hear the rest of the stories that we all know just a little bit about.  

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