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Steel Bender combines water crossings and white-knuckle drops, and you have the
ability to amend trail plans for a half- or full-day excursion, depending on if you
choose to run all the optional sections of trail. This climb is known to put unprepared
drivers on their lids. Thankfully, this rig kept all four on the floor. fwPhoto: Stuart A. BourdonFeature Slickrock Scenes
Photo: Stuart A. Bourdon|>Kat and Ned Bacon made a lap of Moab’s Fins ’N’ Things trail before running
this Roxor in the Pioneer 4x4 Class of the NORRA Mexican 1000 race. With
leaf springs front and back, 96 inches of wheelbase, diesel power under the
hood, and a manual transmission, this rig has the old-school cool necessary to
please onlookers and enough brawn to survive the race.<|Our colleague Fred Williams crawled and bounced the
Ultimate Summer Camp Jeep CJ through the behemoth
climbs and drops of Pritchett Canyon. The 6.2L V-8,
38-inch tires, and off-road magicianry made short work
of the legendary trail.
|>The expert drivers at Xtreme 4x4 Tours have the lines
memorized on every obstacle and know just how to tilt
the rig to make passengers (and onlookers) gasp and
hold their breath. This machine, which used to be a
Suburban, successfully plunged off High Dive on the
Behind the Rocks trail and gave everyone a show.
->Some rigs travel
to Moab on trail-
ers, and others
travel with doors
sealed, seats
reclined, and
climate controls
dialed. 4-Wheel
& Off-Road Editor
Christian Hazel
and his co-pilot,
Caelin, drove the
venerable Cum-
mins-powered
UACJ-6D 800
miles through
rain and snow
to Moab. Four
Wheeler staffer
Jered Korfhage
left his JK’s hard-
top and doors at
home and took a
different route to
Moab; he found
rain and snow on
his route through
northern Arizona.
Photo: Christian Hazel