ZUKIWORLD
'ZUKFARI 2009 |
Less
Can Be More On The Trails! |
Editor: Eric Bewley
Photo: G.
Fuller, R. Fuller, J. Hutchison |
MOAB, UT - Great
weather, exploration of new trails, and great people made this year's
event a plain old hootenanny. We were expecting there to be smaller crowds
due to the economy and that is what we found but what was nice about that
was the trails were less crowded and the people that were there seem to
really be appreciative and feel fortunate to be there. It seems like every
year there are tales of trail conflicts and intoxicated individuals doing reckless
things that spoil it for some but not this year. All that we encountered
were all smiles and the "happy factor" was high for all.
We had devised a loose
schedule to fill up the week with new and different trails to run. One can
only run Pritchett Canyon so many times before it becomes a bit
unbearable. So, we tried trails that sounded interesting or that we had
heard about before as being really fun. On Monday, a group decided to do
the Steel Bender trail. This trail starts right south of town and has
obstacles spaced out by several miles of two track type trail. Other
trails during the week included Kane Creek, Gold Bar Rim, 7-mile Rim,
Hell's Revenge, and so on...
| Moab is
always a blast and it's great to see people that you only see once
a year at this time and catch up, see what they've been up to, and
go wheeling with them. This year was no exception with there being
several hardy souls that have been to many 'Zukfari events over
the years. However, there were several new faces this year too and
it was equally as great to meet them, get to see their rides, and
go wheeling. Going wheeling is the key part as you can see.
As stated earlier, we decided to try some
different trails and see some "new to us" parts of Moab.
Some of these trails turned out to be real winners with us and I
bet we'll try them again. Others were just good and will probably
be placed on the back burner so that in case we ever get bored
there, (highly unlikely!) we'll run them.
Below we have compiled a representative
group of pictures of the week's activities that we hope convey the
fun, camaraderie, and overall excitement and pleasure that we all
experienced this year. If you can get the chance to come out, we
highly recommend Moab and want to invite you to come wheel with us
during the ZUKIWORLD 'Zukfari next year!
THANK YOU SPONSORS!
Support those that support our
sport... |
ZUKIWORLD 'Zukfari Dinner & Raffle
We had an outstanding dinner & raffle
reception this year. Ticket sales were at a record level and we will be able
to donate that money to RR4W's Mud fund and the Blue Ribbon Coalition to help
support those groups that are promoting outdoor access on public and private
lands.
Special thanks to all the companies that
supported us and the dinner volunteers: Greg, Robin, Sara, Hutch, Jason, Bud,
Mark, and everyone else that toted, hauled, hooked and cooked.
Sponsors: American Suzuki
Motor Corporation, Cabela's,
Hi-Lift, Hawk Strictly
Suzuki, K&N
Filter Chargers, Kyosho, Light Force,
Low
Range Off-Road, Mickey
Thompson, Oakley, Petroworks,
Pitt Bull, Pro-Line
Racing, Sky Off-Road
Design, Sidekick
Off-Road, Spidertrax
Off-Road, Suzuki
Depot, Tom Wood's Drive shaft,
Trail Tough Products,
Warn Industries
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Discussion Thread HERE.
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 ZW
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