Off The Road Again

Ross & Chris welcome Matt Caldwell of Tread Lightly to the show. Matt is the Executive Director of Tread Lightly and has a background in off-road motorsports. Matt has also worked for Jackson Motorsports Group with Michelin and BFGoodrich. He has been to Baja to support the races down there over ten times. His stories about participating with BFGoodrich and their pits are fantastic. 

Ross & Chris welcome Adventure Taco to the show. Dan has traveled much of the American West and Pacific Northwest in his trusty first-generation Toyota Tacoma. Dan talks about his detailed trip reports and his outlook on trips. Just get out there and found out what works and what doesn't work. They guys briefly discuss the early returns on the Ford Bronco Sport. It's positive so far.

Ross & Chris welcome Lance Gillies from EarthCruiser to the show. Lance grew up in Australia and shares a passion for self-sustained travel with his wife, Michelle. Together they run EarthCruiser in Bend, Oregon. EarthCruisers are on Mitsubishi Fuso chassis and are amazing off-road vehicles. Lance and Michelle have traveled the "Road of Bones" twice, toured Russia, Mongolia, and most recently...

Ross & Chris welcome Khris Korell & Ward Harris to the show. They run Long Range America which imports replacement and auxiliary fuel tanks from Australia. They are importing a 1991 Toyota Land Cruiser LJ77 LX from the Canary Islands. The fuel tanks are available for a number of different brands of vehicles including Land Cruisers, Ram 1500, Jeep Wrangler JK & JKU, and many more. They...

Ross & Chris welcome Chris Steuber to the show. Chris is the owner of UJoint Off-Road. UJoint upgrades E-Series Econoline Ford Vans with suspension kits and 4x4 drive systems. Base out of North Carolina, Chris has worked on every type of E-series van and many types of RVs. His own van, V4, is getting an upgrade to a new chassis and powertrain. UJoint's vans are located all over the world.

Ross & Chris welcome Jeff Glucker back to the show. Jeff is the editor-in-chief of Hooniverse and his own show on the MotorTrend App, Shift Talkers. He has driven the Aston Martin DBX and the Land Rover Defender recently. Jeff also drives his Mitsubishi Montero around the Southern California desert roads.

Ross & Chris welcome Adam Schalow to the show. Adam used to work at Blue Ridge Overland Gear and now works with Adventure Imports in Prescott, Arizona. Adam also drives his Jeep Cherokee XJ with a Mercedes turbo diesel swapped in as the engine. 

Ross & Chris welcome Joe Bacal to the show. Joe has worked as a Toyota test driver at the offroad center in Arizona. Joe has also raced and won Baja in a trophy truck and a Lexus LX570. Joe also works with Toyo Tires, Lexus, and others as a test driver/stunt driver. Joe has a YouTube channel where he has started posting his own videos.

Ross & Chris welcome John Watson to the show. John has owned a JDM 80-series Toyota Land Cruiser and now owns a Troopy Land Cruiser. The guys have a great discussion around JDM diesel vehicles being used in the US now. John also runs the website, The Radavist . A site dedicated to bikes, travel , group rides, and the occasional product review. The Radavist has many in-depth looks at travelers...

Ross & Chris discuss the Hummer EV launch. Also discussed on the show are the results from the Rebelle Rally. Congratulations to Emme Hall, Rebeccas Donaghe, Lyn Woodward, and Sedona Blinson and their finishes.  Chris regals Ross with tales of Southern Utah and the Grand Canyon. He traveled to Bryce Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, an...

Ross & Chris welcome Dan Edmunds to the show. Dan has worked for Toyota at their desert proving grounds and was responsible for the Tacoma TRD Off-Road suspension package in 1995. Dan has also been involved in off-road racing and touring the lesser-known places of the American West. Dan is currently working with Autoblog and creating suspension Deep Dives on his YouTube channel and is preparin...

Ross & Chris welcome Taylor Wallace to the show. Taylor works for Go Fast Campers and talks to every customer! Taylor and his wife also own an AMC Eagle, a sweet Ford Bronco, and a new-to-them 2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty with the 7.3 Powerstroke. Taylor and his family relocated to Bozeman, Montana from Austin, Texas. He has since been exploring all the adventures that Montana has to offer.&nbsp...

Ross & Chris welcome Emme Hall & Rebbeca Donaghe to the show. Emme works for CNET's Roadshow and Rebecca is a producer. The ladies are a team competing in the Rebelle Rally . Last year they raced in a Rolls Royce Cullinan. This year's race will be in a Rivian R1T .  The crew also discusses Rebecca's mockumentary about " John Bronco ." The guys can't wait to watch the full film.

Ross & Chris welcome Todd Deeken to the show. Todd is one of the cohosts of Everyday Driver. Todd and Paul have the Everyday Driver Car Debate Podcast. They make episodes of television called Everyday Driver on the MotorTrend Channel & Amazon Prime. They even have two YouTube channels. Todd is based in Park City, UT. They recently tested a Maserati Quattroporte and a Volkswagen Phaeton on...

Ross & Chris welcome Rich Ballot (Ross' Dad) to the show. Rich has spent most of his time in the Northeast. He invested in a Jeep Wrangler YJ when Ross was a kid and has since moved on to Side by Sides. Rich has numerous hours in Polaris RZRs and has upgraded to the 1000. It was great having Rich on the show to provide insight into what has motivated Ross is his adventures into off-road.

Ross & Chris welcome Joel Strickland to the show. Joel is living out the pandemic in Melbourne, Australia. Joel is a photographer/videographer and has worked with numerous automotive companies throughout the years. He's even worked with a Drift Squid. Joel also has written for multiple online automotive websites and has his podcast, where he discusses automotive news as well.

Ross & Chris welcome Dave Carpetyan (Texas Dave) to the show. Dave is the owner/operator of Rally Ready Driving School in Dale, Texas (near Austin). Dave has raced Integra rally cars, competed at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, toured New Zealand (does a solid NZ accent impression too), and bought a WW2-era aircraft hanger for the Rally Ranch. Dave is always ready to jump something and Ch...

Ross & Chris welcome Bradley Brownell to the show. Brad is a Jalopnik editor and the owner of the #LoudBanana, a Porsche 912e. Brad is also modifying his Porsche Boxter to be a plug-in hybrid with a Nissan Leaf motor in the "frunk." Brad's collection also includes a 70s Scamp travel trailer and a fantastic Audi A6 on giant off-road tires.

Ross & Chris welcome Jonny Lieberman to the show. Jonny works for MotorTrend and has extensive knowledge and experience with everything automotive, especially G-wagens, Unimogs, Land Cruisers, and so many Porsches. Jonny talks about the 2021 Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe, the Ford Expedition Max, and tells some stories about why he misses vehicle launches. 

Ross & Chris welcome Chris Holloway to the show. Chris is the organizer of the Midwest Overland Off-Road Expo ( MOORE Expo ) that takes place on February 13-14, 2021. MOORE hosts educational sessions and will have 80,000 square feet of vendors and presenters over the two days of the expo. There is also an off-road group drive from the Southern Missouri Off Road Ranch to the Expo. Chris is a JK...

Ross & Chris welcome Matt Farah to the show. Matt is the host of The Smoking Tire podcast and the owner of Westside Collector Car Storage in LA. He has also driven across the state of Washington to Canada off-road and navigated a Toyota Previa across Utah in All Cars Go to Heaven and All Cars Go to Heaven 2. Maybe we can help them raise the funds for All Cars Go to Heaven 3? Chris talks to Mat...

Ross & Chris welcome Ryan Spinks from QuietKat to the show. Ryan & QuietKat have been developing an eBike with Jeep.  Ryan also runs a couple of 4Runners for off-roading and overland travel with his family and grew up in the Vail Valley.

Ross & Chris welcome Richard & Ashley Giordano from Desk to Glory to the show. Richard & Ashley traveled from Vancouver, BC to Tierra del Fuego, Argentina in a red Toyota Pickup.  They have also chased Baja with a team running a Land Cruiser. This team has also helped with the Rebelle Rally. Their latest trip was to the Arctic Circle at the end of last winter. 

Chris & Ross welcome William Byrd to discuss the 2021 Ford Bronco. William was able to spend some time with a pre-production Bronco in person. He touched it! The guys also discuss the Bronco Sport and its competition, the Jeep Cherokee.

Chris & Ross welcome Lyn Woodward to the show. Lyn works for Kelley Blue Book and does their video reviews on YouTube. She owns a Datsun 1600 and a Mitsubishi Montero called "Half Monte." Lyn also has competed in the Rebelle Rally and has recently been a part of purchasing a Suzuki XL7 to base in Moab for overland adventures.  Ross had no vehicle updates. Chris completed the first road tr...