Calling All Lushes
We want to hear about the best dive bars near wheeling spots. We already know about Woody's in Moab, Iron Door in Ocotillo Wells, Boardmanville in Glamis, and The Desert Bar in Parker, but send us others! We're looking for the name of the bar, its location, and your wheeling spot nearby. Send the info to john.cappa@jpmagazine.com with the subject line "Dive Bar" or snail mail to Jp Magazine, Dive Bar, 6420 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048.
Things to Do With Your Jeep: Badlands Off-Road Adventures Edition
Badlands Off-Road Adventures has a ton of events happening in 2009, from sand driving and rocks skills to how to pick a line and winching, and classes take place in real-world settings, including Johnson Valley, Mojave, Oceano Dunes, Hungry Valley, and Moab. You can get a complete schedule and more information at 4x4training.com, or call 310/374-8047.
Want people to know about your club event? Follow the format below to increase your chances of your announcement appearing here in Jp. Feel free to also provide a high-resolution photo related to the event (make it a minimum of 2 megapixels in .eps or .tiff, or the maximum-quality jpeg). Or don't send a photo at all. You can snail mail info to Jp Magazine, Things to Do With Your Jeep, 6420 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048, or e-mail john.cappa@jpmagazine.com (make the subject line "Things to Do With Your Jeep").* Name of event* Name of host club* Date of event* Location of event (venue/trail and city, state)* Web site or phone number you want listed in the magazine
This Month's Edition of "We Don't Know How This Announcement Ends"
"Bentley is pleased to announce an exclusive partnership between Ego Lifestyle and Bentley Motors...."
Avoid the Bends
Dynatrac has been secretly working a high-clearance heavy-duty Pro-Rock version of the Dana 44. And better still, it will also be offered as a complete bolt-in housing that will accept your original axle's factory internals for replacement of the bend-prone TJ and JK Dana 44 front axle housing and inner knuckles.
What We're Talking About Around the Office
* 2008 in a word? Cappa: "awesome"; Hazel: "stressful"; and Pete: "juggling". We think that means he has been supplementing his salary at the circus.
* Most interesting things learned about our personal Jeeps in 2008? Pete: "My Jeepster has air shocks and single-leaf rear packs."Hazel: "The 232 in the J2008 project truck won't die, even if I drive it at 3,200 rpm on the highway for 2.5 hours with 5-psi oil pressure."Cappa: "The project JK has made a total puss butt out of me. I want a soft ride, a heater, and air conditioning in all my Jeeps."
* A staffer used to speak French. Same staffer likes to play volleyball.
* New vehicles that aren't Jeeps but that we'd like to own and modify? Dodge Power Wagon and Durango (for the latter, full-blown prerunner), and Camaro (with new tires and wheels, "then proceed to drive them off it").
* Some staffers haven't been to the dentist in eight years. (Can we interest you in Crest Whitestrips and Scope?)
Wii Jeep
Only if you're unhip do you think we mean a very small Jeep. You probably aren't even on Facebook, man. Step away from Pong and take off that Member's Only jacket. The new Jeep Thrills video game is available for both Nintendo Wii and Playstation2. Jeep says players can race each other on more than 30 different outdoor courses, including jungles and frozen tundra. Can you say you've had that opportunity in real life? We thought not.