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ORA Awards Nissan Titan 2005 Truck Of The Year
Gene Brown (left), Truck Marketing Manager at Nissan receives the ORA award from your’s truly in front of the Nissan headquarters building with the 4 Wheel Parts’ No Fear Edition Titan in the background. Look for a feature on the No Fear Edition that is available at selected Nissan dealerships in an upcoming issue.
Kawasaki Giveaway Winner!!!!!!
ORA reader Brian Smith (right) is presented the key to his 2005 Kawasaki Prairie 700 4x4 ATV from Johnny Garrison, Sales Manager of David Brown’s Sport Center in Amarillo, Texas. As you can see in the photo, Brian was pretty happy to be the winner and add a companion off-roading toy with his Jeep. David Brown’s Sport Center, a full-line Kawasaki and Honda dealer for over 30 years, was the closest Kawasaki dealership to Brian and was happy to be a part (the best part) of the giveaway drawing.
And while we’re on the subject of giveaways, starting with the June issue, you will be able to enter a giveaway drawing for a 2005 Jeep Rubicon Unlimited that will be outfitted with the latest aftermarket products and given away in December!
Turtle Wax Sponsors, Best Looking Rig Contest Starting In June Issue
Off-Road Adventures magazine readers are invited to send in a photo of their vehicle along with an up to 80-word description of it. In each monthly issue starting in June, the staff of Off-Road Adventures will pick the “Turtle Wax - Best Looking Rig of the Month” vehicle from readers’ submissions. The winner for each month’s contest will receive a Vehicle Care Kit directly from Turtle Wax.
So, if you feel you have a good-looking vehicle, whether it’s trail capable or a boulevard cruiser, get your entry in as soon as possible. Either email your vehicle’s image as a high resolution jpeg attachment in a 400k to 1 meg file size along with up to 80 words of description to info@oramagazine.com, and title it, Best Looking; or mail photo with up to 80 words of description to: Off-Road Adventures magazine, Best Looking Dept., 610 W. Walnut St., Compton, CA 90220.
JB Weld Sponsors, “Best Of Before & After” Contest
Check out page 75 for the contest particulars to have your rig entered to win some goodies from JB WELD and have it showcased in the magazine.
Corrections Department
In our March issue Adventure Toys Camping Tech story — Eastern Mountain Sports’ web site address should have read, www.ems.com.
News Bits
Dust To Glory Film Will Pump You Up!
From STEP INTO LIQUID documentary filmmaker Dana Brown comes DUST TO GLORY, a feature film documenting the BAJA 1000, the most notorious, most dangerous race in the world and brings us into the heart of the race and minds of the racers. IFC Films opened the film theatrically in April 2005.
Needed To Read The Bible Of Off-Roading Before Being Evacuated
The Last Frontier or The Lost Frontier — Nissan’s international executive Simon Sproule bones up on Off-Road Adventures magazine, while stuck at the Trees Ranch, during the introduction of the 2005 Nissan Frontier. The event was held near Austin, TX, during flooding and tornados and automotive journalists were forced to evacuate the ranch with a helicopter airlift.
— Sue Mead
May 28th Grand Opening Of New Albuquerque Retail Store
- 2445 Menaul Blvd., NE
- Albuquerque, NM 87017
18,000 sq. ft. of the latest and best aftermarket products and installation services.