We jump forward to 1994 at Christmas, I was bored, nothing to do, no one wanted to go playing off-road, no OffRoadExperience.com  customers... I was dying! Brain began running, next thing I know I'm typing away ideas, event formats, rules, etc.  I first proposed it to long time buddy Bret (who raced with me, for me, worked at WCB at one time and now working as instructor @ ORE.  He liked the idea so early in the new year we took off for Northern Nevada with a couple of buddies, one driving my  old 1973 Range Rover, the other in a 4wd Dodge Diesel PU. We met a gal from the BLM in Gerlach, who wasn't sure what we wanted to do, nor how were were to do it. She told us of roads closed, impassable areas, etc, so we headed there! As time goes on I recruit John Gulliford, Bret's other-half isn't playing ball, NO Off-road racing for him!  John Gulliford, and later Rob Pyro Witaker, Ritch Juilan, and Bill Turpie become the driving force behind our new "poormans Camel Trophy".