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JulY 2010 ON THE COVER: Chris Collard follows the action on the 4 Wheel Parts trail run at EJS. contents FEATURES 10 BREAKIN' BAD Brian Deegan - Champion Freestyle Motocrosser Cuts Loose into Four-Wheel Racing 22 KEEp YouR Cool Easy Summertime Project: Installing Flex-A-Lite Fans 30 FouR pERFECt DAYs... Another Slick Rockn' Good Time at the Easter JEEP Safari 66 stRAIGHt AND tRuE BD's Steering Box Stabilizer Helps Solve Dodge Truck Steering Problems 70 MEXICAN 1000 We Ride with Walker! REGULARS 14 BuIlDING tHE BEstop/4WD JEEp Rubicon Express 3.5" Suspension, KMC Rockstar Wheels & BFG KM2 Tires 20 BEstop VotING Lockers 60 MANuFACtuRER pRoFIlE The Daystar Difference: Where Would We All be without Advances in Suspension Technology? 62 olD IRoN Ford's FE Engines 82 MotoRspoRts upDAtE 4WP Motorsports Team Wins at the Mexican 1000 DEPARTMENTS 6 No NAME 8 lEttERs & stuFF 26 ADVENtuRE toYs - Dirt Bike Buyer's Guide, Part II 80 pRoDuCt spotlIGHt - Rancho 86 4Wp CustoMER sERVICE 87 IN touCH WItH ...

NONAMECOLUMN JULY 2010 No name dude Greg Adler President & C.E.O. 6 / ORA JULY 2010 ORA MAGAZINE SALUTES BFGOODRICH TIRES' FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING TRAILS PROGRAM 5TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY BFG is celebrating its 5th year of sponsoring the Outstanding Trails program with 5 new trails they've selected to support for 2010. In 5 years, BFG has recognized and supported 19 different off-roading trails by donating more than $70,000 to clubs in the U.S. and Canada who have volunteered to steward the trails. Working with Tread Lightly! and United Four Wheel Drive Associations, BFG named the following the 2010 Outstanding Trails: Rausch Creek, PA Drummond Island, MI Yacolt, WA Johnson Valley, CA Holy Cross, CO BFG will host several events honoring each of the trails from June through October. A grant will also be awarded at these events to each of the clubs associated with the trails to help maintain and conserve the trail's beauty. ORA will be covering a story on the Holy Cross trail in an upcoming iss ...

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BREAKIN' BAD Brian Deegan has made a life of going against the grain - and it's workin' for him. Known worldwide for his exploits and injuries in the X-Games, he now heads up Metal Mulisha, a motocross team, and a large company selling action-brand apparel. But his origins were far from the world of Freestyle Motocross. As a kid growing up in Omaha, Nebraska, he bucked the system by riding dirt bikes instead of playing on the gridiron like most Cornhuskers. His dad wanted him to go to college, but he had his eye on another mountain: professional motocrossing. While not the most socially acceptable choice, it was the right one for him, since it turned out he has some skills. After making a name for himself in the dirt bike arena, he's now doing the same in the Pro Lite division of shortcourse off-road competition. In keeping with his reputation, and to haul his race vehicle, he's just finished tricking out a Ford Super Duty in flat gray with Metal Mulisha graphics and a Pro Comp suspens ...