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Crossing the Desert…<\/h5>\n


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California to Arizona…<\/strong><\/h6>\n


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14 October 2019:<\/strong> Made the trip across the desert from California back into Arizona and up to the Sedona area for a few days of calm and some exploration in a favorite place …
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LON Top 10 Day 4…<\/h5>\n


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LON goes to Hollywood…<\/strong><\/h6>\n


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13 October 2019:<\/strong> Finished out the intense weekend with a couple of “must-see” southern California locations — Hollywood and the beach …
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LON Top 10 Day 3…<\/h5>\n


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On the trail at Johnson Valley…<\/strong><\/h6>\n


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12 October 2019:<\/strong> After a morning visit to Chaparral motorsports we headed out to Johnson Valley for an interesting afternoon at the home of King of the Hammers where we got to check out some of the big rigs with GenRight Offroad …
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LON Top 10 Day 2…<\/h5>\n


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Behind high performance custom builds…<\/strong><\/h6>\n


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11 October 2019:<\/strong> A very busy day today with the LON Top Ten group as we learned more about performance vehicles with stops at Gibson Performance Exhaust and CBM Custom Built Motors before taking some time to visit a local middle school where we spoke to a group of girls about our off-road experiences and the opportunities in motorsports and the automotive industry …
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LON Top 10 Day 1…<\/h5>\n


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Racing and fabrication…<\/strong><\/h6>\n


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10 October 2019:<\/strong> Made it to southern California for the LON Top Ten Weekend where we got a quick start at The Fab School learning about metal fabrication, getting some hands on welding time and checking out some race vehicles …
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Joshua Tree National Park…<\/h5>\n


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An afternoon with the Joshua Trees…<\/strong><\/h6>\n


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9 October 2019:<\/strong> Detoured through the Joshua Tree National Park this afternoon for a glimpse of the otherworldly landscapes and a bit of exploration …
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On the Road to 29 Palms…<\/h5>\n


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Arizona to California…<\/strong><\/h6>\n


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8 October 2019:<\/strong> Took the desert route instead of the highway as soon as it was possible, heading to 29 Palms, California, for a couple of days of desert solitude. 29 Palms turned out to be a perfect “halfway” point with some opportunities to explore nearby…
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THIS MONTH:<\/strong>
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Attending the Ladies Offroad Challenge Top Ten Weekend<\/a> in October as one of the “highest-points” challenge participants from this summer’s 10-week challenge. This four-day adventure, “somewhere in southern Californie” is led by Charlene Bower and will be full of surprises…
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COMING UP SOON:<\/strong>
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\nA short break to enjoy the number one destination on USA Weekend’s “Most Beautiful Places in America list.” Sedona, AZ<\/a> is surrounded by 1.8 million acres of national forest land, with great jeep trails that wind in and out of a rugged landscape defined by pinnacles, spires, buttes and domes…

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\nBack to Paris to visit friends and familiar places…
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ABOUT JOHNSON VALLEY<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Johnson Valley OHV area<\/a> is home to King of the Hammers, and contains a varied landscape punctuated by steep red rocky mountains, rolling hills, open valley, dry lake beds and sandy washes. Elevations range from 4,600 feet at Hartwell Hills to 2,300 feet at Melville Dry Lake. Johnson Valley offers challenges for every skill level. The southeast portion has the \u201cHammers,\u201d a large mass of hills for expert rock crawlers. North of the Hammers is easier terrain that includes some small dunes and Anderson Dry Lake on the western boundary of the area is also popular with off-roaders…
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ABOUT GENRIGHT<\/strong><\/p>\n

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GenRight<\/a>, based in Simi Valley, California, offers the most complete line of aftermarket off-road Jeep products available. GenRight is short for Genuine Ideas Engineered Right and their products are designed to withstand everything from the terrain of the daily commute to the exploration on a back country off road trail. GenRight products are built to functionally take a beating while aesthetically give your Jeep the look you want. The company is also an official sponsor of the Ultra4 Race series…
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ABOUT CHAPARRAL<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Chaparral Motorsports<\/a> is one of the largest motorcycle accessory and vehicle dealerships in the country. Chaparral Motorsports now encompasses a 160,000 square foot footprint. Started as a family motorcycle parts business, Chaparral Motorsports has developed into a multi-line motorcycle and ATV dealer, offering Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki, Can-Am, Polaris and Kymco atv, motorcycles, and utility vehicles…
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ABOUT CBM MOTORSPORTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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CBM Motorsports™<\/a> is a chassis dyno tuning, racing and performance engine building, parts and accessories shop located in Colton California. The CBM product line includes custom grind camshafts, CNC cylinder heads, LS racing engine blocks, throttle bodies, connecting rods plus billet parts and accessories and custom wiring harnesses…
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ABOUT GIBSON EXHAUST<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Gibson Performance Exhaust<\/a> is the industry\u2019s #1 manufacturer of street legal, high performance exhaust systems for trucks, SUV\u2019s, diesel, and offroad. Every Gibson product is designed for hassle free, bolt-on installation with professional looking results. Applications are available in aluminized or stainless steel and remarkably engineered to ignite the maximum performance of the engine…
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ABOUT THE FAB SCHOOL<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Fab School<\/a>, founded by Troy Johnson, offers instruction on the fundamentals of metal fabrication and Digital Design & Manufacturing. The curriculum embraces the hands-on approach to learning, and the small class size is designed to allow for group work as well as individualized attention. The school has been educating students on the technical skills and theories of fabrication since 2005, providing hands-on training in a real world, working fabrication shop environment…
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