October 2001 -- Guy Petersen claims to have coined the term, ?Off Road Community.? Between him and I, it?s been a subject of debate, which has taken us through a cackle of cold ones. But when it comes right down to it, one has got to admit, he?s the guy who brought that term to reality.

Baja 2000 winners David Ashley and Dan Smith will show up with their winning Ford F-150 Trophy Truck.

The Off Road Expo will open its doors to an estimated 30,000 off-road attendees the weekend of October 6-7 to see first hand the late-breaking technology of some 200 vendors. It?ll be the chance of a lifetime to not only witness who and what goes on behind the scenes of these off-road racing legends and major manufacturers, but it?ll be your opportunity to confront them with your questions and listen in on their tech and discussion forms.

The Big Buck Trophy Truck

The Herman Motorsports Trophy Truck will be on display with driver Damen Jeffries signing autographs and handing out posters in the official Off-Road.com vendor booths. We'll be located at booths 645, 646, 647, 745, 746 and 747. When you bust through the main entrance of Off Road Expo, b-line down El Chinero Road (third aisle on the left) to the ORC booth and have the man with the camera snap a shot of you and yours and we'll post it on the internet for the world to see.

For the quad racers in the audience, ORC's Honda 400 EX will be on hand with all the trick mods.

Honda 400 EX

Also on display in ORC?s home-away-from-home will be a host of Off-Road.com assault vehicles, which will include our Honda 400 EX, loaded with a Big Gun Exhaust, Edlebrock Quickstar Carb, American Star Racing A-Arms, Ohlin Shocks, K&N Filter, Maxis RAZR Tires, Douglas Ultimate Wheels, Factory Effex Graphics Kit, Motions Pro Twist Throttle and DG Bumper, Swingarm and Chassis Skid Plates.

The San Felipe Flyer

And although it?s under intense surgery at Lothringer for a severe fracture in the bell housing, the Off-Road.com/Baja.net unlimited Class 1 four-seat prerunner will be on hand. With 24-odd inches of wheel travel at each corner and Hammes Racing Engines-built 300 horsepower Vortec 4.3 Liter motor in the rear, it may seem like a blast, but it?s a bonafide race and chase recon vehicle capable of flying flat-out through hundreds of miles of Baja terrain before calling it a day at the local cantina.

It's not just for prerunning anymore. We'll not only have the ORC prerunner on display at the OR Expo, but we'll also mount a set of paddles on the beast and take it straight to Glamis for Thanksgiving!

Teen Idol

Our web-developer guru Kevin Gorzny will also be on hand along with our long list of ORC staffers who have working behind the scenes to bring you epic coverage of such races as the Nevada and Baja 2000 as well as Ford-sponsored Championship Off Road Racing at Crandon International Raceway in Wisconsin.

The Off Road Expo is so successful in its second year running, that it?s been sold out since the month of August. Next year, the plans are to host an additional 100 booths.

?We?ve got a half-dozen on the waiting list right now and get phone calls everyday from people saying, ?You got any space? You got any space?? The only thing I can tell them is to sign on for next year,? says show producer Guy Petersen, whose stolen Honda XR650 will be on display in the ORC booth.

On Saturday, SCORE International will host the Baja 1000 starting position drawing. We?ll be bringing that to you live, along with notes and quotes form the legends who will compete in it.

Rob MacCachren and his Class 1/2-1600 will be there in addition to his CORR Pro 4.

MacCachren's Quest

Rob MacCachren?s CORR Pro 4 championship, record-setting Ford F-150 and Fraley-built SCORE and SNORE championship Class 1/2-1600 car will also be on display. The man who?s on the verge of ending the year with a first-ever four points championships in each of four different series, will be on hand, signing autographs and answering your best questions on what it takes to be successful in off-road racing.

Also in the mix will be the Baja 2000-winning Duralast Ford F-150 of David Ashley and Dan Smith. Rod Hall, another long-time Baja 1000 champion will be present with Team Hummer?s Lightforce Hummer. Tim, Troy and Ed Herbst will be on hand with Terrible Herbst Motorsports to display whatever it is they have left after their completion of the BITD Vegas to Reno race. Also in attendance will be Steve McQueen?s Baja Boot, Darron Skilton and his world famous Kia Sportage, Curt LeDuc?s latest creation and whole host of others, including a slew of others from the rock crawling, motorcycle and ATV community.

The Checkers' Loot

Don?t forget to lay down some raffle cash for the brand new Checkers Off Road Yamaha Banshee, that was most likely lifted from our friend Billy Robertson?s Honda of North Hollywood.

Los Pendejos

So, drop and by the ORC booth to lay down your wrath of words for our exclusive and original Real-Time updates, and get your photo taken by the man with the camera. I'll buy a round for this first person requesting a Marty Robins tune (our favorite Slash X tune) from the official Off Road Expo band Los Pendejos, whose name is. . . "Uh, you probably don't want to advertise their name on the internet."

Why not? We're with the band. See you there! See you then!