The idea
behind this expo was that most guys that are into extreme
motorsports of any kind, are usually into a few others as well.
Why not have an expo for all the extreme sports that burn gas or
something close to it? It?s a gear-head?s dream show.
The show itself had a rather relaxed and spacious feel to it, due to
the huge facilities provided by the Orange County Fairgrounds in
Costa Mesa, California. There was plenty of food and drinks to
be had, and there was even free parking. What more could you
ask for? How about tons of exhibits for everything from wild
custom chopper bikes and sand rails, to extreme rock crawling tube
buggies, and huge show trucks? Many different parts
wholesalers were unloading inventory like it was Christmas and even
a big name automaker decided to show.
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Dodge
has taken the time to develop some very nice motors in
their new model trucks and cars. Everything from
the wicked motor in this Viper to the Hemi in the new
truck line earns Dodge a place at this show. Sure
enough, it's pretty rare that any of the big name
automakers decide to set up a booth for an event
covering the off-road world, but Dodge actually made it
out with several mega motor rigs.
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The
Rhino RTV or Rough Terrain Vehicle
Wonderful!
By far the most-impressive display at the show!
Another booth at the show with a big buzz around it was
the ?Rhino? RTV (Rough Terrain Vehicle) booth.
These nifty little tube buggies do it all, from rock
crawling to high speed trail runs. These little
buggies are equipped with a 4-cylinder Honda engine from
the CRV along with Ford 9? axles and 37? tires.
These guy?s Rhino Off-Road industries also get a hand
for the impressive blow-up Rhino.
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Sand
Rails Unlimited made it out with the Home Depot orange
Sand Rail
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One
of the world?s most-famous Monster Trucks was here too
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Grave Digger
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This
Rubicon was equipped with the ORO AiRock
suspension system, along with a few other goodies
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Here?s
the compressor used by ORO to run the AiRock suspension
system on one of Xtreme Unlimited?s Rubicons
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Xtreme Unlimited Off Road Fab also had a display with a few
different Wranglers equipped with their AiRock suspension set ups.
I even got a small video clip of this wild suspension in action .
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This
show had everything extreme, even oval track cars
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The
California Speedway even brought out the MnM NASCAR ride! Told
you this show had anything and everything! Take a few minutes
and check out our photo gallery for more pictures from Off-Road.com?s
coverage of the Extreme Motorsports Expo 2004!
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Also
on hand was a brand new Jeep TJ Unlimited already built
for some pretty rocky trails
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Did
I mention there were just a few insanely huge show
trucks here too?
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This
monster comes to you from House of Tints which had a
display with some wild tint jobs inside one of the
buildings.
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This
nice ride comes courtesy of Outlaw Offroad
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A
very clean Nissan build-up from Performance Center
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