Hemet,
CA - The sport of rockcrawling has changed
dramatically over the past few years. As one of the fastest
growing sports, many teams and individuals are looking to
improve upon their rigs in the battle on the rocks. One
of the innovative leaders in rockcrawling today is Team
All-Pro. Taking a clean-slate approach, this team of Nelson
& Nelson and All Pro Off Road created a truly unique
vehicle specifically designed to climb rocks.
“Tiny”
as it’s called, won 1st place in its first CalROCS
event January 4th & 5th 2003. Driven by Jon Bundrant
and spotted by Larry McRae, the All-Pro equipped rig features
a three liter mid engine single seat layout. Primarily sponsored
by BFGoodrich, it rides the rocks with the help of BFG’s
latest tire technology. 4Wheel Parts Wholesalers help in
building the rig was also much appreciated. Look for more
appearances of “Tiny” in upcoming events such
as UROC, RCAA, CalROCS, CRCA, and others.
The Team All Pro rig also powered through
the California Rock Crawling Association (CRCA) rock racing
course with an adjusted time of only 3.02 minutes, finishing
ahead of the second place by 1 minute, 22 seconds. The event
was the second of three events in the 2002/2003 CRCA race
series.
After the event an optional just-for-fun
crawl was announced. Chris Durham originally eyed the spot
chosen during a pre-event walk through. Chris was quoted
as saying “ya that looks climbable… maybe”.
Most of the Pro-class rigs gave it a try but only Tiny,
driven by Jon Bundrant was able to successfully negotiate
the challenge.