(engine revving)
- This is Dirt Everyday Extra.
We are out on the ladies run on Fins & Things in Moab.
So all of these women are out driving their jeeps,
or their husband's jeeps.
Or their family's jeeps.
Or their boyfriend's jeeps.
So, most of the time, women only seem to end up in the
passenger's seat of a Jeep, but not today.
Today, they're getting behind the wheel.
This is a good beginner course.
Some of these women have not been
rock crawling at all before.
Some of these girls have been out on all of the different
trails and have a lot of experience.
So, I'm going to spot the first Jeep through and
kind of help a lot of them.
This is a good little downhill climb here.
There's also an easier downhill over there.
But we're going to see if we can get most of them to
go down the harder stuff and enjoy their day.
So a lot of times, it's usually the guy that's
behind the wheel, and the woman that's
kind of screaming whenever it's on the scary stuff.
But, today, they're learning what it's like
to run the horsepower.
Come on.
Keep it hard that way and keep coming.
Come on.
Come on, come on.
(loud Jeep sounds)
Looking good.
Keep it turned.
And now start straightening it out.
Turn it straight.
And move.
Keep going.
Right there, you're lined up.
- What? - You're good.
Little driver, little driver.
Keep going, driver, driver.
Perfect, straight ahead.
Come on, Barb.
A lot of these feel a lot worse.
So, this is Barb.
Barb's from Boston.
Her boyfriend is one of the best off-road drivers I know.
And he knows Moab like the back of his hand.
But, she usually ends up in the passenger's seat.
So, it's great to see Barb out here.
This is actually her Jeep
It's pretty well built.
It's not massive, but
it's perfect for this type of wheeling.
And she's having a good time figuring out
the very first time what it's like to go
rock crawling in Moab.
- [Man] Brake line check.
(laughter)
Imagine if you had a pressure gauge on the brake line.
Right, friend? - Yep.
- [Man] Imagine right now if you had a pressure gauge
on the brake line.
- Oh yeah.
Come on.
Sheila?
- [Man] Sheila.
Sheila's been rock crawling before.
She was on the women's run last year.
Last year there was only four women on this run.
Come on, Sheila.
You got this.
You do this before.
Bring it back my way.
Little bit more this way.
Keep coming,
and now turn passenger.
Little passenger.
More passenger.
Alright, you're lined up.
- [Woman] I want to go to the bypass.
This is the bypass.
You got it.
- [Man] Perfect.
- Turn it towards me.
Turn it driver.
- [Man] Listen to Fred.
Straight ahead.
Come on.
- I cannot see.
- I'll tell you what to do.
- I'm going to run into the tree.
- No, you're not.
- Oh, god.
- Come on. - Oh, god.
- A little bit passenger.
- Oh, my hat's going to fly off.
- Don't worry, we'll get you a new hat.
- Oh god, Fred.
- You're doing great.
- You're taking me on the steepest part.
- No, this is the easy run.
Keep going, keep going.
- I really am scared.
- No, you'll be fine.
Lean your head out and watch for the tires.
See all that black tire tread?
You're right in line with it. - What do I do?
- Come on.
Keep going.
Keep going, keep going.
Just ride the brake down.
- Okay, don't let the Jeep stop, right?
Oh, god.
- Keep going. - Oh, sweet baby Jesus.
- You're good.
You're good.
- Fred, I'm going to roll.
Fred, I'm going to roll.
- No.
- Fred.
- Go. Go. Go, go, go, go, go.
Go, go, off the brakes.
(laughter)
Alright, next is Delaine.
Delaine's a pro at this.
She loves this.
Come on, Delaine.
Come on.
Straighten your wheel.
Straight.
This is straight.
Come on.
(woman screaming)
- [Man] Let the clutch out.
- Let the clutch out.
Turn the wheel towards me, just a little.
(woman screaming)
Alright.
Drive it.
You're fine.
You're doing good.
(woman screaming)
Go.
Go, go, go.
Go, go, go, go.
Go, go, go, go, go.
(laughter)
- [Man] That's great.
- She's really good at this.
Like she's been doing this lots.
- [Man] That was just her excited.
- Yeah.
Notice that her husband Bruce is out of the car,
over here, doesn't want to have anything to do with it.
- My son Joe's in there.
I have two more. It's all good.
- Come on down.
You're lined up.
You're perfect.
(loud Jeep sounds)
Done.
So that's it.
We're going to keep walking around.
We're going to keep hiking.
Me and Bruce and all the other husbands and boyfriends.
The ladies are having a blast out here.
Learning what their Jeeps can do.
We're going to go check out some more
rock crawling here in Moab, Utah.
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