My husband and I are travel agents who specialize in “high speed experiences”. We recently checked out Dempsey Off Road Adventures to see if they qualified to be a vendor. They more than do. We chose them because of the reputation of Chuck Dempsey, a five time winner of the grueling Baja Races. Using brand new Arctic Cat Wildcat X 1000 UTV’s, Chuck and his crew (Kevin and Kelly) met us at the edge of the desert. After unloading the vehicles, we used the restroom in the decked out RV they brought along, picked out our snacks and water, got a briefing, put on our air conditioned helmets and away we went for a three hour adventure! Yes, our helmets were air conditioned to help keep out the dust. We started off slowly. With Chuck in front, and Kevin following for safety reasons, we were introduced into the beauty of the surrounding hills and valleys. When Chuck was comfortable with us being comfortable handling these expensive high performance vehicles, we really took off. We went up 40° to 60° inclines that seemed impossible. Chuck said “trust the equipment” and we did. Whoa! Eventually, we made our way to some dunes and washouts. The scenery was breathtaking. However, our experience has been that the scenery is always great or the tour wouldn’t go there. For us, the ultimate difference was Chuck and his crew’s support, equipment, and professional experience. When the tour was over, we were given a ‘gift bag’ that included a hat and t-shirt. They are now on our vendor list and will be the only UTV group we use in Las Vegas.
Robin Stock
Global Travel International