The Winter 2024 Alcan 5000 Rally is Almost Here

February 16, 2024 / Andy Lilienthal / 1 Comment

You know the song “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas”? Well, it’s mid-February in our house and you can change that title to “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Alcan.” The Winter 2024 Alcan 5000 Rally is almost here.

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The Crankshaft Culture ‘Not Another Holiday Gift Guide’ Gift Guide

December 15, 2023 / Andy Lilienthal / 1 Comment

Holiday gift guides can be great ways for people to find that just-right gift for their special someone. They can also be useless shill pieces aimed at bringing in traffic to their site without anyone actually touching the products—but that’s not the case here! The Crankshaft Culture Holiday Gift Guide features products we’ve actually used…

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Home From the 2023 Rebelle Rally: An Incredible Honda Journey

November 4, 2023 / Mercedes Lilienthal / Leave a comment

After 2.5 days of driving our trusty 2024 Honda Pilot TrailSport, I’m finally home from this year’s Rebelle Rally! The gear is unloaded and mostly unpacked. Here are a few quick stats about our endeavor:

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Mitsubishi Cars Are Popular In Iceland

August 17, 2023 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment

Imagine if you will, a parallel universe where Mitsubishi vehicles, specifically the Eclipse Cross and Outlander PHEV, are some of the most popular cars on the roads. They’re like every fifth vehicle! While a lot of them are rental cars catering to the masses of tourists on the Nordic island, needless to say, Mitsubishi cars…

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Mitsubishi Pajero Radiator Redo

June 8, 2023 / Andy Lilienthal / 2 Comments

Well, if you’ve ever wondered what a 1992 Mitsubishi Pajero radiator looks like, behold. You may be wondering: why is Andy here with a Pajero radiator? Well, wonder no more. Here’s the scoop.

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Early Morning Airport Vibes, Wanderlust, and Travel

January 31, 2023 / Andy Lilienthal / 1 Comment

Since the pandemic, I haven’t flown a lot. I used to fly all the time, but thanks to the Covid-19 thing and a back injury that sidelined me in 2021 and part of 2022, most of my travel has been on four wheels. But last November, I had to fly to the ’22 SEMA Show…

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Our Mitsubishi Delica On TFLoffroad

November 14, 2022 / Andy Lilienthal / 2 Comments

We drove the Travel Tractor, aka our 1994 Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear, to the Denver area to pick up an Egoé Nest Supertramp camper setup. While we were there the crew from TFL invited us over to have a walkaround done on our Mitsubishi Delica on TFLoffroad, their 4×4/overland-centric channel.

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2022 Alcan 5000 Rally: The Video

October 3, 2022 / Andy Lilienthal / 1 Comment

Partnering with Subaru of America and Subaru Motorsports USA, we tackled the 2022 Alcan 5000 Rally in a new Subaru Outback Wilderness. There were good roads, bad roads, lots of bugs, 1,500 miles of dirt, and amazing camaraderie, scenery, and wildlife. We put together this video of some of the event’s highlights; we hope you enjoy.

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We’re Ready For the 2022 Alcan 5000 Summer Rally!

August 11, 2022 / Andy Lilienthal / 1 Comment

We are one step closer to being ready for the 2022 Alcan 5000 Summer Rally! Our 2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness has its rally livery on, we’ve got our modifications installed, and we’re nearly ready to hit the road.

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We’re Partnering With Subaru of America for the 2022 Alcan 5000 Rally

July 5, 2022 / Andy Lilienthal / 3 Comments

It’s officially official: We’re partnering with Subaru of America for the 2022 Alcan 5000 Rally. The ’22 Alcan 5000 is a summer rally vs. 2020’s winter edition. This means less worry about freezing to death, more worry about massive mosquitoes and traversing thousands of miles of Canadian tarmac, dirt, and gravel. And this year’s vehicle?…

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