Overland Journal / OFFICIAL SPONSOR Posted on April 12, 2016 by dryohe </ifr </p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"> Posted in <a href="https://muddychef.com/category/muddy-chef-sponsors/" rel="tag">2016 Sponsors</a>, <a href="https://muddychef.com/category/2017-sponsors/" rel="tag">2017 SPONSORS</a>, <a href="https://muddychef.com/category/2018-sponsors/" rel="tag">2018 Sponsors</a>, <a href="https://muddychef.com/category/mcc-news/" rel="tag">MCC News</a> </span> <span class="sep"> | </span> <span class="tag-links"> Tagged <a href="https://muddychef.com/tag/arkonik/" rel="tag">Arkonik</a>, <a href="https://muddychef.com/tag/land-rover-challenge/" rel="tag">land rover challenge</a>, <a href="https://muddychef.com/tag/land-rover-cooking/" rel="tag">land rover cooking</a>, <a href="https://muddychef.com/tag/land-rover-dealers/" rel="tag">land rover dealers</a>, <a href="https://muddychef.com/tag/land-rover-events/" rel="tag">land rover events</a>, <a href="https://muddychef.com/tag/land-rover-gourmet/" rel="tag">land rover gourmet</a>, <a href="https://muddychef.com/tag/lime-rock-park-land-rover/" rel="tag">Lime Rock Park Land Rover</a>, <a href="https://muddychef.com/tag/muddy-chef-challenge/" rel="tag">muddy chef challenge</a>, <a href="https://muddychef.com/tag/overland-expo-muddy-chef-challenge/" rel="tag">overland expo muddy chef challenge</a>, <a href="https://muddychef.com/tag/overland-journal/" rel="tag">overland journal</a>, <a href="https://muddychef.com/tag/overland-journal-muddy-chef-challenge/" rel="tag">Overland Journal Muddy Chef Challenge</a>, <a href="https://muddychef.com/tag/overlanding/" rel="tag">Overlanding</a>, <a href="https://muddychef.com/tag/prestige-auto-group/" rel="tag">prestige auto group</a> </span> <span class="sep"> | </span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://muddychef.com/overland-journal-official-sponsor/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> <span class="sep"> | </span> </footer><!-- #entry-meta --> </article><!-- #post-3324 --> <article id="post-1895" class="post-1895 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mcc-news category-media-photos-from-the-muddy-chef-challenge category-profiles tag-bill-lucas tag-cideroad tag-cooking-and-land-rover tag-crown-maple tag-equinox tag-garden-and-gun tag-kate-upton tag-land-rover tag-land-rover-dealers tag-land-rover-driving-school tag-land-rover-gourmet tag-land-rover-guilford tag-land-rover-muddy-chef tag-lime-rock tag-lime-rock-park tag-muddy-chef tag-off-road-adventure tag-overland-journal tag-vermont-overland tag-vermont-overland-journal tag-vladimir-putin"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://muddychef.com/profile-bill-lucas/" title="Permalink to PROFILE / Bill Lucas" rel="bookmark">PROFILE / Bill Lucas</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://muddychef.com/profile-bill-lucas/" title="12:22 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2015-05-26T12:22:18-04:00">May 26, 2015</time></a><span class="byline"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://muddychef.com/author/dryohe/" title="View all posts by dryohe" rel="author">dryohe</a></span></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content post_content"> <p><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">1.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">If Land Rover made an aircraft would you fly in it? Why/Why Not?<br /> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 31pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;"><em>Of course. How could shoddy electronics or <span style="color: #1c1c1c;">dissimilar metals corrosion possibly effect the safety and reliability of an aircraft?<br /> </span></em></span></p> <p><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">2.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Tell us a little about your background, your career and where you live.<br /> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 27pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;"><em>I live in West Hartford, CT with my wife Rae. I make my living flying a Dassault Falcon 50 business jet out of the Boston area.<br /> </em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 27pt;"><img decoding="async" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Armee_de_l'Air_-_Dassault_Falcon_50.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p style="margin-left: 27pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;"><em>My first off-roading experiences were with the US Army while assigned to an Air Cavalry unit, in many of their slung loaded ¼ ton M151’s. Over the years I’ve owned a Jeep, a Bronco, and a Blazer, spending most of the off road time on the beaches of RI and MA.<br /> </em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 27pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;"><em>In 2009 we bought our ’04 Disco, totally stock. After one trip to the Winter Romp, I was hooked, and slowly started to bolt aftermarket things onto and into it.<br /> </em></span></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="" src="http://muddychef.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/052615_1622_PROFILEBill1.png" alt="" width="714" height="510" /><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;"><em><br /> </em></span></p> <p><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">3.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">How many Land Rovers have you owned and which was your favorite?<br /> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 27pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;"><em>Just the Disco as of now, but we are considering obtaining a second one – to keep stock, clean, and running.<br /> </em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 27pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;"><em>My favorite however would be the RHD Defender I was able to wheel at the LR Experience / West Country facility while on a trip over in the UK.<br /> </em></span></p> <p><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">4.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">What’s the best thing about owning a Land Rover?<br /> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 27pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;"><em>Being able to go anywhere, whenever, in a New England snow storm.<br /> </em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 27pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;"><em>And of course, other LR owners / friends.</em> <em><br /> </em></span></p> <p><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">5.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">What’s the worst thing about owning a Land Rover?<br /> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 27pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;"> <em>Trouble shooting new noises, lights, leaks, and alarms.<br /> </em></span></p> <p><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">6.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Been on an adventure? – tell us about it<br /> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 27pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;"><em>November ’11. MA’s <strong>Old Florida Road (FYI – We just added this trail to the 2015 Muddy Chef Challenge, you have been warned! LOL)</strong>, with the Bay State Rover Owners group. 12 hours to finish the four or so mile course, and then the winter drive home without fwd sunroof glass and a very bent track rod.<br /> </em></span></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><img decoding="async" class="" src="http://muddychef.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/052615_1622_PROFILEBill2.jpg" alt="" width="728" height="485" /><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;"><em><br /> </em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 27pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">7.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">How do you plan to beat the competition this year at the Muddy Chef Challenge?<br /> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 27pt; padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;"><em>I’ve seen firsthand the competition from last year. I do not plan to beat any of them.<br /> </em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 27pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">8.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">If you could ask Land Rover for a particular type of vehicle what would it be?<br /> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="padding-left: 60px;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><em>A Disco or Defender type model that a Chevy small block could easily bolt into.</em></span> <span style="font-family: Arial;"><em><br /> </em></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">9.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">What upgrades/modifications does your Land Rover have?<br /> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 27pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;"><em>Snorkle, HD suspension, steel bumpers/sliders, winch, aux lights, EasyPass, inline Chevy thermo mod, aft cargo conversion, new ‘old school’ Rover paint, and latest, a rebuilt ’67 Army ¼ trailer for the tent and gear.</em><br /> </span></p> <p style="padding-left: 60px;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="" src="http://muddychef.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/052615_1622_PROFILEBill3.jpg" alt="" width="689" height="459" /><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;"><br /> </span></p> <p style="padding-left: 60px;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="" src="http://muddychef.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/052615_1622_PROFILEBill4.jpg" alt="" width="689" height="517" /><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;"><br /> </span></p> <p style="padding-left: 60px;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="" src="http://muddychef.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/052615_1622_PROFILEBill5.jpg" alt="" width="689" height="459" /><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;"><br /> </span></p> <p><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">10.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">If you were on safari <span style="color: #17366b;">what <span style="color: #1a1a1a;">three people<span style="color: #17366b;"> (living or dead) <span style="color: #1a1a1a;">would you pick to bring along?<br /> </span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><em>Vladimir Putin, Sir Edmund Hillary, and Bewitched’s Dr. Bombay. Then let the campfire banter begin.<br /> </em></span></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><a href="http://muddychef.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ap_vladimir_putin_dm_130726_ssh.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1901" src="http://muddychef.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ap_vladimir_putin_dm_130726_ssh.jpg" alt="ap_vladimir_putin_dm_130726_ssh" width="531" height="411" srcset="https://muddychef.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ap_vladimir_putin_dm_130726_ssh.jpg 531w, https://muddychef.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ap_vladimir_putin_dm_130726_ssh-300x232.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px" /></a></p> <p style="margin-left: 22pt;"><a href="http://muddychef.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sir-edmund-hillary.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1902" src="http://muddychef.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sir-edmund-hillary.jpg" alt="sir-edmund-hillary" width="470" height="588" srcset="https://muddychef.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sir-edmund-hillary.jpg 470w, https://muddychef.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sir-edmund-hillary-240x300.jpg 240w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px" /></a></p> <p style="margin-left: 22pt;"><a href="http://muddychef.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bf1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1903" src="http://muddychef.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bf1.jpg" alt="bf1" width="720" height="540" srcset="https://muddychef.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bf1.jpg 720w, https://muddychef.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bf1-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></a></p> <p style="margin-left: 22pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><em>And Kate Upton, assuming she’s off Keenan’s safari by now.<br /> </em></span></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><a href="http://muddychef.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Kate-Upton-HD-Wallpapers.jpg"><img loading="lazy" 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rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2015-03-03T16:31:16-05:00">March 3, 2015</time></a><span class="byline"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://muddychef.com/author/dryohe/" title="View all posts by dryohe" rel="author">dryohe</a></span></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content post_content"> <p><iframe loading="lazy" src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1j1h2OKZtVn7sCrtEwflYVGB9mqenlQMdJTPKVnh1Tw0/embed?start=true&loop=true&delayms=10000" width="960" height="569" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen">