uadratec, Inc. is proud to announce the participation of Team Quadratec in the United Rock Crawling and Off-Road Challenge (UROC) Pro-National Atlantic Division for the 2006 Season. The division was created from a merger of UROC and Paragon Adventure Park's NEUROC series to create the Atlantic Division for UROC. This division is a fresh face to the West Coast Extreme Series and Team Quadratec looks forward to the coming year. Team Quadratec has three vehicles in the Stock, Stock Modified and Super Modified. Returning for the 2005 season is Aaron Stapen and his spotter Don Nichols from Team Mallcrawler and joining him is number 104 Jack Bettio. Jack Bettio and his spotter, Dave Cleary, have been in the professional rock crawling scene since it's conception and has a long history of being a top performer. Joining Jack's team is Charlie Melchner from Mahopac Marine Racing. Charlie and his Rock Crusher buggies has long been a trendsetter in design for the Super Modified class and we look forward to his participation with Jack and Aaron. We wish Team Quadratec the best of luck in the upcoming season and look for more updates and event news in the future!

The greatest story you've ever told. Marvel and Jeep teamed up together with this creative idea to let customers help write a comic book that centers on four characters and a Jeep Patriot. I really like the idea that it's interactive, I mean they could have just come up with a comic strip which focuses on Jeep. I signed up today and will let you know what I created. Interestingly, the Patriot is also the name of a vehicle in Rockstar Games hit video game series Grand Theft Auto. Jeep is realy trying to attract the younger Crowd with Comics and Video games.

WE Rock competitors descended on Rausch Creek Off-Road Park for the Eastern Finals and slugged it out, putting their wits and skills to the test on the newest stage for rock crawling in the North East. Obstacles took on affectionate names from the competitors: Whale Back, Horse Shoe and the Helmet. With the course designed by WE Rock's Rich Klein, the weekend was shaping up to be just another stroll in the park. Yeah, right. Matt Deas commented on the Helmet obstacle, "That was one of those courses that was kind of deceiving, it was man-made with good traction. I looked at it and thought it wasn't too bad. We just kept battling around on it and I'm thinking Oh My. Two or three backs later we finally got through. It was a pretty tough little course. I thought the event was great and I really liked Rausch Creek. The thing I liked about it most was that it was half natural and half man-made, so you got both ends of the field there. I thought that was kind of neat."

With the latest Liberty, Jeep seems to be showing us that the way forward looks like the Commander. Is that a good thing, or simply a way to make you think "Commander" when time comes to replace your Libby?

A recent article in the San Francisco Journal finished up with that paragraph. Overall, the review is fair. It starts out detailing the pains that make living with previous generations of the Wrangler name somewhat of a trade off. With this newest model, it's almost like Jeep took almost all of the rough edges, smoothed them out, then reviewed things and decided to add a smidge of pain back into the package. Just to keep with tradition. To this end, they seem to have made sure the rear seat is solid, up-right and thoroughly uncomfortable. This is certainly nothing dramatic to any owner, as they'll be up front, where new, nicer touches abound.

Winter is on its way and in its wake the hazards of driving in snow and ice. With some planning and the right equipment, however, you can avoid becoming an accident statistic. Mark Cox, executive director of the Bridgestone Winter Driving School in Steamboat Springs, Colo., says it's important during the winter months to keep abreast of weather reports in your area.

It may not be an age-old question, but the decision whether to lease or buy an automobile is one that puzzles many consumers. Experienced car buyers may know the ins and outs of the lease vs. purchase question, but novice shoppers may not know of the leasing option or why they might want to choose that route.

Changing the oil and filter is the most frequently neglected service by vehicle owners, according to a survey of ASE-certified automotive technicians conducted by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE). The ASE survey asked technicians to list the auto maintenance that their customers most frequently neglect. From this survey, ASE compiled a Top Ten List of Vehicle Neglect.

More than four million new vehicles will be purchased in the next three months as car manufacturers roll out their 2001 lines, and you can bet that proud owners will waste little time flicking on their radios. But while the limitations of factory sound systems long have been a barrier to superior car audio, an array of innovations now gives new vehicle buyers a convenient and affordable way to break that barrier and reach new levels of audio satisfaction.

You say concern for the environment isn't reason enough to conserve gasoline? Then how about gasoline prices? According to the experts at the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE), motorists can get the most out of each gallon of gas by following a few simple conservation and maintenance measures