{"id":883,"date":"2026-03-06T07:30:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolinaoffroadevents.com\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=883"},"modified":"2026-03-06T07:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:50:45","slug":"gulches-ride","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/carolinaoffroadevents.com\/?mec-events=gulches-ride","title":{"rendered":"Gulches Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join us on\u00a0<strong>Saturday, April 14, 2026<\/strong>, at <strong>Gulches Off-Road Vehicle Park<\/strong> for a <strong>Beginners and Intermediate AWD Off-Road Driving Class<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<div>This will be a beginner trail ride. Intro to Offroad basics and intro to gear needed to ensure you have a safe and fun day on the trails. This ride is to help you feel comfortable getting off-road for the first time. The agenda is <strong>a 4-6 hour course that<\/strong> combines open-air classroom instruction with hands-on experience, covering the fundamentals of off-road driving.<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>What to Expect:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Morning Session:<\/strong> An in-depth classroom discussion on \u201cunderstanding the capabilities\u201d of your vehicle.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Afternoon Trail Ride:<\/strong> Put theory into action as you navigate the course, experiencing firsthand AWD capabilities of your vehicle.\u00a0 We\u2019ll hit the trails to provide real-time spotting, coaching, and training.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\">Hendrick CDJR customers reach out about special pricing. Also, look into the intro to Offroad event on March 21st(free event at Hendrick CDJR)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us on\u00a0Saturday, April 14, 2026, at Gulches Off-Road Vehicle Park for a Beginners and Intermediate AWD Off-Road Driving Class! This will be a beginner trail ride. Intro to Offroad basics and intro to gear needed to ensure you have a safe and fun day on the trails. This ride is to help you feel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":884,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"mec_category":[17,22],"mec_sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-883","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mec_category-core-adventures","mec_category-education"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolinaoffroadevents.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/mec-events\/883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolinaoffroadevents.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/mec-events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolinaoffroadevents.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/mec-events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinaoffroadevents.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinaoffroadevents.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/carolinaoffroadevents.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/mec-events\/883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinaoffroadevents.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolinaoffroadevents.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinaoffroadevents.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=883"},{"taxonomy":"mec_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinaoffroadevents.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmec_category&post=883"},{"taxonomy":"mec_sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinaoffroadevents.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmec_sponsor&post=883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}