{"id":889,"date":"2026-03-06T07:58:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolinaoffroadevents.com\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=889"},"modified":"2026-03-06T07:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:58:26","slug":"brown-mountain-beginners-ride","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/carolinaoffroadevents.com\/?mec-events=brown-mountain-beginners-ride","title":{"rendered":"Brown Mountain Beginners Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Join us on <strong>Saturday, May 30, 2026<\/strong>, at <strong>Brown Mountain OHV<\/strong>\u00a0for a <strong>Beginners AWD Off-Road Driving Class<\/strong>! 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><\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\">Cost is $100\/vehicle. No additional cost for passengers.<\/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 Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Brown Mountain OHV\u00a0for a Beginners 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 comfortable getting off-road [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"mec_category":[],"mec_sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-889","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolinaoffroadevents.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/mec-events\/889","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=889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/carolinaoffroadevents.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/mec-events\/889\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinaoffroadevents.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolinaoffroadevents.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinaoffroadevents.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=889"},{"taxonomy":"mec_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinaoffroadevents.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmec_category&post=889"},{"taxonomy":"mec_sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinaoffroadevents.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmec_sponsor&post=889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}