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Year/Make/Model: 2012 Jeep JK Rubicon Engine: 3.8L Penstar Owner: Kevin Peddie Location: Spruce Grove, AB

MARIO

Modifications: - Smittybilt On-board Air - 325/65-r18 Duratrac 10ply Tires with Custom Hydro Dipped Mayham Rims - Osram Aftermarket LED Head Lights - XRC Front and Rear Bumpers - Full Custom Skid Plates Protecting 100% of the Underside of the Jeep - Superchip TrailDash 2 - Custom 1350 Chromoly Front and rear Drive Shafts (made custom by Alberta Drive Line) - 13/50 Double Carbide Shafts - 5:13 Yukon Gears with Detroit E Lockers - Front and Rear Sleeved Dana 44 - Osram LED Fog Lights - Osram LED 20” Light Bar - Trail X 10,0000 lbs winch with 120” Synthetic Line - 2.5” Rock Krawler - Electric Sway Bar Disconnects - Fox 2.0 Shocks All Around - Teraflex Bump Stops

Kevin Peddie and Tracy Norell are friends, co-organizers, Jeep enthu- siast and most importantly, off-road addicts! In fact, they love off-road- ing so much that they created a public group named North Country Off-Road Addicts. If Kevin had his way, he would spend the vast majority of his time

off-roading or showing off Mario, his 2012 Jeep JK Rubicon, at meets or adding more mods to increase his enjoyment of both of those activ- ities. Kevin’s reason for off-roading is pretty blunt: “being able to see parts of this country others can’t get to”. So far, Kevin has a couple of prime candidates for best mod on his ride: “I love my gear set 5”13 Yukon Gears. This allows me to run my tires of choice with no loss of power in the mud or on the hills. That is followed by my Rock Krawler 2.5” Suspension System, which matches with the Fox 2.0 Shocks.” Kevin’s next modifications will either be a custom rear winch or 14” coil overs, front and rear.

When it comes to Mario, Kevin has a philosophy, after long days spent off-roading over rough terrain in the Alberta Wilderness. He states: “I own a Jeep so the work is never done - new parts come out and there are new trails to discover. I would be lying if I said I had an end game.“

Mario still has to do double duty as a daily driver as well as being a conqueror of the unknown wild. In addition, Kevin takes Mario to local meets, shows, charity runs, memorial runs and trail clean- ups. When he’s headed to those kinds of events, “I like to keep my rig looking nice and clean yet at the same time, I am not afraid to push it to its limits on the trail.”

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