The founder of NORRA, ORMHOF, and “off-road” Ed Pearlman is remembered in Episode 189
Conversations with Big Rich
English - November 16, 2023 07:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBAutomotive Leisure Sports offroad rockcrawling overlanding off-road rock crawling overland jeep Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Ed Pearlman was ahead of his time, creating the first Mexican 1000 which later translated into NORRA; he founded the Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame, as well. Today we remember him with a conversation with his son, Mike Pearlman. Ed is why we say; legends live at ORMHOF.org. Be sure to tune in on your favorite podcast app.
3:10 – we never saw a Land Cruiser before, it was a real Tarzan vehicle back then.
8:18 – if we can only get 60 entries, at $100 an entry, that’d be enough to pay for the event
11:37 – you misunderstood, this is the Off Road Rally Association, it’s not a race, it’s a rally
22:11 – why don’t we just put on a vintage race?
34:43 – it all started because Dad wanted to take his kid hunting
Special thanks to ORMHOF.org for support and sponsorship of this podcast.
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