1. Tell us your full name?
Richard Fountain.
2. Where and when were you born?
Birmingham, Alabama.
3. Do you have any brother’s or sister’s?
3 younger sisters.
4. Where do you live now?
About 40 miles north of Birmingham, AL in a small town called
Cleveland.
5. Where do you work?
Construction.
6. What do you do there?
Manage commercial plumbing projects.
7. Do you have a nick name that you like to go by?
Well my kids call me Daddy, does that count? (3 girls &1 boy).
8. How did you get this Nickname?
From the kids.
9. How many years have you been into the sport of off roading?
I started with 4 wheelers around 12 years ago,but I just got into
offroading about 5 years ago.
10. Who, or what first got you interested in the sport?
In 1991 or 1993 I can't remember we (Alabama) had a big snow & ice
storm, I was stuck in the house for a week, no power, no water, &
nothing to do. I was 18 at the time and that was awful. So when the snow
and ice melted I went out a bought a 4 wheeler & have been hooked ever
since then.
11. Are you involved in any off-road club’s? If so, what is the name
of your club?
I'm a Redneck does that count?
12. What is the year, make, and model of your current trail rig?
1987 Suzuki Samurai.
13. How long have you had it?
5 years.
14. Does it have a nickname?
Ol'Red
15. Why did you choose this rig to off-road?
I had a friend with one and a knew what they could do, from riding
with him.
16. What's the best modification you've done to it so far?
That's a tuff one, it would either be the 5:1 T-case gears or the
full roll cage. I have had my rig on it's side or upside down 3 times so
I guess I will have to say the cage is the best mod.
17. What's the worst modification?
3" lift springs, those things rode like a log truck.
18. What’s the scariest moment you’ve ever had off-roading?
I came around a curve on a trail way to fast one time and ended up
rolling 3 & 1/2 times.
19. What was the funniest?
My wife (April) and I were rock crawling one time and I got us over
in a bad spot where the Zook was just about to roll (up on what felt
like 2 and1/2 wheels), when she went into a frenzy on beating the snot
out of my right arm and screaming to the top of her lungs. The funny
part is when she started that I let go of the wheel and skinny pedal and
that is what kept us from flopping on over.
20. What have you learned from the sport that you can apply to your
everyday life?
Most people you find on the trail or in the 4wheel community are
some of the best people in the world. And they will do almost anything
for you or your family.
21. If you could sit down and talk to anyone, past or present, who
would it be and why?
My grandfather, I just didn't get enough time on this earth with
him.
22. Books on tape, or sit down and read?
With 4 kids ages 8, 6, 4 & 2 there isn't much sit down time but I
like a good book.
23. DVD at home or Theater?
At home for sure.
24. What is on your MP3, or in your CD player right now?
Pink Floyd.
25. Radio, CD’s or "Trail Music" when your wheeling?
AC/DC when wheeling.
26. When you're not off-roading, or working, how do you like to spend
your time?
Hunting, fishing, & coaching my kids in ball.
27. If I gave you a free ticket to visit anywhere in the world, where
would you go?
Alaska.
28. What did you want to be most as a kid?
A space man of course.
29. If you could learn to speak any language that you do not already
know, what would it be?
German.
30. What is your best time of the day, morning, noon, or night?
Morning.
31. What’s your most embarrassing moment (so far)?
I lost my swim suite once water skiing, but we wont go into that.
32. Have you ever met anyone famous, and if so, who?
I met all the drivers of Nascar in 2002 at a drivers meeting once.
33. If you could give any piece of advice to a future off-roader,
what would it be?
Take care of all trails and treat the land with respect, or it may
not be there for you to ride next time.
Thank you Richard, and you are now off the Hot Seat
On the Hot
Seat
