Sep 06

1. Tell us your full name?
Jim Carr (dad)
Jayma Carr (daughter)

2. Where and when were you born?
Jim: Vincennes, IN 1952
Jayma: Lafayette, IN 1982

3. Do you have any brother�s or sister�s?
Jim: 1 sister, 1 brother
Jayma: 1 sister

4. Are you married or single?
Jim: Married to Judy
Jayma: Not yet, the radar is out

5. Any kids?
Jim: If you haven�t figured it out yet � two daughters
Jayma: If you haven�t figured it out yet � none

6. Where do you live now?
Jim: Muncie, IN
Jayma: Huntington, IN

7. Where do you work?
Jim: I�m a salesman and cover the northern two thirds of Indiana
Jayma: Youth Director for Huntington Trinity United Methodist Church

8. What do you do there?
Jim: Sell tools to metal fabricators, if you want to punch a hole in a piece of sheet metal or bend a piece of sheet metal � I sell the tools to do that. My career has been working in fab shops.
Jayma: This is my first job after college and I direct the activities for the youth of the church.

9. Do you have a Nickname that you like to go by?
Jim: nope
Jayma: nope

10. If so, how did you get this Nickname?
N/A

11. How many years have you been into the sport of off-roading?
Jim: Did a little bit a long time ago, but have really gotten into it with the zuk.
Jayma: Started with my dad.

12. Who, or what first got you interested in the sport?
Jim: I�ve always been a motorhead and enjoy anything that includes a motor and wheels. I remember my Boy Scout leader had a really nice Willy�s with a retrofit V8. That was probably the first intro to off-roading � if you don�t count the time we took granny�s �62 Impala and got it stuck in a field. A couple of bucks at the car wash � good as new, unfortunately, I didn�t have my driver�s license yet.
Jayma: Growing up with my dad, I was exposed to everything automotive.

13. Are you involved in any off-road club�s? If so, what is the name of your club?
Jim: No, but we have met so many great people wheelin�, we should start a club.
Jayma: ditto

14. What kinds of 4x4's do you own?
Jim: It started when I was talking to my buddy and speculating if you could put a WW II jeep body on a Suzuki chassis. We each bought a zuk on ebay. Both came from the Carolina�s and the bodies were in such good shape we nixed the idea of doing the jeep thing. Jayma bought my buddy�s zuk.
Jim: 87 Suzuki Samurai
Jayma: 88.5 Samurai

15. Tell us about your Suzuki?
Jim: Basically stock, 235 tires, SPOA, I rebuilt the engine, painted, and fabricated a few parts.
Jayma: Also stock with 235�s, shackle lift, recently painted, ARB bumper.

16. How long have you had it?
Jim: five years
Jayma: one year

17. Does it have a Nickname?
Jim: �old yellar�
Jayma: not yet

18. How often do you get to wheel?
Jim: try and go once a month, but we both use them around town.

19. What's the best modification you made to your rig so far?
Jim: A new heater core. Did the heater box clean out and the cowl screen with limited results. The next winter (on a very cold day) I put in a new heater core and wow! � I can now turn down the fan and heat control!
Jayma: I insisted on a new heater core as well. Looking forward to the SPOA.

20. Whats the worst?
Jim: the plastic cup holder didn�t last long
Jayma: the mice in the barn decided to build a nest in the defrost duct. Their modification � not mine.

21. Bolt on Mods, or make it yourself?
Jim: I�ve retained my sanity by fabricating as much as I can. Front and rear bumpers, rear roll hoop, single back seat, tool box mount, front hood release, rocker guards, trailer hitch, spare tire extension, CB antenna mount.
Jayma: inner door panels, and what ever the old man has in mind.

22. What�s your level of mechanical skills?
What�s a wrench, Shade Tree, I�d go pro, but NASCAR hasn�t called yet!
Jim: Most of my tools are metric and I don�t have any �� drive sockets so the nascar boys aren�t going to call. I enjoy designing and building just about anything.
Jayma: I know the difference between a �-20 bolt and a screwdriver

23. How do you like your trails, Scenic drive, I like a little challenge, or show me the pain!
Jim: we both like a little challenge. We don�t have t-case gears (yet) or lockers (yet) but it is amazing all the fun you can have with a stock zuk.

24. What�s the scariest moment you�ve ever had off-roading?
Jim: Jayma and I were moving to a better viewing location for the rally competition at zookimelt a couple of years ago. I drove through this particularly nasty side cut and almost rolled it with hundreds of people looking on. All the people watching had eyes the size of half dollars and were mouthing the words �he made it!?� in amazement. Jayma said, �dad, let�s not do that again�, I said �we�re never going to do that again!� Too close for comfort.

25. What was the funniest?
Jim: Again, Jayma and I were together at the Badlands on a Friday. I thought we�d explore some quad trails down in the swampy area on the west side of the park. The second water hole we hit was one of those that is four feet deep on one side. We nosed the zuk in and with the cockpit filling with water, the right rear tire about 3 feet off the ground, a large thunderstorm was approaching from the southwest. About the time we started recovery (come-along to a tree, complete with poison ivy, the gift that keeps on giving) the wind came howling through the tree tops and it started raining. We got drenched, the truck out, then turned around, and went back to the truck area � where the water holes are flat on the bottom.

26. What have you learned from the sport that you can apply to your everyday life?
Jim: When there is an obstacle (on the trail or in life) sometimes it�s better to put the wheel on the rock (the obstacle) as to try and miss it.
Jayma: if you hang out with my dad, life is an adventure.

27. What other outdoor activities do you enjoy?
Jim: Motorsports, boating, water skiing, canoeing, golf
Jayma: Water skiing, camping, whatever�s the next adventure with dad.

28. If you could sit down and talk to anyone, past or present, who would it be and why?
Jim: Jimmy Clark my race car driving hero as a youth
Jayma: can�t think of anybody off hand.

29. Books on tape, or sit down and read?
Jim: sit down and read
Jayma: books on tape

30. DVD at home or Theater?
Jim: DVD on occasion, theater almost never.
Jayma: DVD

31. What is on your MP3, or in your CD player right now?
Jim: Jeremy Camp
Jayma: David Crowder Band

32. Radio, CD�s or "Trail Music" when you�re wheeling?
Jim: usually don�t have any, just the CB
Jayma: a CD when things get boring waiting on somebody to clear the trail.

33. When you're not off-roading, or working, how do you like to spend your time?
Jim: Zuk R&D (research and dream), hanging out in the garage, woodworking, building furniture, knocking a few items off the honey-do list.
Jayma: hanging out with friends

34. If I gave you a free ticket to visit anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Jim: Australia, the 8th grade dream, get a WW II jeep, paint it yellow, take it to Australia.
Jayma: Australia also.

35. What did you want to be most as a kid?
Jim: race car driver
Jayma: teacher

36. If you could learn to speak any language that you do not already know, what would it be?
Jim: Japanese
Jayma: Spanish

37. What is your best time of the day, morning, noon, or night?
Jim: Morning
Jayma: night

38. What�s your most embarrassing moment (so far?)
Jim: flat towing the zuk home from the Badlands, reaching for a pop in the cooler, looking up and see I�m driving off the right side of the road. Thankfully, the zuk detached itself from the tow vehicle and did it�s �dukes of hazard� endo on it�s own.
Jayma: it�s a secret

39. Have you ever met anyone famous, and if so, who?
Jim: I�ve got a couple of high school buddies that live in Hollywood. One is Jesse Ventura�s agent and the other has written a bunch of movies. Kinda famous.
Jayma: Bill Johnston, editor of iZook.com

40. Tell me a little known fact about yourself.
We�d like to keep them �little known�

41. If you could give any piece of advice to a future off-roader, what would it be?
Jim: Having two daughters, I had to ease into doing all this adventure stuff with their mother. So early on, when their mother said the word �dangerous� as in �that sounds dangerous�, we, the girls and I would substitute the word �fun�. It may look dangerous to your mom but chances are it�s going to be fun.
Jayma: dangerous = fun

Thank you Jim and Jayma, and you are now off the Hot Seat!

		On the Hot Seat with Brent May Staying with the "take your lady wheeling" theme, this month I'm bringing you a first for The Hot Seat. TWO interviews at once! PLEASE, PLEASE...hold your applause till the end of the show! A father and his daughter that love the sport so much, they each have there own rigs. That's got to make daddy proud! So dad's, get out there with those kids and share your love of the outdoors, and maybe your duo will be featured on the Hot Seat!
		1. Tell us your full name? Jim Carr (dad) Jayma Carr (daughter) 2. Where and when were you born? Jim: Vincennes, IN 1952 Jayma: Lafayette, IN 1982 3. Do you have any brother�s or sister�s? Jim: 1 sister, 1 brother Jayma: 1 sister 4. Are you married or single? Jim: Married to Judy Jayma: Not yet, the radar is out 5. Any kids? Jim: If you haven�t figured it out yet � two daughters Jayma: If you haven�t figured it out yet � none 6. Where do you live now? Jim: Muncie, IN Jayma: Huntington, IN 7. Where do you work? Jim: I�m a salesman and cover the northern two thirds of Indiana Jayma: Youth Director for Huntington Trinity United Methodist Church 8. What do you do there? Jim: Sell tools to metal fabricators, if you want to punch a hole in a piece of sheet metal or bend a piece of sheet metal � I sell the tools to do that. My career has been working in fab shops. Jayma: This is my first job after college and I direct the activities for the youth of the church. 9. Do you have a Nickname that you like to go by? Jim: nope Jayma: nope 10. If so, how did you get this Nickname? N/A 11. How many years have you been into the sport of off-roading? Jim: Did a little bit a long time ago, but have really gotten into it with the zuk. Jayma: Started with my dad. 12. Who, or what first got you interested in the sport? Jim: I�ve always been a motorhead and enjoy anything that includes a motor and wheels. I remember my Boy Scout leader had a really nice Willy�s with a retrofit V8. That was probably the first intro to off-roading � if you don�t count the time we took granny�s �62 Impala and got it stuck in a field. A couple of bucks at the car wash � good as new, unfortunately, I didn�t have my driver�s license yet. Jayma: Growing up with my dad, I was exposed to everything automotive. 13. Are you involved in any off-road club�s? If so, what is the name of your club? Jim: No, but we have met so many great people wheelin�, we should start a club. Jayma: ditto 14. What kinds of 4x4's do you own? Jim: It started when I was talking to my buddy and speculating if you could put a WW II jeep body on a Suzuki chassis. We each bought a zuk on ebay. Both came from the Carolina�s and the bodies were in such good shape we nixed the idea of doing the jeep thing. Jayma bought my buddy�s zuk. Jim: 87 Suzuki Samurai Jayma: 88.5 Samurai 15. Tell us about your Suzuki? Jim: Basically stock, 235 tires, SPOA, I rebuilt the engine, painted, and fabricated a few parts. Jayma: Also stock with 235�s, shackle lift, recently painted, ARB bumper. 16. How long have you had it? Jim: five years Jayma: one year 17. Does it have a Nickname? Jim: �old yellar� Jayma: not yet 18. How often do you get to wheel? Jim: try and go once a month, but we both use them around town. 19. What's the best modification you made to your rig so far? Jim: A new heater core. Did the heater box clean out and the cowl screen with limited results. The next winter (on a very cold day) I put in a new heater core and wow! � I can now turn down the fan and heat control! Jayma: I insisted on a new heater core as well. Looking forward to the SPOA. 20. Whats the worst? Jim: the plastic cup holder didn�t last long Jayma: the mice in the barn decided to build a nest in the defrost duct. Their modification � not mine. 21. Bolt on Mods, or make it yourself? Jim: I�ve retained my sanity by fabricating as much as I can. Front and rear bumpers, rear roll hoop, single back seat, tool box mount, front hood release, rocker guards, trailer hitch, spare tire extension, CB antenna mount. Jayma: inner door panels, and what ever the old man has in mind. 22. What�s your level of mechanical skills? What�s a wrench, Shade Tree, I�d go pro, but NASCAR hasn�t called yet! Jim: Most of my tools are metric and I don�t have any �� drive sockets so the nascar boys aren�t going to call. I enjoy designing and building just about anything. Jayma: I know the difference between a �-20 bolt and a screwdriver 23. How do you like your trails, Scenic drive, I like a little challenge, or show me the pain! Jim: we both like a little challenge. We don�t have t-case gears (yet) or lockers (yet) but it is amazing all the fun you can have with a stock zuk. 24. What�s the scariest moment you�ve ever had off-roading? Jim: Jayma and I were moving to a better viewing location for the rally competition at zookimelt a couple of years ago. I drove through this particularly nasty side cut and almost rolled it with hundreds of people looking on. All the people watching had eyes the size of half dollars and were mouthing the words �he made it!?� in amazement. Jayma said, �dad, let�s not do that again�, I said �we�re never going to do that again!� Too close for comfort. 25. What was the funniest? Jim: Again, Jayma and I were together at the Badlands on a Friday. I thought we�d explore some quad trails down in the swampy area on the west side of the park. The second water hole we hit was one of those that is four feet deep on one side. We nosed the zuk in and with the cockpit filling with water, the right rear tire about 3 feet off the ground, a large thunderstorm was approaching from the southwest. About the time we started recovery (come-along to a tree, complete with poison ivy, the gift that keeps on giving) the wind came howling through the tree tops and it started raining. We got drenched, the truck out, then turned around, and went back to the truck area � where the water holes are flat on the bottom. 26. What have you learned from the sport that you can apply to your everyday life? Jim: When there is an obstacle (on the trail or in life) sometimes it�s better to put the wheel on the rock (the obstacle) as to try and miss it. Jayma: if you hang out with my dad, life is an adventure. 27. What other outdoor activities do you enjoy? Jim: Motorsports, boating, water skiing, canoeing, golf Jayma: Water skiing, camping, whatever�s the next adventure with dad. 28. If you could sit down and talk to anyone, past or present, who would it be and why? Jim: Jimmy Clark my race car driving hero as a youth Jayma: can�t think of anybody off hand. 29. Books on tape, or sit down and read? Jim: sit down and read Jayma: books on tape 30. DVD at home or Theater? Jim: DVD on occasion, theater almost never. Jayma: DVD 31. What is on your MP3, or in your CD player right now? Jim: Jeremy Camp Jayma: David Crowder Band 32. Radio, CD�s or "Trail Music" when you�re wheeling? Jim: usually don�t have any, just the CB Jayma: a CD when things get boring waiting on somebody to clear the trail. 33. When you're not off-roading, or working, how do you like to spend your time? Jim: Zuk R&D (research and dream), hanging out in the garage, woodworking, building furniture, knocking a few items off the honey-do list. Jayma: hanging out with friends 34. If I gave you a free ticket to visit anywhere in the world, where would you go? Jim: Australia, the 8th grade dream, get a WW II jeep, paint it yellow, take it to Australia. Jayma: Australia also. 35. What did you want to be most as a kid? Jim: race car driver Jayma: teacher 36. If you could learn to speak any language that you do not already know, what would it be? Jim: Japanese Jayma: Spanish 37. What is your best time of the day, morning, noon, or night? Jim: Morning Jayma: night 38. What�s your most embarrassing moment (so far?) Jim: flat towing the zuk home from the Badlands, reaching for a pop in the cooler, looking up and see I�m driving off the right side of the road. Thankfully, the zuk detached itself from the tow vehicle and did it�s �dukes of hazard� endo on it�s own. Jayma: it�s a secret 39. Have you ever met anyone famous, and if so, who? Jim: I�ve got a couple of high school buddies that live in Hollywood. One is Jesse Ventura�s agent and the other has written a bunch of movies. Kinda famous. Jayma: Bill Johnston, editor of iZook.com 40. Tell me a little known fact about yourself. We�d like to keep them �little known� 41. If you could give any piece of advice to a future off-roader, what would it be? Jim: Having two daughters, I had to ease into doing all this adventure stuff with their mother. So early on, when their mother said the word �dangerous� as in �that sounds dangerous�, we, the girls and I would substitute the word �fun�. It may look dangerous to your mom but chances are it�s going to be fun. Jayma: dangerous = fun Thank you Jim and Jayma, and you are now off the Hot Seat!