1. Tell us your full name?
Henry Raymond Shank III

2. Where and when were you born?
Born in Houston TX, 1970 a.d.

3. Do you have any brother’s or sister’s?
Three brothers and a sister.

4. Are you married or single?
About to tie the knot. Again.

5. Any kids?
Yes, 1 little boy.

6. Where do you live now?
In Houston

7. Where do you work?
Disaster America

8. What do you do there?
Catastrophe Contractor

9. Do you have a Nickname that you like to go by?
Hank

10. If so, how did you get this Nickname?
Played baseball most of my life, and it rhymes.

11. How many years have you been into the sport of off roading?
20 years now.

12. Who, or what first got you interested in the sport?
Getting to my duck hunting holes required 4x4 or an airboat, and airboats are unattainable at the age of 16.

13. Are you involved in any off-road club’s?
If so, what is the name of your club? No I’m a GDI.

14. What kinds of 4x4's do you own?
86 Zuk, 04 Ford

15. Tell us about your Suzuki?
It’s got a few mods, 6.1 gears, locked in front and a spool out back, snorkel, boggers, race harnesses and seats. Flew to LA to get it and drove it home.

16. How long have you had it?
Almost a year.

17. Does it have a Nickname?
MicroBART = Little bad ass red truck.

18. How often do you get to wheel?
Once a month if I’m lucky.

19. What's the best modification you made to your rig so far?
Snorkel

20. What's the worst?
Stereo, CD skips due to the boggers. LOL

21. Bolt on Mods, or make it yourself?
I used to make them, now I buy them.

22. What’s your level of mechanical skills?
(What’s a wrench, Shade Tree, I’d go pro, but NASCAR hasn’t called yet!)
I can fix almost anything.

23. How do you like your trails?
(Scenic drive, I like a little challenge, or show me the pain!)
Challenge when the kiddo is along, Show me the pain if I’m by myself.

24. What’s the scariest moment you’ve ever had off-roading?
Stopping the truck 2 feet from a 30+ dropoff on a logging trail that was expanded into a strip mining project.

25. What was the funniest?
Sinking my ex-wife’s Land Rover up to the windows on Easter.

26. What have you learned from the sport that you can apply to your everyday life?
Don’t sweat the small stuff.

27. What other outdoor activities do you enjoy?
Hunting, Fishing, Shotgun Sports

28. If you could sit down and talk to anyone, past or present, who would it be and why?
Stevie Ray Vaughn, I’d like to ask him how he practiced, and some secrets to his tone, or either of my Grandfathers.

29. Books on tape, or sit down and read?
Neither unless it’s a tech manual then I’ll set down and read.

30. DVD at home or Theater?
DVD at home or in the truck.

31. What is on your MP3, or in your CD player right now?
The Essential Waylon Jennings

32. Radio, CD’s or "Trail Music" when your wheeling?
“Trail Music”, CB down low.

33. When you're not off-roading, or working, how do you like to spend your time?
With my Son.

34. If I gave you a free ticket to visit anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Back to the Rubicon.

35. What did you want to be most as a kid?
A Cowboy

36. If you could learn to speak any language that you do not already know, what would it be?
Spanish, cause it looks like we’re gonna all need to speak it in short order down here in TX.

37. What is your best time of the day, morning, noon, or night?
Night.

38. What’s your most embarrassing moment (so far?)
The first gig my band played. Horrible.

39. Have you ever met anyone famous, and if so, who?
Willie Nelson, got to hang in his bus (for a minute or two)

40. If you could give any piece of advice to a future off-roader, what would it be?
Always listen to the old guys, they’ve usually already been there and done that, and when you really need some advice they’ll be gone.

Thank you Hank, and you are now off the Hot Seat!