Poison Spyder's Larry McCrae, Episode 15

Send us Fan MailLarry McCrae joins us from St George, Utah – his retirement home, to talk about rock crawling in the early days, Poison Spyder, his battle with throat cancer and what he’s up to now.  And no, retirement isn’t really on the list.  Check out https://www.zionjeeptours.com/ next time you’re in Southern Utah, that’s Larry’s latest endeavor that keeps him connected to Jeeps. 3:52 – everybody mods a Datsun pickup, right?7:07 –the back story to Larry’s first Wrangler.10:33 – meeting John Bondurant on the trails17:40 – the impact of John nelson on the professionalism of the sport23:49 – race advice from Rob McCachran29:10 – When opportunities present themselves, the start of Poison Spyder for Larry35:30 – the definition of “lightening in a bottle”37:50 – what precipitated the sale of Poison Spyder to Transamerica41:01 – shocked by the diagnosis 48:40 – “Get off the course!” – racing KOH57:14 – what’s next after three years of retirement – how fast it all happens Catching up with Larry was a lot of fun, it’s fascinating to hear the rest of the stories that we all know just a little bit about.   We want to thank our sponsors Maxxis Tires and 4Low Magazine.www.maxxis.comwww.4lowmagazine.com Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.  Support the show