Derek Emerson

Family: Sister in Michigan, little brother in high school, mom and dad, and two dogs that dont get along (they're getting better).
Employment: UM Criminology student, part time parking ticket writer, football security guard, and summer work is usually janitorial or labor.
Life History: Born near Oklahoma City, lived most of my life in Missoula, planning on going back to the South after graduation.
4x4s: 1987 Toyota IFS The Ute, RC Car, and the imaginary Land Cruiser I drive in my sleep.
Modifications: homemade bumpers and flat bed, 33-inch Goodyear MTRs on junkyard steel wheels, various ammo boxes and jerry cans strapped to the bed, cheapo snorkel for wheeling under the sea, 4-inch Northwest Off-Road Rear Springs, Rancho RS5000 shocks, and Summit racing seats.
Favorite 4x4: The Ute suits me fine, maybe I will get something better in the future.
If money were no object what would you drive off road? Australian Nissan SWB Patrol, with a diesel motor, big kangaroo bar and extremely long range.
Same question, but on road? Some hot rod/buggy hybrid, like something out of Mad Max.
Favorite trail youve been on? The Rock Creek trail was really cool, except for the one short climb on the way out. Trails around Maxville and some up on the Reservation. The scenic trail up to Telephone Butte also comes to mind.
Trail you would like to run someday? Anywhere in the southeast, Oklahoma, Superlift Park in Arkansas or Tellico in North Carolina.
Unrealistically? The jungles of South America, some endless mud bog in the Amazon.
Other interests? Homework and reading boring books for school, exams are fun too! No, I like camping, hiking and easy fishing. Listening to heavy metal, playing with bugs. Getting dirty looks from yuppies and old people when the Ute rolls by and painting things OD Green.
Goals in Life: Keep my Ute for the rest of my life, build a couple of really rare rides and catch criminals until I retire. Then Ill sit on my porch spraying people with a hose.
If you could be any thing in the world? A bounty hunter, or TV personality.