Adventure Days 2019

Zakar is for sure a very unique place, Rustic and nearly “post apocalyptic” on the outside, but comfortable, fresh and inviting on the inside, Zakar will be the first and only purpose built facility that’s designed to serve both the Adventure Motorcycle and 4x4 Overland market.

We’ve quietly been working on Zakar for more than two years and we’re super excited to introduce it to the world at Adventure Days 2019.

The backstory -

For nearly 17 years RawHyde has served the “Adventure Motorcyclist” and many of our clients are traveling the world, camping off of their motorcycles and “overlanding” on two wheels. We realize that the owner of a 4x4 that also wants to travel the world is very close in mindset to our core moto clients so we’ve decided to diversify, go back to our roots and begin to serve the 4 wheeled “Overland vehicle owner”.

We also plan to continue what we do best, which is training, because in all of North America there isn’t a dedicated place to safely learn to drive an overland vehicle on a professionally built and maintained training course. The Terrain Park at Zakar is being constructed as a multi purpose circuit of challenges and teaching tools for both Motorcycles and Overlanding vehicles.

So – just to be clear Zakar is both a Motorcycle AND 4x4 training facility, with separate trails, special training elements and exhilarating things for each type of machine!

How about the name? you’re probably wondering where the name Zakar came from and how it ties to RawHyde since it’s such an odd word?

The word Zakar is biblical, and makes reference to doing “Memorable things” and that’s what RawHyde is all about. For the last 17 years we’ve been involved in the 2 wheeled side of overlanding & we’ve developed a reputation for providing amazing experiences for people who choose to travel the world on two wheels. Of course experiences do create memories”and thus the word zakar is the result of what we do!

Secondly Zakar is a play on the world famous Dakar Rally (sort of a homonym) – because the story of Dakar is something that has been woven into the fabric of RawHyde since we started the company. The ultimate motorsports adventure, and the ultimate test of both men and machines, both two wheeled and four ! It is the greatest motorsports adventure on earth! Not only does the Dakar Rally travel thousands of miles through the inhospitable reaches of (first) Africa and now South America its an event that takes the participants through amazing zones of hard to reach places, just like those of us in the Overlanding world seek out! We offer an annual tour to follow the Dakar and if you’re interested you can learn more here.

So – RawHyde’s Zakar is a place with a great vibe, that provides training opportunities for the real world of Adventure Travel, both 2 wheeled and 4 wheeled.

Zakar is currently under construction and we plan to debut the facility at Adventure Days in February of 2019!

Please join us if you can either as an exhibitor or as an attendee – Late February 2019