{"id":34943,"date":"2025-09-05T10:08:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T14:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=34943"},"modified":"2025-09-05T10:08:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T14:08:27","slug":"dirt-in-the-d-detroit-4fest-off-road-palooza-descends-on-holly-oaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/dirt-in-the-d-detroit-4fest-off-road-palooza-descends-on-holly-oaks","title":{"rendered":"Dirt in the D: Detroit 4fest off-road-palooza descends on Holly Oaks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Detroit transitions from summer to fall dream cruisin\u2019 this weekend. The seasons change, but Motown automobile events continue.<\/p>\n

First up, the seventh annual Detroit 4fest at Holly Oaks ORV Park sponsored by Jeep on Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n

If the Dream Cruise celebrates boulevard hot rods then 4fest embraces off-road dirt kickers. Some 1,000 vehicles and 5,000 people will descend on southeast Michigan\u2019s premier off-road vehicle park for two days of driving, food, music and ogling across the property\u2019s 235 acres of hills, dunes, dirt and rock quarries. Highlights include the Notch Challenge, Bilstein\u2019s 850-horsepower Jeep off-roader built by America\u2019s Most Wanted, Off-Road 101 and Chrysler\u2019s Pacifica Grizzly Peak Concept.<\/p>\n

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Holly Oaks ORV Park, Holly – Detroit 4fest<\/em><\/div>\n

Ross Batchelder, Detroit 4fest<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is year seven for Detroit 4fest at Holly Oaks ORV Park. Can you believe it?\u201d said Detroit-based 4fest President Tom Zielinski, who also runs 4fest events in Texas and West Virginia. \u201cWe start Friday afternoon, and then we do something that’s really unique to Detroit 4fest: it\u2019s the only time you can come to Holly Oaks and go off-roading at night. We call it Nightfest, it\u2019s sponsored by TYRI Off-Road Lighting, and it’s amazing to see hundreds of vehicles out there with their super-bright lights on going up and down the hills.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the sun rises Saturday, the park \u2014 designed by Zielinski\u2019s company, Z-Performance, on the site of an old gravel mine \u2014 becomes a giant adult sandbox crawling with four-wheel vehicles of all makes and sizes from Jeep Wranglers and Ford Broncos to side-by-sides and modified dune buggies.<\/p>\n

Off-road veterans and rookies alike are welcome.<\/p>\n

Detroit 4fest hosts Off-Road 101 all day to teach attendees the fine points of trail driving over Holly’s 40 miles of trails. Participants can also jump into Jeeps for tours with product specialists. And Chaos Motorsports will be at the ready to take attendees on thrill rides in their off-road race vehicles.<\/p>\n

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Holly Oaks ORV Park, Holly – Detroit 4fest<\/em><\/div>\n

Ross Batchelder, Detroit 4fest<\/em><\/div>\n

\u201cWe want to encourage people to go off-roading in their vehicles and to do it in a safe manner,\u201d said Zielinski, a former bike racer who is a fixture in the U.S. off-road community. \u201cOff-roading is different and our Off-Road 101 lead-follows teach the finer points.\u201d<\/p>\n

A sprawling 4fest show paddock overlooking the park welcomes attendees. Jeep anchors the outdoor vendor display with four concept vehicles (JT Convoy, JL Blueprint, JL Rewind, JL Bug Out) and six production models, including the Wrangler Rubicon 392, Gladiator Rubicon, Grand Cherokee 4xe, Grand Wagoneer, new 2026 Cherokee Overland and Compass Trailhawk.<\/p>\n