Off Road Rent Team

 

Who are the men behind Off Road Rent company?

Our History

We are a three-man team who has been co-operating in off-roading world together for already more than two decades. The idea for working as a team stems from our joint interest in off-road driving and multiple shared adventures and off-road expeditions.

Eventually we decided to put our wonderful hobby and our a bit extraordinary lifestyle into good use – to bring our knowledge, expertise and passion to the people who share the similar interests.

 

All together we have

Driven together more than 100 000 km!

Organized more than 100 offroad trips, adventures and expeditions!

And built from the scratch more than 10 offroad vehicles!

Our team!

The common theme that binds us together is off-road of course!

Aleksander Suur

Aleksander started off-roading in the second half of the 90. His first competition was in 1999. After that he initiated the Estonian first official off-road club. He has competed in prototype classes and won the second and the third places in Ladoga Trophy, also he has won many competitions in prototype class in Finland, Estonia and Latvia. Aleksander has been competing as a driver in his own team, as well as a co-driver in Pekka Pylkko’s team.

Aleksander’s first expedition was in 2005 to the Ural Mountain, then in 2006 to Polar Urals, in 2015 to Chukotka, in 2016 to Kola Peninsula and in 2019 to Cape Chelyushkin. Not to mention the numerous adventures all over the Europe: Scandinavia, Romania, Belarus and Russia.

Pekka Pylkkö

Pekka has done trial and offroad orienteering since 1985. He has participated in one of the world toughest orienteering competition, Ladoga Trophy, last time as a driver in 2016 with Aleksander Suur as a codriver.

Pekka’s speciality is car engineering. He has been managing his own workshop Pekka Pylkkö Enginering Oy since 1995. He has built many prototype class competition vehicles, constructed many expedition vehicles, among others LC 90 for Chukotka expedition and Volvos for Kola Peninsula expedition. For the last Kola Peninsula expedition he designed unique inflatable pontoons for crossing the river Ponoi.

Pekka loves sailing and owns classical wooden sailing yacht.

Kari Vartio

Kari has been running his own company called Offivaruste, which is supplying modified vehicles for Finnish army and off-road cars for special use. The company has designed and built several high-end off-road racing cars for various clients.

Kari started his off roading adventures in the late 80’s and has been driving various 4×4, 6×6 and 8×8 vehicles over 30 years by now. He has been participating in Finnish off road competitions since early 90’s and has also competed many times in Ladoga Trophy.

Kari has also participated in off road orienteering competitions as a codriver in Pekka’s team. In addition, he has organized dozens of off-road adventure trips to Russia throughout many years.

Even though our team has a lot of expertise and experience in off-road driving, you should still evaluate your own skills and capabilities before embarking on any off-road adventure. Off-road adventures and expeditions can be thrilling and challenging experiences, but they also come with inherent risks. It is important to recognize that every individual’s driving skills and vehicle capabilities are unique. Therefore, it is essential that you evaluate your own skills and your vehicle’s abilities before undertaking any off-road adventure. We want to remind you that you are solely responsible for your actions and decisions while on the road.

Off-roading can be a safe and enjoyable experience if you take proper precautions and act responsibly!