Building trucks and a business from the ground up.

STORY BY ANYA MURPHY

PHOTOS BY GENE PASCUA

The best word to describe Jennie Symons? Epic. The Utah native, only 21 years old at the time of this writing, has already built an impressive resume, flexing all kinds of uniquely dangerous and incredibly fun extreme sports. She’s not just an off roader; she’s a skier (and former pro ski racer) whose new passion is off-road racing and rock crawling. Following the adrenaline and doing what she loves, Symons started a business, built a social following, and designed some really, really awesome vehicles.

Her 1993 Toyota Pickup is the perfect storm of off-road power and race mechanics. It stands proud on 33-inch tires at a whopping 88 inches wide with bright VooDoo blue paint – you seriously can’t miss it when she and her crew roll up. “The truck is completely built for races,” says Symons, who, after buying the Pickup off Facebook Marketplace, built it herself from the ground up.

DIY From the Start

While Symons certainly has a great team around her in the pit, off-road, and on the track, she’s the definition of a self-starter. Everything that’s been done to this truck has been by Symons herself, with the occasional assist from friends. We can’t all just cut out custom skid plates with the plasma table we’ve got lying around, after all.

“I couldn’t afford to pay someone else to work on my vehicles, so I learned myself,” says Symons, like it’s just that easy. For her, the work is worth it; executing a vision of building the ultimate off-roader doesn’t come with days off. Working in automotive shops on Toyota and Lexus builds gave her the knowledge to start her own shop, and the drive to do it all… well, that just comes naturally.