Meet Diane Hawks

Diane was born and raised in the Bay Area and has always had an interest in vehicles since her family owns an automotive repair shop in San Francisco.  Diane used to build and show muscle cars in Northern California.  Her 1969 El Camino won a trophy at the Oakland Roadster show and her 1968 SS Chevelle won the best burnout contests at the Western Street Machine Association or WSMA events.  Her early off-roading experiences were with her 1973 F-250 and her 1993 Toyota pickup, where she would frequent Hollister Hills SVRA and Frank Raines OHV Park.  She also enjoyed riding her Yamaha Banshee with friends at Pismo Dunes.

Diane’s first trip to the Rubicon Trail goes back to 1995 with her 1971 CJ5 which had manual steering and manual brakes.  That trip was all it took for her to become addicted to the Rubicon Trail and upgrades for her Jeeps to follow.

In 2004, Diane and Scott bought horse property in Somerset where they raise Arabian horses.

Diane was a volunteer with the El Dorado County Search and Rescue OHV Team for 11 years. She has also done events on the Rubicon Trail such as organized trail staff for the Hi-Lander’s Annual Poker Run, driven female Veterans for Wheelers for the Wounded, attended Rubicon Scramble, Jeep Jamboree, Cantina on the Con,  driven for several OHMVR tours, and attended other various trips.

Diane has been the VP of the Hi-Lander’s 4wd Club for four years helping with conservation and maintenance work parties on the Barrett Lake Jeep Trail and Southfork Campground.  She also attends meetings and trail runs with other 4wd clubs, and is the admin of three Facebook off-road groups building relationships within the off-road community.

Diane brings many years of off-roading experience and looks forward to being a part of the Rubicon Trail Foundation team.

Current trail Jeeps:  2015 JKU Rubicon, 2003 TJ Rubicon, 1981 CJ8 Scrambler