Elphinstone & Upton Top The GasDash Timesheets
This morning saw the on-track action start at the 2015 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash with the running of the Prologue, used to determine the start order for day one of racing. Held in fine conditions, the light breeze sweeping across the track helped clear the dust as competitors strived for a dust free run at the …
2015 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash Kicks Off
The 2015 running of the Kickstarters Gascyone Dash has kicked off today with scrutineering held in the heart of town at the Carnarvon Civic Centre. A total of 46 teams (18 Auto and 28 Motos & Quads) were on hand for final event checks. With the race vehicles left on public display throughout the day, …
Gartner Ready For SST Airtime
It’s all systems go in the Greg Gartner Motorsport camp, as the former King of the Desert steps into unfamiliar territory, unleashing a Super Stadium Truck on the tarmac at the Castrol Gold Coast 600 this weekend. One of the stars of Australian Offroad Racing, and no stranger to catching plenty of air in his truck, Gartner was …
THE COUNTDOWN IS ON TO THE 2015 KICKSTARTERS GASCOYNE DASH
Offroad Racers are converging on Carnarvon, in North West WA for the 2015 installment of the Gascoyne Dash. Festivities kick off tomorrow with registration, scrutineering and a street parade at 5pm in coastal Carnarvon, before the racers kick up the dust for the first time on Friday with the Prologue at the Carnarvon Race Course. The …
GARTNER SWAPS DIRT FOR TAR AT THE GOLD COAST 600
The driver line up for the Stadium Super Trucks at the Castrol Gold Coast 600 this weekend has been announced today, with Aussie’s filling 5 of 11 seats. The latest addition to the grid is the smiling South Australian Trophy Truck Pilot, Greg Gartner. Gartner is widely regarded as one of the most spectacular drivers on …
BIG DIRT DOUBLE HEADER FOR SYDNEY
Sports fans will be treated to one of the greatest nights of dirt action ever seen in Australia with Robby Gordon’s Stadium Super Trucks and the country’s leading Ultimate Sprintcar drivers putting on a classic double-header at Valvoline Raceway in Sydney on Saturday, October 31. Originally scheduled to race at Spotless Stadium, Sydney Showground, the …
OPW Crowned King of the Hunter
The inaugural ULTRA4 Racing Australia King of the Hunter has been run and won over the weekend at Milbrodale in NSW’s Hunter Valley. Congratulations to Pete Antunac and Dave Camp on the outright win in the OPW – Offroad Performance Warehouse Ultra4. The pair remained unbeaten across the weekend, picking up the King Pin award for the qualifying, race …
Edition 43 Subscription Prize Winner
Congratulations to Brendan Hall from the Gold Coast on winning our Edition 43 Dirtcomp Subscription Prize of a set of 1100 Tred Recovery Devices + Leashes. We trust you will enjoy the added peace of mind they offer while you are out venturing offroad.
Chapman Chalks Up Another Warialda Win
Runamuck Racing’s Bruce and Bryce Chapman added another Hunter Rivmasta Warialda 200 victory to their extensive tally on the weekend. The father and son team, who shared the driving, took the #58 Jimco to outright honours in a time of 2hr 50min 51sec. The #102 Prolite of Matt and Kerry Martin were second outright after battling …
Warialda Turns 25
The Hunter Rivmasta Warialda 200 has been a fixture of the NSW State Championship since the early 1990’s and this weekends race see’s the event celebrate it’s 25th Anniversary. Long time event supporters, Bob & Jeanette Mowbray from Hunter Rivmasta have been on board as the naming right sponsors since 2008 and to help celebrate the occasion …
Narva Gears Up For 2015 Outback Challenge
With the starter’s green flag due to fall on the 2015 Outback Challenge later this month, the Narva Racing teams are busily preparing their highly modified, off-road vehicles for the gruelling event. As well as supporting this year’s Challenge as one of two major sponsors, Narva has teamed-up with two experienced racing teams in a …
The Countdown to Outback is on!
A solid field has assembled for the 2015 Outback Challenge being held around Broken Hill from September 25th to October 2nd. The week of racing will test the teams to the limits as they tackle 20 stages over the rock, mud, sand and the station tracks of the Broken Hill region. 2014 winners Chris Hummer and Neil …