Coconutters Aim for Dakar Top 10
Back for his fourth attempt at Dakar, the Cairns based driver Geoff Olholm is targeting a top ten finish in the #331 Coconut Racing Team Overdrive prepared Toyota Hilux. The red Hilux has been treated to a major facelift in preparation for the 9,000km, 14 day race which starts in Buenos Aires, then heads over the …
Aussie Isuzu Team Ready For Dakar
Australian team Isuzu Motorsports is ready to compete in the gruelling Dakar off-road endurance race that begins with a ceremonial start in Buenos Aires on January 3, 2015. In an Isuzu MU-X ‘International FIA T2’ production class car sporting race number 407, Western Australian driver Adrian Di Lallo and co-driver Harry Suzuki (NSW) will cover 9,111 …
HINO TEAM SUGAWARA GETS READY FOR DAKAR 2015
The world’s most experienced truck rally team has been refining its vehicles through testing and competition this year with the aim of claiming its sixth successive class victory at the 2015 Dakar Rally. 2015 also marks 25 years since Hino became the first Japanese manufacturer to enter the rally in 1991. Hino Team Sugawara has …
Aussie Racer Episode One
Aussie Racer is a new series following Sandy Bowman and Daniel Hard-man as they take on as many different motorsport disciplines as they can. Episode One highlights the duo’s offroad racing escapades at Griffith and the Pines, as they get back back on the horse after a massive crash in their V8 Extreme 4WD Patrol at …
2014 GasDash Wrap Up
A new king is crowned for both bikes and autos River stage on Sunday one of the toughest to date Fantastic weather all weekend. With the last few teams rolling out of the Gascoyne Junction pit area early this morning, the event for 2014 is definitely run and won. There was a cringe worthy change …
Rentsch Conquers Coffs
Shannon and Ian Rentsch have taken another step closer to a seventh AORC title this weekend, winning the Pedders Suspension Coffs Coast 400 in their #Aus1 Hogs Breath / BF Goodrich Tires Jimco. Hosted in the stunning Coffs Harbour hinterland on a brand new track, the fourth round of the Australian Off Road Championship was …
Rentsch On Top Early At Coffs
Shannon and Ian Rentsch lead the Pedders Suspension Coffs Coast 400 – Round 4 of the AORC, at the end of the first day of competition. The reigning Australian champions started in sixth after this mornings prologue and charged through the field during this afternoons first section to post the quickest time, 1hr 58min …
Rhodes Riverland Revolution
The South Australian Riverland welcomed back the Australian Off Road Championship for the first time in 22 years on the weekend, with the Toyo Tires Riverland Enduro being held at Waikerie. The five lap race through the fast flowing paddocks and mallee scrub was dominated by Jack Rhodes and David Pullino in the #91 Jimco, …
Owen Doubles Up At SeaLake
Mother Nature turned on near perfect conditions for the 41st MBL Sea Lake Mallee Rally ARB 350. Glenn Owen and Matt Ryan #30 Jimco took back to back victories at popular race, which was the second round of the ARB Off Road Racing Series. They crossed the line with a 1min 20.717sec lead over second …
2014 Finke – Class Wrap Up
Shannon and Ian Rentsch have claimed their third ‘King of the Desert” title at the Tatts Finke Desert Race today, taming the famous whoops and red desert sand in the race from Alice Springs to Finke and back. Rentsch put their pre-race engine dramas behind them on the first leg of the race to Finke …
Owen Locks In Pole For SeaLake
#30 Glenn Owen and Mat Ryan have won today’s prologue at the MBL SeaLake Mallee Rally ARB 350 in a time of 4min 05.595sec. Ahead of #42 Danny Brown and George Apted in second 4:09.391 & the third placed #942 Wally & Maree Francombe a further one and half seconds back. #154 Cam McClelland drove …
EAGLE POWERSPORTS READY FOR FINKE
The Eagle Powersports team completed suspension testing on their two Polaris RZR 1000s on the weekend as final preparations are made for their three car assault on the Finke Desert Race. In what has been a huge team effort by the staff at Eagle, they have also completed full race preparations for the Polaris Australia …