2018 Sunraysia 400 Race Report
Jack Rhodes and David Pullino have taken the outright win at this weekends Mildura Rural City Council ARB Sunraysia 400, round 2 of the ARB Australian Off Road Racing Championship in the #91 Rhodes Racing Jimco. Rhodes finished in an overall time of 3hr 33min 51sec, 5min 56sec ahead of the #120 Martin Motorsport Jimco of Brent …
SXS’s Light Up Adelaide
The spotlight shone brightly on the opening round of the 2018 DEWALT SXS Australian Championship at Adelaide Motorsport Park on Saturday night. A loaded grid of over 20 teams including 2017 champs, Ewan McClue and Ivan Skutz, rally stars Cody Crocker, Simon Evans and UTV World Championship Unlimited Class winner, Brett Comiskey attacked Australia’s first purpose built stadium style track. …
2018 Tuff Truck – Triple Treat
Just Customs winning streak at the Tough Dog Tuff Truck Challenge continued on the weekend, with Michael ‘Pip’ Justice and Tim Nolan taking their third consecutive victory at the 2018 instalment of the event. The victory was set up with stage wins on the Travel Ramp, Mud Rats Revenge and Heartbreak Ridge in the v8 …
FEATURE: LACEY’S MICKLEFAB TROPHY TRUCK
EDITION 40 FLASHBACK – THE ARB COOPERS PLAINS MICKLEFAB RAPTOR TROPHY TRUCK Looking for an Australian built truck to rival the American heavy-weights starting to dominate the Extreme 2wd category, Mark Lacey turned to master craftsman, Gavin Mickle for a home grown solution… Sitting on the side of the dusty Australian Safari track in 2004, Mark …
2018 Condo 750 Run & Won
It was clear blue sky’s and perfect weather that greeted the drivers for the 30th Anniversary Condo 750 Navigational Rally. The dry conditions did however throw up some challenges for the 30 plus entries in the way of dust. Early morning made navigation difficult, until the wind picked up later in the day, leaving less …
2018 Gascoyne Dash – Elphinstone & Upton Take the Win
The new look 2018 Coral Coast Helicopter Services Gascoyne Dash concluded on Easter Sunday with a 202km blast from the outback oasis of Gascoyne Junction to the coast. The overnight leaders in the Auto and Moto division, #44 Shane and Curt Elphinstone and #2 Cody Upton both showed the field a clean set of heels as …
2018 Gascoyne Dash – Day 1 Report & Gallery
#44 Shane Elphinstone is the overnight leader in the Auto Division at the Coral Coast Helicopter Services Gascoyne Dash. Starting second on the grid, Elphinstone took the lead from Agrela, who had the honour of christening the fresh track and clocked in to Gascoyne Junction in a time of 2hr 09min 52.9sec. The giant killing …
2018 Gascoyne Dash – Prologue
Carnarvon came alive with the sounds of race engines this morning as the bikes, quads and cars got down to business in the prologue at the 2018 Coral Coast Helicopter Services Gascoyne Dash. Based out of Carnarvon Speedway, the Gascoyne Off Road Club put together a 20km course which mixed station tracks with some virgin …
2018 Gascoyne Dash – The Curtain Is Raised
The curtains have been raised on the new look 2018 Coral Coast Helicopter Services Gascoyne Dash being held in Carnarvon, Western Australia over Easter. The event boasts an exciting new point to point off road race format for the 28 cars and 61 moto’s entered. Stretching 202km east from the coastal town of Carnarvon to …
Cox Tames Stackpoole
North Queensland’s Talbot Cox and Andrew North have tamed the hot and windy conditions at Stackpoole to take the outright win at the opening round of the ARB Australian Off Road Racing Championship, the Town and Country Tyres ARB Stackpoole 400 in their #16 Racer. Cox leapt into the lead early on the opening lap …
SSS Winch Challenge Round 1 Wrap Up
The opening round of the 2018 SSS Winch Challenge sponsored by ARB kicked off at Landcruiser Mountain Park on the last weekend in February. Rain leading up the event ensured it was a muddy and slippery affair, which forced the 19 teams to think outside the box, especially on Friday night. Saturdays stages had an …
WAORC – Uren Wins at Perenjori
The Carnarvon Motel Western Australian Off Road Championship Round 1 has been run and won. The WA Labour Day long weekend provided the perfect 3 day break from the daily grind to get out to the wheatbelt town of Perenjori 348 kms north Perth. The town’s population of 276 swelled by almost the same amount …