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TTC 2013 Track Official – 5 minutes with Micka Rossen
We had the chance to have a chat to Micka Rossen, once a competitor at the event, now turning his hand to track officiating. We sat down with him and got his perspective on the running of a track, the level of skill he witnessed and the commitment that Tuff Events had to their volunteers …
5 Minutes with Dave Camp – 2013 TTC winner
This year’s winner, Dave Camp caught up with us and we got a few answers out of him as to the feeling of backing up his 2011 win at the event. DirtComp: Hi Dave, thanks for taking the time to talk to us, we understand that life after the event can be quite busy; we …
Tough Tracks Season Opener
After heavy rain at Janowen Hills 4WD Park forced the postponement of round one, The 2013 Tough Tracks 4×4 Challenge finally got under way amidst clear blue skies and crisp mornings. The tracks are now timed to sort out the front runners from each others allowing the Trophy Class to ease up on the severity of its track to hopefully …
Tuff Truck Overall Results
The final adjusted point score for the Tough Dog Tuff Truck Challenge has just been released. Congratulations to all who competed! Place Team No. Team Name Total 1 30 Rock Rash Racing 1121.0 2 5 Team OPW 1107.0 3 29 Offroad Boss 1037.0 4 1 Team PIRATE 1028.0 5 56 Rockracing 4×4 1023.0 6 11 …
GAME CHANGER! – Tuff Truck Challenge Points Change
After a successful weekend and a massive effort from all teams, the guys at Tuff Events have sat down and analyzed the results and have issued a press release with the massive announcement that team OPWs score was tallied incorrectly on the travel ramp resulting in a game changing swap for the top spot on …
Tough Dog Tuff Truck Challenge – Top 30 Results
Here are the Tough Dog Tuff Truck Challenge provisional results for the Top 30 in reverse order as read out by Tony Price at last nights presentation. Don’t forget to check out the photos from Friday and Saturday in the daily posts – we’ll have some more teaser pics from Sunday up later today. Thanks …
Team OPW Wins Tuff Truck 2013
Congratulations to Tazz and Bug Baguley on winning the Tough Dog Tuff Truck Challenge in the Team OPW FJ40, held at Milbrodale this weekend. They finished on 1197 points ahead of Dave Camp and Hayden Smith from Rock Rash Racing in second, on 1187 points and Brett and Mitch Thorpe in the Offroad Boss Jeep …
Tuff Truck Saturday Update
As of this afternoon, the event is well and truly underway and there have been at least four courses completed by all teams. As it stands, there is less then 30 points separating the top four place getters! Within the top three are a seasoned competitor, a leaf sprung vehicle and a Queenslander. The tracks …
Tuff Truck Friday Update
With the annual Tuff Truck Challenge in full swing in the iconic Milbrodale valley – record competitor entries and vendor stands have drawn the biggest crowd to date. Scrutineering was a large success with many of the old teams returning and a selection of impressive new comers bringing with them great concepts and new renditions …
Under 10 days Until Tuff Truck 2013
With the count down into single numbers, teams are preparing for the onslaught of terrain that is the tracks hidden away in a Milbrodale Valley. Tucked at the Hunter Valley end of the Putty road, the three day event is set to be the biggest yet. With teams traversing from all over Australia to compete, …
SSS Winch Round One 2013
Toyota and Leyland gave it to the Nissan boys at The Mickey Thompson SSS Winch Challenge on the weekend with Rabbit Racing’s Hilux beating out the British Offroad’s Defender in second place. Ash and Busta gave an impressive performance with their low tech non freespool high mount winch and low powered Hilux diesel to prove that …
ARB XWC Round 1
The ARB Xtreme Winch Series kicked off this weekend with Round 1 at The Springs 4×4 Park just outside of Warwick. The event saw competitors tackle 10 stages over Friday night, Saturday and Sunday morning. All competitors put in a fantastic effort over the weekend. Congratulations to Rod & Russell Rathbone who came out in …