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GARLAND TO DEBUT NEW DAKAR-SPEC ISUZU AT FINKE
Australian Dakar Rally veteran Bruce Garland has confessed to ‘a moment of madness’, leaving today for the Northern Territory in preparation for next week’s Finke Desert Race, the toughest cross-country rally in the southern hemisphere.The 55-year-old Sydneysider, who has survived a fractured vertebra, a heart attack and five bypasses, and prostate cancer surgery in the …
Janowen Stampede – Grabbing rockracing by the horns
The past weekend was the long-awaited opening round of the Aust4 Racing Series. With the advent of the new series in Australia, Nitto Tyres jumped at the chance to support the events as the naming rights sponsor and the marriage between the tyre brand and the Australian 4WD scene was established. With the weekend’s events …
Tough Tracks Round 1
The season starter of the 2014 Tough Tracks 4×4 Challenge saw round one having to be changed from Emu Creek Extreme Retreat to The Springs 4×4 Park at the last minute due to local council limiting hours available to run the comp in. Luckily some new tracks were organised at The Springs and the competition was …
Superior Engineering Short Course – Round 1
First round of the Superior Engineering Short Course was run over the weekend on a Private Property at Elimbah, just off the Bruce Highway near Caboolture. With plenty to see from Trophy Karts, Celebrity Races and a Monster Truck display it all came down to the battle between the 50 competitors across 7 classes to see …
Condo 750 Two Weeks Away
The Slattery Auctions Condo 750 will be holding its 17th annual off-road navigational rally this year on the 11th, 12th & 13th of April. So far there are 40 bikes entered with 5 sidecars. Well known riders Rod Faggoter, Mathew Fish, Paul Smith, locals Todd and Jacob Smith and young local Todd Ridley, who finished …
Tyre Test: Toyo Open Country ATII’s
The Toyo Open Country ATII’s have just been released in Australia and we’ve just placed a set on our 200 Series Landcruiser to test over the coming months on our latest monster road trip which includes Tuff Truck, the first round of the ARB Offroad Series and the Condo 750 Cross Country Rally. Look out …
Nitto Aust 4 Round 1 – Janowen Stampede Taking Shape
Part of the draw card to the Nitto Tyres Aust4 Racing Series is the first round’s prologue stadium and the ability for teams to race side-by-side under lights. The first sods of rich and loamy soil have been turned and the result is shaping up to be the only offroad racing stadium of it’s kind …
Nitto Tyres Australia Backs Aust 4 Series
Nitto Tyres Australia enters the world of Australian offroad racing. Nitto Tyres Australia has aired their commitment to the Australian offroad racing scene by backing the up-and-coming racing series developed to grow entry level team commitment and see rock racing become a stable form of competition on Australian soil. The series, with three rounds in the …
CBT Racing Rules ARB XWC Round 1
Round 1 of the 2014 ARB Xtreme Winch Challenge Series was run at Landcruiser Mountain Park over the weekend. The 15thAnniversary event run by David Metcalfe brought back some old competitors (even as spectators) and some new competitors for a 19 car field, one of the largest for some time. The top end of the …
24V Twin Motor Portable Compressor
After much demand, ARB has released a 24V version of the popular twin motor portable air compressor. This model features a twin motor design specifically engineered to fulfil the need for a relatively compact yet extremely high volume compressed air source. The 24V portable air compressor suits a variety of needs, including tyre and recreational …
Superior Engineering Short Course – Round Zero
Round 0 of the Superior Engineering Short Course held on Saturday at Caboolture was designed to be a test run of the new 3 round series starting in 2014. With 4 classes of racing and each class running their respective vehicles 20 seconds apart over 3 laps of the 2 Km course the action kept going …
PERSEVERANCE & DETERMINATION PAY OFF FOR AUSTRALASIAN SAFARI WINNERS
Seventy brave and battle-weary competitors made it through to the finish line of the 2013 Australasian Safari in Geraldton today, 3200 kilometres and seven days after 100 racers started in Jurien Bay, Western Australia last Friday. Queensland Yamaha dealer Rod Faggotter has had a convincing moto win, not only for himself but also for Yamaha. …