Offroad Racing
A Local Affair – GasDash Day Two
The second and final race day of the 2015 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash has taken in place in warm and sunny conditions this morning. Facing a final loop of approximately 210 kilometres, the leading competitors were looking to consolidate hard-won position from day one, while for others it would be a day to try and claw …
ELPHINSTONE & UPTON DASH TO THE FRONT
Having made the trek from Carnarvon to event headquarters at the Coonatha Race Complex, just outside of Gascoyne Junction, competitors in the 2015 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash were greeted with fine conditions and a light breeze to clear the at times heavy dust. Having won their respective prologue runs on Friday morning, Shane Elphinstone (Hole Shot …
LIFE IN THE GOLD COAST FAST LANE
Dirtcomp editor Randall Kilner caught up with Greg Gartner to chat about his Stadium Super Truck Debut after race two at the Castrol Edge Gold Coast 600 today. The fast paced racing continued today for the Stadium Super Trucks at the Castrol Edge Gold Coast 600, with a early morning practice session and then Race …
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 …
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 …
CAMS CANCELS COFFS COAST 360 – AORC Round 4
CAMS CANCELS COFFS COAST 360 See statement from CAMS CEO below: The Australian Off Road Commission (AORCom) today announced the cancellation of the 2015 Coffs Coast Off Road 360. The decision to do so was based on a combination of low entry numbers and the lack of a naming rights sponsor. AORCom Chairperson, Marilyn Emmins …