Offroad Racing
NZ1000 RETURNS IN SEPTEMBER
New Zealand’s toughest and longest offroad race returns in late September with an all-new course and has confirmed its first three-car international race team entry. The NZ1000, formerly the Taupo 1000, is held every two years and challenges the fastest race teams to complete 1000 km flat-out over two days in the production pine forests …
Back to Back Jack!
South Australia’s Jack Rhodes and David Pullino have for the second year in a row won the Toyo Tires Riverland Enduro in their #91 Rhodes Racing Pro Buggy at Round 3 of the Australian Off Road Championship in Waikerie. Having qualified second fastest in yesterday’s shootout, Rhodes had an incident-free race on his way to victory …
Albins ARB Goondiwindi 400 Rescheduled!
Due to an unseasonal extreme rain event in the Goondiwindi region this week, the Goondiwindi Motor Sports Association in conjunction with the ARB Off Road Racing Series committee has made the decision to postpone the Albins ARB Goondiwindi 400. As of today, the track is impassable in many locations. Much of the surrounding property, roads …
Waikerie Ready For Kick Off
Round 3 of the Australian Off Road Championship, round 2 of the South Australian Off Road Championship and round 4 of the SAORRA MULTI CLUB Series gets underway today in South Australia as a record 98 competitors will line up for the popular Waikerie-based Toyo Tires Riverland Enduro. While reigning champions Shannon and Ian Rentsch …
Superior Engineering LCMP Stampede – Aust4 Round 2
The cold snap may have brought the temp down but the racing was hot at Landcruiser Mountain Park for the second round of the 2015 Nitto Aust4 Series Superior Engineering LCMP Stampede. Several Competitors made the long trip up from Sydney with Ben Napier taking the trophy for the Aust4 Pro class to make the trip well worthwhile. Local …
Dirtcomp Edition 43
The wait is over! A fat 112+ Page edition has been mailed out to subscribers & will be on sale in newsagents on July 21st, featuring the adventures of Australian Offroaders both at home and abroad. Check out Chris Westerns Baja 1000 Campaign | King of the Hammers | SEMA | Robby Gordons Stadium Super Trucks in Las …
Rentsch Back to Back at Finke
Reigning champions Shannon and Ian Rentsch have claimed back-to-back Tatts Finke Desert Race victories and the coveted 40th running of the annual desert race this year after crossing the finish line first and fastest in the #1 Hogs Breath Café / BFGoodrich Tires-backed Jimco. Starting from second place at Finke this morning, this year’s “Kings of …
AORC SET FOR RECORD BREAKING FINKE DESERT RACE
The 2015 Tatts Finke Desert Race is set to be the biggest event in Australian Off Road Championship history as a record number of competitors, volunteers and fans converge on Alice Springs, Northern Territory, for Round 2 of the season this weekend (June 5-8). A record 140 entries for the car section – along with …
TOYO FIELDS FINKE DREAM TEAM
An elite squad of Team Toyo racers is looking for a podium in Australia’s most dangerous race. Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Toyo Tires in Australia, the tyre manufacturer has selected a team of elite drivers to lead the largest field of competitors ever seen at the 40th annual Finke Desert Race. Team Toyo is …
Nitto Aust4 Season Opener
The Minespec Parts LCMP 325 held over the weekend at Landcruiser Mountain Park was the opening round of the 2015 Nitto Aust4 Racing Series. Competitors enjoyed clear blue skies, a cold biting wind and muddy conditions to test their endurance. A short prologue stage allowed great viewing for the spectators before the main race headed off into the forest …
2015 Cliffhanger Teaser
The 2015 Cliffhanger 4WD Event has been run and won finishing up the final stages last Friday with a very close difference in points. Set again in the central outback of NSW, a very well prepared field of 20 teams tackled 17 stages with less breakages than usual and 18 competitors still going strong in …
OFFICIAL 2016 DAKAR ROUTE
Today, the stages of the 2016 edition of Dakar have been unveiled which will see the event kicking off in Lima, Peru and travelling through Bolivia to the Rosario finish line in Argentina. The schedule is: 3/01 – Stage 1: Lima – Pisco 4/01 – Stage 2: Pisco – Nazca 5/01 – Stage 3: Nazca …