2014
Tough Tracks Round 2 – 2014
Janowen Hills 4WD Park played host to the second round of the Tough Tracks 4×4 Challenge and in what seems to have become a bit of a tradition the heavens opened up and dumped a bit of rain on the park around lunchtime Saturday just after the first stages in all classes had been run. The slippery black soil …
Rhodes Riverland Revolution
The South Australian Riverland welcomed back the Australian Off Road Championship for the first time in 22 years on the weekend, with the Toyo Tires Riverland Enduro being held at Waikerie. The five lap race through the fast flowing paddocks and mallee scrub was dominated by Jack Rhodes and David Pullino in the #91 Jimco, …
Winter Wheeling Weekend
The clouds may have been few and far between for the annual Winter Wheel’n Weekend but the amount of carnage rivalled a Demolition Derby. Cityview 4WD Park near Beaudesert in Qld laid on the awesome tracks, Rhett and his team laid on the awesome roast on Saturday night and the drivers from Qld and NSW in their highly …
High Performance Range Rover Sport Set To Storm Goodwood
The fastest and most powerful ever production Land Rover will make its public debut at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed (27 to 29 June). The Range Rover Sport SVR will be the first model to wear the new SVR designation, which will be worn by all future high performance models. A camouflaged prototype of …
Explore Australia Expo Hits Its Target
The inaugural Explore Australia Expo held at Melbourne Showgrounds on June 20-22, has been hailed a huge success by exhibitors, and the 23,000 strong visitors to the show. Australia’s first ever all-encompassing adventure expo provided consumers with a weekend of non-stop action, demonstrations, seminars and workshops and afforded visitors a truly interactive experience with the …
THE LAST ONE – AUSTRALASIAN SAFARI 2014
Justin Hunt, the event director of the Australasian Safari has just announced in a press release the 2014 event will be the last one held in WA. “After seven years in Western Australia, it’s with a heavy heart that we wish to advise the 2014 Australasian Safari will be the last one held in Western …
Aust4 Rocks Landcruiser Park
The second round of the Nitto Tyres Aust4 Racing Series has just been held on the iconic tracks of Land Cruiser Mountain Park, just north of Brisbane. The event saw 20 teams battle it out over 5 hours of racing on the 25km loop, the Pro Buggy and Pro-Lite classes also getting served up a …
Penfold Tops The Mountain
The 2014 Hedweld Milbrodale Mountain Classic has been conducted for 28 years and has become one of the most prestigious events on the NSW Off Road Racing Calendar, attracting a field of 70 local and interstate entrants. It was a very action filled weekend at the 2014 Hedweld Milbrodale Mountain Classic. Saturday saw the running …
Owen Doubles Up At SeaLake
Mother Nature turned on near perfect conditions for the 41st MBL Sea Lake Mallee Rally ARB 350. Glenn Owen and Matt Ryan #30 Jimco took back to back victories at popular race, which was the second round of the ARB Off Road Racing Series. They crossed the line with a 1min 20.717sec lead over second …
2014 Finke – Class Wrap Up
Shannon and Ian Rentsch have claimed their third ‘King of the Desert” title at the Tatts Finke Desert Race today, taming the famous whoops and red desert sand in the race from Alice Springs to Finke and back. Rentsch put their pre-race engine dramas behind them on the first leg of the race to Finke …
Rentsch Back On Top At Finke
The son and father team of Shannon and Ian Rentsch from Victoria have taken victory in the 2014 Tatts Finke Desert Race. Driving their #1 JIMCO 2010 Nissan 3500cc the duo, who now have three Tatts Finke Desert Race titles to their credit, made the home trip from Finke to the Alice Springs finish today …
Geddes The First Finke Ironman
Queenslander Billy Geddes has defied all the odds and has completed the 2014 Tatts Finke Desert course twice, driving a Trophy Truck and riding a bike. This double effort, unique in the event’s 39 year history, was made possible by Geddes using a helicopter between the Alice Springs start and the overnight stop at Finke …