PRESS RELEASE: TOYO TIRES READIES FOR DESERT DUEL
Toyo Tires is fielding a team of desert racing doyens with hopes of reclaiming the crown of Australia’s ultimate rally raid, the Finke Desert Race. Fitted with Toyo Tires Open Country M/T tyres, Team Toyo competitors will race across several classes over 452 of Australia’s least hospitable kilometres, between Alice Springs and Finke. The Queen’s …
Toby Price to take Finke Ironman Challenge
In the lead up to the 2016 Finke Desert Race, Australia’s top off-road racer and reigning Dakar Rally Champion Toby Price is prepared to take on two separate and gruelling categories of the race at once, in both the Motorcycle and Truck categories. The multi-terrain two day trek from Alice Springs to Finke and back …
Race Results – Cliffhanger
The 2016 Gecko Wheels Cliffhanger 4WD Event finished up on Friday just past after 5.5 days of gruelling stages in the tough terrain of the central outback of NSW. This year saw 31 teams all prepped and ready for whatever event organisers, Rudi & Hobzee, had to throw at them, except maybe the record rainfall …
Race Report – 2016 Duke of York Hotel Narrogin Chase
The 2016 Duke of York Hotel Narrogin Chase was held in Cuballing over the Anzac Day long weekend, hosted by the Western Australian Off-Road Racing Association (WAORRA). Day one was a real crowd pleaser with two at a time starts at the foot of the spectator hill. The first heat was led by #971 Scott …
SST Catch Fence Work Out
Pat O’Keefe goes for a wild ride giving the catch fence a work out during race 2 of the Stadium Super Trucks at Long Beach last weekend. The race was red flagged after his jaw-dropping aerial acrobatics on the front stretch and Sheldon Creed was credited with the win, ahead of Robby Gordon and Matt Brabham. SPEED …
WAORRA Charity Ride Day
Western Australian Off Road Racing Association (WAORRA) held its annual Charity Ride Day in Harvey, in the South West of WA, on the 21st February 2016. Similar to events held in previous years, children from various charities and their families were treated to a ride in a race car in a controlled and safe manner, …
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 …
Logan Challenge Preview
The Logan Districts 4 Wheel Drive Club was established in 1977. As an avenue to supplement the clubs running costs, in 1992 the club invented an event they called “The Logan Challenge” which to this day is one of Australia’s longest running four-wheel drive competitions. The Logan Challenge is a four-wheel drive event run over …
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 …
Mickey Thompson SSS Winch Challenge Round 2 – Event Wrap
Round 2 of the Mickey Thompson SSS Winch Challenge Series was held at Landcruiser Mountain Park over the weekend just gone and even with a bit of rain it didn’t dampen the spirts as 19 teams from near and far set out to take on the stages set over the course of Friday, Saturday and …
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 …