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Cody Crocker lines up for SXS Championship Honours
Cody Crocker will line up for the final round of Australia’s fastest growing and most spectacular stadium style off-road sport, the SXS Australian Championship this month. With a narrow 24-point lead over second placed Nathan Weissel and just another 7 points back to third placed Brett Comiskey and up to 42 points available for a …
Evans Family Feud Set For SXS Decider
Current Australian Rally Championship (ARC) series leader and four times title winner Simon Evans is back to have some more fun in the Polaris RZR Australian Championship (PRAC). “I love driving both series”, said Simon, “Rally is about you and the clock and your only focus is the track and the navigator’s instructions. The RZR …
Weissel Wins SXS at Shepparton
Extremely wet conditions in the lead up to the fifth round of the SXS Australian Championship at Shepparton, gave way to sunshine on race day. However the down pour left a mud bath in it’s wake when the SXS’s hit the Goulburn Valley Junior Motorcross track for shakedown Saturday morning. As the day progressed the track …
Crocker Back on Top – SXS Aust Championship Round 3
Cody Crocker has bounced back to form in his #619 Polaris RZR Turbo to take victory at round 3 of the SXS Australian Championship held in Canberra over the weekend. Winning six out of the seven heats in the open SXS Class, Crocker amassed a total of 41 points to take victory. The two Eagle Powersports Tamworth Polaris’s driven …
Race Report: Owen Takes Maiden Finke Victory
Glenn Owen and Matthew Ryan have added the jewel in the crown of the Australian Off Road Championship to their trophy cabinet, winning the Tatts Finke Desert Race held in Alice Springs over the weekend. Finishing second back in 1995, Owen went one better 21 years later, taking his maiden “King of the Desert” title …
PRESS RELEASE: MICHELIN & BFGOODRICH TIRES TEAM UP WITH TOBY PRICE
Reigning Dakar winner to tackle the Finke Desert Race on two and four wheels Michelin and Toby Price – it’s a winning combination on two-wheels. So when Price decided to enter Australia’s toughest off road challenge on four wheels for the first time, it was an easy decision to use the Michelin Group’s specialist off-road …
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 …
The Dirtcomp Calendar Is Back For 2016
The eagerly awaited 2016 Dirtcomp Magazine Wall Calendars are currently at the printer and will be back in early December. Featuring action images from many of Australia’s biggest offroad events including the Tatts Finke Desert Race, Albins ARB Goondiwindi 400, Tough Dog Tuff Truck Challenge, King of the Hunter, WE Rock just to name a few, the 2016 …
Let The Dirt Fly In Sydney
Greg Gartner is back in the hot seat and will be kicking up the dirt at Valvoline Raceway in the #14 Toyo Tyres Australia / Clipsal 500 Stadium Super Trucks this Saturday night! After bringing the house down at the Gold Coast 600 last weekend, Gartner and the SST’s will run on the same bill as Round 4 of the Ultimate Sprintcar Championship …
Edition 43 Subscription Prize Winner
Congratulations to Brendan Hall from the Gold Coast on winning our Edition 43 Dirtcomp Subscription Prize of a set of 1100 Tred Recovery Devices + Leashes. We trust you will enjoy the added peace of mind they offer while you are out venturing offroad.
Wild Rides Winner Edition #34
Congratulations to Jon Beer for winning this months OFFROAD CARTEL Wild Rides vehicle. Jon has picked himself up a prize pack from the brand that lives and breaths Dirt Sports. Jon has been involved in the offroad racing scene since the 70s and he currently drives his #500 performance 2WD Commodore ute in races like …