Offroad Racing
FEATURE: LACEY’S MICKLEFAB TROPHY TRUCK
EDITION 40 FLASHBACK – THE ARB COOPERS PLAINS MICKLEFAB RAPTOR TROPHY TRUCK Looking for an Australian built truck to rival the American heavy-weights starting to dominate the Extreme 2wd category, Mark Lacey turned to master craftsman, Gavin Mickle for a home grown solution… Sitting on the side of the dusty Australian Safari track in 2004, Mark …
2018 Gascoyne Dash – Elphinstone & Upton Take the Win
The new look 2018 Coral Coast Helicopter Services Gascoyne Dash concluded on Easter Sunday with a 202km blast from the outback oasis of Gascoyne Junction to the coast. The overnight leaders in the Auto and Moto division, #44 Shane and Curt Elphinstone and #2 Cody Upton both showed the field a clean set of heels as …
2018 Gascoyne Dash – Prologue
Carnarvon came alive with the sounds of race engines this morning as the bikes, quads and cars got down to business in the prologue at the 2018 Coral Coast Helicopter Services Gascoyne Dash. Based out of Carnarvon Speedway, the Gascoyne Off Road Club put together a 20km course which mixed station tracks with some virgin …
2018 Gascoyne Dash – The Curtain Is Raised
The curtains have been raised on the new look 2018 Coral Coast Helicopter Services Gascoyne Dash being held in Carnarvon, Western Australia over Easter. The event boasts an exciting new point to point off road race format for the 28 cars and 61 moto’s entered. Stretching 202km east from the coastal town of Carnarvon to …
Easter at the Condo 750
Easter is just around the corner and so is the 30th Anniversary Condo 750 navigational rally. Situated just 450km west of Sydney is Condobolin, the heart of NSW and the centre of off road racing. With 34 Auto’s already signed up for this iconic race, why not plan an Easter break in the Australia bush. …
Cox Tames Stackpoole
North Queensland’s Talbot Cox and Andrew North have tamed the hot and windy conditions at Stackpoole to take the outright win at the opening round of the ARB Australian Off Road Racing Championship, the Town and Country Tyres ARB Stackpoole 400 in their #16 Racer. Cox leapt into the lead early on the opening lap …
Adelaide 500 SST Race 1
After making his first ever asphalt road race laps in an SST truck on the fast and technical temporary street circuit in yesterdays practice session; Scottsdale, Arizona driver Cole Potts withstood a serious charge by two of Stadium SUPER Trucks elite drivers to became the class of the field winning the opening round of the …
Adelaide 500 SST Qualifying
The Stadium Super Trucks picked up where they left off in 2017, setting a cracking pace around the Adelaide 500 street circuit yesterday during qualifying. The top three positions were staked out by Aussie talent with Matt Brabham proving to be the man to beat early, laying down a 1:44.872 lap around the 14 turn, …
Adelaide 500 Stadium Super Trucks Schedule
The Stadium Super Trucks return for their fourth appearance at the Adelaide 500 (formerly Clipsal) this weekend and are once again prepared to deliver their own brand of high flying racing. Stay tuned for the full 2018 driver line up, however we can confirm that Australian off road racing stars Greg Gartner and Travis Milburn …
GTurbo Rod Hatter Memorial Perenjori 360 – Scrutineering
Last weekend marked the official start of the 2018 Carnarvon Motel West Australian Off Road Championship six round series. Many of the 47 entrants who are set to compete at Perenjori next weekend made the trip to the GTurbo Workshops to have the officials give the tick of approval to get racing on Saturday 3rd …
Video: 2017 Baja 1000 Experience with BFGoodrich Tires
Dirtcomp Magazine joined BFGoodrich Tires on the adventure of a lifetime to the 50th Anniversary SCORE Baja 1000 in November 2017. Here are some of the highlights from the trip and keep an eye out for full coverage in the magazine soon!
2017 Baja 1000 – Aussie Teams Preview
Four teams will have a distinct Australian flavour at the 50th anniversary BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000, the iconic Granddaddy of all desert races. They will join competitors from all over the globe in their quest to conquer the rugged 1,134.40-mile (1825km) race course all the way down Mexico’s majestically magnificent Baja California Peninsula. Starting at 10am Thursday …