2019
Howells Conquers The Mountain
Conducted for the past 33 years, the annual Hedweld Milbrodale Mountain Classic has become one of the most prestigious events on the NSW Off Road Racing Calendar, attracting a field of 64 local and interstate entrants. It was Round 3 of the NSW Off Road Championship, Round 1 of the NSW Off Road Enduro Series …
Elphinstone, Upton and Gaisford Conquer the GasDash
The overnight leaders in the auto and moto divisions at the Coral Coast Helicopter Services Gascoyne Dash were unchallenged on the homeward run from Gascoyne Junction back to Carnarvon today. The cars were the first to hit the track and the Elphinstone brothers, Shane and Curt left a trail of Gascoyne gold dust in their …
2019 Gascoyne Dash – Day 1 Report
Having completed Friday’s prologue in Carnarvon, competitors at the 2019 Coral Coast Helicopter Services Gascoyne Dash woke on Saturday to perfect racing conditions. The first day of competition would see the field race east approximately 205 kilometres from coastal Carnarvon to the outback oasis of Gascoyne Junction. A strong breeze helped clear the dust, allowing plenty of close racing action. …
Schoen & McCarthy On Pole at the GasDash
Action in the 2019 Coral Coast Helicopter Services Gascoyne Dash kicked off in earnest on Good Friday with the running of an 11 kilometre prologue. Held on the edge of town at the Carnarvon Speedway, a good crowd was on hand to watch competitors fight for all important track position for Saturday’s race. A field of 35 auto and …
GasDash on the boil!
The 2019 Coral Coast Helicopter Services Gascoyne Dash launched in style this afternoon in coastal Carnarvon ahead of a huge Easter of offroad racing that will see competitors on two and four wheels hit the dirt and race out to Gascoyne Junction and back. Building on the success of 2018’s new point to point race …
Comiskey Racing On Top Of The World
Central Queensland’s Brett Comiskey and his CMS Racing Team had a huge March on the international offroad racing stage, for which they were rewarded with a UTV World Championship and Mint 400 Class win. Their assault kicked off at the Best in the Desert Mint 400 in the CMS Racing Lonestar built Can Am X3 Max, …
Dakar Stage 9: Price & Al-Attiyah Stay On Top
There was a fair amount of chaos in the Peruvian dunes on the penultimate stage of the 2019 Dakar Rally. For many it was a final chance to claw back some serious time on their rivals. The soft sands of Pisco ended up biting hard and took the Dakar’s most successful ever competitor out of …
Dakar Stage 3 : Marcona to Arequipa
The gruelling route of the 2019 Dakar Rally showed its teeth on stage three as it removed race leaders from the contest. A heady mix of dunes, mountain plateaus and roadbook confusion was too much to take for some of rally-raids biggest names as leaderboards across all categories suffered a major shakeup. In the car …
DAKAR Stage 2 : Pisco to San Juan de Marcona
After Monday’s quick taste of the dunes, things got serious on stage two of the 2019 Dakar Rally with a race route of 350 kilometres laid out for the competitors. The challenging route created drama all the way as former winners were caught out by the shifting sands and newcomers pounced to take advantage of …
Dakar Stage 1 : Lima to Pisco
The glorious day that all desert racers have been waiting for finally arrived as the 2019 Dakar Rally got started today. All the months of preparation were put into practice on the dunes around Pisco as stage one as the world’s toughest rally got underway. The opening special stage took place after a 247-kilometre liaison …
Finke 2019 Set To Be Bigger Than Ever
The growth of the Tatts Finke Desert Race is showing no signs of slowing down, with organisers confirming the 2018 event was the biggest to date. Expectations are the 2019 event, to be held in Alice Springs on 7-10 June, will be bigger again. The event has been confirmed as round two of the BFGoodrich …