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TWISTS, TURNS AND BARREL ROLLS ON LEG 2 OF THE AUSTRALASIAN SAFARI
It wasn’t just the course that had rocky patches, twists and turns on Leg 2 of Australasian Safari today, where competitors had a huge 667 kilometres in three competitive stages racing from Kalbarri to Gascoyne Junction in Western Australia. Autos It was a dramatic day for some in the autos with Car 100 – Kees …
ARB XWC 2013 Series Finale
The final round for of the Xtreme Winch Challenge Series for 2013 was run over the weekend at the Springs 4×4 Park. A great weekend with some real challenges for the competitors, who all put in a fantastic effort. Congratulations to Greg Robertson and Adam Calligaris who took out 3rd place, Paul Semmens & Nathan Mills …
Australasian Safari – Leg 1
It was highlights and lowlights in Leg 1 of the Australasian Safari, with sand traps, tricky twisting navigation and rugged terrain in three stages in and around Northampton and Kalbarri in Western Australia. Auto West Australian Dave McShane’s recent vehicle purchase paid off today with a first place finish. “I knew of the car’s pedigree …
Pickering Secures 10th AORC Production 4WD Title.
As the dust settles at the Glenugie State Forest, north of Coffs Harbour, upon completion of Round 4 of the 2013 Australian Off Road Championship – the Coates Hire Rally Australia Off Road – the Townsville based team of Geoff Pickering has secured their tenth Australian Off Road Championship in the Production 4 Wheel Drive Class. In …
Australasian Safari – Prologue
The Prologue was only seven-kilometres but it still challenged competitors and set the scene for Australasian Safari 2013. Last year’s auto winner Kees Weel with co-driver John Panozzo in the Holden Colorado blew their clutch, Sam Beck and Chris Kenny fought the beach sand in their VW Amarok and came off second best, but Safari …
Tough Tracks Round 3
Landcruiser Mountain Park laid on some fantastic weather for the third and final round for the 2013 season. Ground moisture dragged wet sand up onto the rocks making traction difficult for all classes with many competitors sliding off line into trouble. Mild temperatures and clear skies were perfect for the spectators enjoying the action as the competitors tried …
Readies 4×4 Mania
Heathcote park raceway was host to the growing Readies 4×4 Mania this weekend. 24 Winch Challenge vehicles made up 12 two car teams along with a handful of mud racers for the saturday night mud racing. The main event on Saturday included extreme technical terrain through a deep creek bed which had vehicles pirouetting on all angles, …
Rumble In The Rain
We might have to rename the event “Rumble in the Rain” … The previous round of Rumble on the Rocks was inundated with rain and this round was looking like it was heading the same way. Rain on Friday soaked everything but at least the rain stayed away on Saturday. David Burton-Bradley was having an …
British Offroad Conquer the XWC Mountain
The second round of the ARB Xtreme Winch Challenge series was held at “The Mountain” in Manilla over the weekend. A massive congratulation to Andrew McFarlane & Mark Calder from British Off-Road who took out 1st place with a very clean performance over the weekend. Paul Semmens & Nathan Mills were second and the 75 …
SSS Six Day Extreme – Day Three Update
Wednesday’s racing headed out past the Trakka Terrace base camp, after the mornings speed stage at Coopers Stadium, to Fourby’s Freeway. EFS Qld were the first on SS11 and the time lost negotiating the first off camber turn, where they had to break out the winch to stop the truck sliding out of the course …
SSS Six Day Extreme – Day One and Two Update
The first two days of competition at the SSS Six Day Extreme being held at Landcruiser Mountain Park are now complete. The nine stages held so far have tested the limits of all eight teams, physically, mentally and mechanically. With the technical winch stages mixed with some speed and GPS elements to keep the competitors …
SSS Winch Six Day Extreme Kicks Off
Teams are gathering at Landcruiser Mountain Park today for the running of the SSS Six Day Extreme winch competition. Peter Stirling and his crew have been on the ground for the past week setting up the challenging stages and preparing for action. The entries are: British Offroad – Andrew McFarlane & Mark Calder RGM Racing …