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Alice Spring’s own David Walsh (#2 KTM) is one step closer to his first King of the Desert title after blitzing the bike field to arrive at Finke in 1 hour 55 minutes and 25.7 seconds on Race Day 1 of the 2019 Tatts Finke Desert Race. The hometown hero lead the 612-strong field from the …

Mud, glorious mud! The C&R Constructions Kamfari was held at Cox Peninsula, 80km south of Darwin on May 5th. On his 4th attempt, Scott MacFarlane conquered the muddy creek crossings and bog holes to break through for his maiden ATV Kamfari win, completing his 13 laps in an overall time of 4hr 18min 51seconds on …

The Slattery Auctions Condo 750 will be holding its 17th annual off-road navigational rally this year on the 11th, 12th & 13th of April. So far there are 40 bikes entered with 5 sidecars. Well known riders Rod Faggoter, Mathew Fish, Paul Smith, locals Todd and Jacob Smith and young local Todd Ridley, who finished …

After 13 stages, more than 13,000 kilometres and one of the most gruelling Dakars ever, Nani Roma and his French co-driver Michel Périn led home the Mini All 4 Racing hat-trick, with their yellow machine. Second place was secured by Peterhansel /Cottret in the black MINI ALL4 Racing, with Team X-raid driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and his Spanish …

Photo’s of all competitors who raced last weekend at the Gascoyne Dash have now been uploaded to our online gallery. Thanks to all who competed for providing some stunning action to shoot, against the amazing scenery of the Gascoyne. Pics of the Cars can be found here: http://www.dirtcomp.com.au/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=115698 Pics of the Bikes can be found …

The 2013 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash fired up today with the scrutiny and street parade of 36 vehicles and 80 bike riders through the main street of Carnarvon, in the Gascoyne Region of Western Australia. Competitors from all over Australia have converged on Carnavon, close to the most western point of the continent to start their …

Seventy brave and battle-weary competitors made it through to the finish line of the 2013 Australasian Safari in Geraldton today, 3200 kilometres and seven days after 100 racers started in Jurien Bay, Western Australia last Friday. Queensland Yamaha dealer Rod Faggotter has had a convincing moto win, not only for himself but also for Yamaha.  …

In consultation with competitors, Australasian Safari organisers amended the course for moto riders in Leg 6 of Australasian Safari overnight following yesterday’s tragic incident where the event lost one of its biggest and best -loved characters, Ivan Erceg (number 19). Moto and quad competitors ran only the second stage of today’s Leg  – 206km from …

Today’s leg of the Australasian Safari took competitors from remote inland Gascoyne Junction to tropical Carnarvon on the Coral Coast of Western Australia in two stages of 133km and 156km.  It was a Marathon Day, meaning no outside assistance was allowed from service crews.  Most competitors agreed the first stage, which was a rough rocky …

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 …

In an offroad race determined by time rather than a specific distance, “Last Minute Racing’s” Danny Auricht in the #8 Jimco and Andrew Mowles in the #135 Razorback have stormed home to win the Sporties 12 Hour Enduro held at the Alice Springs Offroad Track on the weekend. The two car Alice Springs based team …

The Sporties Twelve Hour Enduro kicked off with scrutiny tonight, bringing the the Todd Mall in the centre of Alice Springs to life. The event boasts a unique format where the clock determines the length of the race, not the number of kilometres and the fact cars are paired up into teams. The teams must …