Offroad-Express

This event is Round One of the "4X4 Action" Mainland Winch Challenge Series

Dates: 2-3 June
Scrutineering at Spring Creek Engineering workshop 44 Murrays Road 4:30 - 6:30 pm Saturday 2 June, followed by 3 night stages from 7pm located in a forestry block at Kites Creek in the Waikokaho Valley.
10 day stages on Sunday at Mt Riley.
NOT OPEN TO SPECTATORS
Entry fee $75 payable to the Marlborough 4WD Club account 03-1355-0583879-00 (include your name as a reference) or post to PO Box 519 Blenheim
Classes as usual with requirements as per the Mainland Challenge series rules
- Clubman, Open or Outlaw
Entries by post or email piptrev@slingshot.co.nz with Drivers Name, contact details (ph and email), vehicle details, and Class entered

WOW - 4 North Island entries already! And enough promises to be certain that this event will NOT be cancelled.

Marshalled at Mt Riley last year, was a good day out. Are mashals required this year?

Smurf wrote:Marshalled at Mt Riley last year, was a good day out. Are mashals required this year?

Yes - talk to Sav - he's coordinating the Nelson team

Just sent my entry in.
Looking forward to it.
Though I heard, so far there's only 5 from the north and just 2 from the south entered, so far? Though you can't believe everything you hear can you.

petefj40 wrote:Just sent my entry in.
Looking forward to it.
Though I heard, so far there's only 5 from the north and just 2 from the south entered, so far? Though you can't believe everything you hear can you.

So far 5 Outlaw (you and 4 from Auckland), 8 Open Class (although a couple may end up in Outlaw since I'm not sure of the vehicle details) and 3 Clubman (one Series competitor and 2 locals in it for a grudge match). We're pretty confident of having over 20 entries, and enough confirmed to go ahead anyway. Tracks are all done - the night stages are all new, probably no winching required, but still a good challenge. Day stages have enough changes from last year to keep it interesting and will give the winch-men a bit of exercise....

muddy wrote:

petefj40 wrote:Just sent my entry in.
Looking forward to it.
Though I heard, so far there's only 5 from the north and just 2 from the south entered, so far? Though you can't believe everything you hear can you.

So far 5 Outlaw (you and 4 from Auckland), 8 Open Class (although a couple may end up in Outlaw since I'm not sure of the vehicle details) and 3 Clubman (one Series competitor and 2 locals in it for a grudge match). We're pretty confident of having over 20 entries, and enough confirmed to go ahead anyway. Tracks are all done - the night stages are all new, probably no winching required, but still a good challenge. Day stages have enough changes from last year to keep it interesting and will give the winch-men a bit of exercise....

Sounds great!!
Personally, though I didn't do any of the night stages at Rallywoods last year, I like the idea of no winching at night. I imagine it would make the stages fast and long as they were in Welly. Yes it's a winch challenge. But winch men find it hard to work in the dark.

Peter, just get him a light

QUADRACER wrote:Peter, just get him a light

Yeah thought of that. But it can be dangerous not seeing where things are hooked up on Bob.

any special rules for PROFESSIONAL TEAMS mr muddy ?
also what class will me holden be next year
will talk to sav about helping out

DA RAM wrote:will talk to sav about helping out

Sav would be the HELL winch man for your ute Jim!!!

petefj40 wrote:

DA RAM wrote:will talk to sav about helping out

Sav would be the HELL winch man for your ute Jim!!!

nah he would want to DRIVE !

DA RAM wrote:any special rules for PROFESSIONAL TEAMS mr muddy ?
also what class will me holden be next year
will talk to sav about helping out

If it's got WOF & Rego, then Open Class. You'll want to line up next to Mike anyway won't ya? You gunna be around at thhe Westport Challenge?

mike WHOOOOOOOOOOO !
yep i will orange boy top of the tailings oh will have me mate simon as camerman ,hope to be videoing all weekend

DA RAM wrote:mike WHOOOOOOOOOOO !
yep i will orange boy top of the tailings oh will have me mate simon as camerman ,hope to be videoing all weekend

Will see you there then - Social team only - me with a LWB Nissan (used to be Karls), Richard in the Landrover 90, and Miles in the Cherokee. Not pretending to be competitve - just out for a fun weekend...

Trev

will be a great weekend see ya there be good to have a catch up

18 entires so far. We will not accept more than 25 entries, or it'll take too long to get the stages completed. So if you're sitting on the fence - it's time to make a decision...

could you post a list of people entered and class

so are you in the new truck for top of the south

yep, been testing today

QUADRACER wrote:yep, been testing today

well wheres the vid !!!!

hard to vid when driving, happy with truck , just need to tune the driver
this one has a fatter arse than the last

QUADRACER wrote:hard to vid when driving, happy with truck , just need to tune the driver
this one has a fatter arse than the last

Entries so far. Note I may have the classes wrong in a couple of cases...

Open
Guy Griffith
Mike Holmes
Steve Reed
Bob Uttridge
Karl Townsend
James Keys
Sav
Stephen Restieaux

Outlaw
Pete Turner
Gavin Campbell
Stewart McLellan
Bernie Konz
Peter Haigh
Gordon Jackett
Glen Raymond

Clubman
Grant Watson
Pete Leslie
Jim Gregory

A FEW PIC'S i took while at the bog run

a couple good ones of BOB (quadracer) having fun

How are the local chaps going in an LS1 powered yellow 45? And who has Donald Prestons old red Prado nowadays...?

NJV6 wrote:How are the local chaps going in an LS1 powered yellow 45? And who has Donald Prestons old red Prado nowadays...?

young fellas in flat deck went well and lasted the weekend out , bob (quadracer) in prestons old rig

Who won?

Madaz wrote:Who won?

1 SAV @ 4X4 CENTER
2 JAMES -TOYZUK only 30 points between 1st and 2nd
3 ROWEN - in red JEEP
NELSON CLUB 123

Final Results:

Outlaw
1. Gavin Campbell
2. Bernie Konz
3. Peter Haig
4. Stewart McClellan
5. Gordon Jackett

Open
1. Sav
2. James Keys
3. Rowan Coutts
4. Guy Griffith
5. Karl Townsend
6. Mike Holmes
7. Bob Uttridge
8. Steven Restieaux
9. Glen Raymond

Clubman
1. Peter Leslie
2. Grant Watson
3. Jim Gregory