Outback Challange 2008

Joined: 05 May 2005 Location: Lysterfield

sniper wrote:

c`mon...............no pics of Janette?????? Crying or Very sad

c`mon!!!!!! Razz

why would you want pics of her over Andrew ??

Joined: 26 May 2008 Location: West Yorkshire

As a UK spectator I must admit I thoroughly enjoyed watching the OBC 08.

Had the pi$$ taken out of my Land Rover 110 by some of the Jap CRAP drivers but found the spectators/shepherds/marshalls/competitors to be very friendly and helpful. I would highly recommend people to come and spectate at future OBCs. Saw some awesome countryside, some superb driving and seeing the grit and determination of some drivers to complete the event was marvellous. I take my hat off to all the competitors.

From my point of view the event was let down by the lack of communication from the organisers.

If any of you see a UK registered Land Rover at the Cliff Hanger event come and say hello and have a cold/warm beer.

Regards

Brendan

Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Location: On board the Mothership

krimnl wrote:

sniper wrote:

c`mon...............no pics of Janette?????? Crying or Very sad

c`mon!!!!!! Razz

why would you want pics of her over Andrew ??

Do you get extra points for dressing like a smurf ???

Joined: 25 Nov 2002 Location: Golden Square

krimnl wrote:

Drafty wrote:

Can one of the mods please remove these photo. Embarassed

(DONE - HeathGQ)

You are giving all the women out there the wrong impression brother, you could have altleast put a pair of footy socks down there. armsup

Heath i was only joking. Put them back up dude.

dont worry Joe im currently getting posters printed up for you.

Poster size. I am guessing theres where the pics of Andrew on the bonnent. So std poster size would actually make him 1:1 scale.

Joined: 05 May 2005 Location: Lysterfield

turps wrote:

krimnl wrote:

Drafty wrote:

Can one of the mods please remove these photo. Embarassed

(DONE - HeathGQ)

You are giving all the women out there the wrong impression brother, you could have altleast put a pair of footy socks down there. armsup

Heath i was only joking. Put them back up dude.

dont worry Joe im currently getting posters printed up for you.

Poster size. I am guessing theres where the pics of Andrew on the bonnent. So std poster size would actually make him 1:1 scale.

correct.. rumour has it that he needs to run around in the shower to get wet!!

Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Location: Adelaide

leeds wrote:

As a UK spectator I must admit I thoroughly enjoyed watching the OBC 08.

Had the pi$$ taken out of my Land Rover 110 by some of the Jap CRAP drivers but found the spectators/shepherds/marshalls/competitors to be very friendly and helpful. I would highly recommend people to come and spectate at future OBCs. Saw some awesome countryside, some superb driving and seeing the grit and determination of some drivers to complete the event was marvellous. I take my hat off to all the competitors.

From my point of view the event was let down by the lack of communication from the organisers.

If any of you see a UK registered Land Rover at the Cliff Hanger event come and say hello and have a cold/warm beer.

Regards

Brendan

Hi Brendan

Met you at Silverton for a beer after the event. Look forward to having a beer with you at the Cliffhanger. Don't worry about the Jap cars we Land Rover owners need to stick together. Look out for the orange Range Rover competiting for the fourth year at the Cliffhanger. Cheers Gary

Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Location: Sydney,Narrabeen

leeds wrote:

As a UK spectator I must admit I thoroughly enjoyed watching the OBC 08.

Had the pi$$ taken out of my Land Rover 110 by some of the Jap CRAP drivers but found the spectators/shepherds/marshalls/competitors to be very friendly and helpful. I would highly recommend people to come and spectate at future OBCs. Saw some awesome countryside, some superb driving and seeing the grit and determination of some drivers to complete the event was marvellous. I take my hat off to all the competitors.

From my point of view the event was let down by the lack of communication from the organisers.

If any of you see a UK registered Land Rover at the Cliff Hanger event come and say hello and have a cold/warm beer.

Regards

Brendan

Gday Brendan

Glad you had a great time Very Happy

You have my number in sydney when its time to service the Landy

Mal

Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Location: Broken Hill NSW

Gday guys, thought i would share some images I got from the viewmont stages I was lucky enough to attend.

Cheers
Adam

Joined: 08 May 2005 Location: www.waynecounty.com

Vid of GQHoon morning stage at Viewmont

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ERG11DFr1U

damn pootube wont let me post the Kill Bill and Pommy vids

Joined: 24 Mar 2003 Location: Redcliffe

What a fantastic week!!!!!

We want to say a huge thank you to everyone that offered words of support, we really appreciate it. Thank you Shane for your updates on here, top job. Next time we catch up there will be something more in your can of coke. There is certainly no better community to be in.

Congratulations to Adrian and Alan, Todd and Ivan and Neil and Chris....
Thanks to the competitors throughout the week, it is great to mix with such a wonderful bunch, Group D was awesome, we had a real laugh. I don't think it would have been as comical if Krimnl had his turbo, the comentary in the sand was one of the highlights.
Special thanks goes to the marshalls and our passage controllers for making the week run so smoothly. You guys are tops!!
We drove the family wagon home, she didn't miss a beat after the flogging we gave her, took the scenic route home as this is our annual holiday and got home Wednesday night. We were very fortunate this year with no breakages other than an engine mount. Will have to see about 24 volt winch in the future I think.
It was really good to compete in the 10th anniversary with the likes of Celia and Eugene and Barry and Sue, they will be sorely missed.

Thanks for an awesome week,

Peter and Jane
Car 14

Joined: 14 Feb 2004 Location: Vic

vompie69 wrote:

Next time we catch up there will be something more in your can of coke.

Definately armsup

Congrats on taking out Trophy Class, a great effort guys armsup

The Fish

Joined: 03 Sep 2004 Location: Manly nsw

Now that all the dust has settled....there is one v. important/sad side to this year.
Roger Smith, the Rangie Legend and gentleman of the Sport and competitor of many OBC's past, lost his beloved wife last week, after her long fight with Breast Cancer. We were all told on Sat. morning and a minute's silence was observed in her memory.
I'm sure you all join us in conveying our Deepest Sympathy to Roger and his family.

Celia & Eugene

Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Location: Lara Victoria

cebarry wrote:

Now that all the dust has settled....there is one v. important/sad side to this year.
Roger Smith, the Rangie Legend and gentleman of the Sport and competitor of many OBC's past, lost his beloved wife last week, after her long fight with Breast Cancer. We were all told on Sat. morning and a minute's silence was observed in her memory.
I'm sure you all join us in conveying our Deepest Sympathy to Roger and his family.

Celia & Eugene

OMG that is so sad. Roger is the original gentleman of the sport alright. He was definetly an inspiration to me when i met him in my very first pajero challenge. My deepest sympathy and sincerest condolonces go to Roger and his Family.
R.I.P.

Dan

Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Location: Malua Bay nsw au

Hi all

Im new to the whole off road scene but am keen to get into it an get competing, so i just have a few questions:

What tyres and size would you recommend for a suzuki sierra
What suspension set up
Does it pay to go slow and decide which is the best path or just use a bit of the right boot and hope all goes well?

Cheers

Sloth

Joined: 02 Jun 2004 Location: Melbourne

gunrunner wrote:

Hi all

Im new to the whole off road scene but am keen to get into it an get competing, so i just have a few questions:

What tyres and size would you recommend for a suzuki sierra
What suspension set up
Does it pay to go slow and decide which is the best path or just use a bit of the right boot and hope all goes well?

Cheers

Sloth

You'll need to read the CCDA rules, they're available on line, and decide which class you want to compete in.

Steve.

Joined: 03 Sep 2004 Location: Manly nsw

gunrunner wrote:

Hi all

Im new to the whole off road scene but am keen to get into it an get competing, so i just have a few questions:

What tyres and size would you recommend for a suzuki sierra
What suspension set up
Does it pay to go slow and decide which is the best path or just use a bit of the right boot and hope all goes well?

Cheers

Sloth

Have sent u a pm....and as Steve says check your CCDA rules also.

Celia Car 9

Joined: 05 May 2005 Location: Lysterfield

Drafty wrote:

Thanks Darren, but im not looking forward to seeing them again, especially not in poster size.

By the way, well done in getting 5th place, and with the blown turbo, fantastic effort mate.

We blew the turbo on our first stage after the quarry stages, so we raced the whole week with no power. we couldnt even sit on 100kmph on the road it just didnt have the grunt.

The car went on the dyno today in its as finished condition and made 42kw @ 3400rpm road speed was about 75kmph at peek power.

Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:31 pm

krimnl wrote:

Drafty wrote:

Thanks Darren, but im not looking forward to seeing them again, especially not in poster size.

By the way, well done in getting 5th place, and with the blown turbo, fantastic effort mate.

We blew the turbo on our first stage after the quarry stages, so we raced the whole week with no power. we couldnt even sit on 100kmph on the road it just didnt have the grunt.

The car went on the dyno today in its as finished condition and made 42kw @ 3400rpm road speed was about 75kmph at peek power.

So that was like Traction Control?

Well done, great effort

Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Location: Malua Bay nsw au

Thank you to Celia for your reply
I think tthe best thing to do is not to use a zook due to its small size.
Ill probably wait a couple of years to get some more experiance before i compete as i dont want to get out there and not know what the heck im doing.

Cheers

Gunrunner

Joined: 24 Mar 2003 Location: Redcliffe

some photos my daughter took

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Joined: 30 Sep 2004 Location: Capalaba

It's great to read all the updates & see all the photos - thanks one & all.

GO THE QUEENSLANDERS -

Todd & Ivan - congratulations yet again - well done guys.

And Pete & Jane - great stuff - 1st in trophy & (nearly) in the top 10.
I'll catch up with you at Tough Tracks.

Peter K.

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:02 pm

all the competitors certainly put a lot of time into the presentation of their trucks from the looks of things. well done.

Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Location: sydney

here`s some pics, coutesy of Roberto and some others we have taken

OBC08

Joined: 20 Aug 2003 Location: Hornsby Sydney

Nice pics Sniper.

Does anyine have any pics or details of that Merc G-wagon?

I would love to know if it was running that asmatic diesel or something with grunt. My mum's boyfriend has a G-wagon and I'd love to show him an action pic or 2.

Joined: 08 May 2005 Location: www.waynecounty.com

sniper wrote:

here`s some pics, coutesy of Roberto and some others we have taken

OBC08

Who is Roberto?
Where is the pic of me when I run out of 'fuel' Embarassed

Top eat that BBQ below, mmmm
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Joined: 02 Aug 2003 Location: Croydon, Victoria

Sniper - I couldn't help noticing all the pictures of the very attractive young lady!

Joined: 08 May 2005 Location: www.waynecounty.com

Surfin Alec wrote:

Nice pics Sniper.

Does anyine have any pics or details of that Merc G-wagon?

I would love to know if it was running that asmatic diesel or something with grunt. My mum's boyfriend has a G-wagon and I'd love to show him an action pic or 2.

The only two I have, unfortunately it did not make it to our stages

Joined: 25 Nov 2002 Location: Golden Square

fool_injected wrote:

sniper wrote:

here`s some pics, coutesy of Roberto and some others we have taken

OBC08

Who is Roberto?
Where is the pic of me when I run out of 'fuel' Embarassed

Top eat that BBQ below, mmmm
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That BBQ rocked. But that would have to be the best eating I have had out of the 3 yrs I have been there. Roast night was the best meal. To bad I was still crook and couldn't eat much of it.
Also Steph and Jason be organized with bring lunch out also rocked.

Wish I had a pretty red shirt or jumper though.

Joined: 20 Aug 2003 Location: Hornsby Sydney

fool_injected wrote:

The only two I have, unfortunately it did not make it to our stages

Thanks, what happened to it? Any idea?

Joined: 03 Sep 2004 Location: Manly nsw

Surfin Alec wrote:

fool_injected wrote:

The only two I have, unfortunately it did not make it to our stages

Thanks, what happened to it? Any idea?

Unfortunately the Merc boys had probs from the Prologue and missed the majority of the week sadly doing repairs. Crying or Very sad

Not fun when you think they'd spent a fortune entering from South Africa.