OBC results.

[HSVRangie]

1st and 2nd Range Rovers.


1St: Steve Tkema(Chipper) & Steve Hudson (Huddy) Rangie.
2Nd: Chris Hummer & Niel Cooper Rangie

Touring: Brian Pethhybridge 80 series: 2 in a row.


Michael.

[drivesafe]

Hey could you give some more details Please

[KEV0044]

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[HSVRangie]

OBC = Outback Challenge.

4x4 race run out near Mildura on private property.

SS1- 1st Cass Jones
2nd Greg Scanlon
3rd Dallas Rundle

Prolouge 1st 1st Tean Kiwi



SS3 Gorge 3- Steve Fowler
2nd Greg Scanlon
1st Lorie Griffiths

ss4 winch wall 3rd Lorie Sternberk
2nd Brett Schriviner
3rd Darren Green

ss5 Night nav 3rd chipper
2nd roger smith
1st Hummer

ss6 Brumbys Run 3rd Chris Nash
2nd Cass Jones
1st Jeff Redman

ss7 Nitro Charger Goat Run
3rd Team Kiwi
2nd chipper
1st Brett Schriviner

ss8 ipf up the ck 3rd Dallas Rundle
2nd Cass Jones
1st Brad WA

ss9 Night combo 3rd Allan Mai
2nd Andrew Gardiner
1st Chriss Hummer

ss10 Cliffhanger 3rd Cass jones
2nd Jeff Redman
1st Ron Hall


ss11 The mud!!! 3rd Dean Killmurray
2nd Max Balacheor
1st Dalls Rundle


ss 12 PROCOMP Night motorkhana
3rd Chipper
2nd Cass Jones
1st Kim Bolton

ss13 PROCOMP Shifting Sands
3rd Guy Holt
2nd Andrew Gardiner
1st Allan Mai

ss14 PROCOMP Sand Wall
3rd Chris Nash
2nd Darren Green
1st Cass Jones


ss15 PROCOMP Day Motorkhana
3rd Darren Green
2nd Cass Jones
1st Team Kiwi

ss16 PROCOMP Gunbarrel
3rd Steve Lowe
2nd Chris Nash
1st Chipper


ss17 ARB CK run
3rd Greg Scanlon
2nd Cass Jones
1st Brad WA

ss18 T-VAN terrain
3rd Chris Nash
2nd Chipper
1st Team Kiwi

ss19 Warn Mud
3rd Team Kiwi
2nd Team French
1st Team Aussie (Brett Schriviner)


Team Kiwi gave away free entry to NZ winch challenge to Cass Jone

PRO COMP Hobbsy finished aprox 15th (hard to tell due to counting backwards)

Touring Class

3rd Colin Pond Brawn 80 Series
2nd Steve Graham Duel Cab Hilux 31 inch muddies
1st Brian Pepsi 80 Series

Challenge Class
TOP 10
10th Kim Bolton & Robert Marks GU Coil CabTurbo Diesel
9th Chris & Ben Nash V8 SWB GQ
8th Laurie Sternberk & Sean Calcino D/Cab Turbo Diesel Hilux
7th Dean Killmurray & Jack Talbot SWB GQ Turbo Diesel Ute
6th Ron Hall & Dave Hickman LWB 350 Chev V8 GQ
5th Dallas Rundle & (sorry)GQ Wagon Turbo Petrol
4th Team Kiwi V8 Surf ute
3rd Cass Jones & Brad Scott GQ Tray 4.5 Turbo Petrol
2nd Chris Hummer & Niel Cooper Rangie

The winner of the 2004 Out Back Challenge is:

Steve Tkema(Chipper) & Steve Hudson (Huddy) Rangie

Most of this info from Outerlimits.

Regards
Michael.

[roby02]

so whats the go were they all driving LRs and RRs or were the other brands supported also????
and if so where did they come in???

[Gaz69]

Good to see Rangies showing how its done. Not trying to be picky but the OBC is actually run between Broken Hill and Menindee. I live 5 Minutes out of Mildura but alas did not have the time for the three hour trip to Broken Hill to watch the start. :x Next year. Thanks for the results HSVRangie as i had not heard a thing down here as to who was winning.

Gaz.

[DaveS3]

Any make of car allowed...

Most this year were in GQ Patrols, some rangies, toys etc..

Internation competitors French, NZ and South Africa??? Alaska???

NZ did very well!

Would love to and see it one year, top event! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

Dave :wink:

[rmp]

Originally posted by Gaz69
Good to see Rangies showing how its done. Not trying to be picky but the OBC is actually run between Broken Hill and Menindee. I live 5 Minutes out of Mildura but alas did not have the time for the three hour trip to Broken Hill to watch the start. :x Next year. Thanks for the results HSVRangie as i had not heard a thing down here as to who was winning.

Gaz.

It's run in four areas; Broken Hill, Nundooka/Velt, Denian and Poolamacca.

[rmp]

Originally posted by roby02
so whats the go were they all driving LRs and RRs or were the other brands supported also????
and if so where did they come in???

Any 4WD can enter, provided it meets the safety criteria like a roll cage and four-point harness. In the 2004 comp there were mostly GQ Patrols, some GUs, lots of Rangies, three 80 Series, a couple of Zooks, one Vitara, a couple of Hiluxes, a couple of Wranglers and a Bush Rangie. Modifications varied from almost nothing (touring class) to lightweight body panels and big V8 engines.

[Gaz69]

Good country up there, I spent 5 years up there between Menindee and Wilcania wiring up station properties with my father and Denian was one of the them!!!! Bloody dry up there at the moment but when it rains you can not go very far especially on the east side of the darling, unless you have a Rover of some sort!!!!


Gaz

[rmp]

Originally posted by Gaz69
Good country up there, I spent 5 years up there between Menindee and Wilcania wiring up station properties with my father and Denian was one of the them!!!! Bloody dry up there at the moment but when it rains you can not go very far especially on the east side of the darling, unless you have a Rover of some sort!!!!


Gaz

Very dry at the moment, although it did rain. No problem starting campfires!

[Gaz69]

rmp wrote:

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>Very dry at the moment, although it did rain. No problem starting campfires![/b][/quote]

Definately dry all right!! Though there has been been some scattered rain around Tibooburra. Dad had to stop in his Discovery last night, as near the Queensland border they had about half an inch of rain and he had problems keeping his tandem trailer following him!!! 8O Haven't heard how much around broken Hill or Menindee though?? The OBC would of been a bit more interesting for the competitors if they had som edecent rain there!

Gaz

[rmp]

There was a touch of rain early last week, at least where we were near Nundooka. But if anything it made things easier by damping the dust and making the sand easier to drive on. The mud course is muddy no matter what, some people where chest high in water while in the car which I think is dangerous. We were fixing broken steering when our group did that section so I only know of it secondhand.

If it had been really wet then the rock sections would have been harder, but it didn't rain during the day so they dried out.

The dust was a real problem, sometimes you couldn't even see the end of the bonnet. So a bit of rain would have been great.

According to some this year's OBC was easier than previous years, or maybe the old-timers knew the tracks already. Certainly I found it interesting enough.

It's an interesting area and I will explore it more fully when I go back in September after a Simpson/Oodna trip. I'll drop by and say gidday to those great folk at Silver City 4WD for sure!

[Gaz69]

Hey there rmp,
Did you tag along the OBC for the whole week of the event? I wouldn't mind following next year if i have the time but haven't heard much from the spectators point of view!
As a follow up, they had some more rain near Tibooburra last night and surrounding areas! Dad said they had 1.5 inches where he is and he is going to be stuck there for a few days before he can shift! Cockies are happy as pig in pooh! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

Gaz

[rmp]

Originally posted by Gaz69
Hey there rmp,
Did you tag along the OBC for the whole week of the event? I wouldn't mind following next year if i have the time but haven't heard much from the spectators point of view!
As a follow up, they had some more rain near Tibooburra last night and surrounding areas! Dad said they had 1.5 inches where he is and he is going to be stuck there for a few days before he can shift! Cockies are happy as pig in pooh! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif :D

Gaz

No, I was competing, so there for the whole week except when we were fixing the car at Broken Hill. So missed a few stages, including Gunbarrel and the mud.

[Gaz69]

rmp wrote:

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>No, I was competing, so there for the whole week except when we were fixing the car at Broken Hill. So missed a few stages, including Gunbarrel and the mud.[/b][/quote]

I didn't twig you you where competing! What sort of vehicle where you driving? was the steering problem the only mechanical problem you had? Dad lives down the road from Silvercity 4wd!! Your trip in September does that include the birdsville races?

Gaz

[rmp]

Originally posted by Gaz69
rmp wrote:

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>No, I was competing, so there for the whole week except when we were fixing the car at Broken Hill. So missed a few stages, including Gunbarrel and the mud.

I didn't twig you you where competing! What sort of vehicle where you driving? was the steering problem the only mechanical problem you had? Dad lives down the road from Silvercity 4wd!! Your trip in September does that include the birdsville races?

Gaz[/b][/quote]

I was co-driving/navigating/winch monkey for the Brawn 80 Series in Touring Class. Initially the steering rod bent when we drove backwards over a shrub on the IPF. Fixed it by winching it straight with a Rangie.

Then the shaft inside the steering box broke completely on the day sand motorkhana (my driver reckons he didn't hear me say "back off"!). The viscous coupling packed up on the fan, so the engine cooked but it survived. In fact the first time it cooked I was driving the sand motorkhana at night, all of a sudden the temp gauge goes crazy and steam comes pouring out from under the bonnet. Colin yells at me to keep going, so I do but back off. Small problem; I cannot see where I'm going as the combination of sand/steam has caked the windscreen and the wipers don't work. So we complete the second lap with Colin giving me directions. That's the definition of trust, nearly flat out at night in sand dunes driving blind with the engine doing an impression of Puffing Billy.

I repaired seven punctures in three tyres after the IPF, and they were brand new Simex JT2s! The worst puncture was one we did rolling into camp, that was a mighty big hole.

A lot of cars had problems. The Bush Rangie had a new clutch. Kym Bolton did both CVs on Nitrocharger, borrowed one from a spectator for the final mud run. Speaking of mud, it killed more than one car as you'd expect when it's over-bonnet. On the Prologue about seven cars in succession damaged the driver's front tyre and drove the remainder of the section with it flat; we noticed that and went a bit easy, also put 25psi all round and survived intact.

One guy wrote his racecar off, rolled it on the Gunbarrel, and then his wife's family car burnt to the ground. At the presentation Andy Brown (ARB) gave a $2000 cheque, then the organisers passed a bag round and then auctioned one of the big canvas posters for $750.

Forgot about the Birdsville races, will have to see when it's on.

[Gaz69]

Hi Robert,
Sorry you had bad luck competing in this years event. Entering next year? It is obvoiuslly a hard event on machinery? I will have to make the effort newxt year to tag along for a look. Mind you i have got a nice two door Rangie sitting in the shed that i can not make my mind up to what sort of engine to put in it ? From what you have said i probally will destroy the vehicle?

Gaz

[rmp]

Originally posted by Gaz69
Hi Robert,
Sorry you had bad luck competing in this years event. Entering next year? It is obvoiuslly a hard event on machinery? I will have to make the effort newxt year to tag along for a look. Mind you i have got a nice two door Rangie sitting in the shed that i can not make my mind up to what sort of engine to put in it ? From what you have said i probally will destroy the vehicle?

Gaz

Probably will be next year. Bad luck? Maybe. But I don't care, it was great just to be part of the action.

I don't think you'd necessarily destroy a properly maintained, reasonably carefully driven vehicle. If you took it easy and just finished you'd do pretty well. Only 5 teams managed no DNFs. So I'd say give it a go.

Engine; recommend something powerful for those creek runs! The word is that 200kw at the wheels is needed to be competitive. But to just have fun you could use a standard engine.

[Gaz69]

Hmmmm,
Gen 3 chevy in the old two door might be the go :idea: Sounds expensive though :cry:

[rmp]

Depends what you want to do. If you want to win, a very powerful petrol is a good option. Just compete and finish, the biggest turbdiesel you can get!