Thread: 4wd event

Some one on here was organising a land rover Jamboree last year, it atracted heaps of interest but he didn't end up going through with it for some reason, so if you decide to organise something similar i think there will be plenty of interest!!

TIM.

Pick your charity and then see if you can get an insurance company as your major sponser, you then have half the battle over if its like organising fishing events
cheers
blaze

Originally Posted by long stroke

Some one on here was organising a land rover Jamboree last year, it atracted heaps of interest but he didn't end up going through with it for some reason, so if you decide to organise something similar i think there will be plenty of interest!!

TIM.

yeah sounds good would like to have it for all classes with a range of events but with good spectator action to lure the crowds. thought a good place to hold it would be rover park then move around from there.

whats some good events that are good to watch want some technical and then also some fun stuff for the crowds

BBLAZE will have a look and contact some people have you run an event if so any tips you can offer

cheers dan

Originally Posted by disco dan

yeah sounds good would like to have it for all classes with a range of events but with good spectator action to lure the crowds. thought a good place to hold it would be rover park then move around from there.

whats some good events that are good to watch want some technical and then also some fun stuff for the crowds

BBLAZE will have a look and contact some people have you run an event if so any tips you can offer

cheers dan

Hi Dan
Only been involved in fishing events, stuff as simple as take a kid fishing turns out not to be so simple. Insurance in the form of public liability seemed to be the major head ache most of the time. Research your date well so as not to clash with simular events, advertise well, get a good commitee together but not to big (the bigger the commitee the more differing the opinions, too small and the work load is to great). Have a few brainstorming sesion on the way through with a whiteboard to show ideas and flow charts on where you are at in meeting deadlines. Realisticly 12 months after commitee form would be a good timeframe IMHO
cheers
blaze

Having run Ateco for a number of years I have a bit of an insite into this. I am assuming it is a similiar type of event that you are thinking of organising rather than a static show of vehicles.

Location is number one. Where are you planning on running the event. Public or Private land? How far do people have to travel to watch the event. How far do competitors have to travel between stages.

Your money is made from spectator entry fees so what ever you do needs accessable and needs to be advertised for spectators. A different marketing strategy is required for competitors.

Once the location is found you then need to obtain council approval. This will often require a meeting with council so that you can be aware of the specific regulations that will apply. Will food and alcohol be available on site? You need permits. Are you feeding competitors or is eveyone self sufficient? Do you have enough toilets. Where will they be placed on the property? How are you going to deal with rubbish? How are you going to deal with traffic and what impact will this have on local residents. A marketing strategy for council and land owners of how your event will bring business to the local community works well at satisfying concerns of disruption to the quiet enjoyment of the locals.

Medics or first aid officers need to be present.

You have to decide on the rules on how you want to run the event and decide on how classes are to be determined. Utilising the rule set created by the ccda allows you to gain access to their insurances as well, but then you are locked into thei view of vehicle classes.

You need people to help run the event. Front gate, car parking, marshalls, toilets, rubbish, security. Are your security people trained? Are your marshalls trained or how are you going to train them?

That's about it for now. Good luck

Probably not much help but I have seen small informal demolition derby's grow from a few races amongst mates to something folk prepare for months for and travel to from great distances. Event grew organically if you like to become quite an event. No longer exists nowadays under the OSH regs but it started low and slow and grew to be quite the event with experience gained along the way. maybe something intraclub growing to interclub challenges etc

Hmmm, wonder what a 4WD demo derby would be like, hills and gulleys, mud and dust, Nissan vs Toyota vs LR vs ...

was thinking a battle of the brands LR - Toyo - Nissan - jeep - suzuki. pick say 5 cars for each brand and then get down and dirty involve clubs and enjoy 4x4

if its any help, My power boat section at Ocean Reef Sea sports club (Im the rear commodore) runs a thing called boating for Kidz

Its where us power boaters take disadvantaged and disabled kids out on the water for a boat trip up the river for a few hours, come back and then have a suasage sizzle, fizzy pop and cakes. Its magical..

Anyway.. to the point. Ansvar insures us and have accepted the risk (no mean feat especially as its kids, power boats, and water!) you will have to do quite a bit of ground work im sure.. but they were the only guys that touched us.. as its a charitable thing... im sure they would be able to help.

Thanks

Steve