2009 Opposite Lock Mackay Off-Road Challenge

[derbz]

Anyone know what the entry fee is for spectators?

[RUFNUT]

hay derbz
gold coin donation .

[derbz]

hay derbz
gold coin donation .

Serious? Do you know where the received donations go? Club, venue, etc?

[RUFNUT]

SES . Hopefully the rain doesent scare to many people off . the tracks are going to be good . excellent spectator viewing points to .

[btc75]

What's the news from Mackey fella's Results & Pics

Coops

[tufenuf]

i won

[dutch mafia]

good work so where is the pic??? is there a dvd off the comp??

[digsy]

He he...

I know the 5 spotlights went..............

I think the weather put a little damper on things!
Can't wait for the next one!

[BEAR 80]

Digsy, the spot lights only when because I made the challenge easier for them. Still no one "drove the Soup Bowl".

Guy's, I am still cleaning & packing up from the weekend, so I will post the placings this week.

Well done to Kent, winner of the Mod class, Shanahan, winner of the Stock class, & Team Tint-a-car, winners of the team challenge.

I have bucket loads of footage & pics to go through for our DVD. I will post up when it will be available.

I would also like some feed back on the event, tracks etc, good or bad, as this will help make the next comp that much better.

[H@MMeR]

well done team 5.0

i won

[RUFNUT]

well done guys . thanks for a great weekend . hope to see you all nxt year .
Hay bear. We will see someone drive through that soupe bowl unassisted one day . mite take a while though .

[BEAR 80]

Hey all, hope evryone had fun with out to much damage. Below are the final standings for the weekend;

Stock Class

1. Team 12 - Shanahan Starrett & Hahn Potter
2. Team 3 - Brent Gibbons & Brett Hillier
3. Team 11 - Jamie Close & Ben Baldwin
4. Team 4 - Jon Dannatt & Raymond Newton
5. Team 13 - Luke Farnell & Halie Williams
6. Team 8 - Nathan Kelly & Matt Brown
7. Team 6 - James Simpson & Paul Ferguson
8. Team 2 - Joel Flor & Mathew Flor
9. Team 7 - Steven Brown & Luke Campuys
10. Team 10 - Bruce Wolsey & Colin Smith
11. Team 9 - Cameron Gow & Nick Taylor

Modifed Class

1. Team 21 - Kent Battle & Rob McDonald
2. Team 15 - Adam Hutchinson & Jason Hutchinson
3. Team 19 - Brad Dukes & Michael Upham
4. Team 18 - replaced Corey Howell
5. Team 10 - Darren Briese & Rehtt
6. Team 16 - Stewart Parks & Jodie
7. Team 12 - Mat Stewart & Andrew Bowman
8. Team 11 - Aaron Kilby & Simon Marsden
9. Team 13 - Todd Newman & Justin Horsburgh
10. Team 3 - Andrew Beatty & Charlie Beatty
11. Team 7 - Barry Deacon & Royce Jones
12. Team 6 - Steve Blomfield & Shane Neilson
13. Team 5 - Graham Wild & Simon Wild
14. Team 9 - Lance Matherson & Brad Reid
15. Team 17 - Daniel Miles & Mick McClaren
16. Team 4 - Bob Cameron & Aidan Cameron
17. Team 2 - Peter Rowley & Peter Thatcher
18. Team 8 - Travis Van Der Vlugt & Andrew McKinney
19. Team 20 - Steven Hussey & Chris Morris
20. Team 14 - Ben Mahoney & Kim Hughes
21. Team 1 - John Patroni & Brett Hillier

Team Challenge

1. Tint-a-car
2. Tonka Toys
3. 2 & a Bit
4. JeeQ 80

A big thanks to all that competed & spectated in the whether we had, and congrats to all. We have leant a lot from this year and hope to make this event bigger, better & more competitive next year.

[BEAR 80]

Hey Ruffy, it wont happen in my life time.
I how to have the dates for the CQ Challenge tomorrow, as well as the winch challenge.

[Joshie_C]

Hey Ruffy, it wont happen in my life time.

Dont be to confident, there is always some mad hole lurking round the corner... haha

[BEAR 80]

I know that no one will ever drive it, I will put $100 on it.

[Rhett]

Going to be an Out law class next year? If so I will have a go at driving it without hardly hitting the water, just take the side angle of the bank. Im sure stuart would have a go at it in his rig too. And it wouldn't even be a jeep thing

[BEAR 80]

I think a super mod class next year will be a go, and I still don't beleave it will be driven, my moneys on the table for the first person to drive it, not winch, but drive.

[Joshie_C]

I think a super mod class next year will be a go, and I still don't beleave it will be driven, my moneys on the table for the first person to drive it, not winch, but drive.

I think its awesome your putting encouragement on people to drive it rather than winch... Heaps better to watch thats for sure...

[bluedrags]

Went to Opposite Lock Mackay Off-Road Challenge and loved evey minute of it even with the rain.
Thanks for a great day and look forward to next years.

[RGN-81]

i am with brent i reckon you would have to hit the soup bowl at 100kph to get through that s%#t, and yeah it was the best weekend i have had in a long time

[Breezy]

I've got some ideas of actually driving it Brent would love to give it another go just got to get a snorkel on my Jeep and waterproof a bit more stuff. Tell u what that s%#t stinks the Jeep still smells like a dump but i had a ball so who cares...........

[zookprojectfnq]

The thing that got me the most about this event is how the competitors supported other competitors with parts and advice. A lad I was with did a clutch first run, which a bloke from Mackay, was kind enough to drive an hour to his house, pick up an old secondhand one and brought it back and gave it to us. Then a spectator drove an hour the other way and brought us in a gearbox jack. We changed it out in a few hours on the floor of the land holders shed. Random spectators came up and gave us a hand too. It got us home. Big thanks too all of these people, you no who you are.

A great weekend, the rain just made it more challenging. I hope we can organize a few more comps up our way in Towns ville and Cairns.

Nice commentating to by the way bear

[BEAR 80]

Hey Zook, good to see you made it home. Hope the rigs holds up for next year.
MORE COMPS, yes, we need more comps. I know that most of the Mackay lads would go to Townsville & Cairns. If I can help at all to get these events happening, let me know.

How did old mate that roled get on? I hope this event hasn't put him off competeting again.

That's to all for your feed back, keep it coming.

[zookprojectfnq]

Last time I spoke to Him he was getting a roof cut and very keen on exo cages

[Mosko111]

hey guys, sounds like an awesome comp i wish i could have made the trip up, any pics or vids?????

[BEAR 80]

Hey Mosko, I have about 5000 photos, just can't remember how to put them on this site. If anyone can help, let me know.

[Mosko111]

oooooh only that many haha, i wouldnt be able to help you mate, i have to ask for help myself, the pics i saw on the mackay fourby thread looked good, nice runs up the gully! how did the fundraiser side of things go mate?

[LUXS DRIVER]

photobucket chief then right click on the code no then pace , so it was a good comp wish i went too

[BEAR 80]

Yeh, I think the whole thing when very well, for a first time.

We raised $3,600 for SES for the weekend with entries and raffles. Very happy with the response all round. We will look at doing it again next year, with a couple of changes.

[Mosko111]

yeah bear good work, im more then certain that next year will be way bigger and better, cant wait to order and buy a copy of the event when it gets produced