2010 Ironman Cliffhanger .. New property, 25 teams already

[bru21]

NO MUD is just awesome. Makes me want to race 4x4's again.

Need to allow 2x4's and I'll be in!!!

[Hobzee]

All those on the mailing list should have received their first newsletter today. If you missed out refer to www.ironmancliffhanger.com.au or email navrun@navrun.com.au

Most timely things at present ....

#If you leave it a few more weeks the entry price goes up end of March.
#So far I have spoken to 5 teams who said they will wait for a "cheap" late minute entry by buying someones old entry - Gee I hope there will be enough to go around....
#There will only be about 200 campers on site. All other spectators will have to stay in town - so I wouldn't be leaving spectator packages to the last minute either (but hey you can have pizza every night if you stay in town).

[Wilba]

Still have a spot and deposit payed for anyone interested..This year is definatly out for me..Cheers Billy..

[MissGU]

That is such Bad news Billy!!! we were looking forward to competing with you again....

[Wilba]

Yep bit of a bummer mate, The new motor will or we hope should be ready for may day .Might catch you there..Cheers Billy..

[mickyd555]

Basically we are not expecting water or mud.

is this still the case??

[NavRun]

unless we get a Noah's Flood, yes it is still the case....no water or deep mud

[mickyd555]

unless we get a Noah's Flood, yes it is still the case....no water or deep mud

you mean i should bring two pairs of shoes

[Hobzee]

Hi Guys and gals,

At OBC about 2 weeks ago the CCDA scrutineers were particularly thorough finding many faults with stuff normally covered by log book. I think it's great to see safety levels improve. But I want to warn the cliffhanger dudes to make sure you fully comply and dont have issues in Cobar.

At OBC they were particularly concerned about
roll bar mounts,
roll bar construction material,
6 point cage inside utes to not have bends in the rear stays and if so then side intrusion bars needed internally (with sill rails).
tow points to be rated and if not marked then make sure you bring certification to show the rating.
kill switch to shut down engine while revving at say 2500rpm.

I'm sure there are many other things they look for - just dont assume because you have done previous events that your rig will comply.

For this reason we might be hosting scrutineering in the town of Cobar itself on your way to property - Cars can be left on trucks and trailers. This enables you to get things fixed in town without a 100klm return trip. We have to make arrangements with CCDA and with local 4WD shop in Cobar for venue, etc - stay tuned for more details.

But in meantime get out your CCDA vehicle specs and make sure you comply. If you have any doubts pls call CCDA or ask someone who went through the OBC process.

But remember one thing - It's good to have a consistent high level of safety in cars and I was surprised at what rocked up to Broken Hill for OBC and think CCDA are on the right path - we just need to work well together.

[davo250]

Hi all

at the out back challenge I had a fire and won't get my truck ready for cliffhanger now and have already paid entry. I am looking for some one to take my postion at a very heavily reduce cost I would be happy with 50% back from the entry fee. Please let me know asap and we can talk.
Dave

[Ruffy]

I'm cobar bound

[sonara]

Team Jaffa have a paid entry to sell due to damage from the Outback Challenge and the new truck not being finished.
Call Jason on 0417538836 if you are interested or send me a message.

[Ruffy]

Team Jaffa have a paid entry to sell due to damage from the Outback Challenge and the new truck not being finished.
Call Jason on 0417538836 if you are interested or send me a message.

I thought you were competing in your truck Jas???

[supercharge]

hi guys event sounds great.Can we see competitors list so far. thanks

[NavRun]

here is the list, note: "there may be a couple of teams that have withdrawn"

Car# TEAM NAME DRIVER NAVIGATOR State
1 RGM Racing Jackson Greg Griffin Brent QLD
2 Road Runner Offroad Smethurst Barry Hayes Jim VIC
5 ARB Rockhampton McDonald Greg King David QLD
6 ACM Racing Mumford Andrew Grove Alister VIC
10 Custom Offroad Neilson Wil Bowcock Michael QLD
12 ARB Bendigo Scanlon Greg Nunns Liam VIC
14 Looking for a Sponsor Borchardt Bruce Chatters Wayne NSW
15 Natrad Racing Hodge Rod Phillips Tony VIC
17 Rally Motors Magher Mick Hose Daniel VIC
18 Loose Racing Hansen Daniel Jarrett Stephen SA
20 Tint a Car Racing Dukes Brad QLD
23 Goda Disco Miller Andy Calvert Robbie VIC
26 Ironman 4 x4 Craze Adam Canavan Rohan VIC
27 Mannell Motors 4wd Team Quinn Steve Landrebe Darrell NSW
28 ARB Tamworth Burrows Dave Crossley Howard NSW
32 Rowdy Racing McIntyre Steve Shanks Peter VIC
36 Team Owner Builder Davis Michael Walker Grant QLD
37 Team General Tire / Dynamic Wheels Beaven Scott Winch Jarrod VIC
39 MMW Racing Griffiths Laurie Kafantaris Mani NSW
40 Bastard Child Barton Rob Barton Bill VIC
43 Team Gr8Gu Pamintuan Alberto Daley Sean VIC
46 Rockstar Hingerty Mick Hunter Tim NSW
47 Justa Nissan Andrews Brian Knight Ben NSW
50 Bowlzy Racing Bowles Dale Bowles Marc VIC
52 Nisscommercial Racing Maxwell Craig Vandenberg Dan SA
54 Slingshot Racing White David Sayers Peter NSW
55 Angry Eyes Racing Drummond Brad MacReady Phil QLD
61 Barbie O'Reilly Lynda Ward Aaron QLD
62 ARB Tamworth 2 Hughes Iain Bell Phil NSW
65 Team On4ToU Forrsman Jason Redman Jeff VIC
67 HiLine 4wd Curry Andrew Clough Matthew VIC
69 Team Azimut, Venezuelan & Ironman Team Coffaro Nunzio Colonnello Diego VZ
70 RidePro Roxs Tyrell James Sparkes Matthew VIC

[Ruffy]

Keep an Eye on our Facebook page for updates during the event from a competitors point of view....
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001134753067

[H@MMeR]

ALL i can say is GO Queensland !!!!!!!!!

Cheers Michael

[NavRun]

we will be posting pics and updates on Outers... but in the meantime, yo ukeep up to date on our Facebook page... click here http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ironman-C ... 2787615434" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Hobzee]

We are a third of the way to finish setting up the stages. There is some very exciting stuff.
The Sun Night creek run has long sandy stretches, tight stuff and a rocky gorge stretch and then a 5 klm blast back to the finish along a track.
Sun Day stage is straight up the side of a hill, bottom to top with boulders to boot.
Rally stage has tight track and then 6k's of open sweeping curves through the bush. You do that loop twice
1 Nav stage is in tight scrub - he who cares the least for his car will win.
1 Nav stage is in open terrain - fast 10 wpt blast to see who is fastest navigation.
Creek run is awesome - rocks seem to go forever (at least at our slow pre-drive rate). Got my carpet wet - see I do pre-drive. That one is not in it. was deeper than I thought it would be.

Gotta Go - Rudes is getting cranky with me ..


Hobzee

[tlgq]

Hey Hobzee, can you guys post up some pics of whats in store just to give us a taste?
cheers
troyboy

[Hobzee]

I have some pics and will get Rudes to post them up for me. I still cant nut out how.

Anyway today we set up a Creek Run, A rock garden stage (bring on the Bastard Child - if he doesn't win this stage then agreed, you can do what you want to him), a nav with a nasty winch climb at the end and a motorkhana right next to camp with lots of jumps.

I managed to evict our mouse tennant from my site office house today. I discovered that Rudi doesn't like mice and spiders ...

Storms are all around us at present with just a tease of rain. Lots of Lightning.

Tomorrow Rudes has given me the day off so I'm off to town to see what sort of trouble I can get into...

To those thinking about maybe coming up to spectate - DO IT! This is going to be a great one - I can feel it.

I could do with some fun ... Hobzee

[NavRun]

pics up on facebook.... click here click here

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ironman-C" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... 2787615434

[Ruffy]

pics up on facebook.... click here click here

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ironman-C" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... 2787615434

Linky now worky doodle boy

[montana]

we will be posting pics and updates on Outers... but in the meantime, you keep up to date on our Facebook page... click here http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ironman-C ... 2787615434" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

this link works.how much rainout there last night?

[justanissan]

Hobzie and Rudi,
By looking at a few of the pics I am not sure I trust you when you say no mud this year"
Brian

[NavRun]

only about 5-8mm of rain.... all dry again... but no dust, which is good.

Trust me Brian,,, very little or no mud!!!!!

[Ruffy]

Hey All,
We have a spare seat or two from Geelong to Cobar Friday night. Have a solo driver who prabably appreciate someone to chat to and share the driving.

PM or post here.

[BigrigCQ]

Goodluck to all competitors but mainly QLD teams!

Russel, Kingy, Brad and the Barbie brigade!

[mickyd555]

got two spare seats from Brisbane to Cobar. pm if you need a lift

[montana]

only about 5-8mm of rain.... all dry again... but no dust, which is good.

Trust me Brian,,, very little or no mud!!!!!

what do call a little mud rudi ?