OFFICIAL OUTBACK CHALLENGE PICS.

[RUFF]

Thought i would start a thread for just pictures from OBC. If you could try and keep this thread on topic that would be great.



Here are a couple i have just had Emailed to me from sam(strange rover)

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Not sure on who owns this 80series ute but i beleive cheezy knows the guy and he is registered on the board. Apparently he has had to pull out due to a family sickness. And i dont know who owns the GQ but i no doubt prob should but they all look the same to me.

[RUFF]

Sam is sending these pictures through to me from a phone so im not getting much info with them except for when he rings me.

There are 65 entrants and of that 17 overseas teams entered this year. Glen and Sam are travelling in a group of mainly over sees entrants which he is finding pretty cool.

They have not started yet but im sure when they do and Sam has phone service he will either send them to myself or Bj to post up.


So if anyone else is getting pics please post them up.

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I am posting these as i get them.

[MissDrew]

The ute 80 is a melbourne rig and looks 10 times better then that when in front of you. He was in the simex a few weeks back.

I`m 99% shore the red GQ shorty is Trent Lean. but there is that many of them now

[Cheezy4x4]

Yer the 80 looks real good and has a 454 Chev, too bad it has stock Toy running gear and BANG what the fark was that???????????????????

[OVERKILL ENG]

When does the comp actually start.
One of our customers is in it in a white Jeep.
He rang me and told me one of the overseas teams cars were supposed to be delivered to Sydney to be driven up there but the ende up been delivered to Perth so the team had to fly to perth and drive for 2 days straight to get there.

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I`m 99% shore the red GQ shorty is Trent Lean. but there is that many of them now

I thought this too but the front bar looks different.

[RUFF]

It must be starting in the morning but i forgot to ask Sam. I thought it was tonight but he didnt mention it.

[Cheezy4x4]

That is Mark from JPC Turbo's rig in Melb, did have twin turbo 245KW at the wheels 4.2 Petrol and has been changed to single turbo for the OBC.
This is a top rig and driver, one to watch out for.
I had a South African entrant in my shop 2 weeks ago that had lost there rig in transit. While in my shop they had a phone call telling them there rig had been dropped off in WA. DOH.

[Mrs Drafty]

Ruff, Drafty is in group E also with alot of international teams.


The comp starts tonight with a night run thru a creek section and then tomorrow is the Prolouge in Broken Hill and then the start to head out that night ready to start off for the next day.

[RUFF]

Thanks i will ask Sam what group he is in when i speak to him in the morning.

[CJer]

Good stuff keep them coming RUFF

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Im a little unsure of what this is. I think its a line up of competitors. The heading that came through with it was "Line of Load" this maybe the stage name?

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These pics are being taken with an Ericson camera phone so the good pics wont be up till after the event. But Sam has a good non digital camera with him.

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Alan Mac

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Roger Smith

[Mrs Drafty]

This is the Prolouge Event and the Line Of Load is the place where it is being held in Broken Hill, it's a BIG mine depot.

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No44-Simon Buck and Matt Cook-Range Rover-Overseas entrant-Class A
No45-Neil Radpath and Patric Stuart-Ibex 250-Overseas entrant -Class D


Some of these Names im not real sure on as Sam has emailed a pic of the entrants list but its not real good Quality. So if ive got the wrong details please let me know and i appolagise.

[Mrs Drafty]

Just spoke to Drafty, he and Sam are in the same group.

Both have done some damage, all fix up and ready to go agian.

[POS]

Just spoke to Drafty, he and Sam are in the same group.

Both have done some damage, all fix up and ready to go agian.

I feel for DRAFTY!!! :(

Spending the best part of a week with SAM

[RUFF]

Yeah i only just got back to my computer and checked my email.
I dont know how they fixed this i just tried to ring him but no answer and i know they didnt have a spare gear set

[RUFF]

Just spoke to Drafty, he and Sam are in the same group.

Both have done some damage, all fix up and ready to go agian.

I feel for DRAFTY!!! :(

Spending the best part of a week with SAM

Yeah if you speak to him again tell him to sleep light

[POS]

Yeah i only just got back to my computer and checked my email.
I dont know how they fixed this i just tried to ring him but no answer and i know they didnt have a spare gear set

Wholey cr@p!!

Hope they have sourced a new one!!!

By what Mrs Drafty was saying it seems they are back on track!!

[POS]

Just spoke to Drafty, he and Sam are in the same group.

Both have done some damage, all fix up and ready to go agian.

I feel for DRAFTY!!! :(

Spending the best part of a week with SAM

Yeah if you speak to him again tell him to sleep light

ROFL

Can he sleep with one eye open!!

[Mrs Drafty]

You'd be amazed at the help u get. They maybe your competition but they all are quite free to help out with parts, knowledge and time.

[Mrs Drafty]

When this event is being held the local ARB center is on call 24 hrs a day and also can deliver for u as well.

[RUFF]

You'd be amazed at the help u get. They maybe your competition but they all are quite free to help out with parts, knowledge and time.

Thats good to know we all mostly compete in the same way up here in QLD if you break and i have it then its yours.

There is nothing worse than winning and knowing you won because someone broke something you could have given them but didnt.

[RUFF]

Just had a short conversation with Sam and he said they had wet tyres comming out of a water hole unlocked and it just went Bang! It was a front. They did have a spare gear set so they are right at this minute competing again. Sam had to go because they were about to start.