OUTBACK CHALLENGE

Post by **MYTTUF** » Sat May 22, 2004 2:26 pm

Hobbsy is gunna ring me as theyre doing the "who won?" bit so I'll post it ASAP. It went on a bit last year with some "not so" funny blokes but I think they'll get the presentation done b4 5 as some teams will be heading home as soon as they can so the can get ready for work on Monday, while others will still be there late, like we were last year, and head home tomorrow with hangovers.

Post by **The Fish** » Sat May 22, 2004 3:09 pm

Quick Update

Have just heard that presentation still hasn't started, they are running an auction at the moment, with the Outback Challenge banner fetching $700 odd to go to Greenie towards getting one of his two trashed cars back on the road.

Between myself and Jonesy we will update you as the info comes in.

Cheers, Thommo

Post by **MYTTUF** » Sat May 22, 2004 3:25 pm

MORE

Just kidding but out of interest Both Hobzee & Kieth broke their watches during the week and Keith's camping gear got run over in the camp squashing his lightforce spotlight and thermos which was apparently a Simex. HEASDLINE: Simex squashes PROCOMP Camp.
hehehehehehe!!!!

Anxiously waiting for a call to hear more so stay posted.
Jonesy

Post by **MYTTUF** » Sat May 22, 2004 3:33 pm

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

more coming

Post by **The Fish** » Sat May 22, 2004 3:37 pm

Hope your typing fast Jonesy as the tension is building. My money is on Cass Jones or Hummer and Coops.

Post by **MYTTUF** » Sat May 22, 2004 3:39 pm

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
more coming

Post by **The Fish** » Sat May 22, 2004 3:42 pm

Its still anybody's unlike previous years when you normally can see a pattern emerging :roll:

Post by **MYTTUF** » Sat May 22, 2004 3:49 pm

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

more to come

Post by **The Fish** » Sat May 22, 2004 3:52 pm

Cass Jones is looking the goods, has enough and the most stage places on the board, just depends how consistant he was with the rest of the stages.

Post by **MYTTUF** » Sat May 22, 2004 3:55 pm

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)

More to come

Post by **XFACTOR** » Sat May 22, 2004 4:12 pm

looks like cass jones might win...

ryan :cool:

Post by **The Fish** » Sat May 22, 2004 4:15 pm

Yeah, I think your right, he had the pace last year but bombed out on a couple of stages which cost him a top 3 finsh but I'd say he's in the top 3 this year.

C'mon Jonesy we are waiting :armsup:

Post by **The Fish** » Sat May 22, 2004 4:17 pm

Hurry up Jonesy, I've got work to do and parts to make for our rear bars :lol:

Post by **XFACTOR** » Sat May 22, 2004 4:17 pm

the fish- whos car is that in your avatar that is getting air-borne?? looks like on the warn winch wall or something??

Post by **The Fish** » Sat May 22, 2004 4:20 pm

Yeah, spot on xfactor, thats the car I navigate in. It's the coiled beige 75 series with 350 chev. That was the first year we competed when the winch wall or cliffhanger was at the back of Nundooka homestaed. Driving the wall wasn't a bad effort considering we already had a bent front diff housing at the time and said we would nurse it through the rest of the event.

Post by **MYTTUF** » Sat May 22, 2004 4:22 pm

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

Keep looking

Post by **MYTTUF** » Sat May 22, 2004 4:23 pm

2nd Chris Hummer & Niel Cooper Rangie

hahahahahahahaha!!!!

Post by **The Fish** » Sat May 22, 2004 4:27 pm

Will it be Chippa and Huddy again :?:

Hummer and Coops just missed again, will they ever win it? :cry:

Post by **MYTTUF** » Sat May 22, 2004 4:28 pm

The winner of the 2004 Out Back Challenge is:

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

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WELL DONE TO ALL COMPETITORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All of these reports have come to you via Hobzee (Steve Hobbs from PROCOMP) and me who stayed at home this year.

Next year someone else will have to do this as I hope to be there!!!

See You next time

JONESY

Post by **The Fish** » Sat May 22, 2004 4:35 pm

They have done it again! I was in there group when they won it the first time and witnessed first hand the effort thats required to take out the OBC. They stayed up all night for two nights in a row welding up body and suspension mounts in the rangie and really earnt it the first time and no doubt put in just as hard this year.

Well done boys and once again the Mantle of Outback Challenge Winner remains in Victoria.

Congrats to all those that competed, I'M JEALOUS. and hopefully I will be joining you all next year!

Post by **Thor** » Sat May 22, 2004 4:58 pm

well done to all!!!
have to get the vid of this one after all the exciting commentry - commendable effort to competitors and all who provided information for us!

Post by **TUFFRANGIE** » Sat May 22, 2004 5:00 pm

Matt R and Rob F

Say Congrats to chip and huddy

Can't wait to have a chat and hear the stories

Well Done to all competitors

Sorry to hear about Darren and Sandy's bad luck.

Vid should be awesome :armsup:

-armchair competitor

Post by **Britswed** » Sat May 22, 2004 6:33 pm

Rangie 1st & 2nd

Post by **The Fish** » Sat May 22, 2004 6:57 pm

****************NEWS FLASH-HOT OF THE PRESS******************

UTTER CONFUSION REIGNS AFTER OBC PRESENTATION AGAIN!

Hearing rumours of many unhappy competitors after the presentation and of a few teams possibly putting in protests due to results that just don't add up.

Many teams are back at the caravan park standing round involved in dicussions and comparisons of previous years.

I know this is disappointing and a bit of a downer on the event but I'm just repeating what I've been told and thought you all would be interested in whats going on.

Will post updates as I hear them.

Post by **MUSS** » Sat May 22, 2004 8:11 pm

any news on team KOWARI and BILLY LIN? were they at the presentation? or are they limpin back?

Post by **dogrooter** » Sat May 22, 2004 8:18 pm

Billy cooked the auto on wednesday and was towed back to Broken Hill. Spoke to him tonite, he is a very pissed off puppy, more dissapointed than anything. I will call Luke shortly and will ask him about Matt. Will also try to get more information on the protest, from what i hear it is 2nd vs 1st.

Post by **dogrooter** » Sat May 22, 2004 8:33 pm

Matt Bolger from Kowari Motors had an interesting day yesterday. His vehicle was submerged in the dam with only the spot lights visible. He was not impressed. It is still driving but i think it will have electrical issues in time. They finished around 25th. Well done for their first attempt. Everyone is now drinking and worrying about the protests later. Good idea !

Post by **Hoonz** » Sat May 22, 2004 8:45 pm

SPEWIN!
another yellow submarine!

good effort to all those who competed! arms up lads :armsup:

Post by **Smithy jnr** » Sat May 22, 2004 11:12 pm

Congratulations to the winners and all who competed. It’s great to see the first international team crack the top ten, and an impressive achievement to make 4th, well done Bruce and Freddy. I would have loved to be there to join the party, maybe next year. Great to see Rangies in the top two, pouring out an understated 120-130 KW, horsepower doesn’t mean victory, but it would be fun to have. Well done on the updates Jonsey.

Looking forward to all the story’s…

Post by **PMT** » Sun May 23, 2004 4:02 am

hey congrats to laurie sternbeck & sean calcino in thier little 3 litre turbo diesel hilux. it's not how big it is , it's how you use it.

bruce

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