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Post by **The Fish** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 9:24 am

Who from here is competing this year? The two drivers I have navigated for in the past 3 years aren't competing this year so I'll just have to watch and read everyone else's adventures :cry:

, unless someone has an empty nav seat :armsup:

Let us know how your preparations are going.

Post by **<=CookiE=>** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 12:39 am

theres no way i am going to be competing but when is it on

Post by **Britswed** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 9:00 am

14th to 22nd May

Post by **DAZ** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 4:49 pm

I'll be there watching , a lot of people i know are competeing . So say gday if your going to be there

Post by **Britswed** » Mon May 03, 2004 7:41 am

Well 10 sleeps to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Before the NSW guys & girls(Celia)head for Broken Hill

Are you ready :?:

Cheers Mal

Post by **srowlandson** » Mon May 03, 2004 10:06 am

Britswed wrote:Well 10 sleeps to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Before the NSW guys & girls(Celia)head for Broken Hill

Are you ready

Cheers Mal

Good luck Malcolm

Post by **MYTTUF** » Tue May 04, 2004 11:41 am

Have a blast to all that are going :!:

I had to give it a miss this year :cry:

BUT will hopefully be back next year with someone as their Navi :lol:

OR maybe if I'm lucky as a driver

Jonesy

Post by **antt** » Tue May 04, 2004 11:50 am

Britswed wrote:Well 10 sleeps to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Before the NSW guys & girls(Celia)head for Broken Hill

Are you ready

Cheers Mal

when you say 'Celia' are you talking about Celia Barry who had the white vitara? i thought they sold that thing? what are they competing in?

Post by **Britswed** » Tue May 04, 2004 12:44 pm

AS far as i know they have still got it but has V6 under bonnet :lol:

Mal

Post by **antt** » Tue May 04, 2004 1:19 pm

ooooh, very interesting, wonder what sorta v6 is in it, commodore or zuk

Post by **N*A*M** » Thu May 06, 2004 7:54 pm

is drafty and andrew going to be in it again?

anyway go the rangies :armsup:

Post by **T.Trudi** » Thu May 06, 2004 8:52 pm

Trudi and I (the other Trudi) will be back for our third time spectating, We have no one offficially to follow this year so will be looking for a good group to follow. Does anyone know if the spectaters are going to get to see Denian?? I hope so it's a great spot.

Post by **Britswed** » Thu May 06, 2004 9:23 pm

anyway go the rangies :armsup:

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Mal

Post by **Drafty** » Fri May 07, 2004 7:52 am

N*A*M wrote:is drafty and andrew going to be in it again?

anyway go the rangies

Not his year NAM. :cry:

Plans are Alpine Challenge teamed up with Birdy and then off to do the New Zealand Challenge later in the year.

Good luck Mal, hope you do well.

Post by **Britswed** » Fri May 07, 2004 7:08 pm

Thanks Steve & Joe iam looking foward to it

Its just a pitty about all these late nights :armsup:

But it will be worth it

Cheers Mal

Post by **MUSS** » Sat May 08, 2004 2:05 pm

just wanna say good luck to MATT and CAM in the bright yellow TEAM KOWARI gu ute........will be awesome to see the yellow brute finally up and running this brute is gonna turn some heads.....have fun fellas :armsup:

and i cant wait to see the video..... all of us TOWNSVILLE LADS are backin ya all the way boys :armsup:

Post by **Red Disco** » Sun May 09, 2004 7:58 pm

anyway... good luck Mal :armsup:

GO THE RANGIES :armsup:

Post by **Red Disco** » Sun May 09, 2004 7:58 pm

anyway... good luck Mal :armsup:

GO THE RANGIES :armsup:

Post by **DAZ** » Mon May 10, 2004 8:38 am

Good luck all i'll see ya there im spectating out of a Nissan :cry:

But im takeing my caravan :armsup:

and three good mates should be a blast .

Post by **MUSS** » Sun May 16, 2004 1:31 pm

ive heard that most of the international competitors missed the boat? bugger.... also heard that the french team missed the boat so they had to fly there comp truck over :shock:

...hahahahaha and its a middy too :armsup:

Post by **NICK** » Sun May 16, 2004 5:27 pm

JAKE wrote:ive heard that most of the international competitors missed the boat? bugger.... also heard that the french team missed the boat so they had to fly there comp truck over ...hahahahaha and its a middy too

JOKING----that would cost $$$$$

NICK

Post by **MYTTUF** » Sun May 16, 2004 7:10 pm

As I sit here at home thinking about whats going on around Broken Hill & wishing I was there, the phone rings and it's Hobzee. He reckons he's gunna ring me daily and fill me in on the happenings. I don't know if he's just rubbing it but, there's always next year!
So here goes;
Last night they had a dry creek run along Stephens Ck and today they have done the prologue which, this year, was a single run with a recovery section on the way. They have all been split into groups and are heading out to their competition areas where some may do an SS or ISS while others may sleep or repair trucks.
Issues so far include;
*Celia getting bogged in Ck last night, then blowing a fuseable link
*Celia having winch problems during prologue and blowing fuseable link (hope they get that V6 sorted)
*Sandy & Greenie broke a tail shaft in prologue
*Hummer damaged a g/box mount in prologue
*I believe all are still competing and some that did really good last night suffered penalties today Chunk (VIC) leaving Cass (WA) Dallas (VIC) and NZ Dude all going great guns.
As I hear more I will post more but please don't hold me responsible for any miss-information as this is coming via PRO COMP Hobbzee and his mobile phone and will get less informative as the week progresses as he gets more tired.
Thats all for now!
Jonesy

Post by **MUSS** » Sun May 16, 2004 9:00 pm

NICK wrote:
JAKE wrote:ive heard that most of the international competitors missed the boat? bugger.... also heard that the french team missed the boat so they had to fly there comp truck over ...hahahahaha and its a middy too

JOKING----that would cost $$$$$

NICK

dead set the french really did fly it in... been told by a mate who is competing out there :finger:

Post by **Aus4wd** » Mon May 17, 2004 9:22 am

I went up to OBC for the weekend to surprise Sandy, long way but it was worth it. Will have a few photos to post up this arvo.
There will be alot of tuff competition out there for everyone, I have never seen so many $$$$ thrown at cars for an event.
Top 5 after Saturday Night's dry creek stage was
1. Cass Jones - WA - 2m55s
2. Greg Scanlan - VIC - 3m03s
3. Dallas Rundle - VIC - 3m04s
4. Steve Lowe - VIC - 3m0?s
5. Darren Green - VIC - 3m07s

To give you an idea of the vehicles competing, in the Top 20 after Saturday night, there was only 1 Turbo diesel and that was Chunks running an enormous amount of power for a diesel, the rest are Turbo or Supercharged Petrols and V8's.

Sorry, didn't get prologue results, let at about 1:30pm yesterday arvo.

Post by **Aus4wd** » Mon May 17, 2004 9:30 am

Just to add to the damage report Mal's British and Swedish R/Rover busted a gearbox practising before the event started but had freighted another in and were ready for competition Saturday Night.

Also Greg Scanlan LWB GQ Turbo Petrol Ute didn't like the water in the prologue and, he made it to the winching point when it stalled but still didn't give up trying to start the car until the plasma broke with the weight of a dead car and had to DNF.

Post by **bogged** » Mon May 17, 2004 1:55 pm

Good stuff... keep the info flowing

Post by **Aus4wd** » Mon May 17, 2004 2:44 pm

Here's a few pics for Darren Green, Cass Jones and Steve Booth (Chunk)

Post by **GQ TROL** » Mon May 17, 2004 3:11 pm

Any word on how the Kiwi's Bruce Hughes and Blair Howden running a red single cab Toyota Hilux/Surf with a V8 are going?? :?:

Cheers
Mitch

Post by **Aus4wd** » Mon May 17, 2004 3:13 pm

Yeah doing quite well, I think they finished after Saturday Night in 15th place and did a nice clean run in the Prologue on Sunday. I do know one thing, all the kiwi's are having a great time.

Post by **dogrooter** » Mon May 17, 2004 3:20 pm

Could you tell me how Bill Lyne in the SIME V8 GQ extra cab are going, and also Kym Bolton. Thanks.

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