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Wanna go off-road racing… and take the kids along for the ride? You need to get the Boot!
The SCG Boot is a road-legal Baja 1000 weapon for the budding off-road racer… and there’s even a four-door family version for those with kids! Here’s the perfect Weird Wednesday vehicle for budding off-road racers: the SCG Boot. This epic…
2021 Dakar Stage 12: Peterhansel, Benavides and Sotnikov take overall class wins
With Stage 12 wrapped up the 2021 Dakar Rally is over and Peterhansel, Benavides and Sotnikov have won their respective categories. Carlos Sainz (X-Raid Mini JCW Team) may have taken the 2021 Dakar Stage 12 win in the Car category…
2021 Dakar Stage 11: 6 stage wins not enough for Al-Attiyah?
2021 Dakar Stage 11 sees Al-Attiyah take the win but Peterhansel retains a seemingly unbeatable rally lead overall. 2021 Dakar Stage 11, the penultimate stage, was originally scheduled as the longest of the rally, covering a total of 560km (a…
2021 Dakar Stage 10: Al-Rajhi takes stage win and Al-Attiyah closes gap
Al-Rajhi’s HiLux takes the win on 2021 Dakar Stage 10 which was run through a spectacular landscape with challenging navigation. Toyota HiLux driver Nasser Al-Attiyah (Toyota Gazoo Racing) has closed the gap on rally leader Stephane Peterhansel (X-Raid Mini JCW…
2021 Dakar Stage 9: Toby Price crashes out and Peterhansel extends lead
Toby Price crashes out of 2021 Dakar Stage 9 while Peterhansel extends lead in the Car category. Aussie desert-racing legend and two-time Dakar winner Toby Price (Red Bull KTM Factory Team) has crashed out of the 2021 Dakar Stage 9…
2021 Dakar Stage 7: Marathon Stage takes a toll
Overdrive Toyota’s Yazeed Al Rajhi takes 2021 Dakar Stage 7 win, Peterhansel extends overall lead, Price is just one second off the overall lead in the Bikes and Sanders bins it but comes home in fifth. After Sunday’s much-needed rest…
2021 Dakar Stage 6: Peterhansel and Price out in front
Toby Price takes the overall lead in the bikes after 2021 Dakar Stage 6, and Carlos Sainz takes the stage win in the Cars but Stephane Peterhansel still out in front. After a super-difficult 2021 Dakar Stage 5, Dakar organisers…
2021 Dakar Stage 5: HiLux driver De Villiers takes stage win
The 2009 Dakar champion and long-time Toyota HiLux campaigner Giniel De Villiers has taken the 2021 Dakar Stage 5 win. Giniel De Villiers (Toyota Gazoo Racing HiLux) has taken the 2021 Dakar Stage 5 win ahead of the Century CR6…
Take your 4X4 to Tasmania… for free!
Free 4X4 travel on the Spirit of Tasmania between 1 March 2021 and 30 June 2021. That’s right! Free 4X4 travel to Tasmania! In a move set to increase Tasmanian tourism, the Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme is being…
2021 Dakar: Stage 4 win for Al-Attiyah
Nasser Al-Attiyah has taken his third straight stage win in 2021 Dakar Stage 4 yet still remains in second overall behind Stephan Peterhansel. Toyota Gazoo Racing HiLux driver Nasser Al-Attiyah has taken his third straight stage win in 2021 Dakar…
2021 Dakar Stage 3: Another win for Al-Attiyah’s HiLux
Nasser Al-Attiyah has moved into second overall in the 2021 Dakar standings after taking the Stage 3 win in his 4X4 Toyota Gazoo Racing HiLux. Mr Dakar himself, Stephane Peterhansel (X-Raid Mini JCW Team), still leads the outright rankings in…
2021 Dakar Stage 2: Toyota Gazoo Racing HiLux fights back
Nasser Al-Attiyah has fought back in the 2021 Dakar to take the Stage 2 win in his 4X4 Toyota Gazoo Racing HiLux and putting him in third place overall. The Toyota Gazoo Racing HiLux of Nasser Al-Attiyah has taken the…
From Alpine NSW to the Victorian High Country
Join us on an epic high-altitude adventure from Alpine NSW to the Victorian High Country. From Mount Kosciuszko to beers at the Dargo Hotel, come with us on a trip from Alpine NSW to the Victorian High Country, with some…
Ford Raptor 4X4 hunts 2WD Minis in 2021 Dakar race
The Ford Raptor RS Cross Country of Martin Prokop takes third place on Stage 1 of the 2021 Dakar behind the 2WD Minis of last year’s winner Carlos Sainz and Dakar legend Stephane Peterhansel. The 4X4 Ford Raptor RS Cross…
Can’t go overseas? Visit a top Australian destination instead
Overseas holidays are off the agenda for the foreseeable future so you need to visit a top Australian destination instead, and we reckon these ones are as good if not better than anywhere else in the world. There’s no need…
