SPIRIT OF AMAROK
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? The Chance This coming May, VW Australia are giving you and a mate the chance to run the hard-working Amarok through a gut-wrenching challenge that will test both man and machine. The Spirit…
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THE COOLEST 4X4 AT SEMA?
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THE EDITORS COLUMN
As I’m writing this I’m jammed into a seat between a bloke who should be a prop-forward for the Wallabies and a guy who bowed out in the first episode of last year’s The Biggest Loser (I’ve officially lost feeling…
WILLOWGLEN CHALLENGE 2015
October saw the Toyota LandCruiser Club’s 14th annual Willowglen Challenge held on their sprawling 320 acre property in the NSW Southern Highlands. Over 60 vehicles representing 16 different teams competed in the three-day event, incorporating ten tortuous stages. For…
OUTBACK CHALLENGE: IT’S TIME TO GET EXCITED!
If you have ever wondered what the toughest off-road competition in the world looks like… this is it! Imagine blasting through the desert, in a well modified vehicle in complete isolation. Now if that sentence doesn’t give you goosebumps, the…
OUTBACK CHALENGE 2015
The toughest, most gruelling four-wheel drive in Australia is on again in 2015. The Outback Challenge attracts competitors from all around Australia and the world to the NSW deserts around Broken Hill. The big news though, is Unsealed 4X4 are…
HAS TUFF TRUCK CHANGED?
In the early days of the Tuff Truck Challenge it wasn’t exactly what you’d call family friendly. Think Mad Max meets the early days of Summernats and you’re on the right track. It was more of a “boys only weekend” affair,…
EXPLORE AUSTRALIA EXPO 29-31 MAY 2015 MELBOURNE SHOWGROUND
Australia’s premier touring, 4WD, adventure and fishing show is nearly here. The annual Explore Australia Expo is rolling into the Melbourne Showground on May 29-31 2015 to offer all seasoned travellers and adventurers a chance to get their outdoor show…
UNSEALED 4X4 DOES TUFF TRUCK
If you combine nearly eighty of the meanest, wildest and best-engineered four-wheel drives in the country, a purpose built off-road facility, and a bunch of eager off-road enthusiasts keen to party hard, what do you get? The answer quite simply…
CROSSING THE SIMPSON DESERT… WITH A TWIST
Adventurous or Crazy? No matter which way you look at it, a trip across the Simpson Desert is one of those 4X4 adventures which culminates in a multitude of different opinions and emotions. Whether it’s excitement or trepidation or quite…
OFFROAD IMAGES PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
This four-day photography workshop, lead by Michael Ellem of Offroad Images, is geared towards beginner to intermediate photographers with a passion for Australia’s Outback scenery.
OPPOSITE LOCK FERNTREE GULLY GRAND OPENING
You’re not going to want to miss the grand opening of the new Opposite Lock franchise at Ferntree Gully! Date/Time: Saturday Februrary 28th starting at 9 am Location: 827 Burwood Highway, Ferntree Gully Besides some special grand opening reduced…
King Of The Hammers: Night Run
King Of The Hammers (KOH) just finished up in the California desert, and the event kicked off with some serious night rock crawl racing, the Backdoor Shootout. Off-roading doesn’t get much more specialized than this. A major highlight from the entire King…
SEMA 2014: LOOKING FOR A FEW GOLD NUGGETS IN A SEA OF BAD IDEAS
SEMA and Las Vegas both represent everything that is wrong with the automotive industry: a mad dash to the bottom of the pyramid of taste and common sense, a cacophony of the uneducated shouting “More and More and More! More…
