Posts Tagged ‘Australasian Safari’

First-time offroad competitor V8 Supercar driver Craig Lowndes has proved himself an all-round motorsport champion with a first-place win with co-driver Kees Weel in the 2010 Australasian Safari which finished on the beach in Esperance, Western Australia this afternoon. Full story

Bathurst moto rider Ben Grabham finished Leg 5 of the Australasian Safari without a hitch, finishing ten minutes ahead of the pack but others weren’t so fortunate, with third fastest Rod Faggotter skinning a tree, and Matt Fish, in fourth fastest position, going over the top of his bike in another action-packed day totalling 411 competitive kilometres. Full story

If the vehicles in the Australasian Safari could talk, they’d be begging for a rest day after five gruelling days in the Western Australian outback, but despite this the top three positions held yesterday by Lowndes, Green and Garland remain intact after today’s 411km Leg. Full story

Craig Lowndes and Kees Weel were tested by today’s tight track in their Holden Colorado but managed to finish fastest at the end of Leg One of Australasian Safari, nearly nine minutes ahead of Bruce Garland in the Isuzu DMAX, and 11 minutes ahead of Tony Quinn in his Mitsubishi Pajero. Full story

“Every leg will present its own unique challenges. There will be some great driving and riding sections as always, and we’ve reduced the amount of fenceline driving to provide as much variety as possible. “It will be more about endurance than speed and we’ve thrown in some great challenges to make it a little bit nastier for even the toughest competitors. Full story

America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2009. This legislation -- which will ban off-highway vehicle (OHV) access to public lands to those who live and recreate in Utah -- was introduced by New York Representative Maurice Hinchey. However, not a single Representative from Utah is supporting H.R. 1925. Full story

With only 10 seconds separating the GHR Honda team-mates Jacob Smith and AJ Roberts overnight, the Condobolin rider was hoping to keep his Queensland rival at bay. Roberts dropped a further 19 seconds on the day’s first stage, but on the 204 kilometre second test came off his bike, injuring his shoulder and giving Smith some breathing space. Full story

Multiple Dakar Rally winner, Josef Machacek from the Czech Republic, has taken the lead in the Quad bike category after overnight leader, Paul Smith, struck trouble and lost nearly an hour. Full story

KTM factory rider Todd Smith is still out in front of the motorbike category with a solid one minute and 28 second lead over his brother, Honda’s Jacob Smith. AJ Roberts is in third place a further 13 seconds back. Meanwhile two-time winner, Ben Grabham, may have lost his chance of victory after tyre problems cost him more than an hour. Full story

Swedish moto competitor and the world’s top female rally rider, Annie Seel, is putting her new Husaberg bike through its paces and testing out the Australian terrain for the first time. Like Annie, US endurance Hummer racer, Josh Hall, is also enjoying his first time in Australia and hoping his previous desert experiences will help him complete the 3600 kilometre journey. Full story