Australasian Safari
LEG 4 LEAVES SAFARI COMPETITORS EXHAUSTED
The 352 kilometre Leg Four from Gascoyne Junction to Exmouth was described as ‘exhausting’ by many Australasian Safari competitors. The rocky mill track in the first stage had vehicles burning through tyres, and the overgrown bush and rough terrain on the second stage was gruelling enough to have competitors slump in a heap beside their …
A CLASSIC SAFARI COURSE FOR COMPETITORS ON LEG TWO
Australasian Safari competitors described Leg Two from Murchison Settlement to Gascoyne Junction as tough but spectacular. Competitors experienced a variety of terrain such as fast flowing mill runs, red dunes, narrow tracks, rocky river crossings and claypans. Quad competitor John Maragozidis described today’s course as “a classic Safari course, full of technical parts.” Auto The …
SAFARI UNDERWAY AT GLENGARRY
It was a sandy, flowing 10.86km course around the historic Glengarry Station that gave the Australasian Safari competitors their first taste of this year’s event. Quinn Cody (USA) was the fastest rider in the Moto category, and was pleased with his first Safari outing. “Prologue was fun. I didn’t take any chances, and I didn’t …
TMR TO RACE PLUG-IN 4WD IN SAFARI FIRST
TMR Australia, with technical support from Mitsubishi Motors Australia (MMAL), will race the first plug-in four-wheel drive ever officially entered in an Australian motorsport event – Western Australia’s final Australasian Safari, running from 19 to 27 September. TMR Australia’s race-prepared Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) and supporting Mitsubishi Triton will race on wheels …
Wildcat Set to Tackle Australian Safari
Arctic Cat’s class leading Wildcat X is set to tackle the ultimate off-road challenge when it takes on the iconic Australasian Safari cross-country rally next week. With sponsorship and technical support from Arctic Cat Australia, Arctic Cat Perth and Quadparts.com.au, Team Arctic Cat G2 Rallye Racing has entered a 2014 Wildcat X in the Australasian …
Riley Motorsport Returns to the Safari
Steve Riley & John Doble are on their way to the 2014 Australasian Safari this week – starting in Perth on Friday 19th, travelling through Geraldton, Murchisson, Gascoyne Junction, all the way to Exmouth, back to Carnarvon and finishing a week later in Kalbarri on Saturday 27th September. Steve commenced racing in the Safari in …
BIGGEST FIELD IN 5 YEARS FOR SAFARI
The 127 motorsport competitors will depart from Wanneroo Showgrounds September 20, to take on seven days and 3,500kms of gruelling Western Australian outback terrain, in the ultimate endurance test of both man and machine. This year’s event has one of the most diverse fields of vehicles – with a record number of side-by-side entrants, the …