Winch Challenge
XWC Round 4 – The Lucky Seven
Round 4 of the 2019 Comeup Extreme Winch Challenge Series was held at the Springs 4×4 Park in south east Queensland, just south of Warwick. Stage one was a speed stage that would get competitors ready for the other nine full on stages and get the blood pumping. Paul Semmens and Nathan Mills of Team …
XWC Round 3 – Swamp Donkeys by a Whisker
It’s been nearly ten years since the Comeup Xtreme Winch Challenge has ventured north into Central Queensland, but on the weekend of July 12-14, it was back with an action-packed weekend of extreme 4WD winching action. Seventeen Central Queensland based teams lined up on Friday night to tackle the first of three stages, set in …
XWC Round 2 Report
With overnight temperatures dropping into the negatives, about the only thing hot at the recent round of the Comeup Xtreme Winch Challenge (XWC) series was the winching action! 12 teams lined up on a bitterly cold Friday night at the Springvale property in the small country town of Wallabadah, just south of Tamworth for Round …
Cliffhanger 2019
Cliffhanger 2019 was held in April out at Mt Gap Station pulling teams and spectators from all over Australia. What makes Cliffhanger special is it’s long stages and rough terrain. Teams raced over 800klm in 6 days spending hours every day behind the wheel. Stages varied from high speed rally on farm trails, gruelling rock …
2019 SSS Winch Challenge – Round 1
The 2019 SSS Winch Challenge Series was held at Landcrusier Mountain Park on the 22 – 24 February and with a cyclone warning looming over the coast everyone was prepared for a wet weekend ahead. Shantyl O’Donnell from SS Photography reports… Action kicked off on Friday night with 16 teams taking on 2 stages, a …
SSS Winch Challenge Round 1 Wrap Up
The opening round of the 2018 SSS Winch Challenge sponsored by ARB kicked off at Landcruiser Mountain Park on the last weekend in February. Rain leading up the event ensured it was a muddy and slippery affair, which forced the 19 teams to think outside the box, especially on Friday night. Saturdays stages had an …
British Offroad On Top At WTC Opener
The 2017 series of the Winch Truck Challenge has kicked off with the 1st round held at “New Chum” Mount Morgan last weekend. Some tough stages were set for the 18 teams over Saturday, Saturday night and Sunday covering an array or terrain including steep rock ledges, rocky wall, sandy creeks, speed runs and side by side …
Race Report: SSS Winch Round 3
The Mickey Thompson SSS Winch Challenge Series has now finished up for 2016 with the final round held at Landcruiser Mountain Park over the weekend just gone. 15 Teams set out to tackle the technical, long stages with multiple winches as well as the side by side tracks that have become a trademark of SSS. …
ARB Winch Truck Challenge – Finale
The final round of the ARB Winch Truck Challenge and the decider for the series was run over the weekend of the 17 – 18 September 2016. Held at Seeonee Park in Rockhampton, 18 teams set out to tackle some tough stages that were originally set out for Round 2 and unable to be done …
Flashback: King of the Hunter 2015 Gallery
With the 2016 instalment of King of the Hunter just days away we have raided the vault and hand picked some of our favourite images from last years race. The action at Milbrodale was spectacular with the Ultra 4’s, Tuff Trucks, Winch Trucks and UTV’s turning it on as they tackled the rocks made famous at …
CBT ON TOP AT SSS Winch Round 2
Round 2 of the SSS Mickey Thompson Series was held at Crofters Estate (Formerly Landcruiser Mountain Park) on the 10-12 June. A total of 19 teams started out the weekend ready to tackle the tough and technical stages produced by Stirlo & Jubbo including tight tracks, long winches and side by side action. Friday night …
