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6th February 2010
NEW HUNTER VALLEY OFF ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION WEBSITE
The Hunter Valley Off Road Racing Association (HVORRA) has launched a new website. For all the latest HVORRA news visit www.hvorra.com.au
SYDNEY OFF ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION FIRST 2010 EVENT SET FOR FEBRUARY 27/28
The Sydney Off Road Racing Association (SORRA) has scheduled its first race of 2010 for the weekend of February 27/28. Visit the SORRA Home page here for Sup Regs.
19th January 2010
KMORC SUMMER WRAP
The 2010 Off Road Race season is almost upon us but over the hot summer months KMORC members have still been busy. Check the Photo Gallery page for images from the KMORC Annual Presentation Dinner (43 people attended), see work continuing on the Anthony Fittler Buggy at the Schmidt Racing Workshop, and view the shelter for the KMORC Bus completed at Dondingalong.
19th December 2009
KMORC CAPS NOW AVAILABLE
KMORC Caps are now available. Ideal dress cap / way to promote the club. Click here for full information. Caps will also be available at 2010 KMORC race meetings.
9th December 2009
PHOTOS FROM THE SCHMIDT OFF ROAD RACE TEAM WORKSHOP
KMORC Members Kaleb & Ron Schmidt are hard at work on a number of projects for 2010. The Schmidt family Rimco is being prepared to compete in select Rounds of the Australian Off Road Championship (starting with Griffith in July). With a new Honda NSX engine in the back the Schmidt family are moving up a class to run in Prolite. Work also continues on the new Anthony Fittler Desert Dynamics Buggy. For more images visit the Photo Gallery page.
ABOVE : Schmidt family Rimco Prolite.
ABOVE : Anthony Fittler Desert Dynamics Buggy.
WEBB VIDEO WARIALDA 200 PREVIEW
To view a great video clip (courtesy of Webb Video) of the 2009 Warialda 200 click here.
2nd December 2009
2010 CAMS APPAREL REQUIREMENTS
Click here to read the 2010 CAMS Apparel Requirements for Off Road Racing.
26th November 2009
FINAL NSW OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP POINTSCORE
The 2009 NSW Off Road Championship Pointscore has been finalised following Round 7 at Colo on November 21/22. Click on the following links for full results. The best placed KMORC members were Phil Page who clinched the Prolite Buggy class, Mick Latimore who finished 3rd in Prolite Buggy, Bradley Bishop with 2nd in Sportsman Buggy, and Gary Hyde with 3rd in Sportsman Buggy.
NSW Off Road Championship Outright Driver Pointscore
NSW Off Road Championship Outright Driver Championship
NSW Off Road Championship Class Pointscore
COLO PHOTOS BY DALE STANDING
Photos from the Colo Round of the NSW Off Road Championship courtesy of Dale Standing. Visit Dale's Facebook page at
http://hi-in.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&gid=276947500074
ABOVE : Martin Dal-Santo in action. Dal-Santo was the Top Pointscorer Driver in the NSW Championship.
ABOVE : Derek Rose finished 4th outright, and won the Super 1650 class in both the event and the NSW Championship.
ABOVE : Phil Page won the Colo Round Outright, and secured a Prolite Class victory in the NSW Championship.
ABOVE : Bradley Bishop launches off a Colo jump. Bishop finished 3rd Outright and placed 2nd in the Sportsman Class in the NSW Championship
ABOVE : Mick Latimore battles the dust on his way to 6th Outright and 3rd in Prolite Class in the NSW Championship.
23rd November 2009
PHIL PAGE WINS LENLORD 4WD SALES CHALLENGE AT COLO
KMORC Member Phil Page (#148 Prolite), with Mark Hemming as navigator, claimed Outright victory in the Lenlord 4WD Sales Challenge held at Colo Park (NSW) November 21 and 22. Page lead for most of the event, only surrendering his lead briefly with a power steering problem. 2nd Outright went to the #51 Pro Buggy of Jeff Thomas / Peter Calvert, with KMORC Members Bradley Bishop / Kylie Bishop finishing 3rd Outright in their giant killing #317 Sportsman Buggy. KMORC Member Mick Latimore (#136 Prolite) finished 6th Outright and 3rd in Class. The only other KMORC team in the event, the Sportsman #335 of Gary Hyde / Joshua Hyde retired at the completion of the first of the five races. The event was the Final Round of the NSW Off Road Championship. For full Outright results click on the link below.
17th November 2009
KMORC Member Anthony Fittler has a new Desert Dynamics Buggy being prepared in the Schmidt family workshop at Kempsey. For more photos visit the Photo Gallery page.
NEW POWERPLANT FOR SCHMIDT BUGGY
This Honda NSX engine will power the Kaleb Schmidt / Ron Schmidt Buggy when they return to national competition in 2010.
7th November 2009
DJ SAFETY 5 POINT SEAT BELTS NOW IN STOCK AT PIT CREW NEWCASTLE
Pit Crew Newcastle have fresh stocks of DJ Safety 5 point seat belts in stock in Red, Blue, and Black. These belts are made in the USA and come with all hardware for mounting. They are dated Jan 2010. The normal price is $179.00. The price to Off Road Racers is $159.00. Pit Crew can be contacted on 02 4969 2677 or via their website www.pit-crew.com.au
3rd October 2009
GRIFFITH OFF ROAD RACE IN 2010
After several years without a NSW Round of the Australian Off Road Championship all that is set to change in 2010 with a major race to be staged at Griffith in the south west of the state. The Griffith area has a long connection with the sport and NSW racers are expected to support the event in strong numbers. A provisional 2010 Australian Off Road Championship race calendar has been released :
Hyden (WA) 2-5 April
Alice Springs (NT) 12-13 June
Griffith (NSW) 24-25 July
Millicent (SA) 4-5 September
Goondiwindi (QLD) 16-17 October (Date to be confirmed)
23rd September 2009
FINAL NSW PREMIER LONG COURSE SERIES POINTSCORE
The NSW Premier Long Course Series, incorporating events at Wittitrin, Milbrodale, and Warialda, has been completed. The final pointscore can be viewed by clicking here. The highest placed KMORC members were #335 Gary Hyde (2nd in Sportsman) and #246 Shane McIntosh (3rd in Super 1650).
WITTITRIN 200 VIDEOS
Four video clips from the 2009 Wittitrin 200 (held 11th/12th July 2009) have now been posted on the Videos page.
15th September 2009
The Kempsey Macleay Off Road Club held its Annual General Meeting at the Kempsey Hotel Monday 14th September 2009. The following position were filled :
President: Darren Perrin
1st September 2009
BOB STANSFIELD SAYS THANKS
Bob Stansfield is recovering from his recent illness but needs to take it easy for a few more weeks. Bob is very grateful to the Off Road Racing community for its concern and thoughts throughout his illness, and would like to thank those individuals who have been in contact with him at this difficult time.
Wittitrin 200 Results / Photos / Report
Next KMORC Meeting : Monday 10th August 2009 : 7.30pm Sponsors of the Clarence Valley Off Road Racing Club Macquarie Business Ball's Earthmoving
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Updates
19th July 2009 : Click here to view Jamin Forest photos from the 2009 Wittitrin 200. Click here to read the Macleay Argus report on the 2009 Wittitrin 200. 14th July 2009 : Click here to view 2009 Scotts Hydraulic Services Wittitrin 200 lap times. 12th July 2009 : The 2009 Scotts Hydraulic Services Wittitrin 200 has been run and won with Jeff Thomas / Louise Dorrian (Pro Buggy #51) taking outright victory in a time of 1:53:13.93. 2nd Outright went to the Warialda team of Derek Rose / Rebecca Hardman (Super 1650 #279) in 1:56:42.35 with Damien Penfold / Jarrad Eveleigh (Prolite #129) fnishing 3rd in 1:59:01.66. The Kempsey Macleay Off Road Club battled difficult track conditions all weekend with a number of sections having to be cut from Saturdays program. Track conditions deteriorated further (in some areas) on Sunday and with Recovery Crews faced with dangerous circumstances in which to carry out their duties Club Officials were faced with the difficult decision to declare the event with one Round remaining. The second Group in Heat 2 was contested Sunday morning and was followed by Heat 3 that saw 30 cars face the starter. The Kempsey Team of Michael Spokes / Alan Hetherington (Super 1650 #216) were leading the race at the time but broke an axle on the back section of the course with only one lap remaining. Murray Bignell (Pro Buggy #996) was also in contention for the outright victory only to suffer axle failure while on his last lap. A steady drive by Jeff Thomas / Louise Dorrian, in the very slippery track conditions, saw their consistency rewarded with victory. The drive of the race undoubtably belonged to the Kempsey Team of Chris Browning / Jaison Green (Sportsman #308) who dominated the Prologue, lost almost a lap with steering problems in Heat 1, but charged back through the field to win their Class and finish 5th Outright in a time of 2:04:43.96. 4th Outright was Justin Guy / Danny Richardson (Pro Buggy #19) in 2:02:43.39. Scotts Hydraulic Services Wittitrin 200 : 11/12th July 2009 Complete 2009 Wittitrin 200 Race Results here. 2009 Wittitrin 200 Trophy Presentation images here. Sean O'Leary action images from Sunday July 12 here.
ABOVE : Jeff Thomas / Louise Dorrian on their way to victory.
11th July 2009 : Day one of the 2009 Wittitrin 200 was tough on both officials and racers. Saturday dawned fine and sunny, however rain in the preceding days had wreaked havoc on the course, although this was not to become apparent until competitors had undertaken their reconnaissance. Several sections of the track were deemed too wet and dangerous so officials had to cut those, and later in the day the track conditions in some of the tree sections became difficult to negotiate, with some Heats having to be stopped to allow recovery personnel to access the effected areas. As a result of the delays only the Prologue and one and a half Heats were held, with Group 2 in Heat 2 set to be contested as the first race on Sunday. The Prologue was an entertaining affair with the Kempsey Macleay Off Road Club Team of Chris Browning / Jaison Green blitzing the 40 car field in their #308 Sportsman Buggy finishing with a time of 5:17.65. Dale Chadburn (Pro Buggy #32) would finish second with 6:03.66 and Glen Spizzo (Pro Buggy #26) third on 6:07.19. After one and a half Heats of racing Phil Page / Dustin Baque (Prolite #148) are the outright leaders on 1:08.50.56. The Kempsey Team of Michael Spokes / Alan Hetherington (Super 1650 #216) are second on 1:09.37.71 with Jeff Thomas / Louise Dorran (Pro Buggy #51) third on 1:16.18.60. Chris Browning / Jaison Green had problems in Heat 1 dropping down to 22nd, but have since fought back to 12th. Murray Bignell has been consistent, without being spectacular, in his Pro Buggy (#996) to be running 4th (1:16.42.79), with Damien Penfold / Jarrad Eveleigh (Prolite Buggy #129) rounding out the top 5 (1:17.53.70). Last years winner Darren Stocks is well down the field after damaging his machine in one of the slippery tree sections in Heat 2 and failing to finish. Crowd numbers were very good. To view 88 main arena images taken by Rod Thurgood click here. To view 14 action images taken by Sean O'Leary click here.
11th July 2009 : Articles that featured in The Macleay Argus (local Kempsey Newspaper) in the week leading up to the 2009 Wittitrin 200. All systems go for Wittitrin 200 7th July 2009 : Official entries (46) received as at close of entries 6th July 2009 : 30th June 2009 : Directions on how to get to the Wittitrin 200 can be found here. 16th June 2009 : Brothers David and Michael Spokes may work together at the family owned Bridgestone Tyre Centre in Stuart Street but on July 11/12 they will be squaring off against each other in the Wittitrin 200 Off Road Race. Read more here.
16th June 2009 : The states leading Off Road Racers will converge on Kempsey on the weekend of July 11/12 for the 5th running of the Wittitrin 200. Read more here. 13th June 2009 : 2009 Premier Long Course Series Sponsor information. Read more here. 13th June 2009 : Scotts Hydraulic Services Kempsey, are round sponsors of the 2009 Wittitrin 200. Read more here. 9th June 2009 : Albins and Racetrans have combined forces to sponsor the Super 1650 Class in the Wittitrin 200 Off Road Race to be held at Kempsey 11/12th July 2009. Read more here.
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Dondingalong News + Results
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Click here for a Race Report on Round 1 of the NSW Off Road Championship / Round 1 East Coast Tri Challenge. Click here for final results of Round 1 of the NSW Off Road Championship / Round 1 East Coast Tri Challenge.
Quick Results Outright: For complete Dondingalong Saturday Results click here
| UPDATED : A Breast Cancer Fundraiser was held in conjunction with the March 21/22 Dondingalong race. Over the weekend $2440.30 was raised for Breast Cancer. A great effort..... There was a feature article on the back page of The Macleay Argus Tuesday March 17 edition. To read the full article click on the photo below.
Sponsors The Baker Family
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GENERAL LEE ENGINEERING Bob & Wendy O'Brien
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10th March 2009
NEW KEMPSEY MACLEAY OFF ROAD CLUB LOGO
The Kempsey Macleay Off Road Club has a new logo (below) which replaces the original logo that served the club the past 25 years. Expect to see a lot of the new logo in the future......
SPONSORS WANTED
The Kempsey Macleay Off Road Club is seeking sponsors for the 2010 Wittitrin 200. Sponsors receive banner space at the track, acknowledgment over the track public address system, a listing in all Club Race Programs / Newsletters, and details posted on the Club Website. If you know of a company (or individual) that may be interested in becoming a sponsor of the 2010 Wittitrin 200 contact the Secretary Maurie Fuller on 6562 1366 or via email at maurie.fuller@skymesh.com.au
