I was told to stand in the middle of the Ranfurly Motor Camp and turn through 360degrees. “See all those Peaks and Ranges” said Greg Carroll from the Otago Recreational 4WD Group, “well we are going to get you to the top of all of them by the end of the week!” And they did!!! The third...
I still recall my first experience in an Outlander. We used it as a ‘support car’ at an early Mamaku Winch Challenge, and though it looked wildly out of place, it did its job really well. And that’s what I thought about the latest iteration of Mitsubishi’s mid-size SUV. Not that it looked...
It’s getting interesting at the top of the NZ National Trials Series. IMAGES THANKS TO SAM BOLTON PHOTOGRAPHY Derek Smyth is starting to show keen form at the sharp end of the season. From a mid-field 20th at round 3 Smyth and co-driver Paul Chapman bought their 6.2 litre Nitro truck home...
A new format combining winch challenge and offroad racing was introduced to the NZ 4WD competition scene at the 4×4 Events promoted Novawinch King of Canterbury extreme off-road race, just up the road from Methven. Although a number of pretenders to the throne turned up, and it got...
It’s just another day at the Office! You would have to be wondering if that thought was going through Carl Ruitermans’ mind, at the 2020 Daltons backed Castlecraig 250 Off-road Enduro where he took yet another win in the E & H Motors prepared S-Class Yamaha YXZ But there...
MAZDA MEDIA RELEASE: April 2020 To successfully add another SUV to an already award-winning line-up, Mazda had to ensure all aspects of the First-Ever Mazda CX-30 came together seamlessly – and the finished product indicates they have succeeded. Mazda New Zealand Managing Director David...
Geyserland 4WD Club went to see just how far north of the Daintree they could get in the 10 days we had available to them. Spoiler: It was pretty far.
Just before we bring you the latest round of racing from the Waikato, the Castlecraig 250, we thought this official ORANZ report would make an awesome throwback Thursday. As a bonus it includes a number of spectacular photos from Mark Baker that probably remain unpublished till today...
