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OFF-ROAD RACING

Speed is King! Off-Road Racing can generally be broken into two divisions, short track stadium style sprint events, and longer “open course” endurance races of up to 500 km at forest and farm venues.
Rather than the extreme stages the Trials and Winch Challenge competitors face, Off-Road racing is more about rough tracks, with Short Track courses including purpose built jumps and other challenges.
Enduros can be based around a circuit, with the course being extended out into the surrounding farmland or forestry, but many are run on a temporary course set up specifically for the event. The isolation of these events see a weekend tent city appear for the weekend.
Most competitors race in both types of event, and the National Championship Series is made up of a combination of both.
Entrants are divided into a number of classes ranging from big V8 powered buggies and trucks, to diminutive four cylinder buggies, and modified production 4WD’s and Utes.
Between these two extremes sit the smaller, often locally built buggies, which with their greater balance and nimbleness regularly take the honours away from their bigger, more fancied opposition.

It was all Ruiterman at Castlecraig – Again!
OFF-ROAD RACING

It was all Ruiterman at Castlecraig – Again!

ByDena April 24, 2020June 15, 2022

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…

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Southern Dirt Fest – Off Road Racers Go Long At Kurow
OFF-ROAD RACING

Southern Dirt Fest – Off Road Racers Go Long At Kurow

ByDena December 5, 2019June 15, 2022

The day following the final round of ORANZ’s South Island Championship decider, the Otago Offroad racing club held a special endurance race for the survivors.  By extending the short course…

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Party at Slims – Offroad Racing’s New Southern Home
OFF-ROAD RACING

Party at Slims – Offroad Racing’s New Southern Home

ByDena November 28, 2019June 15, 2022

The Timaru CamAm Offroad Park at Kurow featured in the Southern Dirt Fest Enduro, hosted by the Otago Offroad Racing Club. Here’s the story of how Slim Slee’s dream became a…

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ORANZ: The Annual Ruff ‘n’ Tuff 250 Enduro in Nelson
OFF-ROAD RACING

ORANZ: The Annual Ruff ‘n’ Tuff 250 Enduro in Nelson

ByJohn August 20, 2019June 9, 2022

It all turned pear-shaped less than a kilometre from the start of Nelson’s Annual Ruff ‘n’ Tuff 250 Enduro, when a combination of sun strike and an awkward intersection led…

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Castle Craig 250km Enduro Race 2019
OFF-ROAD RACING

Castle Craig 250km Enduro Race 2019

ByJohn July 3, 2019June 9, 2022

Hosted by the Waikato Offroad Racing Club, the Castle Craig 250km Enduro Race 2019 attracted around 35 entries, including two Class one’s from the South Island, and a couple of real…

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All the Action from the Inaugural New Zealand Prolite Championship
OFF-ROAD RACING

All the Action from the Inaugural New Zealand Prolite Championship

ByJohn February 27, 2019June 9, 2022

The American Stadium Trucks raced as a pack for the first time in the New Zealand Prolite Championship — and the class delivered.

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10 Minutes With: Carl Reuterman — 2018/19 ORANZ NZ1
OFF-ROAD RACING

10 Minutes With: Carl Reuterman — 2018/19 ORANZ NZ1

ByJohn November 16, 2018June 9, 2022

The first of a new series where we call the people who are making the news or just doing their thing out there and find out a little bit about…

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Strong Performance Sees Carl Ruiterman Take National Offroad Title
OFF-ROAD RACING

Strong Performance Sees Carl Ruiterman Take National Offroad Title

ByMark Baker October 26, 2018June 9, 2022

Consistent speed, a strong team and the right race car took Pukekohe driver Carl Ruiterman to the 2018 ORANZ Offroad Racing National Championship title.

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Bob Uttridge: This South Island Racer Is Taking No Prisoners
OFF-ROAD RACING

Bob Uttridge: This South Island Racer Is Taking No Prisoners

ByJohn October 19, 2018June 12, 2022

4×4 Action Adventure speaks exclusively to Bob Uttridge, the first-ever winner of the ORANZ double – NZ Shortcourse and Enduro titles in the same year.

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New Fast Track Awaits Offroad Racing’s Aspiring Champions
OFF-ROAD RACING

New Fast Track Awaits Offroad Racing’s Aspiring Champions

ByMark Baker October 18, 2018June 9, 2022

Leading Christchurch racers will go up against drivers from as far away as Whangarei in two days of racing to decide both class and outright titles.

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