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WINCH CHALLENGE

Generally requiring a much bigger area of competition, Winch Challenges don’t offer as much of a spectator opportunity as the Trials events, but are no less of a challenge. Often these Challenges are held in specially built Off Road Parks.
Again competitors face a series of stages, but unlike the trials series, the stage must be completed, with a balance of aggressive driving, winching, and truck reliability.
Most of the top competitors run highly modified production with big American V8 power, with a few imported or locally built “Ultra 4” beasts starting to make an appearance, but these are regularly upstaged by super lightweight, and so much more nimble 4 cylinder teams.
A popular variation of the Challenge is a teams event where a team (usually of 3 trucks) has to get all three vehicles through as many stages as possible.

Tough Terrain and Tight Times in Tuakau
WINCH CHALLENGE

Tough Terrain and Tight Times in Tuakau

ByDena 26/05/202110/06/2022

They used to say, with absolute certainty, that to finish first, you first have to finish – and nowhere does that hold true more than motorsport! Well, it did until…

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Genorchy’s Richard Wilson Wins Methven Mud and Steel Challenge
WINCH CHALLENGE

Genorchy’s Richard Wilson Wins Methven Mud and Steel Challenge

ByDena 15/11/202009/06/2022

It was Ultra 4s to the fore as Glenorchys Richard Wilson (GY Racing) and Kapitis Stan Goodman (Good 1 Racing) battled out the Outlaw class of the Methven Mud and…

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Team ‘Manic Cow’ Win 2020’s ‘Battle of the Palace’
WINCH CHALLENGE

Team ‘Manic Cow’ Win 2020’s ‘Battle of the Palace’

ByDena 21/09/202009/06/2022

Like most forms of Motorsport around the world, the New Zealand Winch Challenge scene has suffered badly through the Covid pandemic, with the South Island Series cancelled, and most North…

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Brent Holden Is Crowned 2019 Novawinch King Of Canterbury
WINCH CHALLENGE

Brent Holden Is Crowned 2019 Novawinch King Of Canterbury

ByDena 05/11/201911/06/2022

A new format combining winch challenge and off-road 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…

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Tough Times in the Akatarawas for the 2019 Tararua Winch Challenge
WINCH CHALLENGE

Tough Times in the Akatarawas for the 2019 Tararua Winch Challenge

ByJohn 01/07/201909/06/2022

The conversations in the pits at scrutineering for the 2019 Tararua Winch Challenge on Friday afternoon were all about the truck-breaking reputation of the Rallywoods venue for 2019 — and…

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Here’s What Happened at the 2018 Novawin Battle of the Palace
WINCH CHALLENGE

Here’s What Happened at the 2018 Novawin Battle of the Palace

ByJohn 23/11/201809/06/2022

The 2018 Novawin Battle of the Palace reached new heights.11 teams in 33 trucks was probably the biggest seen at this level of competition this year.

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All the Action From the 2018 Superwinch Mainland Winch Series
WINCH CHALLENGE

All the Action From the 2018 Superwinch Mainland Winch Series

ByJohn 19/11/201809/06/2022

A South Island success story, the 2018 Superwinch Mainland Winch Series attracted over 30 teams to a five round series that took them around the Island.

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Brent Holden’s Outlaw Truck Is in a Class of It’s Own
WINCH CHALLENGE

Brent Holden’s Outlaw Truck Is in a Class of It’s Own

ByJohn 15/11/201813/06/2022

Built in 2014 for “The Mud Racer” Cedric Porcher for the Euro Ultra4 Championship series, the buggy fits right in with the Mainland Series Outlaw class.

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