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Introducing G e o r g e R o y t e r ’s Au s t r a l i a

Canning Stock Route Part 1

Critical Injector Pressures with Berrima Deisel

Moreton Island Marine Debris Cleanup

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A word from the editor...

Offroading Online Magazine wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

A BIG THANK YOU to all our readers and contributors, as well as all those that work behind the scenes to get the magazine published.

Geordie continues to find time to keep the Facebook page turning over and Tony from the Loveday Adventure Park is also a great help.

To our regular contributors, Berrima Diesel, Voyager 4x4 Adventures, P7 Offroad and the Cast Iron Boys another BIG THANK YOU. 2012 was a year of growth for the magazine and we are now able to offer businesses a real alternative to advertise at a very affordable cost.

An interesting statistic is that approximately 30% of our readers access the magazine via a mobile devise. We will continue to research and explore the best options to present these readers with a worthwhile experience. The format of the magazine is always under review as we look at the best ways to present the magazine in this ever changing technology.

See you on the track Cheers Danny

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George Royter’s Australia

Click on Image to Play Video Offroading Online Magazine is excited to introduce George Royter’s Australia to our readers.

Throughout 2013 we will be presenting a number of George’s videos and look forward to a great partnership.

George has plans to compile a number of videos and begin marketing during 2013.

George is a mini-documentary filmmaker for online media and DVD distribution.

“My quest is to video the beautiful scenery, towns and places of Australia and to capture not only the scenes, but the natural atmospheric sounds of the location at that moment in time.”

“I compose an ambient background soundtrack to convey the feeling of the scene.”

“Outback Christmas’ is a collage of video images I have taken through 2011/12 of the far north of South Australia.”

“I have created the Ambient Music Soundscape arrangement of ‘Silent Night’ utilizing a variety of synthesizers to convey the feeling of the remote beauty of this area of Australia.”

“Thank you all on for viewing my video creations.”

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Critical Injector Pressures

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Diesel really is oily. It certainly doesn’t burn like

Fuel particle closer to that volatile vapour which is

Hollywood would portray it when a truck loaded

great for burning. Now you can see how Diesel gets

with Diesel Fuel explodes like an atomic bomb! Well

its power.

the Diesel Liquid Fuel wouldn’t blow up like that

These pressures are set with the injector pump and

BUT if it was broken down into a vapour it would.

injector matching in design. This is why ‘modifying’

Remember Petrol appears highly explosive but it

or ‘raising’ injector pressure above specifications on a

really is the vapour that catches on fire well ahead of

older Diesel with a Fuel injection pump is not always

the liquid. So how then does Diesel Fuel contain so

a good thing. To ‘de-bunk’ this theory of ‘wind the

much energy? In fact it has so much energy stored in

Injector opening pressures up and she’ll get more

it that a modern day small 3 Litre Diesel engine can

power’, we did some testing on our old Nissan GQ

have much more Torque than a 6.5 Litre V8 Petrol.

Patrol with the trusty 4.2 Diesel.

Well it’s possible all due to Injector pressure and design. From a design and spray pattern point of view the Diesel injector has the job of spraying the fuel

First run was with Injector pressures at a standard 1,600 PSI: No smoke and power was normal.

Second Run was with Injector pressures lowered to

proportionally around the combustion chamber for

800 PSI: Very smokey and possibly 1 or 2 HP more

an even burn. That’s an easy one. Pressure is where

power on average. Reason: The lower pressures meant

it all starts to become a little more complex. Many

that the injector was not spraying well, opening

people get mixed up when it comes to Injector open-

earlier and closing later and letting in more fuel gen-

ing pressure and Injector line pressure. Most petrol

erally. Too much fuel meant smoke and maybe a tiny

engine injectors open at around 50 PSI whilst a mod-

increase in power offset by all that excess fuel.

ern day Diesel injector opens at pressures above 2,000

Third Run with Injector pressures were raised to

PSI on average. Common Rail Diesel “Fuel line”

2,400 PSI: No smoke and a lot less power. Reason:

pressures climb rapidly to above 20,000 PSI BUT

The higher injector pressure was spraying well but

remember this is the “Fuel line supply pressure” NOT

opened later and closed earlier lowering the overall

the injector opening pressure…Common Rail injec-

fuel volume. Less Fuel means less power.

tors still have springs inside and effectively open at

In the end it was clear that injector pressures must

the “usual” injector pressures. It is just the high supply be kept to within a manufacturer’s specification to get pressure of Common Rail that blasts the fuel through a Common Rail injector for even more atomisation again. At any of these high pressures the Diesel Fuel is broken down to very tiny droplets which brings the

the best overall power and efficiency.

Fuel supply pressures and the effects of changing them we will chat about next time!

Words by Andrew Leimroth

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Multi award winning Eldee Station provides good old fashioned country hospitality, simple but good food, great refreshments and a wide range of accommodation choices to suit all budgets. This includes powered grassed caravan and campsites, ensuited standard rooms and suites for families and couples located on the stunning Mundi Mundi Plains and Barrier Ranges.

There is lots to do and not do if you want just relax in our spas or the plunge pool with your kids or watch the bird feeding sessions or go for a walk or just relax and read that book you been meaning to get to all year.

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If you want to be more active and use your 4WD you make your own fun includes 4WD tag along tours or self-guided 4WD tracks.

We also have the Eldee 4WD Easter and we are taking bookings for 2013 now.

Have you already planned you Christmas holidays yet? Well if you haven’t go and check out our website at www.eldeestation.com to make your planning very easy for your Christmas holiday.

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OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP TO BOOST RALLY AUSTRALIA EXCITEMENT SPECTACULAR off road competition cars in a round of their national championship will boost the excitement for spectators at Rally Australia on the New South Wales Coffs Coast next September.

The Australian Off Road Championship will be a new feature of the support program for Rally Australia, which will host round 10 of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) as its headline event on 12-15 September.

Its addition is part of a plan by organisers to increase the range of attractions and facilities at the Rally Australia festival, adding to the excitement and value for ticket holders.

While cars in the WRC and Australian Rally Championship - which also will run at Rally Australia – contest relatively short stages on closed shire and forestry roads, the off-roaders will tackle longer stages over rougher bush terrain.

Specially-built buggies, SUVs and utes are among the most impressively-engineered machines in motorsport, boasting big horsepower to drive them across rugged and muddy tracks at up to 200 kmh and long suspension travel to handle spectacular jumps and other obstacles.

Drivers and navigators will need endurance as well as skill to complete an event of more than 300 kms over two or three days at Rally Australia.

While the main action is expected to be to the south of Coffs Harbour, near one of the sport’s traditional bases around Kempsey, off road competitors also will tackle the nightly Super Special Stage alongside the WRC and ARC rally cars and share their Service Park facilities.

Chairman of the AORC’s commercial entity ORRInc., Edwin Vandenberg, said the event would showcase the extreme nature of the vehicles and their capabilities to an audience across Australia and internationally.

Marilyn Emmins, Chair of the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport’s Australian Off Road Commission, welcomed the innovative link-up of rallying and off-roading.

“This will be a great experience for off road teams and we’re delighted to be joining with Rally Australia,” she said.

Rally Australia Chairman Ben Rainsford said the off road event would add an exciting new attraction to the September weekend.

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“Spectators will certainly get their thrills with the Australian Off Road Championship. These cars are true crowd-pleasers - they run fast, fly high and sound loud,” he said.

“It will showcase the sport to a new audience of spectators and television viewers and will be a terrific opportunity for crews who want to compete in the company of the world’s best.

“As well, the crews, families and supporters who follow the Off Road Championship will add significantly to the local economic benefit generated by more than a week of activity around Rally Australia.”

Mr Rainsford said the off road round was the first of many additions and refinements organisers expected to announce over the coming months aimed at making Rally Australia one of the country’s greatest annual motorsport events.

About Rally Australia Rally Australia on 12-15 September 2013 will be the 22nd WRC event in Australia and the third since it moved to New South Wales from Western Australia. The 2011 rally attracted more than 13,000 visitors to the Coffs Coast, generating more than 64,000 bed nights and a net economic impact of more than $12 million for the region, according to Destination NSW. The shire and forestry roads of the Coffs Harbour, Nambucca, Bellingen and Clarence Valley local government areas provide a true challenge for the WRC drivers against a magnificent backdrop of subtropical coastal and hinterland scenery.

About the FIA World Rally Championship The FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) is widely regarded as the world’s most challenging motorsport championship. Rounds in 13 countries pit drivers in highly-modified versions of popular production cars over a series of timed “special stages” on surfaces varying from gravel and asphalt to snow and ice. Started in 1973, the WRC over the years has been a battleground for makes including Toyota, Subaru, Ford, Citroen, Fiat, Audi, Mitsubishi, Mini and Peugeot. Volkswagen and Hyundai are poised to join the series, which attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators in some countries and a huge global television audience. The WRC is regulated and controlled by the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the governing body for motorsport worldwide.

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Check out the Facebook page for details Strap yourself in as four Aussie blokes swap wheelchairs for quad Strap yourself in as four Aussie blokes swap wheelchairs for quad bikes and embark on the ride of their lives.

This documentary charts their 5000km adventure across the outback, as they visit the crash sites where their lives changed forever. Three men are paraplegics and one a quadriplegic, making this no ordinary road movie.

Their encounters with mud, deserts, floods and exhaustion test their resilience and endurance to breaking point.

Fuelled by bold humour and disarming honesty, The Ride is a wild traverse across the terrain of the human spirit, as four men make peace with the tragedy of their past.

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Imagine being sixteen and you can’t even pick up a can of coke.

After an accident changes everything, how do you rebuild your life?

The Ride is an observational adventure film set in the picturesque expanse of outback Australia. It documents a journey both literal and emotional as four men swap their wheelchairs for quad bikes and return to the crash sites where tragedy struck. It is a heartfelt story of resilience, laughter and survival as they strive to accept the reality of a life interrupted.

50-year-old Jim is gregarious and jovial. But behind his exuberant personality lies a determination to confront his past and, as he puts it, ‘put the whole thing to bed’.

41-year-old Anton, a curious bohemian type, is on his ‘last hurrah’.

Halfway through the trip, Anton will marry his fiancé, pregnant with twins. His nomadic life of adventure is about to change pace.

Best mates Terry, 44, and Craig, 45, met 29 years ago in hospital.

Like ‘the odd couple’, Craig is regal, dignified and introspective, whilst Terry is witty and vivacious.

As the only quadriplegic in the group, Craig has about 8 working muscles in his entire body. An ex-motorcross rider, for Craig, this is all about the ride, pushing himself out of his comfort zone and feeling the freedom of his youth. Compared to wheelchairs, Quad bikes are like agile racing cars and after years of confinement, it’s time to feel the wind in his hair again.

As the men hurtle across the outback, the endless banter, oneupman-ship and camaraderie reveals a hilarious insight into the subculture of disability. Delving into the most private parts of their lives, the men speak candidly about sex, marriage and catheters.

At each of their crash sites, we witness an intense vulnerability as they face the demons of their past. We explore the moment they knew they would never walk again, what they lost and how they got from the most tragic point of their lives to where they are today.

In the final act, torrential rains flood the Simpson Desert and lakes appear where there hasn’t been water for 30 years. To reach the final crash site, the men must make an all night dash to Birdsville across the flooded Simpson desert. In a race against time, they face a struggle that can only be won with sheer will and painful endurance.

With bold and unpredictable humour, the men take us on a fast and furious 5000km ride. Delving into their darkest days, they share an inspirational story about the capacity of the human spirit to make peace with the tragedy of the past.

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Canning Stock Route with the boys fromVoyager 4x4 Adventures

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This article was written by Jason King who is the owner of Voyager 4x4 Adventures a Tagalong & Passenger tour company that operates 4x4 tours to every corner of Australia.

Jason has driven the Canning Stock Route five times over the past seven years and will drive it again at least another two times in 2013.

For more details on any of their tours please go to: www.voyager4x4adventures.com.au Photography is by Lachlan King first time up the CSR & Jason King

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The CSR as it’s commonly known is one of Australia’s if not the world’s most iconic offroad destinations. The planning, preparation and vehicle setup to complete this amazing trip can take months if not years and then coupled with the need to carry large amounts of fuel, water and food it is simply too much for most standard vehicles to cope with.

At the end of the day that is why companies like mine exist, we find a lot of people use a Tagalong tour operator like us who have already done all the research, someone who has all the mapping, got all the permits and approvals in place and most importantly these days, carries all the food and does all the cooking and cleaning up for you.

If you want us too that is!!!!!

We start our CSR tagalong and passenger tour from the Ayers Rock Resort at Yulara as it has easy access to everything our customers may need before we hit the tracks.

It has a supermarket, mechanical facilities, service station, medical centre, various clothing shops and the airport nearby.

This year we managed to put every one of these facilities to good use when we picked up our passengers at the airport the day before the tour was scheduled to start only to find that the airline had sent their luggage to the wrong state all together. They had no clothes, toiletries and most importantly medications for the next month.

That afternoon was supposed to be a relaxing, get to know you time but it was spent shopping for warm clothes and visiting doctors to replace prescriptions and so on so the trip could start as planned.

Probably the most interesting part was negotiating over the phone to get the luggage air dropped at a remote community that the call centre operator could not even pronounce let alone know where it was and whilst all this was going on we also had to find

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time for our welcome BBQ at the campground which luckily enough went off without a hitch thanks to some of our great customers that did the cooking whilst I was still negotiating with the airlines.

It was decided amongst the group to start the tour a day late to let the airlines get the luggage to us at Yulara until we got a call to let us know that now they had lost the luggage all together and it would probably be a few days until it was relocated. At this point we decided we had purchased enough to get us to Wiluna so the trip was to start as planned.

Whilst there we have some lunch before heading off on foot to the cave which has a couple of plaques that tell of the story of Lasseter and how he ended up in this cave.

Whilst on the walk we are reminded of how harsh this country is when it hasn’t rained for a few months as we came across numerous animal skeletons including snakes, birds and a calf within a couple of hundred metres.

After lunch we continued on past the Docker river community before one of the customers called over the radio that he had seen a brand new tyre and wheel rolling down the road towards him and after checking to make sure it didn’t fit his 79 series cruiser he was curious as to where it had come from.

A quick call across the UHF radio confirmed it was not from one of our vehicles (or so we thought) and it was decided to leave it on the side of the road incase one of the vehicles that were travelling towards us had dropped it.

What an awesome place Yulara is to start an iconic trip, firstly to drive past Uluru at sunrise as the colours of this great monolith change by the minute. Then continue on the 50 odd kilometers out to Kata Tjuta (The Olga’s) before hitting the dirt and airing down with the incredible red glow behind you.

This part of the trip turns out to be a real favourite as we pass through the Petermann Ranges to Lasseter’s Cave for Lunch. The road at this stage is in pretty good condition although the turn off to Lasseter’s cave is not marked it is fairly easy to find.

Half an hour and 40klm later we were stopped in our tracks as one of the 4x4’s in our convoy discovered it was one of his spares that he had attached to his roof and covered in a tarp, the strap had broken and it had left his roof, jumped over his camper trailer and started rolling the wrong way down the road.

Needless to say that afternoon tea was called as he travelled back to pick up his spare tyre whilst the rest of us enjoyed tea, coffee and freshly baked biscuits that we had purchased at Yulara.

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The rest of the trip to Warakurna was amazing as the cliffs changed colours with the setting sun and we kept stopping for some great photo opportunities. Just before you reach Warakurna there is a sign on the side of the road which reads “No fire wood available at Warakurna, if you want a fire collect wood now”, this to me is a great idea and one that should be used in many other regional areas as it lets travelers know where wood collection is allowed and where it’s not.

We reached Warakurna at about 4.00pm and although this is an out of the way place it has great facilities including a grassy campsite, camp kitchen with BBQ’s, kettles, toasters, hot water and an awesome shower block with fantastic hot water.

“Please keep in mind that although the roadhouse is outside the Aboriginal community it is still a dry community and so no alcohol is allowed to be consumed in the area”.

After a great nights sleep we were off to visit Australia’s most isolated weather station “Giles”. It is here that Len Beadell’s grader and certain original plaques are located along with the wreckage of some rockets, an interesting sculpture of a giant High Heeled shoe and some aboriginal artwork are also on display.

The tour here is very informative and part of it includes the releasing of a weather balloon and checking all the gauges that supply all the weather readings for this part of the country.

We were especially lucky as the meteorologist giving the tour that day thought that one of our customers was Dick Whitaker from the Weather channel and so he gave us an extra insight into the running of the station as he thought he was being assessed by Australia’s foremost meteorologist. This is usually a 45 minute tour that turned into a 2 hour event but to be honest it is fascinating to learning about what makes Australia’s weather tick.

From here we headed further along the Great Central Road to the intersection of the Old Gunbarrel Hwy (the so called Abandoned section), the turn off is not marked and is quite confusing to find as it is just two wheel tracks barely visible in the long grass and then it splits into around 6 different tracks as it leaves the GCR. This is due to wet weather over the years and the easiest path being taken to avoid bog holes and soft sections, from here the track narrows and becomes much rougher than the GCR as it is not maintained, in parts the track is impossible to follow and without a good GPS you are just guessing which direction the track heads next.

Throughout the day we stopped at the two tree’s blazed

by Len Beadell and his Gunbarrel construction crew as well as the Beadell plaque on the Desert Oak tree.

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Out here the wildlife is incredible with Black Dingo’s, Emu’s, Red Kangaroo’s, Reptiles and the ever present Camels. None of these animals are afraid or even weary of us which is a testament to just how remote this area is.

Probably one of the most awesome sights on the way to our overnight camp at Mippultjarra Junction was the Spinifex, it was literally taller than the vehicles. Personally I have never seen the grasses so high as we have seen this year and the amazing part of it was that there were no seeds to block the radiators, even when we walked away from the track.

There is a shelter at Mippultjarra with a rainwater tank that had lovely clean water and lots of firewood available nearby so we had a big campfire that night and cooked a Lamb roast in the coals with all the trimmings like, Potatoes, Carrots, Pumpkin and Broccoli all topped off with a nice thick gravy.

The next morning we awoke to an incredible sunrise and some good news via the Satellite Phone, the airline that had lost our passengers bags had found them and transported them back to Alice Springs. The even better news was that the lovely lady that is the manager of this particular major Australian carrier in Alice had a friend that was flying his personal plane over the area that we were travelling in and he agreed to deliver the bags to Warburton for us that day.

Warburton was not on our itinerary as it was about 100klm’s out of the way but after talking with all our guests the decision was made to all head that way for fuel and we would just put in a big day to catch up if needed.

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The roads into Warburton were an absolute breeze and definitely the best we had seen in a few days so the trip into town was quick and quite easy and we even found another Len Beadell marker on a tree that was not marked on anybodies maps.

When we arrived the bags were waiting, the fuel was good, the staff were friendly, the pies were hot, the toilets were clean and the service stations tyre changing equipment including lump hammers, bead breakers and tyre irons were chained to the building so they couldn’t walk away. This was a bit of comical relief for our guests who had never seen this type of setup before.

After a quick break we headed back up a very scenic little track towards the Gunbarrel Hwy and Mt Charles, before taking a break at Mangi Rockholes where unfortunately all but one of the holes had been filled in with runoff from a few wet years.

The one that did have water in it was not looking to be in a good state either and you would had to have been absolutely desperate and dying of thirst to have sampled the water.

From here the track got worse and worse to the point where the 8 vehicles that were in our convoy were each taking a different option to one another to try and find the best track for themselves, (I should point out at this stage that there are eight to ten different options on the same track as the corrugations and wash outs have become so bad over the years that people have made new tracks around the bad areas and some of these bypass tracks go for many kilometers along side the original track ).

Eventually that afternoon we made to Mt Beadell where all the vehicles not towing a trailer made the scratchy climb to the summit and the rest that did not want to drive it completed the ascent on foot.

The view from the top was well worth the effort and the replica of Len Beadell’s Theodolite at the summit really got the cameras snapping away. From here we travelled a short distance before finding a flat open area free from Gibbers that was suitable for an overnight camp, the fire was lit, the chairs came out and the Corned Beef was fantastic before everyone retired for an early night.

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“From here the track narrows and becomes much rougher than the GCR as it is not maintained, in parts the track is impossible to follow and without a good GPS you are just guessing which direction the track heads next. “ “Throughout the day we stopped at the two trees blazed by Len Beadell and his Gunbarrel construction crew as well as the Beadell plaque on the Desert Oak tree”.

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Today we made an early start as we new the road was in a bad way and we were not disappointed. It literally took us five hours to drive the 40klm’s to Everard Junction where we stopped to sign the most remote visitors book I have ever come across before continuing on to Geraldton Bore (this is where we were supposed to camp last night if we didn’t do the diversion to pick up lost bags) to have a late lunch.

From here everything changes, we entered Wiluna Shire and it was like an invisible line in the sand had been crossed. The road was wide and graded to perfection, there was not a bump, corrugation or hole on the entire track and an 80 klm per hour average was easily achievable.

We made brief stops at Mangkili Claypan (which had water in it) a lot of water but the decision was made to keep on going passed the two lookouts as we wanted to make Carnegie Station before dark.

The new managers of Carnegie (Dusty & Jody) formerly of Turley Station had a huge roast cooking for us when we arrived in the late afternoon so the donkey was stoked and everyone was grateful of a hot shower before sitting down to a home cooked, country sized meal.

With dinner and desert over it was time to gather around the campfire once again to enjoy a few beverages and tell the tales of the days events and listen to some of Dusty’s stories about this and other properties that he has managed.

The next day is a free day for those in the group that are not towing camper trailers and they have the option of just sitting around the campground and enjoying a relaxing day or joining Dusty on a tour of the property on his Mill run (Mill is short for Windmill).

Carnegie station is currently just over 2,500,000 acres or nearly 10,000 square kilometers with close to 10,000 Short Horn & Brahman cattle. Those cattle need around 80 litres of water per day each and all of it has to come from bores within the ground that are run by windmills that need to be checked at least twice a week each and fixed if they are broken.

This is a fantastic opportunity for our customers to get out and see the landscape for themselves and also get a slight appreciation for what it takes to run a station in outback Australia.

Everyone who goes on this tour absolutely loves it!

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The people that are towing campers have a slightly different itinerary today. They have to come with me up through Glenayle station to put their campers in a lockup on the station for the next few days as no trailers are allowed between wells 1 & 5 on the CSR. This should be a relatively easy run accept for the fact that one of the customers has already snapped the shocks on his camper just getting this far and they cant be repaired so they need to be changed before we can proceed. Unfortunately when we go looking for the spares they are nowhere to be found and after a quick call home to Melbourne they are located on the garage floor under some other objects that were left behind, luckily enough this particular camper trailer has a torsion bar suspension system so we just removed both shocks and away we went.

After leaving Carnegie the roads were still in excellent condition so we made very good time through to Wiluna where we were going to have lunch, refuel, restock and camp the night before heading up the CSR the next day.

Unfortunately there was a little bit of trouble in town so after we fuelled up (at the post office, new tanks and much cheaper than the roadhouse) we had some lunch in the park and restocked our food supplies before trying to find a public toilet (every one was locked tight). We even went to the toilets next to the Police station and they would not open them for us or anyone else.

There are three sets of toilets in town and all were locked, one is at the Police station and the others are run by the local council and nobody would open them up as they did not have the resources to clean them afterwards (that the excuse they gave us anyway).

We registered at the Police Station to buy some takeaway alcohol at the pub (everyone has to do this in Wiluna) before you can buy a drink over the bar or as a takeaway and then we headed out towards the CSR for the next part of our big adventure.

Next issue we get stuck into the CSR (literally)…………

Until Then

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2013 Extended Touring Calendar   

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Voyager 4x4 Adventures only take 7 Cars plus lead vehicle on a Tagalong Tour

Passengers are welcome on all our tours and they travel in a separate vehicle with their own driver

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Tagalong customers can choose between self catered or fully catered tours

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beds, self inflating mattresses & sleeping bags that are rated for the environment you will be travelling in.

Passenger Tours are fully catered including 3 meals a day plus deserts & Canvas Tents with King single Good quality camper trailers are welcome on most tours.

JANUARY Victorian High Country (5 Days) Coffs harbour (6 Days) Bendethra Valley (3 Days)

8th – 12th January 2013 18th – 23rd January 2013 26th – 28th January 2013

MARCH Flinders Ranges & Corner Country (9 Days) Victorian High Country (5 Days)

5th – 13th March 2013 28th March – 1st April 2013

FEBRUARY Victorian High Country (8 Days)

APRIL Fraser Island via the Cooloola Coast (8 Days) JUNE Canning Stock Route (25 Days)

JULY Cape York (15 Days) Kimberley via Beadell’s Tracks (33 Days) AUGUST Simpson Desert (14 Days)

SEPTEMBER Cape York (Extended) (18 Days) Explore the Gulf of Carpentaria (14 Days) OCTOBER Iconic Tracks & Outback Pubs (10 Days) NOVEMBER Follow the Darling River (8 Days)

6th – 13th February 2013

17th – 24th April 2013 1st - 25th June 2013

2nd – 16th July 2013 21st July – 22nd August 2013 5th – 18th August 2013

2nd – 19th September 2013 24th September – 7th October 2013 28th October – 6th November 2013

25th November – 2nd December 2013

These dates are for the Tagalong tours. Passenger tours usually start a day earlier and go a day longer

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Comment on the AORC decision by the Finke Desert Race Club Tuesday, 23 October 2012 08:30 Comment on the AORC decision by the Finke Desert Race Club I would like to respond to some of the commentary surrounding the Finke Desert Race Club (FDR) being awarded a round of the Australian Off Road Championships (AORC) for 2013.

I will start by acknowledging on behalf of the committee how proud we are that our event has been selected for the Championships. As all event organisers know, there is an immense amount of planning involved followed by sheer hard work to pull off an event and I am particularly pleased for all the volunteers who work with us.

To support our submission for 2013, we forwarded a detailed information brief that included our business plan, risk awareness, professional development activities, innovation plans and details of the FDR’s philanthropy.

The economic benefit to Central Australia is estimated to be in excess of $5M hence the considerable support of the NT Government and the NT Major Events Company. This assistance over the last 12 years has seen our event grow to one that is internationally recognised and followed whilst still recognising the grass roots support. With this growth comes sponsors and we have a number of sponsors who have been with us for more that a decade and are national brands.

The FDR has always maintained that one of our fundamental priorities is to see the sport we take so much enjoyment from; grow. The product is a fantastic one and whilst there are differing views on how to promote off road racing, the one thing that will unravel the work being done by so many is to denigrate each other in public forums.

The events that lead to the Finke Desert Race not being a part of the 2012 series are perhaps not entirely understood. I think it important that people understand how the situation arose given there was a build up to this decision from the year before.

Prior to the 2011 event, organisers were presented with a draft event agreement from ORRInc that outlined various responsibilities that applied to both organisers and ORRInc. The intent as I understand was to introduce some benchmarks and minimum requirements whilst also aiming to protect individual events. The premise for this OOM46 la grande

was admirable and event organisers were invited to provide feedback to ORRInc on the proposed agreements.

This feedback was given in writing and there were several areas that FDR highlighted that we were unable to agree to for a number of reasons. We had a responsibility to protect some of our sponsors with whom we had entered into multi-year commercial contracts that pre-dated these agreements. The upshot was, for 2011 no agreement was signed and events continued as normal. We were of the understanding that event agreements would be in place for the 2012 Championship.

When expressions of interest were called for the 2012 AORC, the FDR duly applied and a subsequent invitation went out to the applicants to attend a meeting in Melbourne. We have sent representatives to Melbourne on numerous occasions for questionable benefit and at considerable cost.

In view of this the FDR committee determined that we would only attend any meeting if we were awarded a Round – why go to the expense if your not part of the Championships?

In advance of any meeting in Melbourne, an event agreement was received in the mail which needed to be signed in order to be considered for inclusion into the 2012 championship. It was the same event agreement from the previous year – the clauses that we weren’t prepared to agree to were still included. As it was clear we couldn’t sign the Agreement, the FDR withdrew its expression of interest in writing on 9th November 2011.

At that stage, the calendar had not been determined for 2012 so any suggestion that the FDR had disrupted the 2012 AORC calendar is incorrect. A three event AORC was announced in December 2011 and a fourth event was added in January 2012.

On the 27th January 2012, CAMS issued a media release that read in part; CAMS intends to work on re-instatement of the Finke Desert Race to the Australian Off Road Championship as quickly as possible.

record straight David Morgan, CAMS CEO, says he is disappointed that the Organisers of the Finke Desert Race chose not to be part of the Championship, but would like to see it return to the Championship in the near future.

“The Finke is one of the iconic Australian races,” said Mr Morgan. “It is a marquee event on the Australian Off Road Racing calendar, and we are working to have it back in the championship.”

The FDR believes the Finke Desert Race is held on one of the most challenging race tracks in Australia that attracts most of the top drivers and crews who represent the very best in off road racing in Australia. In addition our race also attracts competitors of all standards and budgets and we welcome them with as much friendship and support.

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It is clear from the media release excerpt that CAMS wanted the Finke Desert Race back ‘in the tent’.

If the minority really want to drive a wedge and continue to divide the sport – keep doing what you are doing; it’s working. For those who want to see the sport move forward by attracting sponsors, increasing spectators and developing competitors lets work together and support each others efforts.

Antony Yoffa President 23rd October 2012

As with a national championship in any sport, it should be representative of the best that the sport has to offer. With the inclusion of Hyden, Baroota, Coffs Harbour and Lockyer Valley, we believe that it is part of a truly national championship. If supported, the Championship will achieve greater exposure for the sport which in turn will generate greater participation at entry level.

There has been a lot made of the fact that the Finke Desert Race had fewer entries than Sea Lake this year. That is true however the championship should be about the best the sport has to offer – not necessarily who has the most competitors.

This years Finke Desert Race went viral on the internet as we enhanced our website and streamed vision and a post event program produced by Guangzhou Sports TV was seen by millions of Chinese thanks to an entry supported by our club.

I acknowledge there are a proportion of off roaders who are unhappy with the national rounds that have been selected. My only comment when people are critical of Finke being awarded a Round is to look at the process – we didn’t select ourselves.

Having said that, being openly critical of the selection panel from ORRInc who recommended the events or AORCom who made the final selection is short sighted.

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2013 AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR ANNOUNCED

The Australian Off Road Commission (AORCom) is pleased to announce the 2013 Australian Off Road Championship Calendar.

ROUND 1 2 3 4 5

DATE LOCATION

30 - 31 March 2013 Hyden*, WA 8 - 9 June 2013 Finke, NT 27 - 28 July 2013 Baroota, SA 14 - 15 September 2013 Coffs Harbour, NSW 26 - 27 October 2013 Lockyer Valley, QLD

*Final location subject to confirmation Each Round of the 2013 Australian Off Road Championship is subject to the completion of an Event Organiser Agreement with ORRInc. AORCom is encouraged by the high calibre of events that applied to be part of the Championship, and is confident that 2013 will be a successful and exciting year for the Australian Off Road Championship.

ORRInc Appoints HP Sports Management ORRInc has announced today the appointment of HP Sports Management to work with off road racing stakeholders to further the growth of the Australian Off Road Championship.

Adam Perry and Bronwyn Humphrey of HP Sports Management come with extensive experience in the Motor Sport in Australia, with Bronwyn also previously competing extensively in the Australian Off Road Championship.

HP Sports Management’s primary focus is working, hands-on, with the competitors and event promoters to maximise the commercial opportunities for the sport to aid further growth. Their background and experience will also be utilised in participating in the development and delivery of the AORC’s future strategic plan.

“HP Sports Management will be at all AORC events and would welcome any discussion, so please take the opportunity to introduce yourself ” extract from official statement.

Bronwyn Humphrey’s has a strong connection with the Australian Off Road Championship; competing as a navigator for nine years, in addition to numerous Australasian Safari’s, Targa Tasmania and the Queensland Rally Championship. She spent the last few years as General Manager Marketing at V8 Supercars, responsible for promoting the Championship and its events in addition to managing media, sponsorship and all digital communication. Bronwyn’s list of credentials includes a Masters in Marketing, having also worked in senior management positions with Chrysler Jeep Australia, Hyundai and Volvo.

Adam Perry was most recently the General Manager of Motor Sport at V8 Supercars, responsible for running the V8 Supercar Championship locally and overseas. Before that he managed WPS and Larkham Motor Sport teams for 12 years in both Group A Touring Cars and the V8 Supercars Championship, in addition to time in F3000 and Formula Ford.

HPSM enquiries can be directed to Bronwyn Humphrey - Bron@hpsm.com.au or Adam Perry Adam@hpsm.com.au. For ORRInc enquiries please contact Edwin Vandenberg - edberg@internode. on.net Source: CAMS

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MEDIA RELEASE The newly formed “ARB Australian Off Road Racing Series” Invites you to be a part of their 2013 racing calendar Four great events have aligned to provide off road racing competitors Australia wide a professionally organised Series that promises to deliver an enjoyable and affordable off road racing competition.

The events that are organising and promoting this great new series are as follows:

Sea Lake

8th – 9th June

Griffith

13th – 14th July

Goondiwindi

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Millicent

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The Series will offer competitive racing at four of Australia’s premier long course off road venues while providing affordable and fair racing for all vehicle classes.

ARB 4x4 Accessories are proud to be the series naming rights sponsor and together with the event organisers anticipate that this new venture will be successful and enjoyable for all off road competitors.

For further information email: arboffroad@offroadracing.com.au

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The 2012 Moreton Island Beach Debris Clean up was planned and conducted by P7Offroad on behalf of SEQ Catchments & Oceanwatch Australia through the Australian Government Caring for our Country Program.

Brisbane and Moreton Bay’s ‘Jewel’, only a little over an hour from Brisbane by comfortable boat has borne the brunt of some of Mother Nature’s and man’s wrath and carelessness over the last couple of years.

During 2012 there was a recognition of the massive amount of Marine Debris, mostly plastic, which had been deposited on the Island.

While this debris is unsightly, it also has the potential to cause injury or death to the region’s, and beyond, marine and bird life.

With the support of the Moreton Island Protection Society, Queensland National Parks and a team of business supporters we set about launching the inaugural 4wd Community Marine Debris Clean up of Moreton Island.

In the lead up to the event, surveys were conducted by MIPS, locals, Moreton Island Adventures and P7Offroad to identify target areas for cleaning. Based upon this information and a self imposed cap of 30 – 40 vehicles a priority listing of clean up sites was established.

The 2012 clean up was to focus only on small items which could be removed before they had an opportunity to re-enter the ocean either by wind or wave action during the summer storm season.

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rine Debris Cleanup Words and Photography by Dave Darmody

During the TJM Products, Moreton Island Fishing Competition, held in September, discussions were held onsite at Castaways Resort Bulwer between P7offroad and Moreton Island Adventures/ Bulwer Store/MiCat and the event was given the green light.

MiCat agreed to a special half price barge ticket, and took on the task of managing bookings.

The date was chosen based upon tidal predictions.

In the lead up to the event, many organisations offered their support in terms of advertising and promotion.

These include; TJM Products Nugget Outdoors 4x4 Australia Pat Callinan Westside 4x4 TJM Brendale Creek to Coast Conqueror Campers 4x4 review SEQ Catchments Burnett Mary Regional Group Oceanwatch Tarangoa Blue Healthy Waterways EcoTourism Australia

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After a briefing and team allocation at the Bulwer Store, our volunteers headed out to their assigned areas. 35 Families joined us to collect many, many bags of rubbish.

Each team had an assigned data recorder who had the arduous job of attempting to keep track of the number and type of the debris collected. The data collector also had to record the location of each debris deposit and photograph any larger items.

The data sheets were supplied by Tarangoa Blue. The completed sheets are available for download from here (28mb PDF).

A BBQ lunch was supplied by the Bulwer Store and the team enjoyed a bit of a yarn... just as the rain started.

Participants then parted ways to head out and enjoy the rest of the day, or weekend on Moreton Island.

If you would like more information, please contact Dave on the details above.

If you would like to register your interest in future events please go to www. p7offroad.com.au/moreton

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Tangaroa Blue Foundation PO Box 1176 Margaret River WA 6285 www.tangaroablue.org

Name of Cleanup Location (Beach) Moreton Island Northern Beaches Cleanup Locality Locality Postcode Nearest Town Bulwer Nearest Road or Landmark Date 10/11/12 Start time 0800 Finish time 1200 Number Volunteers 100+ Contact Name Dave Darmody Phone or email dave@p7offroad.com.au Organisation/School (if applicable) P7Offroad Total Filled Bags 60+ Total Weight Kg Length of Beach Cleaned (m) 16000 Average Width of Beach (m) 40 Type of Adjoining land Foredune Please enter items not listed below in the additional items section or on an attached sheet.

Country of origin and barcode information from intact labels can be entered in the tally and note section against the particular item or on a separate sheet. A secondary data sheet is also available to record this and other information.

Remnants

Fishing Items

Packaging Items

Consumer Items

Plastic Items Cigarette butts & filters Cigarette lighters Pens, markers & other plastic stationary Straws, confection sticks, cups, plates & cutlery Toothbrushes, brushes & combs, hair ties etc Toys, party poppers, ribbons, clips & similar Bleach & cleaner bottles Lids & tops, pump spray, flow restrictor & similar Personal care & pharmaceutical packaging Plastic bags supermarket, garbage, dog poo, ice Plastic containers non food (oil, sealant, chemical) Plastic drink bottles (water, juice, milk, soft drink) Plastic packaging food (wrap, packets, containers) Plastic wrap non food (bubble wrap etc) Strapping band scraps Strapping band whole (record as single item) Bait & tackle bags & packaging Bait containers & lids, bait savers Commercial fishing remnants (float, pot, crate bits) Cylume glow sticks Fishing line in metres (recreational) Recreational fishing items (lures, floats, rods, reels) Rope & net scraps less than 1 metre Rope (estimated length in metres) Plastic bits & pieces hard & solid Plastic film remnants (bits of plastic bag, wrap etc) Remnants burnt plastic

Foamed Plastic (Polystyrene) Items Foam buoys Foam cups, food packs & trays Foam insulation & packaging (whole and remnants) Other Materials Oil globules & tar-balls OOM58 la Sanitary (tissues,grande nappies, Condoms, cotton buds) Shoes leather & fabric

Total 187 78 49 156 98 363 63 964 39 161 22 319 144 164 4 44 27 33 311 26 17 103 26 11781 204 11

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1880

587

11996

Total 208 67 166

Tally and Note

441

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Glass & Ceramic Items Fluorescent light tubes and bulbs Glass beer stubbies & pre-mixed alcohol bottles Glass jars & sauce bottles Glass or ceramic broken Glass wine, spirit and similar bottles Cloth Items Binding, thread, string & cord natural Cloth, clothing, hats & towels Metal Items Aerosol cans Aluminium cans Foil wrappers, packets, bladders & alfoil Metal bottle caps, lids & pull tabs Metal fishing items (sinkers, lures, hooks, traps, pots) Tins under 4 litres (food, drink tins and similar) Paper & Cardboard Items Newspaper, magazines & brochures Paper & cardboard packaging Tetra packs & drink cartons Rubber Items Rubber balloons, balls & toys, elastic straps & bands Rubber footwear & thongs Rubber remnants Wood Items Brooms, brushes & paint brushes Processed timber, pallets & other wood Wooden confection sticks, pencils, matches etc Additional Items

Total 13 84 17 6 6

Tally and Note

126

Total 31 27

Tally and Note 58

Total

Tally and Note

4 145 76 53 3

26 Total 19 34 47

307 Tally and Note

100

Total 174 51 40

Tally and Note

265

Total 1 38 10

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Notes

40 Gallon Drum, Gazebo Frame, tyre, metal wok, buoy Boat hull, timber, bamboo Slipper, head band, button, golf ball, tennis ball, peg Shotgun shell, knife handle, large plastic spool

Additional Information

(Circle) Comments

Did you observe any plastic resin pellets?

Did you observe any dead/injured animals or birds?

Did you observe any highly unusual beach conditions?

Other comments and feedback

Y N Y N Y N

Dead sea snake, fish

Total Bagged items = 17051 V06-2012

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If you would love to go off-road driving but have not had much experience, then there are several things you need to know before you decide to go out on an off-road adventure. In addition to the 4X4 lift kits and other 4X4 accessories you will need, you must also make plans to ensure that your adventure is a fun but safe one.

Practice for perfection • One key to preparation is practicing before you go out into the bush. This can be done by driving off-road for short distances, where help will be closer if you were to need it.

• Having a partner with you is also a good idea. If you want to practice going over large rocks or through large ruts, then having a partner to guide you is a great idea. Joining an off-road driving club is also an excellent idea.

• Always start on the easy tracks and once you have gained confidence move up to more rugged terrain.

Make sure you do tackle the harder areas as you will ne sure to encounter them somewhere out in the bush.

Inspect your vehicle Now that you have practiced off-road driving, you want to be sure that your vehicle’s equipment is in working order. There is nothing worse than having to miss out on an off-road driving experience because you did not properly maintain your car.

• Your brakes should be inspected to make sure that they are in working condition. If your brakes are not good, you could risk having a serious accident when you head off-road.

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• Be sure to have your battery checked at an appropriate automotive store. You will be putting a lot of strain on your vehicle during this adventure; therefore, a weak battery will not last long.

• Be sure to check your shocks and suspension. You suspension should be really tight, and your shocks should be capable of handling the different terrain.

• Finally, be sure you have a full tank of fuel. When you head on an off-road drive, most petrol stations and houses will be kilometres away. Having a full tank of fuel will keep you from having to walk for kilometres to a house or service station.

Your 4WD is ready for the adventure, but are you ready?

After you have gotten the essentials needed for your vehicle, you need to be sure that you are prepared for the adventure. If something goes wrong, you want to have the needed supplies to keep you safe and comfortable until help arrives.

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• Finally, bring plenty of dry foods that do not run the risk of spoiling. A blanket, extra clothing, and rain gear will be beneficial if the weather takes a turn for the worst.

After you have done the needed preparation, you will be ready for your offroad adventure.

Matt Milstead is a mechanic engineer, an offroad driver and a blog writer from Australia. He loves the adrenaline ride of offroading. and to write about his experience. He loves the sand and mud on his face while making its way through the bush. All he earns he invests in equipment for his jeeps. la grande OOM61

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