Last weekend we postponed our round of the National Off-road Racing Championships for the second time due to the weather!! This time with the competitors on site.
This weekend the Ultra4 event was run on Friday and Saturday using the pits at our track as a base, with the course spread across our track and the 4wd club's area that is adjacent to us. The weather was great, our track had dried out and was in great condition! Friday was pre-running then setting a qualifying time to set the start order. Two of our club members were competing in UTVs, the only ones competing. I went for a ride with our new club member who was competing in his first competitive event on the look lap.
Video of part of the course including our track
Competing vehicles ranged from UTVs, Toyota Hilux, trials trucks to Ultra4 cars imported from the USA.
LT1 powered Hilux
Trials Truck
Ultra4 car imported from the USA
Dyson, the other club member competing, qualified second but blew the engine in his Turbo RZR. It was decided to get Jason's, his Dad, non-turbo trail-riding RZR race ready for the next morning! Luckily they’ve built a few Polaris’ over the years so they had a few bits and pieces lying around - like a spare cage!
6:30pm arrive at workshop, unload Jason's RZR out of the container as well as roll cage off previous race car
6:52pm Complete tear down
7:00pm Fit roll cage
7:25pm Drag dead race car into shed to make it easier to cannibalise parts off
9:46pm Drop off jack after changing over harnesses, harness mounts, seats, fire extinguishers, siren, dash, mirror, bumpers, as well as installing door panels and roof from previous RZR and changing the tyres
Not exactly how I had planned to spend the evening of my birthday.
Saturday I spent the day photographing the event. Dyson came third overall. An interesting event, I caught up with a lot of people from my 4WDing/winch challenge past. Today I've spent the day editing photos.