Coopers Rally Round 3 and Super Rally Cross

The third round of the Cooper Rally Series was held at Landcruiser Mountain Park on 3 & 4 July. Four different courses were run over the two days. Leila in her Pajero, Robert in his Pajero and Clayton in his Triton all finished Saturday with no issues. The ARB, All 4X4 Parts Super Rally Cross was held Saturday night under lights. In the Super Rally Cross the team took the top spot in Ladies, Petrol and Petrol Modified with Rob and Clayton taking out first and second outright respectively.

Sunday saw a frost covered country side awaiting competitors. Leila in her twin turbo charged Pajero had an early finish in the first round due to engine failure. However Rob and Clayton both finished the day first in their classes with Rob also finishing first outright and Clayton third outright. To make the weekend even more enjoyable we were able to give friends and family a thrill by getting them to jump in the navigators seat. Thanks to Landcruiser Mountain Park, Coopers Tires, ARB ad All 4X4 Parts for a great weekend.

The team will be busily preparing Robs Pajero and Claytons Triton for the next round of the AORC, the Griffith 700.

Coopers Rally Round 2

27 & 28 February 2010 

Chapmans Offroad ran all 3 vehicles again in the rally, with the tracks being very muddy due to the rainfall in the week before.

At the end of racing, Rob came 1^st in modified petrol class, Clayton came 1^st in standard petrol class and Leila came 1^st in ladies class.

These times resulted in Rob coming 1st outright and Clayton 3^rd outright out of 33 starting cars in 5 classes.  A great result for our sponsors Cooper Tires, Garry Crick Mitsubishi, and Staun Racing Products.

Coopers Rally Round 1

23 & 24 January 2010 

Rob, Clayton and Leila all started the 2010 year at Landcruiser Mountain Park competing in the Coopers Rally. It is a series of 4 rounds through the year. The driver with the most points after the 4 rounds wins a set of Cooper tyres. Vehicles are classed into petrol modified, petrol, diesel, & buggy and there is also a ladies class.

Saturday was 3 laps of the 6 km track on Diaper Flats. Sunday was 2 laps of a 9 km track and another 2 laps of a 13 km track near Billabong. Both these tracks are rough, rocky in places with heavily treed steep sections. Both tracks usually result in some vehicle breakages.

At the completion of the 7 laps Rob finished 2^nd in Petrol modified class, Clayton finished 1^st in Petrol class & Leila finished 1^st in ladies class. Rob who had a minor electrical issue, ie a fuse costing him a few minutes ended up 2^nd outright and Clayton came 3^rd outright for the weekend.