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2010 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash® Entries Open

The inaugural Wooramel 300 has been run and won.

Off road racing was back in the North West and event promoter, Gascoyne Offroad Racing Club, was very pleased with the strong field of 42 bikes and quads and 16 cars with most of the field travelling from as far away as Perth.

The award winning Gascoyne Offroad Racing Club Inc proud promoters of the Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash require a volunteer Treasurer. Apply to Ted Schultz 0417173387 or email admin@gasdash.com

Other volunteer positions available in 2010. Contact Paul Kelly 0427427154 email admin@gasdash.com or apply online www.gasdash.com

The Club has initiated a Facebook site that should bring the Dash closer to the outside world and that outside world closer to us.

There are sponsorship opportunities available from naming rights down to the entry level “Friend of the Dash”. The Dash is emerging as a serious state and national event that is attracting the attention and participation of interstate and overseas visitors and media.

The 2010 Club committee was elected at the Annual General Meeting convened at the Port Hotel Carnarvon on Wednesday 31st March 2010. The elected members are;

Six club teams attended the first round of the Australian Offroad Championship which was also the second round of the WA Offroad Championships. Some of our officials also attneded to give the promoter Western Desert Racers a hand.

The car and bike Supplementary Regulations and Event Schedule have been released for the 2010 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash®. This year’s Dash is on the 28th to 31st October 2010.

The CAMS (Car) Supplementary Regulations and Entry Form released for Wooramel 300. This event is a new one on the Gascoyne Offroad Racing Club Calender and the field will be limited to 30 cars and 50 bikes so get in quick. Entries close 30 April 2010.

New desert racing event to be held weekend of 8th & 9th May 2010 at Wooramel Station, 120 kms south of Carnarvon WA.

Entries now open for CAMS (cars) and MWA (bikes) competitors. Entry fee is $275.

This Event is a "baby brother" of the mighty Gascoyne Dash.

The Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash powered past several fancied contenders to take a Bronze Award at the annual WA Tourism Awards. The winner was Argyle Diamonds Ord Valley Muster and second Skyworks so the Dash was in very company with 9 finalists in the Festivals and Events category.

Event Director Paul Kelly summed up the experience "To have achieved this award at our first try is outstanding. The award itself is just recognition for all those people that put the hours in behind the scenes; thank you one and all"

You will all but breathe the dust from close-ups on the ground and the aerials will take your breath away, the 2008 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash DVD has hit the stands! In conjunction with Australian Trailrider Magazine, issue #28 carries a complimentary copy of the DVD and is now available, so set a course for your local newsagent to grab your piece of the action.

Club member Paul Brown and regular Dash competitors Outerbounds Racing and Ivan Erceg travelled the long distance to Alice Springs to compete the 2009 Finke Desert Race.
Paul, on his Finke debut, finished a credible 36th outright against a field that included the best endures rider in Australia. Asked how Finke compares to the Dash Paul said “the Finke is fast from start to finish whereas the Dash is a technical race which rewards the right decisions at the right time”.

Eventscorp recently advised Gascoyne Offroad Racing Inc, the promoter of the very successful Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash® event, that they had successfully applied for a $15,000 grant under the Regional Events Scheme.