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Edition 38 of Dirtcomp Magazine is now out. Featuring extensive coverage of the Auto and ATV divisions, with a splash of the Moto's competing at the 2013 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash.

I would like to introduce myself, David Kearney as the new President of the Gascoyne Offroad Racing Club Inc and to welcome our 2014 committee.

The Vice Presidents position has been filled by Brett Renton, the Treasurer is Peter Barrett, the Secretary is Deb Cowan and currently have two committee members being Rick Andreoli and Craig Carson.

We are looking for interested and motivated persons to fill the two vacant committee positions to manage club activities including the delivery of the 2014 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash.

The Gascoyne Off Road Racing Club Inc is a MWA and CAMS affiliated club.

2014 memberships are now available (valid 1 January to 31 December 2014) and online application can be accessed here (memberships are not automatically renewed). Payment options here.

Annual General Meeting

Date: Saturday 22 February 2014 commencing 5 pm
Venue: Fascine Lodge, David Brand Dve Carnarvon

The 2012 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash® won the Bronze Award at the WA Tourism Awards in the Events and Festivals Category.

• Ben Grabham has been crowned “King of the River, and moto winner
• Shane Elpinstone #44 has dominated the field of auto’s to finish on top
• The quads saw their share of triumph and misfortune.

After seeing a successful and action packed prologue on Friday in Carnarvon and a scorching first day of racing at Bidgemia Station where temperature exceeded 40+ degrees on Saturday - The 2013 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash wrapped up today with some predictions ringing true as well as some blindsiding moments.

• Brett Renton storms through the field in the auto category.
• Ben Grabham stamps his authority on the Motos.
• Logan Trigg sits inside the top ten Motos on his Quad

Day One of the 10th Anniversary Gascoyne Dash proved to be a battle of the fittest as competitors negotiated high temperatures while tackling the tough 198km loop around Bidgemia Station, near Gascoyne Junction in Western Australia. Featuring fast station tracks, climbs through the rocky Kennedy Ranges, short stints in the river and the red desert sands, the Gascoyne Dash lived up to it’s tough reputation, reminding all that “winning is something, but finishing is everything.”

• Shane Elpinstone #44 the fastest auto in his Pro buggy.
• Ben Grabham trumped by Brodie Black for pole position.
• The quads were dominated by Logan Trigg - 8th outright position during the prologue.

Prologue for the 10th Anniversary Gascoyne Dash ran like clockwork this morning, and all entrants are now traversing east towards Gascoyne Junction for the main race over the next two days.

• 36 vehicles entered as well as 80 Bikes and Quads
• Excitement about the ‘longest prologue in Australia’
• A moving tribute remembering two iconic Dash identities.

The 2013 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash up today with the scrutiny and street parade of 36 vehicles and 80 bike riders through the main street of Carnarvon, in the Gascoyne Region of Western Australia.

The final competitor entry list can be found here

We welcome Gavin Griffith's Snakewood Oven & Grill as the caterers for the 2013 Dash.

Gavin has created an outstanding menu.

Meals will be served at the Coonatha Race Complex from Friday afternoon through Saturday and Sunday.

Mal Yeardley - owner of Race Gear WA advises due to family circumstance he is unable to attend the 2013 Dash.

Mal asks that any one chasing race clothing, helmets etc. contact him here

Further to the announcement of race format change ; the Event Management wish to clearly clarify;

• Racing will finish Sunday 3 November at Coonatha Race Complex on Bidgemia Station - Gascoyne Junction
• Racing WILL NOT finish at Carnarvon Race Club

Essentially everyone will be able to free camp at Coonatha Race Complex on Bidgemia Station - Gascoyne Junction on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Meals, grog, hot showers and entertainment available.

Common questions; 

The Gascoyne Offroad Racing Club Inc. has an important announcement regarding the 2013 event race track course.

Event Director Paul Kelly announced this evening "Due to tragic circumstances the Club Board this evening decided to conduct both day's of the 2013 event on Bidgemia Station".

Ivan Erceg, one of the legends of Australian desert racing passed away 25 September competing in Safari.

To Ivan's family and friends we extend our deepest sympathy and condolences.

The 2013 Dash needs suitably qualified officials to assist with;
• Bike race secretary (MWA Level One and above)
• Bike Competitor Relations Officer (CRO)
• Car race secretary (CAMS general official and above)
• Car Competitor Relations Officer (CRO)

To enhance the Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash safety and recovery efforts the carrying of personal GPS devices has been approved by event organisers.

Volunteers are the life of any event and the 2013 Dash is looking to welcome back past volunteers and welcome new volunteers to the Dash family.

Event Director Paul Kelly suggested "Retired or injured competitors should consider assisting and giving something back to the sport; without volunteers events wouldn't run and where would that leave us?"

Registration is easy click here

Event Director Paul Kelly announced today that the discounts offered for early entry and past competitors have been extended until 31 August 2013.

The Gascoyne Offroad Racing Club has a major fundraising event; catering for the 25th Variety Club Bash on Sunday 25th and Monday 26th August.

2012 King of the River Rod Faggotter is an early entry.

The 2013 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash entries are open.

The 2013 event is the 10th Anniversary of the Dash operating under the auspices of MWA and CAMS and Event Director Paul Kelly has some great news regarding discounts to encourage new and past competitors to join this milestone event "We are offering some really great discounts; past competitors will receive a $100 entry discount if they enter and pay by 31 July 2013. In addition any competitor can get a $100 discount if entered and paid by 31 July 2013 - yes a savings of up to $200).

The 2013 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash entries open this Saturday, 15 June 2013.

To encourage competitors to come and help us celebrate our 10th anniversary, as a fully sanctioned MWA and CAMS event, we are offering some great discounts for a limited time only.

Who wants to compete and celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash?

Want to compete and save some big $s on the entry fee?

The Gascoyne Offroad Racing Club hosted its 2013 Annual General Meeting at the Fascine Lodge Carnarvon this evening.

The meeting was reasonably attended by members and most Board positions were filled.

Members need to be paid up members of the Club to vote at the Annual General Meeting on 23 March 2013 click here for meeting details

The 2013 Annual General Meeting will be conducted Saturday 23 March 2013 commencing 5 pm. The venue is the Fascine Lodge, Brand Dve Carnarvon; we thank our sponsors the Fascine Lodge for the venue.

Club Membership is now available for existing members to renew and new members to join.

The Club has 8 drums of 98RON unleaded petrol on hand.

The cost is $300 per drum ($1.50 litre vs. current pump price > $1.60/litre). Sale terms is cash only and fuel is in Carnarvon.

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Well the 2012 Dash has been run and won. Planning for the 2013 event is underway.

The Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash won the gold award in the Festivals and Events category at the 2012 WA Tourism Awards.

The Dash was against 5 other finalist in the category and beat Fremantle Street Art Festival and the Taste Great Southern to the prestigious gold award.

An annual post Dash activity is pulling the track signage out of the Gascoyne River.

This activity will be undertaken next weekend Saturday 17 November. The activity will involve removing the orange bunting from the creek section at the Coonantha campsite, remove signage from Lyons River at Lyons Nth then into the Lyons river behind the compressor station. We will camp overnight near one of the many water holes in the Gascoyne then come out at Doorawarrah Station on Sunday morning.

QUEENSLANDER TAKES HOME THE KING OF THE RIVER

Queensland based off road racer Rod Faggotter made the long haul from Longreach well worth the effort with a hard fought win of the 2012 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash®. Completing the entire race distance in a total time of 5 hours 1 minute and 29 seconds. Second placed rider Luke Clay from Karratha flew across the line only 1 minute and 24 seconds behind the Queenslander and local star and previous Gas Dash winner Warren Kempton a further three and a half minutes behind Luke to claim the final place on the podium and making this year one of the closest finishes in the event's history.

 One of the stand out behind the scenes achievements for the 2012 Gascoyne Dash was the manner in which event timing was conducted.

Queensland enduro rider Rod Faggoter will be crowned King of the River for the 2012 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash. He achieved the best possible result in his first attempt at this gruelling 524km desert race completing the distance in a time of 5hrs 1m 29s, virtually 28 minutes ahead of the fastest car; taking the overall win.

GAS DASH HEATS UP AT PROLOGUE

As the sun broke the horizon on the West Australian coastal town of Carnarvon, residents awoke to the sound of over 125 desert racers start their respective machines, all on-route to the prologue circuit centred at the Carnarvon Racecourse. This event unique in many aspects, one of which allows competitors to drive or ride their race machines on public roads over the race weekend.

Victorian Mathew Fish finished first outright and conquered the 201km Day One distance on what competitors described as a rough and fast track. Several of the front runners in both the bike and the car categories experienced uncharacteristic 'offs' and near-misses. A light breeze in the morning developed into strong gusty conditions come mid-afternoon; a further challenge to remaining competitors.

Start times are available

Perfect conditions are forecast for the 2012 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash. Significant rainfall last Saturday will provide good sub-soil moisture but 44mm won't be enough to restrain the desert dust from rising.

Wondering where you are starting in the prologue field?

To assist competitors, crews and officals the layout of all fuel points has been posted to the website click here.

The Day One and Day Two Fuel and Spectator Point maps can be found here

The 2012 Dash kicks off in Carnarvon Thursday 1 November. Click here for copy

Well does it get any better? $42,000 in cash prize money for the 2012 Dash.

We have become aware Travelworld Carnarvon has closed its doors.

If you have made travel or flight arrangements with Travelworld Carnarvon we recommend you contact airline direct and confirm validity of tickets.

Updated course maps now available.

Following the 2010 flood the river course was inaccessible until recently.

The track marking team have now plotted the entire race course. The distances between fuel points are slightly different than those distances published in the Supplementary Regulations (Supp Regs).

The 2011 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash® event has been judged a finalist in prestigious 2012 Perth Airport Western Australian Tourism Awards.

The award recognises the best tourism operations and activities in Western Ausatralia and the winners will automatically become a finalist in the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards.

The Dash is excited to welcome members of the Western Patrol Club on board for the 2012 event.

The Western Patrol Club are bringing up to 14 cars to the Gascoyne to assist with the sweep and recovery role. Western Patrol are a very professional club and obviously their members have a keen interest in 4wds and the bush.

The Gascoyne Offroad Racing Club is pleased to announce a new polo shirt is available in all sizes by special order only.

The countdown is well and truly on for the 2012 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash® with entries from across Australia and the globe.

Event Director Paul Kelly said he is happy with level of entries to date "2012 is shaping up to be a great year with some quality drivers and riders already entered. We have competitors from across Australia and the globe"

Volunteers are the life of any event and the 2012 Dash is looking to welcome back past volunteers and welcome new volunteers to the Dash family.

Registration is easy click here

A new track section and new fuel point were completed on Doorawarrah Station this weekend.

Doorawarrah is now the exit point from the Gascoyne River section of the Dash. The fuel/hot point is approximately 1.5kms from the river exit and is located in a good sized clay pan. The Fuel point needs to be large to accommodate the car field’s need to re inflate tyres after the Gascoyne River section.

Just returned from Doorawarrah Station where we met with owner Waddy Robinson, Shiney Price of Junction Concert Services and his machine operator Wazza.

Waddy has kindly agreed to a change of location for the Doorawarrah Fuel Point which will now see the race continue past the station homestead for a few kilometres to exit the river.

The Club has been approached by organisiers of Safari to assist with their 2012 event.

Safari comes to Carnarvon 24th and 25th September then out to Gascoyne Junction 26th and 27th.

Specifically Safari are looking for assistance with beach recoveries on a 15km section north of Carnarvon.

Any experienced 4wd'ers who would like to assist please email admin@gasdash.com to register an interest.

Club Announces $40,000 cash prize pool for 2012 Dash

Carnarvon Western Australia 27 July 2012.

Gascoyne Dash has announced a cash prize pool of at least $40,000 for the 2012 Kickstarters Dash®.

The Dash is a motorsport endurance event over 520kms of the toughest terrain Australia has to offer. Centered on the coastal town of Carnarvon Western Australia the event features 4WDs, buggies, bikes and quads.

With under 130 days to go to the 2012 Dash the Club found still time to assist the Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum celebrate its opening which was attended by the second man to set foot on the moon Dr BUZZ ALDRIN.

The Gascoyne Offroad Racing Club Inc is hosting a tag along tour of the Dash Day One Track. The trip will happen on the weekend of 14th and 15th July.

This is a great way to get off the road and into some fun 4WD adventure. Cost is $50 per vehicle and we throw a cooked breakfast on the Sunday in with the price.

157 days to go until the 2012 Dash.

What have we been up to recently?
* Surveyed 20 kms of new track on Doorawarrah Station to replace the Doorawarrah fuel stop and get out of the river a bit sooner. Thanks to the Waddy Robinson.
* Upgraded fuel stop areas at Lyons North, Junction and Pells. The fuel points will be uniform in 2012. Thanks to Shiney Price and his Junction Concrete Services for help

The Club is arranging a tag along tour of the Dash Day One Track on the weekend of 14 to 15 July 2012.

The trip will be organized as a CAMS social event and all aspects will be supervised by the Club.

This is a great chance to get out in the wilderness and see what makes the Dash track so special. Access to the track has been kindly provided by our friends the McTaggart Family of Bidgemia Station.

Hail the victor, Justin Steadman in his Bat Pro Buggy won the 2012 ARB - Total Asphalt & Traffic Management Hyden 400 on the Easter long weekend. The win sets Steadman at the top of the 2012 State Championship race with 3 rounds to go.

The Bat Pro Buggy performed flawlessly all weekend at this reliability and some great driving by Steadman saw the team win by less than 30 seconds from Eric and Neil Phillips in the #96 Ballistic Racing Aceco. The weekend had some funny stories and the Steadman with new nav Andrew McCarthy added to the humour by deciding to pit rather than continue their second lap on Saturday, we wonder if this was for McCarthy to change race suits.

Ted Schultz and Paul Kelly visited Waddy Robinson of Doorawarrah Station to discuss track changes for 2012. The "old" Doorawarrah fuel stop has disappeared at the 2010 Flood and this necessitates a change.

The fuel point is now likely to be several kilometres down river of its current site and will now be the exit from the river section. Car competitors will have a 10 minute time allowance to inflate tyres at this stop but otherwise the break will be parc ferme until the end of time allowance.

CAMS issued an Appeals Tribunal Statement in respect to an appeal lodged by Mr. Travis Robinson. The appeal was against a 30 minute penalty, given at a Protest Hearing, following the 2011 Dash. Mr. Robinson's appeal was successful.

Edition 28 of Dirt Comp is on magazine stands.

Randall Kilner and Michael Hurren have done a great job bringing the 2011 Dash to life through outstanding photos and informative reading.

Don't forget to tune into Lonely Planet's - Year of Adventures for the Gascoyne Dash episode. See presenter Ben Fogel and our very own Paul Kelly tackle the 2011 Dash.

The Gascoyne Dash episode premiers on Australian pay TV through BBC Knowledge on Wednesday 21 March; check local guides for details.

The 2012 Gascoyne Dash Dates are 1st to 4th November 2012.

With the Australasian Safari 2012 finishing on 29 September the Dash organisers have decided to move the event one week to give those Safari competitors a full month to recuperate and regroup. Event Director Paul Kelly explained "We have had a strong level of interest from some of Australia's best riders to join the 2012 Dash and we believe that extra week break will ensure a great field lines up this year".

We are pleased to announce the premier of the 2011 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash DVD at the Fascint eLodge, David Brand Drive Carnarvon on Saturday 31 March 2012 at 6pm. As an added bonus we will also feature Lonely Planet's Year of Adventures - Episode 4 - The Gascoyne Dash. Many will recall the Club hosted adventurer Ben Fogel and a BCC film crew for the 2011 event.

The 2012 Annual General Meeting was conducted 18 February 2012 and a new Board elected.

The Gascoyne Offroad Racing Club has confirmed the dates for the 2012 Dash - 25th to 28th October 2012. The big news is the event will follow the "traditional" Dash course in 2012 after a flood shortened 2011 race.

The 2012 Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Saturday 18th February 2012, commencing 6pm at the Fascine Lodge, David Brand Dve Carnarvon.

The event volunteers are the unsung heroes of our event, without you the Dash cannot be staged.

2011 was a success in most respects, all competitor briefings and start times were on the dot. The registration and scrutiny tasks went very smoothly. Prologue was very professional but we lacked some coordination of volunteers early on that morning.

The Club held a well-attended volunteer debrief at the Fascine Lodge Carnarvon.

The debrief identified things we are doing well (so we can keep doing them) and also issues that may need addressing to ensure future events remain successful. The attendees were very forthcoming with suggestions and advice and the session was very worthwhile.

An international adventure traveller and BBC presenter competed and finished the 2011 Dash.

Ben Fogel competed his first desert racing event at the 2011 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash® “I have never done anything like this, it was one of the toughest challenges of my life as I had to concentrate every second. To finish is just great”.

There is some great photography from Kilaphotos and Dirt Comp Magazine.

Kilaphotos

Through trials and tribulation the Gascoyne Off Road Racing Club Inc has hosted yet another successful Gascoyne Dash®. After the historic floods throughout the Gascoyne region in December 2010, the committee were forced to run a changed format of two 185 kilometre loops around Bidgemia Station at the base of the Kennedy Ranges.
Thirty five cars, sixty four bikes and ten quads ran through scrutiny on Thursday in the centre of the coastal town of Carnarvon. The following day all competitors shook the leaves from the mangroves when Prologue launched from the Carnarvon Racecourse.

BREAKING NEWS
Event Management reviewed the 2011 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash results early this morning. Comparison of time penalties and credits applied revealed an error in the application of a time plenty to OBR car #13. The time penalty for the stop sign infringement, as decided by the Club’s Disciplinary Committee at 5.00 pm on Sunday 30th October, was 20 minutes; the penalty had been recorded as 30 minutes.

The 2011 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash has been run and won with Ben Grabham taking out the King of the River title, the first outright bike winner for several years. 2010 winner Warren Kempton came in second with Ivan Erceg - everyone's favourite bad boy completing the top three.

The car competitors were greeted with a cool and still morning to start the 2011 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash. First off the line was Travis Robinson and Paul Currie in the OBR Jimco 13 followed by Australian Champion Team of Dave Fellows and Mark Bergamin.

Trav Robinson has bought the OBR 13 home in 2h.10m.22 a time under under 3 minutes slower than his 2010 conquering effort. This is an amazing result given how difficult the track was in sections.

Seven minutes adrift of OBR 13 is the local guns of Justin Steadman and "The Saxinator" in the V8 Bat special.

The coastal town of Carnarvon turned on the weather and action for the prologue section of the 2011 Dash.

First out were the bikes lead by 2010 winner Warren Kempton. The cars were fired into action at 10.30am and the twin turbo Jimco of OBR's Trav Robinson and Paul Currie cracked the morning silence.

Volunteer Notice
Registration and Meeting
When: Thursday 21 October 2011 @ 6pm
Where: Dalmanica Club Robinson Street Carnarvon

Event Management reviewed the race course with Bidgemia Station owner Lochie McTaggart yesterday (15th October). On the whole we are very pleased with progress of track marking which should be completed by mid-week and a final inspection during the week leading up to the 2011 Dash.

The one area of extreme concern is access to the new Wyndham section, leg four Day One. The extent of flood damage to the sole access road was not immediately apparent from the aerial survey. The damage did become evident when Mr McTaggart commenced repair work and the assessment yesterday confirmed recovery of race machines would be very difficult. Race Director Paul Kelly explains "Wyndham is east of the main track and very inaccessible at the best of times. We are very concerned that recovery may not be completed same day and this may ruin the weekend for competitors who could get their machine going overnight and race Day Two. We have taken the decision to delete the Wyndham leg".

Finalists in the 2011 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards were announced last night at simultaneous events held at the Perth Zoo and Howard Park Winery in Margaret River. The Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash was announced a finalist for the third year in a row. Other finalists in our Category;

Channel Seven Mandurah Crab Fest
City of Perth Australia Day Skyworks
Michael Buble – Swan Valley

Winners will be announced on Saturday 26th November at the Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards Gala Dinner to be held in the Grand Ballroom at the Burswood Entertainment Complex.

The Club also congratulates the following Gascoyne contestanst who were also announed finalists;

Coral Coast Tourist Park - Carnarvon - Jono and LIz Watts
Wintersun Caravan and Tourist Park - Carnarvon - Simon and Tiffany Moore
Shire of Carnarvon
2.5 Coral Viewing, Snorkelling and Coastal Explorer Extravaganza Tour - Exmouth
Ningaloo Blue Charters - Exmouth
3 Islands Whale Shark Dive - Exmouth

One of Australia’s most respected enduro riders is headed for the 2011 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash®. Ben Grabham a 30 year old rider from Bathurst NSW who rides for the HSE Motorex KTM Team.

Congratulation to Ken Styles driver of Pro Buggy and his navigator Josh Ellis for taking the 2011 Western Australian State Offroad Championship. Ken is the well-known Carnarvon crab fisherman is equally well known for his quiet and considerate manners and his aggressive driving style.

Filthy Racing is a husband and wife team or more correctly the wife and husband team of Tanya and Ian French with Tanya doing the driving and Ian the pointing.

Filthy Racing evolved out of an idea to get more participants in the entry level of off road racing almost two years ago, Tanya explains “Ian and I had noticed that a great amount of the spectator crowd was comprised of more women than men. We figured if we could encourage some of those female spectators to become more involved in the sport itself either in the driver capacity or navigator capacity it would swell our ranks and in turn, give the clubs the opportunity for more members for every facet of the sport.

Our Health Professionals recommend the wearing of an approved head and neck restraint device.

Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 2011 Dash click here

The Dash generates significant media coverage; both print and TV, and this provides our sponsors an excellent opportunity to leverage their sponsorship investment to reach new clients and markets.

A meeting will be held on Tuesday 23rd August 2011 to provide an update on activities for 2011 Dash. The meeting will be held at Fascine Lodge Carnarvon starting at 6pm.

In a gala dinner presentation, hosted by the Carnarvon Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc, the Gascoyne Dash was presented the business award for Best Community Organisation.

The 2011 Supplementary Regulations have been resubmitted to the peak bodies for approval of the course change amendments. Our web developer is updating the online entry form to reflect the changed fuel stops.

The 2011 event planning has't been without dramas; large sections of the day one course were washed away with the Flood and most of the Gascoyne River is inaccessible due to riverflow. The latter situation has caused a major rethink to the 2011 event with organizers deciding on running both days around Bidgemia Station and deleting the Sunday run down the Gascoyne River.

The 2010 Gascoyne River Flood has had a lasting effect on pastoral and horticultural operations in the region. The floods also caused infrastructure damage to several sporting clubs and unfortunately the Dash did not escape its share.

The 2011 entry will not open until 30 June 2011. The delay is a due to the December floods and more recent river rises. The Event Management is currently surveying track conditions and assessing course changes. With any changes there is a possibility they will impact on location of fuel points or distances between fuel points; we want to ensure the information released in the Supp Regs and entry form is correct so as not to inconvenience competitors.

We have had requests to print a further run of 2010 Dash Tshirts which will be available in any colour of Black.

The Production 4WD - Dependable Tree Service, WA Diesel - team of Matt Hall and Jason Isaac have won their class at the 1st round of the Australian Offroad Championship conducted in Hyden WA this Easter long weekend.

Shane Bryan (Club Board Member) lead a team to assist with the traffic management needs of the 2011 Carnarvon ANZAC Day activities.

Gascoyne Offroad Racing Club gun pro buggy pilot Ken Styles and navigator Josh Ellis pointed the#44 pro buggy to a third place in the second round of the Western Australian Off Road Championship at Hyden.

The Gascoyne Offroad Racing Club is well represented at the ARB - Pinjarra Engineering Hyden 450. Hyden is the first round of the Australian Offroad Championship and round two of the WA  Championship.

Get your copy of DirtComp now for their 2010 Dash coverage

We are pleased to announce the premier of the 2010 Dash on SBS TV in Speedweek this Sunday afternoon; check local guides for time. The premier will be repeated on Foxtel's Inside Speed during next week.

A team of Club volunteers lead by Treasurer Peter Barrett assisted cater the bar facility for the 2011 National Party State Conference held in Carnarvon from 1 April 2011.

2011 Membership is now available.

The new contact phone no: is 0400995369

The 2010 event DVD has been released with the current edition of Trailrider so be quick to grab a copy a at your local newsagent.

The 2010 event DVD produced by Black Olive Productions was premiered at the Fascine Lodge last evening following a 2011 Event briefing by Paul Kelly.

Congratulations to Yearling 300 winners Ken Styles and Josh Ellis.

Despite record rainfall and flooding the regional communities of Carnarvon and Gascoyne Junction are recovering. The dates for the 2011 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash® have been announced

The Club regrets to advise the 2011 Wooramel Desert Race has been cancelled.

The annual general meeting of the Gascoyne Offroad Racing Club was held at the Fascine Lodge at Saturday 23 November 2010. The AGM was very well attended by both club members and helpers from the Dash.

Come be a part of the Gascoyne's premier sporting event.

Such a unique challenge is this event, the competitor list for this year’s Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash included many new names from across Australia and overseas such as India, Holland and South Africa but the coveted “King of the River” title remains on home ground. Perth based Outer Bounds Racing’s (OBR) Travis Robinson along with navigator Keith Rance drove the #3 Pro Class V8 powered Jimco to victory; claiming the title for a second year in a row. Travis completed the 500 plus kilometers in a total time of 4hours 39minutes 30 seconds averaging 111km per hour.

The Event Schedule is now available

Want to go home from this year's Gas Dash with more than just memories.

Following on from our Bronze medal success in the 2009 Tourism Award the Dash has been selected a finalist in 2010.

The 2010 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash is just around the corner and a great field has entered.

Have you booked your accommodation? 

Year-round, drivers, crews and officials find themselves in hot, humid and sometimes poorly-ventilated environments. The colour of one’s urine is a quick indication of whether they are sufficiently hydrated; whereby the clearer the urine, the more hydrated one is.

Based on this concept, CAMS has developed a hydration awareness program Clear to Steer, aimed at increasing education and awareness on dehydration and heat illness.

Local competitors travel to Hyden WA to do battle in the final round of the 2010 WA Offroad Championships.

Local quad ace and past Dash class winner Kirk "Winkie" Williams has won the 2010 Hyden 300 Iron Man

The Club was voted a finalist in the 2010 Carnarvon Chmaber of Commerce and Industry Inc Business Awards. The gala evening was held at the Carnarvon Hotel

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.

Gascoyne Offroad Racing Club Inc hosted Motorcycling WA training this weekend. The training covered General Officials, Clerk of Course, Race Secretary and Steward and was attended by a group of 12 people associated with the Club.

Event Director Paul Kelly thanked those in attendance and advised that this type of training is essential to the growth of the Club and its events.