It’s on again.
This time we are going back to the birth place of the Novawinch Teams Event, Reefton for 2 days of hard 4wding
25th – 27th April 2025
(Sunday will be starting late so you can go to the ANZAC Dawn Parade)
This is an orienteering type event, we give you a truck load of locations, with 2 compulsory per day, from grade 2 to 5.
You as a team chose the locations and when you do them as you see fit.
Points are awarded by taking photos of your team at the location as per the instructions. Point are per truck so if one breaks you can keep going with two
For those of you that know about the “Camel Trophy” or the “Malaysian Rain Forrest Challenge”, then think of that as a team’s event. This challenge will test your ability to work together to get through a series of challenges, designed to test the ingenuity, driving skills and team work of all involved.
You as a team will have to decide which tracks from grade 2 to 5+ you do and when you do them.
The higher the grade, the harder the track, the more points you get per truck.
There will be no marshals, you will need to be self sufficient as a team.
The weekend will have challenges including ruts, glades, dirt roads, swamp, forestry, river crossings, sand gullies, all which require group participation. You will be driving over public roads, riverbeds, private farmland and through forestry blocks.
Based from Reefton Club (55 Bridge Street), each day you will travel to as many different locations as you chose, and take photos of your trucks in certain locations to prove you have made it, which is how points will be awarded.
This challenge will be held over two days.
Points are given to each vehicle in the team that make each location, making getting all vehicles to each location the biggest challenge.
No Dogs allowed.
This is a club based team’s event, open to all grades of teams.
LIMITED TO 16 TEAMS
Teams
- Teams consist of 3 vehicles and 6 members.
- Minimum of 1 GPS (smart phone)
- Minimum of 1 camera (smart phone)
- Crews must finish in the same team composition as they started. Replacement of and leaving behind crew members is not allowed.
- Drivers must be over 18 years of age and must have a full driver’s license class 1.
- All teams must be insured against accident for road or touring sections.
- Drivers must be a member of a 4wd Club.
- All standard club safety gear and rules to be followed.
Vehicles
- Non legal vehicles must be on a road legal trailer and towed by a road legal vehicle between stages (NO A FRAMES OR TOW ROPES)
- Non road legal vehicles must be up to “Mainland Winch Challenge” standard
- Minimum of 1 vehicle must have a winch
- All competing, towing vehicles and trailers require a current WOF and registration.
Cost
- $450 per team
- For that you get
- 12 Meals @ $35 each
- 2 books @ $15 each
What to do now
- Fill out the form below (put TBA if you do not know the required info)
- Your conformation, info pack and payment details will be sent out after 1st March
- Pay the entry fee
- Get your trucks ready
- Turn up with your forms on Friday 25th April