Superlite Class Preview – Mid West Challenge
The Cochranes Transport Mid West Challenge has a pair of Superlites lined up and ready to rock! Its a classic Superlite battle with Can Am taking on Polaris for bragging rights
674 – Chris Unstead from Westvolt Electrical Off Road Race Team has been putting a lot of R&D into getting his Can Am X3 ready for the Mid West Challenge. After showing tremendous pace at the Marsue Transport Bencubbin 400, the #674 was an early DNF. If he can rectify those gremlins dont put it past Unstead to surprise a few of the bigger classes
699 – Ashley Sudholz will be feeling good about his chances of piloting his Polaris to the front of the class after coming up trumps in his last start. The #699 machine is looking strong and ready to go the distance again. Can he make it 2 for 2 in the Polaris vs Can Am battle?
Performance 2wd Class Preview – Mid West Challenge
The Performance 2wd class features a duel between 2 exciting competitors who will be looking to renew their recent battle at the Marsue Transport Bencubbin 400
528 – Mik French in his trusty Celica will have his work cut out for him in what is going to be a gruelling event. Whilst it may seem a daunting prospect, French showed a lot of promise at Round 3 of the 2017 CAMS, Carnarvon Motel WAORC and should not be discounted heading into the Mid West Challenge
583 – The WA Off Road Junior Development Program has been going from strength to strength in its inaugural year and it may have just unearthed a future star in young Matthew Beck. Beck has handled both events and the challenges they throw up in his stride and as a result of this calm and calculated approach leads the class championship. Keep an eye on the young gun in the iconic Kingswood
Extreme 2wd Class Preview – Mid West Challenge
The Extreme 2wd class head to the Cochranes Transport Mid West Challenge with a field of 6 ready to rumble. Whilst the class championship is a tight one, there is still a lot more to play out over the final 3 rounds of the 2017 CAMS, Carnarvon Motel WAORC
406 – Colin Doney has been a revelation this season. His consistency and speed putting the iconic blue beetle to the front end of the field more often than not. With 3 strong rounds in the bag, Doney will be wanting to continue the trend and set the tone for the 2nd half of the season
425 – The Geraldton Jet Greg Pickersgill has had an up and down campaign so far in 2017. The multiple times class champion is on the hunt for not just a solid points haul, but a class win at the Cochranes Transport Mid West Challenge. The big Pirtek Truck will be one to watch!
428 – Darryl Hardman is back again, making the trek down from Carnarvon for Round 4 of the 2017 CAMS, Carnarvon Motel WAORC. Hardman will be looking for a strong run to back up his class win at this years Gascoyne Dash
444 – Chris Giles has been ironing out the bugs in his #444 trophy truck and all signs lead to the team being ready to reap the rewards for their hard work. Giles and his crew had a strong run at Bencubbin and will be looking to replicate that form at the Cochranes Transport, Mid West Challenge
455 – Luke “Mr Excitement” Worthington is primed and ready to put on a show! With navigator Luke Candy by his side, this duo are sure to hold it pinned over whatever this track can throw at them. Have your camera’s ready, because you can expect the #455 to be going hard!
469 – Karl Richardson has continued the development of his ex Dale Hands Navara in between rounds. With some improvements to the vehicle a plenty of testing, the yellow Nissan looks in fine form and ready to spring an upset on some of the more seasoned competitors
Super 1650 Class Preview – Mid West Challenge
The Super 1650 class will see 2 competitors tackle the Cochranes Transport, Mid West Challenge. With the event set to be a huge challenge for the competitors in this class, they will be battling against much more than just each other as this new event and field of 33 competitors hit the track on Saturday 19th August
253 – John Flynn is back again in his red rocket. One of the quickest 1650 peddlers in the state. Flynn will be looking to close the gap in the class championship as the current leader Daniel Allen has not entered. With a good run at Round 4 of the 2017 CAMS, Carnarvon Motel WAORC, the #253 machine could find itself on top of the class points heading into the final 2 rounds
271 – Charlie Edwards makes a return to the drivers seat after some time on the sidelines. Edwards has strong knowledge of the Mid West Challenge track as he has put significant time into setting up the event. If Edwards can use this to his advantage he will be looking good to take the class win. Always quick and a hard charger, it will be interesting to see if the #271 machine has the reliability to go the distance
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Percival leads at the halfway point
After 3 of the 6 rounds of the 2017 CAMS Carnarvon Motel WAORC, Prolite competitor Jared Percival holds a slender lead at the top of the outright standings. With the Mid West Challenge, Three Springs and Kalgoorlie rounds remaining there is still a lot of racing to go and this years series is anything but over!
Percival leads on 56 points, just 4 ahead of Prolite rival Mal Yeardley in his #171 buggy. Colin Doney sits 3rd in his Extreme 2wd beetle with Brad Krepp and George Metaxas making up the top 5
In the class battles Mark Cramer, Harleigh Uren and Marcus Wells are locked in a dogfight for the Pro buggy class lead. Just 148 points separating the leading trio. Percival, Yeardley and Metaxas are the leading trio in Prolite buggy, whilst Daniel Allen has a solid lead in the Super 1650 class. Extreme 2wd looks to be a battle between Colin Doney and reigning champion Greg Pickersgill with a margin back to Hardman and Worthington in the chasing pack. Performance 2wd has unearthed some great young talent this year and WA Off Road Junior Development Program pilot Matt Beck holds a 116 point lead over current class champion Jordan Russell. In Production 4wd Graeme Bentink has his nose in front at the halfway mark, 70 points of the Baxter Racing entry of Steven Baxter. Brad Krepp leads the Extreme 4wd class, however behind him there is a big battle brewing between Mitchell Davies, Russekk Cullen, Mark Murray and Dylan James. In the Superlite B class Ashley Sudholz has a big advantage over the chasing Chris Unstead. The only Sportslite entry so far this season, Wayne Holt has the class lead with 3 races to go
With entries for Round 4, the Cochranes Transport Mid West Challenge now open, this championship is just about to kick into overdrive!
Progressive points scores can be found here
Krepp wins Intense LED Australia Contingency Prize
Brad Krepp was the lucky winner of the Intense LED Australia Contingency Prize at the Marsue Transport Bencubbin 400. On top of a great result in his Orange Extreme 4wd GQ Patrol, Krepp also took out the contingency prize, being an LED Lightbar
Thanks to Intense LED Australia for their ongoing support of the 2017 CAMS, Carnarvon Motel WAORC
Dylan James wins Oricom UHF CB Contingency Prize
Dylan James won the Oricom UHF CB Contingency Prize at Round 3 of the 2017 CAMS, Carnarvon Motel WAORC. Whilst the event didnt turn out as planned for the Compound Motorsports team with a DNF, the #822 clocked up more competitive kilometers as James develops his diesel powered Extreme 4wd
Thanks for Oricom UHF Cb for their ongoing support of the WAORC and events such as the Marsue Transport, Bencubbin 400
Uren wins Marsue Transport, Bencubbin 400
Day 2 of the Marsue Transport Bencubbin 400 has seen an almighty battle by some of the heavyweights of the sport. With the schedule for the second day of Round 3 of the 2017 CAMS, Carnarvon Motel WAORC seeing the competitors tackle a 75km loop followed by the ‘enduro’ section of the event there was a lot of racing to go
In Sundays first section Nathaniel Edwards set a blistering pace to overhaul overnight leader Harleigh Uren. With just 0.2 seconds splitting the pair over the 75km loop it set up an enthralling finish to the race Brad Krepp was one of the big movers and shakers, finishing the section in 5th outright and 1st Extreme 4wd. Colin Doney in #406 was just one spot further back and lead the Extreme 2wd class. Ashley Sudholz was the only surviving superlite after a broken seal put Chris Unstead out of the event. Jordan Russell stamped his authority on the Performance 2wd battle with Mik French in 2nd place
The final section was shortened to be just 3 laps and 1 x 30 minute service break and tactics would be one of the big talking points of the race. The top 2 had gapped the field and it became apparent that this would be a battle between Uren and Edwards. A sticky throttle meant Edwards had to alter his strategy and take his service after the first lap. Uren seized the opportunity to stay out in clear air and lay down a time good enough to vault him back in front of Edwards on road after he took his compulsory 30 minute stop. Throughout the field there were many different strategies at play as Mark Cramer in his Marsue Transport sponsored Pro Buggy ran 3 continuous laps to be the first competitor to complete all 3 laps. As the corrected times came through it would be Harleigh Uren who would win the 2017 Marsue Transport Bencubbin 400. Nathaniel Edwards, still plagued by a sticky throttle was a valiant 2nd outright and 1st in Prolite. Jared Percival and Mal Yeardley continued their year long battle, with Jared Percival getting the upper hand and 3rd outright ahead of Yeardley by just 39 seconds. Brad Krepp took out the Extreme 4wd class win in 5th outright after battling with Mark Murray who was an unfortunate DNF on the final lap. The Extreme 2wd class result is still provisional as it is under investigation, but Colin Doney was first over the line in his #406 Volkswagen Beetle with Greg Pickersgill a strong 2nd. Ashley Sudholz won the Superlite class in his #699 Polaris whilst Jordan Russell powered his way to a commanding Performance 2wd class victory.
Competitors now look forward to Round 4 of the 2017 CAMS, Carnarvon Motel WAORC to be held at Badgingarra in August. The inaugural event held in this location in 2016 is run by WAORRA and features one of the most technical and demanding circuits of the season. Thanks to series naming rights sponsor Carnarvon Motel, series contingency sponsors Intense LED Australia and Oricom as well as event naming rights sponsor Marsue Transport and all the event supporters including the Shire of Mount Marshall for their assistance with the event
Race Results can be found here
Uren leads Day 1 at Bencubbin
Day 1 of the Marsue Transport has been run and won, with Harleigh Uren leading both prologue and section 1 of the event. With clear skys and perfect conditions for racing, a field of 39 competitors after a few late withdrawals took to Bencubbin course for Round 3 of the 2017 CAMS, Carnarvon Motel WAORC.
Prologue saw an intense battle over 25kms, with Harleigh Uren victorious by 26 seconds. The #77 Pro Buggy headed youngster Stephen Hall in his #181 prolite, with Nathaniel Edwards #161 rounding out the top 3. Colin Doney was the quickest Extreme 2wd, whilst Mark Murray punched in a very competitive time to lead Extreme 4wd in 7th outright. Chris Unstead unleashed the potential in his Westvolt Racing Can Am to sit 10th outright and first in Superlite, whilst John Flynn was the early leader of the Super 1650 field. In Performance 2wd the WA Junior Development Program entry of Matt and Jeremy Beck was quickest in class ahead of Mik French and Jordan Russell
The unique format for the Bencubbin 400 saw the crews head out for another blast around the 25km course for Section 1 of the event. Uren again was quickest, this time blazing his way to a 29 second lead. The top 3 remained the same with Stephen Hall beating Nathaniel Edwards by just 5 seconds to hold second place. Jared Percival was a consistent 4th outright, but behind them the top 4 the mother of all battles is evolving. Mark Murray leads the Extreme 4wd class in 5th outright with John Pursehouse just 2 seconds behind in his Ford Ranger. Paul Tognela is 1 second further back with Extreme 2wd leader Colin Doney and Mal Yeardley 0.1 seconds apart in 8th and 9th place. Ashley Sudholz inherited the Superlite class lead after early leader Chris Unstead did a belt and lost time. Peter Mellington is the only remaining Super 1650 after Flynn and Hawkins dropped out of the running. Jordan Russell charged his way to the Performance 2wd lead with Mathew Beck and Mik French locked in a tight tussle
2 sections totaling 375kms of competitive lays ahead on Day 2 of the event. With such small margins splitting the field the Marsue Transport Bencubbin 400 is living up to its billing as one of the most exciting events on the WAORC calendar. Race results can be found here
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