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20th Crookwell Gravel Pit Challenge - NSW

Date: 22nd April 2015 | Category: GORBA NEWS
Hi fellow GORBIANS

The 18th-19th April will see GORBA represented at the running of the 20th CROOKWELL GRAVEL PIT CHALLENGE in the Southern Tablelands of NSW.

Car 724 with Ken Tocock driving and Mark Hubbard navigating.

Looking to have a good weekend on what looks to be a tight challenging track.

Yours in off roading Ken Tocock 724

Diary Entry:    Thursday 16th April, 2015

724 IS LOADED AND READY TO HEAD UP THE HUME TO COOKWELL
HUBBA AND MYSELF ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE TRIP
WEATHER AT THIS STAGE WET FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SUNNY ON SUNDAY
MORE UPDATES AND RACE REPORTS TO FOLLOW

KEN TOCOCK




 
Diary Entry:  Saturday 18th April, 2015

After heavy rain on Friday afternoon it was very slippery this morning but dryed out as the day went on.  Very hilly heaps of trees,heaps,heaps of rocks but we made it.  Seating in 16th place out of 23 starters. Give me a buggy any day...

Thanks,

Mark Hubbard

 


 
Diary Entry:  Monday 20th April, 2015

Made it to the end very muddy and rough on our way home.
Not sure of outright placing yet.

More to follow,
Hubba


SUMMARY OF THE WEEKEND..........

FRIDAY

LEFT AVENEL 7AM
MORNING TEA AT HOLBROOK PIE SHOP
ARRIVED AT TRACK ABOUT THREE PM
SET UP CAMP / STILL DRY
TRIP INTO CROOKWELL ABOUT FIVE KM TO GET LAST MINUTE SUPPLIES
TALKED TO EVENT WORKERS AND VIEWED START FINISH AREA
WE HAD WATCHED LAPS ON U TUBE BUT THE REAL THING IS DIFFERENT WHEN YOUR THERE
STEEP HILLS / SLIPPERY CLAY AND MUD HOLES / NARROW TREE LINED AREAS
HEAPS OF ROCKS AND A FAST FLOWING SECTION IN THE PADDOCK
GOOD PERMANENT FACILITIES / TOILETS / SHOWERS / COOKING AND OFFICE COMPLEX
BACK TO THE TENT AND A CHAT AROUND THE FIRE WITH SOME FELLOW RACERS
THEN THE HEAVENS OPENED AND THE WIND BLEW

SATURDAY

AFTER A WILD NIGHT OF WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE
IT BECAME APPARENT STRAIGHT AWAY THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE INTERESTING
VERY SLIPPERY AND WET
CAUTION WOULD BE THE ORDER OF THE DAY

PROLOGUE WENT OK NO DAMAGE
SIX HEATS DURING THE DAY THREE FOR THE FAST CARS / THREE FOR THE REST
APPROX 80 KM FOR THE DAY
SOUNDS EASY BUT IT WASN’T EVEN THOUGH THE TRACK DRIED LATER THERE
WERE STILL QUITE A FEW WET SPOTS TO CATCH YOU OUT ADD TO THAT THE NARROWNESS
AND ROUGHNESS MADE FOR A CHALLENGING DAY
WE FINISHED THE DAY 16TH OUTRIGHT FROM 23 STARTERS
THEN THE HEAVENS OPENED AGAIN THIS TIME THE CAMPFIRES STRUGGLED
BY 7PM HUBBA WAS IN BED FOLLOWED BY ME AT 730
BIG SATURDAY NIGHT OUT

SUNDAY

TWO HEATS ONE OF THREE LAPS AND ONE OF TEN LAPS
PART OF THE TRACK HAD BECOME IMPASSABLE AND HAD BEEN DIVERTED
THE MAIN AIM WAS STILL TO GET TO THE BIG HEAT

THE FIRST HEAT IN VERY TRICKY CONDITIONS SAW US UP TO TO 14TH OUTRIGHT

THE SECOND HEAT SAW US HELD UP FOR A COUPLE MINUTES ON THE FIRST LAP BY
A BUGGY THAT HAD BROKEN DOWN WITH NO ROOM TO GET AROUND
THE REST OF THE RACE WAS GOOD / CAR WHEN OK NO PROBLEMS
TRIED A FEW DIFFERENT LINES THROUGH CORNERS WHICH IMPROVED LAP TIMES
AT THE FINISH HUBBA WAS HEARD TO SAY GLAD I WASN’T IN THE BUGGY

LUNCH BREAK
AND THEN THE HEAVENS OPENED / NO SUNNY SUNDAY

WE WATCHED THE FAST CARS DO THEIR LONG HEAT
INTERESTING TO SEE HOW QUICK THE “GOLF CART CLASS ARE IN THESE CONDITIONS”
TWO MORE LAPS AND THEY WOULD HAVE CLEANED UP FIRST AND SECOND OUTRIGHT

PRESENTATIONS
WE “CLEANED UP “ PRO 4WD AND FINISHED TENTH OUTRIGHT PRETTY HAPPY WITH THAT
FULL RESULTS AND REPORT AT OFFROAD RACING .COM

LOADED UP WE HEADED SOUTH STOPPING AT THE AUSTRALIA HOTEL IN YASS FOR THE NIGHT
FANTASTIC MEALS AND PLENTY OF COLD BEER

MONDAY

THE HEAVENS OPENED
BREKKY AT GUNDAGAI
INTO VICTORIA AND THE SUN CAME OUT AT LAST
BACK IN AVENEL ABOUT 1 PM
UNLOADED AND STARTED REMOVING MUD

GREAT LITTLE TRIP AND A TRUE OFF ROAD TRACK AND RACE
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED IF YOU GET THE CHANCE GO THERE

SEE YOU AT AVALON
KEN AND HUBBA


For more photos, go to the Gallery

For Results,   Click Here
 

 
Author: Ken Tocock and Mark Hubbard