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Paringa Run and Won
Thursday, 10 April 2014

The first round of the ARB Off Road Racing Series has been run and won with Glenn Owen and Matt Ryan taking line honours at the ARB Paringa Desert 400.


To top off a successful weekend of off road racing for the Element Off Road team, Carl Haby with Terry Schultz and Brenton Gallash sharing the navigating duties, clocked in only 1m28s behind brother Aaron in the second stable mate Element Off Road Prodigy #56.
Glenn Owen commented post race that it was the hardest track he’d ever driven but that they’d enjoyed every moment of it. Owen is starting off his 2014 campaign along similar lines to 2013, banking maximum points in his hunt for the ARB Off Road Racing Series crown. Owen won the first three events of the 2013 series and was set to take out the inaugural crown until engine failure at the last round ended his dream run.

Taking out fifth outright was multiple off road champion Mark Burrows with Colin Hodge and Sean Ratcliffe sharing the navigating duties of the #21 Jimco. Burrows was matching times with the front runners until a sticky throttle on lap four saw the team affixing repairs trackside.


Ivan Robertson and Peter Luckraft are honing their Extreme 2WD off roading skills, the #471 Micklefab Trophy Truck racing into eighth outright and first in class. Three flat tyres, two on one lap, costed Robertson 15 minutes and a potential firth outright.

Sam Gadaleta and Brendon Johns had a consistent run, clocking into ninth outright in the #38 Jimco. Rounding out the top ten for the ARB Paringa Desert 400 was the Mt Gambier based husband and wife team of Daniel and Emma Lamb #77.

Of the ten Super 1650 class competitors entered, only two managed to complete full race distance. Brett Price and Rick Whiteley #227 survived the course finishing with 39minutes ahead of the second placed daughter and father team of Shannyn and Andy Fitzgerald #209. The Fitzgeralds had tyre dramas on the first lap on Sunday but managed to clock in consistent time for the remaining laps to secure the class second silverware.


Safari veteran Kerry Turley with daughter Brianna flew the flag for the local contingent, securing first in class ahead of off a tough field of Extreme 4WD racers including Reg Owen #809, who succumbed to gearbox dramas, Mick Magher #882 out on lap three with overheating dramas and Owen Ward #832 having fan belt issues.
The gruelling track took its toll on man and machine, however, the 33.3% finishing rate was above average for off road events. The withdrawals started early with four teams unable to finish the first lap on Saturday. The All G Racing team of the Phillips family didn’t have the start to the season they were hoping for, the ex Daryl Smith Alumi Craft #242 suffering gearbox dramas. Terry and Kate Molloy stopped trackside with electrical gremlins; the #215 Tatum greeted the start lights on Sunday only to withdraw on lap one, again with electrical issues.
The Saber #113 of Jonathon and Viv Simmonds ended their Parilla run early with driveshaft failure on Saturday while Malcolm and Leona Bird suffered diff dramas in the #66 Sportevo.
Steve Burrows and Scott Coulston didn’t make it to the start line for Sunday’s first lap, sidelined with shock issues. Chris and Colin Johnson #122 had power steering dramas while Cameron Lyn and Rick Rogers were out of allowed running time for Saturday’s one lap, ultimately ending their Paringa campaign with Alternator failure on Sunday.
The tough outback course was tough and gruelling, but for those that saluted the checkered flag come Sunday afternoon, the sense of accomplishment was unmatched.
The ARB Off Road Racing Series now heads to Sea Lake in June.
Event Information, including results, can be found here.
List of DNF
4 | Buddy Crowe, NSW | Axle |
7 | David Adams, SA | FrontArm |
10 | Brad Chasemore, Vic | DNF |
12 | Michael Collins, Qld | OilLeak |
14 | Andrew Kittle, NT | TorqueConv |
23 | Matthew Kittle, SA | TorqueConv |
28 | Tanner James, NSW | Axle |
42 | Danny Brown, Vic | Turbo |
44 | Alisha Crowe, NSW | Gearbox |
45 | Andy Brown, Vic | NoFrontWhel |
50 | Andy Ryan, NSW | CV |
51 | Joe Carabott, Vic | DNSengine |
66 | Malcolm Bird, NSW | Diff |
74 | Jono Patterson, NSW | DNF |
81 | James Madden, SA | Rear Hub |
91 | Jack Rhodes, SA | DNS |
99 | Chris Wilson, NSW | Accelerator |
113 | Jonathon Simmonds, Vic | DriveShaft |
122 | Chris Johnson, SA | PowerSteer |
144 | Buddy Crowe, NSW | DNS |
154 | Cam McClelland, Vic | Steering |
161 | Brett Smith, Vic | Engine |
164 | Daryl Nissen, SA | DNS |
166 | Mick Fraser, SA | DNF |
170 | David Mendham, NSW | Unwell |
181 | Stephen Burrows, Vic | DNS Shock |
214 | Ross Allan, Vic | FrontWheel |
215 | Terry Molloy, NSW | Electrical |
218 | Daniel Wells, Vic | Bearing |
219 | Cameron Lyne, Vic | Alternator |
232 | Werner Zettl, NSW | DNS |
233 | Bodie Tickner, SA | CV |
242 | Michael Phillips, Qld | GearBox |
284 | Daniel Maybery, Vic | DNF |
409 | Geoff Roe, SA | Throttle |
420 | Daniel Attard, NSW | Axle |
515 | Chris Hardie, NSW | On it Side |
809 | Reg Owen, Vic | GearBox |
832 | Owen Ward, Vic | Fan Belt |
882 | Mick Magher, Vic | DNF |
907 | Mark Eveleigh, NSW | Axle |
954 | Dan Bonnor, Qld | Coil |
Photographers: Andrew Stott, Van Nixon