Pooncarie Desert Dash Rally

Off Road cars are some of the most impressively engineered in Australian motor sport and most incorporate complex, long travel suspension systems and powerful engines to enable them to negotiate the rugged, dusty or sometimes muddy terrain they encounter, as fast as possible. There are a number of different classes of competition with vehicles ranging from purpose built space framed open wheelers with engines up to 6000cc to modified 4WD vehicles. Except for the single seaters, all vehicles consist of a driver/navigator team. The endurance aspect of the racing makes each course a test of driver and navigator skill and mechanical preparation. Each of these forms a championship in its own right. Off Roading is an exciting and adrenaline filled discipline of motor sport and is growing in stature with an increasing number of competitors looking to take up the challenge. Competitors attend these rounds from every state with most events incorporating a round of their State Championship which attracts local competitors, sponsors and spectators.