ARB - Pinjarra Engineering Hyden 400
Round 1 - 2008 Australian Off Road Championships
Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd, March 2008
Hyden, WA
Commentary - Saturday 22nd March 2008
Times listed are WA (West Standard Time).
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| 2:52pm |
222 Grant Payne crosses the line as the rain belts down in a time of 48:59.07
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| 2:51pm |
434 Dale Hands arrives in a time of 47:25.11
866 Mark Murray 54;00.39
430 Dirk Van Geest 44:49.72
74 Brett Renton 49:41.72
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| 2:49pm |
249 Jeremy Lia arrives in 45:41.76
581 Harley cooke arrives in a time of 48:49.18
297 Darren Agrela in a time of 41:52.09
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| 2:47pm |
25 Travis Milburn had problems when is helmet blower hose came off which caused vision problems. He also had a slow slide into a fence and Navigator Matthew Steele had to get out and lift the fence off the tyre before they could continue.
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| 2:44pm |
444 Darren Beckett crosses the line in 46:56.44
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| 2:42pm |
Trevor Copeland has returned to the pits for a 2nd time after continuing fuel issues
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| 2:41pm |
413 Ian French followed by the chopper arrives in a time of 44;57.16
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| 2:40pm |
61 Chris Western arrives in a time of 53:30.89
575 Dave Rohrlach arrives in a time of 44:34.35
701 Geoff Pickering arrives in a time of 46:14.23
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| 2:38pm |
Nev Taylor has completed his run into town in a time of 47:10.54
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| 2:32pm |
Max Pilmer has arrived in Hyden in a time of 42:07.61
Trevor Copeland has fixed his fuel problem and follows the last car out of Hyden
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| 2:29pm |
Chris Coulthard is still to arrive at Hyden, but was seen at the halfway mark with a lot of oil smoke coming from the car.
James Maddern arrives in a time of 42:36.10
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| 2:27pm |
Matt Western crosses the line in a time of 39:54.00
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| 2:26pm |
Bruce Chapman crosses the line in a time of 43:50.17
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| 2:23pm |
Brad Coopers time now places him up to 5th on the road..
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| 2:23pm |
Brad Cooper in his single seater crosses the line in a time of 38:14.81
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| 2:22pm |
Beau Robinson follows younger brother Travis across the line in a time of 41:44.77
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| 2:22pm |
Beau Robinson follows younger brother Travis across the line in a time of 41:44.77
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| 2:21pm |
999 Trevor Copeland has fuel problems, still fixing. He will decide whether he continues and cops the deviation from the course penalty or waits for Section 2 to start...Travis Robinson has arrived in 39:05.96 which places him up in 6th position after leaving Smithys' Place in 12 position
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| 2:18pm |
Travis Milburn in a time of 44:17.99 arrives in Hyden
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| 2:16pm |
Matt Hanson arrives in Hyden in a time of 39:08.73 which puts him currently 6th on the road....
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| 2:15pm |
Eric Phillips crosses the line in a time of 38:22.78 just in front of Brian Robinson in a time of 39:53.65
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| 2:12pm |
Brad Prout sloshes through the finish at Hyden in a time of 36:39.23
currently placing him 2nd on the road
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| 2:09pm |
Hayden Bentley arrives in Hyden in a time of 37:20.91
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| 2:09pm |
Shannon Rentsch did a time of 37:26.86
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| 2:08pm |
Fellows has set the pace at the pointy end of the field, with lights of the next vehicle heading towards the finish marker. Shannon and Ian Rentsch are the next to arrive
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| 2:05pm |
Lights from the first vehicle are coming into sight as 14 David Fellows arrives in Hyden in a time of 34:36.78
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| 2:02pm |
The rain continues to fall at the finish area here in Hyden with conditions extremely slippery to greet the front runners when they arrive..
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| 1:59pm |
Both vehicles who stopped on 1st corner leaving Hyden have now re-commenced the event
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| 1:59pm |
999 Trevor Copeland limped back into the pits - reason unknown
32 Mark Cramer stopped 1st corner next to 61 Chris Western
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| 1:57pm |
Christies Hill has been named after Christie French who lost her life on the Hyden Road a few days before a Hyden event some years ago.......She loved the sport as a competitor and spectator and having her Dad (Andy French) and John Paterson open this special spectator area in her honour would make her squeal with embarrassment. She would have been STOKED that there now is a viewing area that had so much to offer...
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| 1:53pm |
Word from Hyden is that the start line is a swimming pool as rain sweeps across the surrounds....
55 Alistair Colley has not commenced the run into Hyden with 61 Chris Western stopped on the first corner from the start line - reason unknown
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| 1:48pm |
The track distance from Smithy's Place to Hyden is 58 kms with 68kms to be covered on the return trip back to complete Section 1 of the Hyden 400
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| 1:46pm |
Welcome back to the ARB - Pinjarra Engineering Hyden 400 - Round 1 - 2008 Australian Off Road Championship.
We are now in Hyden township awaiting the arrival of the competitors who are currently leaving Smithy's Place 1 every minute.
The conditions are different now, smithy's place was blowing a gale with the hint of rain on the wind, but here in Hyden it has been raining and the area is very wet and sloshy, which is going to make track conditions extremely slippery in places.
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| 12:11pm |
We hope you have enjoyed this mornings action.
The new initiative for 2008 of live internet commentary for the event provided by offroadracing.com.au has surpassed the initial expectations.
At the conclusion of the Top 10 Shoot out at 12 o'clock WA time the number of listeners was 674.
The live audio commentary will be off line due to Section 1 point to Point into Hyden township. The typed commentary will be available from the finish at Hyden with audio returning later in the day....
The scheduled start time for Section 1 is 1.30pm
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| 12:03pm |
The event schedule now:
Section 1 will be a point to point style run, from Smithy's Place to the Hyden town site and return. This section will have a competitive distance of approx 160 kms....
The on-line commentary will return at approx 1:30pm WA time as we move to the township of Hyden to await the arrival of the vehicles.
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| 11:58am |
Speaking with Matt Hanson, he is happy with his starting position in the Top 10 and is looking forward to the start of the event proper...
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| 11:57am |
Positions in the Top 10 shoot out are:
David Fellows 7:41.21
Shannon Rentsch 7:49.39
Hayden Bentley 8:01.80
Travis Milburn 8:04.77
Brad Prout 8:08.68
Brian Robinson 8:09.71
Eric Phillips 8:12.03
Matt Hanson 8:12.96
Trevor Copeland 8:20.09
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| 11:53am |
We await the return of David Fellows / Andrew Kittle who will be hoping to keep his position as the wind blow the flags and the helicopter flys past Fellows posts a time of 7:41:21 which gives the Peter Kittle Toyota Racing Development Team 1st outright in the Top 10 shoot out
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| 11:49am |
"The cool man" Travis Milburn and Matthew Steele completed their lap knocking 11 seconds off his prologue time in a time of 8:04:77 moving him 2 positions up the list.
Hayden Bentley did a time of 8:01:80 cureently leading the Top 10 shoot, as Shannon and Ian Rentsch cross the finish marker.
Shannon did a time of 7:49:39, now moving him into the current lead moving Hayden Bentley back into second position, moving Travis Milburn back to 3rd
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| 11:43am |
96 Eric Phillips completed his lap in a time of 8:12:03 still giving Prout the lead...
The leading vehicle from todays Prologue is 14 David Fellows and Andrew Kittle who are set to defend their position for Section 1
Fellows and Kittle leave the start line and will be the last vehicle to complete in the top 10 shoot out
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| 11:40am |
Aussie 1 leaves the line and Victorias father and son team of 3 Shannon and Ian Rentsch will be seeking a move up the list.
Shannon and Ian have been the Australian Off Road Champions for the previous 3 years and will be looking for a good weekend.
Shannon and Katie Siviour recently celebrated their wedding, and we wish them all the best for the future...
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| 11:36am |
Currently fastest in the Hyden 400 Top 10 shoot-out is Brad Prout
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| 11:34am |
25 Travis Milburn leaves the line, bringing Australia No: 1 Hayden Bentley and Ben Chivel to the line.
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| 11:33am |
Chris Coulthard did a drive shaft in the start arena anbd is being towed to the pit area...
Matt and Sam Hanson completed their lap 8:12:96 which bettered his previous time of approx 7 seconds...
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| 11:32am |
96 Eric Phillips leaves the line bringing the South Australian "top gun"
'The cool man' sponsored Travis Milburn / Matthew Steele to the line. Travis will be hoping to better his current 4th outright position.....
Brad Prout completed his lap in a time of 8:08:68
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| 11:27am |
96 Eric Phillips and Gary Friend prepare to start as Brian Robinson completes the Top 10 shoot out in a time of 8:09:71
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| 11:25am |
88 Chris coulthard and Robert Hawker approach the line as Matt and Sam Hanson head out of the viewing arena
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| 11:23am |
7 The team of Matt and Sam Hanson from Victoria currently in 7th position, awaiting for their attempt at maybe bettering their position...
Matt was happy with his prologue time and maintaining 7th position would still put them in a commanding position for a outright position.
Trevor Copeland completes the Top 10 shoot out in a time of 8:20:09
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| 11:20am |
The single seater of 2 Brad Prout sits on the line, preparing to keep ahead of Trevor Copeland and Brian Robinson.
The jandakot helicopter stirs the dust in the start arena as Prout prepares to make a bit of dust himself...
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| 11:17am |
84 Brian Robinson / Glen Ward leave the line for their attempt and moving from currently in 9th outright to mover higher up the list...
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| 11:16am |
999 Trevor Copeland leaves the start line hoping to move his starting position for the event proper higher up the list.
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| 11:14am |
The top 10 shoot-out for the ARB-Pinjarra Engineering Hyden 400 will commence at 11:15 WA time. the top 10 will be:
14 David Fellows / Andrew Kittle
3 Shannon and Ian Rentsch
1 Hayden aBentley / Ben Chivel
25 Travis Milburn / Matthew Steele
96 Eric Phillips / Gary Friend
88 Chris Coulthar / Robert Hawker
7 Matt and Sam Hanson
2 Brad Prout
84 Bria Robinson / Glen Ward
999 Trevor Copeland
The top - 10 shoot out will commence in approx 2 minutes and will be in reverse order for the start order with Copeland on the start line...
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| 10:21am |
Adam Greg and Naomi Goddard complete his Prologue run and observed licence test as he brings it home taking the final jump majestically.
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| 10:15am |
We currently await the posting of the provisional times from the ARB-Pinjarra Engineering Hyden 400 - Round 1 2008 Australian Off Road Championship.
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| 10:10am |
Paul Kelly is the last of the observed licenced test drivers and leaves the line to complete his run
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| 10:09am |
Steven Tricari prepares to leave as Adam Greg and Naomi Goddard leave the arena area.
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| 10:08am |
5 minutes now to the last group of competitors who will be completing their Observed Driving Test - Travis Robinson driving the ex-Buddy Crowe Jimco completes the team from Outer Bounds Racing. Travis the youngest of the Robinson boys is anticipating a good run in the prologue as he leaves the line bringing the ex- Luke Erceg southern Cross Mk5 buggy recently purchased by Adam Greg and Naomi Goddard from Kalgoolie
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| 10:02am |
Mark Cramer come to the line and leave bringing Brett Renton to the start area
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| 10:00am |
Max Pilmer leaves the line bringing the off road rush buggy of Matt Western to the line, dusty conditions continue as the breeze continues to blow
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| 9:58am |
Chris Western leaves the line as Alistair Colley finishes
Nev Taylor sits on the line
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