4WD NEWS
WHERE 4WDING MEETS FUNDRAISING Camp Quality’s FUNX4 is the charity’s newest outback motoring event If you have a 4WD, a swag, a big heart and are after an adventure that will make a difference to Aussie families who are facing the daily ups and downs of a cancer diagnosis, then Camp Quality says FUNx4 is for you. Camp Quality explains that FUNx4 aims to go beyond the classic rural tracks. Participants will experience some of the best 4WD terrain, make new friends and most importantly, give kids facing cancer the chance to be kids again. Designed for stock standard 4WD vehicles, this is a week worth committing to. Camp Quality will organise your meals in ‘civilisation’, and you can show off your best bush kitchen skills when sleeping under under the stars. Last year saw FUNx4 hit the road for the very first time. Starting on the 29th of October in Wagga Wagga, the route took participants through two of the most spectacular iconic 4WD playgrounds, the Brindabellas and Victoria’s High Country, before finishing up in Benalla on the 3rd of
November. Thirteen 4WD and three Official Vehicles participated, raising an incredible $76,776. In 2019 the six-day adventure will travel from Broken Hill to Wilpena Pound delivering a once in a lifetime opportunity to take on the Aussie outback off-road as we tackle iconic tracks crossing through Corner Country and the Simpson Desert. To register, you’ll need: • At least one driver and one navigator • A vehicle with 4WD Low Range capabilities • To be available from 30th June to 6th July 2019 • The MOTORvation to raise $3,500 for an amazing Aussie cause! Following two major rainfall events this summer in Queensland and the Northern Territory (Cyclone Trevor), the Diamantina, Warburton River, Cooper Creek and more recently Eyre Creek
are all flowing steadily into Lake Eyre. This may present participants with a once in a lifetime opportunity to witness the desert in full bloom and to also see Lake Eyre with water in it, says those behind the event. There’s still time to join in on the fun for this year’s event. To find out more, head to www.funx4.org.au or contact Cara at Camp Quality on 02 9876 0551 or cara.woods@campquality.org.au
COFFS HARBOUR: THE 4WD CAPITAL OF AUSTRALIA Coffs Harbour is one of only two places in Australia where the Great Dividing Range meets the sea This gives Coffs and the region the enviable position of having the ocean and the mountains together. They say that 10 minutes to the East, you are out to sea and 10 minutes to the West, you are in the best 4WD country. This is where ARB stockists 4WD and Ute Extras is located, offering a whole range of products and services for the customers and its dealership network. It says this includes the complete fit-out of all 4WD vehicles with the very best brands on the market today, with services including bull bar, winch and driving light fitting, dual battery systems, auto electrical, storage solutions and
suspension amongst the wide variety of ARB equipment. It also customises alloy canopies and tool boxes to suit the tradie as well as the tourer. The team at 4WD and Ute Extras has been together for more than 15 years and has qualified tradesmen fitting and customising customer’s vehicles for work, for 4WDing and touring.
It says its modern and newly renovated business – which includes a workshop and warehousing, a new showroom and a prime position on the Pacific Highway in the centre of Coffs – is a great asset for the region. This business is listed as for sale. For all genuine enquiries, please call Lisa on 0488 04 3387. 5