Australasian Safari
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| Category | Off Road Rally |
|---|---|
| Country | Western Australia, Australia |
| Inaugural event | 1985 |
| winning driver |
 Riley-Doble (Autos) Jacob Smith (Motos) Josef Machacek (ATV/Quads) |
| Official Website | Australasian Safari |
The Australasian Safari is an off-road motor sport racing event held in Australia. Like the Dakar Rally, the vehicle classes involved are motorcycles and cars, however there is no truck class. From 2008, a quad class was introduced. The event was first run in 1985 and has been held under the International Sporting Code of FIM and the General Competition Rules of Motorcycling Australia since 1999.[1][2]
The event is usually held around the end of August, in the Australian winter, and covers approximately 5500 kilometres, mostly through the Outback in just over a week.[3]
The event was originally known as the Wynns Safari and was first run in 1985. The event grew in size and scope for the first few years. In 1988, Australia's Bicentennial year, the event was tagged "The Big One" and was expanded to cover 10,000 km in 15 days, with a start in Alice Springs and traveling across the Tanami Desert, through the Kimberley region into Darwin, across the Gulf Country of far northwest Queensland and an eventual finish in Sydney. Out of 196 starting vehicles, only 96 finished the race.[4] The event changed its name in 1989 to the Australian Safari and to the Australasian Safari in 2008. The event is now hosted in Western Australia.
Results
| Year | Auto - Winner | Moto - Winner | Quad - Winner | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Bruce Garland Holden Jackaroo | Andy Caldecott KTM 660 | - | [5] |
| 2001 | Bruce Garland Holden Jackaroo | Andy Caldecott KTM 660 | - | [5] |
| 2002 | Bruce Garland Holden Jackaroo | Andy Caldecott KTM 660 | - | [5] |
| 2003 | Hederics Nissan Patrol | Andy Caldecott KTM 660 | - | [5] |
| 2004 | Hederics Holden Rodeo | J Cunningham Honda XR 650 | - | |
| 2005 | Cancelled | - | [6] | |
| 2006 | Cancelled | - | ||
| 2007 | Hederics/Williams Holden Rodeo | Grabham Honda CRF 450X | - | [7] |
| 2008 | Riley/Doble Mitsubishi Pajero | Grabham Honda CRF 450X | Maragozidis Polaris Outlaw IRS | [8] |
| 2009 | Riley/Doble Mitsubishi Pajero | Jacob Smith Honda CRF 450X | Josef Machacek Yamaha Raptor | [9] |
| 2010 | Craig Lowndes/Kees Weel Holden Rodeo | Ben Grabham KTM 530 EXC | Paul Smith Honda TRX700XX | [10] |
See also
References
- ↑ MotorSM.com - Australia Safari
- ↑ 2007 Australian Safari Entry Form
- ↑ Motorcycling Australia - Australian Safari, the ultimate off-road adventure
- ↑ Carpenter, Bob; Haldeman, Phil; Snooks, Tom; Munting, Nick; Automotion Australia (Firm); Wynn's Australia (1989), Wynn's Safari the big one, Automotion Australia, retrieved 9 February 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Australian Safari 2000 Division Winners
- ↑ 2005 Australian Safari cancelled
- ↑ Australian Safari 2007 Results
- ↑ Australian Safari 2008 Results
- ↑ Australian Safari 2009 Results
- ↑ Australian Safari 2010 Final Classifications