As another week draws appon us and it just keeps coming, as you get older the weeks seem to catch up with you a lot quicker. Maybe not enough hours in the day.

Telstra Bigpond will be suppling the infrastructure for our XI - RFC. This will mean daily updates, emails in and out. This will also be available for the competitors use to update their web sites as the event goes on

Rules for the ARBXWC and XI - RFC are all but finished. These will be posted on to the web site by the 7th February, after we have a "Group" check on the 5th.

But if you want a draft copy of the Rules please drop me a line at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

There will be a Rules & Regulation day held at 31 Elm Court, Morayfield on 5th February. This is open to Officials and Competitors, old or new, to have a first look at the Rules.

The Springs will be the place to be 17th - 19th February for Round 1 ARBXWC. All entry enquires direct to David Metcalfe 0418 745 830 or camping to The Springs 07 4685 2558.

All for now, take care

MMM

Well another year gone and what a year it was for Xtreme 4x4 Sport: China RFC, Mother RFC Malaysia, Holiday Thailand, Work weekend in Thailand, 3 Rounds of ARB XWC and fitted some work in along the way.

2012 and it keeps going on: 3 Rounds of ARB XWC spread between:- Round 1 - The Springs via Warwick, Round 2 - The Mountain via Tamworth and Round 3 - Landcruiser Mountain Park. Check for dates in events.

XI, yes it is on again but with the added RFC, it is now called XI - RFC Australia "8 Days of Off Road Magic" and as some have added Mayham & Madness. The XI - RFC will be held at Landcruiser Mountain Park 22 - 29 September, with one of the Teams winning a trip to Mother RFC in Malaysia, this will include container, airfares and entry.

May we will be setting out on the 4WD Angel Adventure - Cameron Corner - Birdsville via the Red Centre, just give me a call for more information.

December will see Xtreme 4x4 Sport back at Mother RFC - Rainforest International Challenge of Malaysia along with the XI - RFC entry winner.

Just remember when you are out on the roads "Back off by 5 and survive the drive" after all I do want to see you all again.

Until next time safe journeys and have a great 2012, take care.

Just reurned from the China RFC held in Sanya on Hainan Island. This is China's most southern state and is off the coast of Vietnam.

I would like to thank Luis JA Wee (founder of RFC in Malaysia) for the kind invitation to attend. We were also joined by several other Officials on the flight from KL. Luis also had flown in all the SS Marshals led by Jacky Toh several days before we arrived. Their main job was to construct all the SS before the start of the China RFC.

I think we all learned a lot during the event in regards to safety, SS set up & running the SS. I look forward to the possible changes to this years RFC in Malaysia.

The standard of the vehicles has improved since the first China RFC 3 years ago. There were some very nice Chinese trucks that looked like trucks and of course a good few buggy type vehicles.

Some of the best prepared vehicles were the ones from Borneo, this was the first time I had seen these vehicles and was very impressed with the way that they were built and presented.

To all the Chinese & Malaysian officials, thanks guys, I had a lot of fun.

To all the Competitors, thank you for actively doing the best that you could to fix any problems that we were corcerned about at scrutineering. As an Official I and the others were there to assist in anyway possible and to make it fair for everyone. Again thanks.

To the young ladies from the staff that made sure we were fed and had all that we required, thanks, you made it a very pleasant stay.

Thanks to one of the best Press Groups that I have had to share a camp with, it was fun when ever you lot were around, you all better be at Mother RFC.

I will post some photos up here next week, but until then go to my Facebook page and have a look at "Faces of China RFC'

Take care all, until next time. 

Well what can I say, apart from me being slack and not updating Blog for a long time, but I will try and fix that now:-

Yes people are still trying to get their lives back together after the floods & cyclones in Queensland. Queensland won the State of Origin, what else can I say about that. The Reds also had a win along with the Roar & Firebirds (hope I got those name correct). So after a very bad start to 2011, things here in Queensland are looking good, apart from:-

"The lie of all lies" - I will not bring in a Carbon Tax being said by the leader of the Greens O sorry the Labour Party and now Prime Minister Julia Gillard with the unelected PM (well he thinks he is) standing by her side Bob Brown. And this is now only July, so we can now look forward to a very interesting time ahead of us.

Ok off my soap box, I have said what I wanted to say about that lie.

MLC has been sold. I do miss it after all the work that was done. But you never know there could be something else in the pipeline.

I have already run Round 1 & 2 of the ARB XWC and preparing for Round 3 now in October. This will be held at Bendemeer NSW on a new property.

The Angel Adventure had to be called off due to several entrants being affected by the floods one way or another. So the 2012 4WD Angel Adventure is already planed and underway to be run in May 2012, hopefully the desert will be open by then.

Thanks to all behind the Mini Muster which raised much needed funds for Angel Flight Australia.

13th August I head of to Sanya, China for the 3rd China RFC, I will be acting as an Official on this trip. Mother RFC Malaysia is in December, so if all goes well, I will heading back there as an Official, getting to old to play codriver. So if there is anyone keen to put a vehicle in a container and come and have a play give me a call, I would only be too happy to help you get there.

August will also see the Australian release of the 2010 Malaysian RFC DVD. These will be available from all leading 4wd stores and direct from Xtreme 4x4 Sport.

The year is nearly gone and nearly time to get out the old Christmas tree. But until then there is still a lot of water to flow under the bridge and plenty of things to see & do.

That is all for now. Take care out there.

Cheers

David