Cooper Dust Series - Hilux 4x4 Forum
Wed Aug 10, 2016 6:04 pm
Ek sien dis maar stil hier, maar ek wil iets se, en ek gaan iets se.
So 'n rukkie gelede het die Dust Challenge Series (DCS) in die Weskaap afgeskop met 2 baie suksesvolle geleenthede wat goed bygewoon is en wat baie goeie terugvoering gekry het. Ons wil dit bietjie wyer aan 'n groter gehoor bekendstel en daarom se ek dit hier.
Wat is die DCS? Dis makliker om te verduidelik waaroor die DCS NIE gaan nie. Almal sien die woord "Challenge" in die titel en onmiddellik doem prentjies van groot wiele, pypkarre en baie modder en stof wat vlieg en gedrogte wat teen kleiwalle hang op in hulle gedagtes. Nee, dis waaroor dit NIE gaan nie. Trouens, ons bou die hindernisse op so 'n manier dat Jan Alleman met sy splinternuwe Prado kan kom deelneem, sonder dat die voertuig beskadig of verniel word. Die DCS is 'n uitdaagreeks wat daarop gemik is om elke 4x4 bestuurder in die land (okay ons is nog nog net besig in die Weskaap maar ons mag droom) se 4x4 vernuf te toets op maniere wat dit nog nie vantevore gedoen is nie. Die DCS le klem op die regte gebruik van 'n GPS, navigasie van een punt tot 'n ander, die samewerking tussen bestuurder en navigator, hoe goed elke bestuurder sy/haar voertuig ken, hoe goed afstand en spoed geskat kan word en 'n groot skeut pret en plesier. Die DCS het dit ten doel om die bestuurder, eerder as die modifikasies aan die voertuig te toets, en sodoende die mees "denkende 4x4 bestuurder" te beloon met 'n prys aan die einde van die reeks.
Waaruit bestaan die DCS?
Die reeks van uitdagings bestaan uit die volgende:
Midnight is 'n nagry ervaring soos min. Van 21h00 die aand tot 04h00 die volgende oggend is die deelnemers se nagry vernuf tot die uiterste beproef waar hulle afstande tussen beheerpunte moes afle in 'n vasgestelde tyd oor ruwe 4x4 roetes met net die hulp van 'n koplampie, GPS en 'n roetekaart. By elke beheerpunt is 'n taak of hindernis aan die deelnemers gestel waar hulle punte kon sou hulle dit suksesvol afhandel. Die res van die punte is bereken volgens 'n "regularity raid" stelsel waarop die trajekte geskoei was. Die span wat die volle roete so naby as moontlik aan die voorgestelde tyd voltooi het, het dus die beste kans gestaan om te wen. Punte vir die onderskeie take/hindernisse is ook bygetel om dan die finale punt vir elke span te bepaal.
Sand is in Atlantis Duine aangebied. Nie 'n herhaling van die jaarlikse Atlantis Funday nie, maar eerder iets heel anders. Weereens het bestuurders by die aanvang van die uitdaging 5 stelle GPS koordinate gekry wat hulle moes gebruik om 'n roete deur die duine te plot. By elkeen van die 5 GPS koordinate was 'n bemande beheerpunt, met 'n hindernis wat hulle moes voltooi. By elk van die 5 beheerpunte is hulle van 'n ekstra GPS koordinaat voorsien waar 'n onbemande beheerpunt vir hulle gewag het. Deelnemers moes dan die nuwe punt in berekening bring om nog steeds die kortste moontlike roete te plot. In totaal was daar 10 beheerpunte en elke span se navigasie vermoee is tot die uiterste beproef om al die beheerpunte op te spoor en te besoek. Teen 14h00 die middag is die eindfluitjie geblaas en is almal terug na die wegspring waar die puntestand bereken is en die wenners aangewys is.
Daar is nog 2 uitdagings in die reeks van 4 wat voorle. Hierdie is reeds uitgele, die roetes is bepaal (wel soortvan) en die enjins luier al. As jy nou eers hiervan te hore kom, is daar dus nog 2 kanse om te kwalifiseer vir die Finaal...
Modder Pret. Tradisionele moddergatpret, maar anders. Ons poog om almal net 'n lekker modderbad te gee, terwyl hulle "dink". Ons kan nie veel hieroor se nie, want daar is nie veel wat ons kan se nie, behalwe miskien, trek maar waterskoene aan.
DCS bied aan 'n mini naweektoer. Deelnemers begin by 'n bymekaarkomplek nie te ver van Kaapstad nie. Daar sal elke span 'n roete kry om te ry en wanneer dit gedoen is word die GPS koordinate van 'n volgende bymekaarkomplek oorhandig en moet die deelnemers soontoe vertrek vir nog 'n uitdaging. Uiteindelik word die deelnemers op 'n toer gestuur waar hulle GPS punte moet opspoor en bietjie meer leer van die omgewing waarin hulle hulself bevind. Die dag gaan redelik vol wees, en kanse is goed dat party deelnemers eers na donker by die oornagpunt kan aankom. Deelnemers kampeer aan die einde van 'n 4x4 roete in 'n kampterrein wat die minimum geriewe bied. Basies 'n grasperk en dalk 'n paar bome. By die oornagpunt aangekom word daar tot ounag toe rondom 'n lekker warm kampvuur gekuier. Die volgende oggend word die kamp opgebreek en almal vertrek terug huis toe.
By elkeen van die "uitdun rondtes" word 3 wenners aangewys. Hierdie is spanne wat bewys het hulle het die beste gevaar in daardie spesifieke disipline van 4x4 ry en wen hulle 'n inskrywing in die finaal. In totaal sal daar na die 4 uitdunne dus 12 Finaliste wees. Die Finaal word aangebied in die Tankwa Karoo oor 'n tydperk van 3 dae. Daar word lekker baie stowwerige 4x4 ry in droee rivierlope, klipkoppies en smal tweespoorpaadjies in die vooruitsig gestel. En dan wanneer die son sak word sundowners geniet op 'n klipkoppie met 'n das (verpligtend) en baadjie (that's pushing it)... Aan die einde van die Finaal word al die punte bymekaar getel, sompompies word hard geslaan en rook trek by party mense se ore uit en dan word die DCS:All Terrain Masters bekroon. Die span wat bewys het hulle is op alle terreine bobaas. Trofee word uitgedeel, almal sit dasse aan en geniet 'n Tankwa Bonfire met gepaardgaande vleisbraai en feestelikhede.....
I will translate... but not right now... But just so quickly if you have gumboots and a tie you are suitably dressed...
Thys waar en wanneer is die volgende "event"?
Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:40 am
Chris die Mud&Grime event word op Saterdag 13 Aug aangebied by Dirt & Dust. Kom as 'n spektateerder as jy nie kans sien om deel te neem nie. Ons verwelkom altyd iemand wat mooi fotos kan neem...
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Here are some pictures of the Mig&Grime event we held on the weekend. It was well attended despite the rain and wind, and the wet conditions made walking a challenge, let alone driving.. Heaps of fun was had by all..
For more pictures visit the Dust Media page.
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Mon Aug 15, 2016 12:39 pm
Dit lyk LEKKER :)
Ai bliksem hoe kon ek dit dan nou mis
Moenie uitmis op die volgende een nie.... 'n Weekend Challenge met 'n spitbraai en kamp...
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Julle moet inskryf ouens!!! Gerrie en Thys het hulself regtig oortref met hierdie reeks uitdagings.
Ek het die vooreg gehad om saam rond te ploeter by die Sand uitdaging en deel te neem aan die Modder jol. Dit was GREAT!.
Ek moet nou net 'n GPS aanskaf, sodat ek volgende keer aan die hele Reeks kan deelneem.
Ek hoop dit gaan 'n jaarlikse ding wees?.....10 uit 10 vir Dust Media en Team Offroad.
Tiaan, ons gaan hard probeer om dit 'n jaarlikse reeks te maak. Die konsep is uniek, dis nie iets wat elders bestaan nie en dis iets met ongelooflik baie potensiaal... Ons is commited vir hierdie jaar, reg deur tot die Finaal.
Ons leer verskriklik baie, dis nie kinderspeletjies om hierdie goed te reel nie, en dit kos nie kleingeld nie. Die ouens met die venues raak van hulle koppe af as jy praat van 'n event hou op hulle perseel, dan charge hulle net wat hulle wil. Ons kan dus nie altyd die venues kry wat ons wil he nie, so ons moet maar maak doen met wat ons kry.
Atlantis Duine is byvoorbeeld 'n "No-Go" om 'n event te reel as jy nie hare op jou tande het nie... En dis nie goedkoop nie, en hulle is propvol nonsens. Ons moes 'n Environmental Officer huur vir die dag, en toilette en ons mag glad nie, nie eers op die parkeer area, kos voorberei het nie. Geen fotograwe is toegelaat nie... omdat ons nie 'n "photoshoot" permit uitgeneem het nie.... En meeste van die reels en regulasies het in die laaste week voor die event opgeduik. Nadat alles gelde inbetaal was en ons nie meer die ding kon kanseleer/verskuif nie..
Op die stadium is ons "out of pocket" en breek ons nog nie regtig gelyk nie.. Die Finaal le nog voor en dit gaan 'n aardige bedraggie geld kos om te reel. Maar, soos die Engelsman se, In for a Penny, in for a Pound.. Ons byt vas en druk deur.. Omdraai is daar nie, as ons die jaar reg doen en dit is 'n sukses, kom daar hopelik volgende jaar 'n sponsor of 2 aan boord wat kan help met van die kostes. Vir die Finaal het ons Maxxis aan boord gekry, hulle sponsor vir ons 'n R10000 tyre voucher as prys vir die wenner.
Tot dusver lyk die terugvoering van die deelnemers fantasties, ons het manne wat al 3 die uitdagings bygewoon het, so ons moet iets reg doen.. Maar eintlik is die ouens wat die ding laat vlot verloop ons Marshals. Sonder hulle sou ons niks reggekry het nie..
Thys die photoshoot permit is nog n DA-regering gemors ....
Ek mag met my P&S enige plek fotos neem. Maar sodra dit "public space" is moet ek n permit hê as ek my lang lense wil uithaal.
Moenie eens dink daaraan om n paar trou fotos op die strand te wil neem nie. Die plaaslike regering is vol strooi met die goed !!
So paar jaar terug was dit net n vorm en n klein bedrag om toestemming te kry - absurde moeite vir n tipiese Saterdag middag foto-sessie. Maar dit was nie duur nie.
Ek weet nie wat die proses vandag is nie.
2017 is here. And we are working hard behind the scenes to get this thing up and running again this year.
The name changed somewhat. Now not the Dust Challenge Series any longer, we want te get away from the "Chellenge" part of it, because people seem to think it entails breaking your vehicle. So we changed it to Dust Series. Thats it. Dust Series.
3 Events in total this year, Sand, Midnight and Mud&Grime. Top 3 in each of these qualifiers get an automatic entry into the Finals in the Tankwa Karoo. Last year's Finals was a Huge success.
Twist in the tail. We are going National. Yes, we are also presenting a Dust Series in the Free State, you guessed it, Dust Series : Free State and we are negotiating with some guys to also present it in the Gauteng region. Same thing, top 3 of each region also comes to Tankwa Karoo for the Finals. It's going to be BIG this year.
See if you can get around to joining in the fun. Last year was a success, we are aiming to make it a better one this year.
Some reading on thec 2 Dust Series events we did in the Western Cape so far this year. We are taking a "winter break" and will be back in September with a visit to Lambert's Bay dunes, for a day/weekend in the sand.
Dust series also went National, with events also being held in Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Freestate. Watch out for a BIG final this year in Tankwa where all regions will send their top 10 of the Series to duke it out for the right to call themselves Dust Series Champs.
Dust Series : WC - Midnight - From Stikland to Hopefield overnight
http://dustmedia.co.za/2017/04/03/coope ... he-winner/
Dust Series : WC - Dirt - Welgelegen4x4 in the rain.
http://dustmedia.co.za/2017/06/12/coope ... e-are-six/.
The qualifiers for 2017 are done and dusted and we have 10 Finalists to do battle with the other 4 regions for the Cooper Dust Series Championship Crown.
Read more about it here: http://dustmedia.co.za/2017/04/03/dust-series-wc-log/
And so Cooper Dust Series 2017 came to an end.
The competitors in the COOPER DUST SERIES TANKWA FINAL for 2017 sweated it out in the GRAND FINAL. in the end, there could be only one Champion, and that is the team of Elrico Koen and Pierre Genis in a Land Rover Discovery 3.
After arriving back in camp around midnight, most teams hit the sack in anticipation of the next day of competition that would see some real 4×4 action – challenging the drivers, navigators and vehicles.There were four obstacles where drivers had the opportunity to show their skill. With hardly anyone backing down and choosing the easier option, the gauntlet was thrown down. On virgin ground where no vehicle has driver before, with shale rock as sharp as knives that looks like “someone threw a box of tiles out of heaven,” as Denille de Kock described it, the drivers attempted these four obstacles. As is the norm for Cooper Dust Series events, drivers had the choice between an easier or a difficult line. The difficult line being the one that scores the big points, but it could also be the one that catches you out. But it was apparent why these competitors were the qualifiers from their regions. Hardly anyone gave an inch and everyone went for the win.
Well done Oom
Was so biekie uit die game gewees.
Maar is nou terug
Our first Cooper Dust Series event is taking place on 14 April 2018 at Honingklip just outside Botrivier. The purpose of the Dust Series is not to be a vehicle breaker. We lay out the obstacles in such a way that drivers of ordinary "off the floor" vehicles can also take part alongside the heavily modified vehicles and have an equal chance at winning the event. We aim to test driver skill rather than vehicle modifications.
If you want to take part, we still have some spots open. Click here to enter :
http://dustmedia.co.za/2018/02/20/coope ... ries-open/.
The first event of the Cooper Dust Series in the Western Cape for 2018 has come and finally the dust has settled. Honingklip farm outside Botrivier was the scene for an iconic event that saw 22 teams take part to try and walk away the victors.
But it was once again a big man in a small Suzuki, Willie Mostert, that showed all comers how it should be done. Oom Willie’s precision and knowledge of his vehicle was the deciding factor in this tough event. Second place on the podium went to the family from Trawal with Johan Van Zyl showing his brother, Herman, and father, Altus, how it’s done. It is exciting to have a family compete as hard as this, and we look forward to some more action from the Van Zyls for the year to come. The Van Zyls each drive a beautifully prepared Hilux V6 Vigo.
The last spot on the podium, and the all-important final qualifier for the Cooper Dust Series Grand Final, was the defending national Champion, Elrico Koen. He squeaked into third place, only just besting Deon Vizagie by three points. But as the saying goes: “Checks the scoreboard.”
Elrico can now sleep easy in the knowledge that he will be there to defend his title come end of the year.
The rest of the results follows below. We look forward to the next event – in the Tankwa – at night – it is going to be epic and unlike ANYTHING you have done before. Keep your eyes open for the entries for that one – we will limit the number of cars, so don’t sleep on it.
The our own Tiaan and Mikey with Swartvark had a breakdown at the Sand Pit, leaving them out of the running.
1	Willie Mostert	756
2	Johan van Zyl	681
3	Elrico Koen	673
4	Deon Vizagie	670
5	Herman van Zyl	638
6	Charles Muller	567
7	José Galhardo	552
8	Benjamin Hobley	550
9	Micheal Simpson	534
10	Denille de Kock	532
11	Andrew Geel	528
12	Pierre Henning	503
13	Juan Wilson	492
14	Segal Rieger	479
15	Rowan Alexander	454
16	Altus van Zyl	436
17	Clinton May	338
18	Kevin Alp	338
19	Angie de Kock	332
20	Tiaan Smith	262
21	Paul Lipari	242
22	Francis Hitchinson	197
Did Tiaan manage to sort his steering arm and continue?
He has some points to catch up on now.
The Tankwa Karoo is going to come alive with the sound of 4x4's battling it out for top honours in the 2nd Episode of the Cooper Dust Series WC on 30/06/2018. Bear in mind, top 3 gets automatic entry into the Grand Final and the chance to compete with the winners from the 6 other regions in the only true National 4x4 competition around.
This is going to be an interesting one. Based at the Halfway House Farm Stall on the Ceres/Calvinia road, we are going to drive on a predetermined 15km track from 20h00 on 30/06 till about 02h00 the next morning in an Enduro style competition with a number of obstacles to do along the way. One lap, one obstacle, with a compulsory pit stop between laps, when competitors will draw a number for the next obstacle they need to visit. All this at night, with limited light. The organisers have set up a host of interesting obstacles aimed specifically at testing the driver's more than the capability of the vehicle. Be aware, unless you do your homework, if you rush in, you will be caught out! Other than this the organisers also have a few unexpected tricks up their sleeves... Competitors need to keep their eyes wide open to not miss them, and lose valuable points.
If you want to join in the fun, check the flyer below for details of how to enter. If you are still confused, contact me at thys@teamoffroad.co.za or Gerrie at gerrie@dustmedia.co.za
The second event in the Cooper Dust Series Western Cape took place in the pitch black darkness of the Tankwa Karoo. All the teams that made the trek to Halfway House in the Tankwa, had great fun, and despite the cold and dark, the spirits remained high.
On a 15 km lap there were four obstacles one of which each team had to attempt on each lap. Danie Lötter made his intentions clear right from the get go and, even though it was not a race, he set off on the course at some speed, with other contestants struggling to keep up.
All teams were required to do at least 8 laps on the evening, with any extra laps adding extra points (worked out on an average for the extra number of laps they did) to their total.
Despite Danie’s charge from the front, it was the Van Zyl-brothers from Klawer who domitated proceedings with first and second place on the evening. And just to show that it is not all about modifications and how much torque an engine has, Maartin van Rensburg in his stock standard Mitsubishi Triton took the last podium spot. All Danie’s hard work was not for nothing, though, as he claimed fourth spot on the evening, but with Johan van Zyl already having sewn up his spot at the final at the first event in 2018, Danie got the next best qualifier spot to book his place in the final for 2018.
The next event will be held in October as there was a clash of dates with our original date at the end of August. More details will follow shortly.
This one will be a humdinger in the dunes, as five of last year’s finalists are still chomping at the bit for a chance to make it to the final again. Perhaps a wildcard entry for them is still up for grabs, but it will come down to the wire.
The full results table for the second event is below.
1	Johan van Zyl	952
2	Herman van Zyl	748
3	Maartin van Rensburg	746
4	Danie Lotter	738
5	AJ Liebenberg	703
6	Boeta Viljoen	680
7	Herman Neethling	596
8	Graham Lindemann	582
9	Christo Benkewitz	548
10	Marius Uys	520
11	Gerrie Beukes	360