nz4wd October 2014

NZ4WD October 2014

EATURES
Long Range Desert Group
Part 2 of our fascinating look  at how UK journo John Carroll and  a group of like-minded mates paid tribute to the WW2 exploits of the Jeep-mounted Long Range Desert Group

ARB-equipped Ford Ranger
In which NZ4WD event manager Ashley Lucas gets to put North Island ARB distributor AutoKraft’s new Ford Ranger demonstrator through its paces in the rugged central North Island.  

Brass Monkey Run
If you’ve ever idly wondered what it would be like traversing the South Island High Country in the middle of winter….here’s your chance to find out courtesy Marion Claver.

Destinations
Summer’s coming and with it the opportunity to get away from it all, be it to South America or the South Island.

Communications
The latest comms goodies from Uniden, and Map Toaster’s new iPhone app

DRIVEN
Jeep Cherokee Ltd
First serious off-road test of Jeep’s latest Cherokee Ltd reveals a fantastic V6 engine and a chassis capable of delivering excellent ‘soft-road’ results

OFF-ROAD SPORT
Superwinch Mainland Challenge Round 3
Dunedin hosted the third round of this popular series and what’s this, it was dry?
NZ Off-Road Champs
Local drivers dominated the penultimate round of this year’s championship at Nelson

 RFC Malaysia

The first local round of the RFC produced a bumper entry and great chance for the pro teams to suss out the venue for the series’ final later this year.