The 2019 Superwinch Mainland Challenge kicks off - in Dunedin this time - in May.
Story & photo by Vicky Newport
That’s right, as the days get shorter, the nights longer and the high intensity of the mid-summer sun becomes but a memory, in sheds, garages and lock-ups all over the South Island (and in parts of the North) winch challenge enthusiasts beaver away at their trucks as the date of the first round of the new season’s Superwinch Mainland Challenge draws near.
This year the series starts in Dunedin then works its way up the Island. Round by round it looks like this;
Rnd 1 Dunedin May 10-11 2019
(hosted by LROCO). Contact Mike McCarthy 0272428655 or email mike@hydserv.co.nz
There will be night stages on the Friday night and day stages Saturday. May is typically wet
in the South so should be lots of mud, slippery banks and all the normal that you would
expect at a Winch Challenge.
Rnd 2 Blenheim May 31-June 02 2019
(hosted by Marlborough 4WD Club)
Contact Richard Gifford 0272 089175
Rnd 3 Timaru August 09-10
(hosted by Marlborough 4WD Club in Timaru)
Contact Malcolm Wells 027 617 9229
Event will be held at Borndale Farm at Hunter inland from Makikihi. A “Show and Shine” will
be held along with sign-in at the Makikihi Hotel on the Friday afternoon. From there all
teams will head to the site and compete in five night stages. Saturday will have six day stages
and prize giving back at the Hotel.
Please note this is a ‘No Spectators’ event.’
Rnd 4 Nelson September 13-14 2019
(hosted by Nelson 4WD Club)
Contact Scotty Newport 0274 997 098 or email nel4x4@gmail.com
The event will be held on private farm land near Wakefield. Evening stages Friday night and then day stages Saturday. Camping on site (Friday night only) for the keen. Prize giving in Nelson Saturday night. Please note this is another ‘No Spectator’ event.
Round 5 Christchurch October 12-13 2019
(hosted by 4x4 Events Club in Christchurch
Contact Rick Crosbie 021 668 997
What’s new?
OK, so what can we expect from the new season? For a start there are several new builds, rebuilds and upgrades, plus some new teams and trucks
Also we again have some fantastic prizes from our main series sponsor, Superwinch. If, for instance, you enter the series then enter and compete in three (or more) of the five rounds you go in the draw to win some serious winch and 4x4 kit
Round prize pool
- Superwinch Tiger Shark 11,500lb with synthetic rope value $1830
- Monster compressor value $300
- 30m x 10mm Dyneema value $200
- 20” LED Light bar value $250
- Pulley blocks and safety latch hooks value $100
That’s six winches, 200m of Dyneema rope, six LED Light Bars, five Monster compressors, and five
pulley blocks and safety latch hooks.
Series prize pool
As well as the individual round prizes there are also these series prizes which include:
- 1 x Superwinch EXP 12 Sr Winch value $2950
- 1 x LED light bar, 50”, 2 tier, 90x5w LEDs 450w value $400
- 1 x 50m x 10mm Dyneema Rope value $450
To be eligible to go into the draw for these fantastic prizes all you have to do is enter the series and compete in at least three of the five rounds.
Entry open now!
Series entries will be taken from the March 01 2019. Entry forms for the first round will be out
from the April 01 2019. Entry forms for every round thereafter will be out one month before the
round. Email Vicky on mainlandwinching@gmail.com for more information or check out
our Facebook page, Superwinch Mainland Challenge, for regular updates.
To read the full story in the April 2019 issue of NZ4WD go to Zinio.com (March 15) or purchase your own hard copy at the Adrenalin store
