HOW and WHAT

Pedroski · Forum Junkie

HOW and WHAT

jones off road · Rehab Dropout...

1--Not sure if I ever had a nice buggy, but my old man was part of Kurnell dune buggy club in the 60's, and I used to look at all the old pics, then Joe Bawden moved to the NSW south coast from SORBA, and started Shoalhaven off-road club. I was navigating at 12, and first drive at 14, first buggy at 15!

2-I did whatever job it took to keep racing, but ended up a mere mechanic....guess it saved me a lot of labour costs?

spoiltone · Rehab Dropout...

1. built my first mini buggy in high school for my hsc project. as i wasnt aloud to have a dirt bike. started since then, started racing mini buggies last year, and moved up this year with 128. due to lack of mini buggie support in nsw.

2. Mechanic diesel. self employed.

Pedroski · Forum Junkie

It never dawned on me that all three mate I have known in this sport over 20 years are mechs and so am I. Landscaper now but I tend to swing more spanners than shovels keeping the vehicles going because I can't afford to pay a mech to do it.

macshazz · Forum Addict

1. I was introduced to the sport by Friends a long time ago but have only been racing for 5 years.

2. Electrician but have always enjoy working on cars and buggys, like most off roaders my holidays from work are often spent at a track somewhere with family and Friends.Everybodys budget is different and you race what you can afford to race and upgrade when you can.

offroad469 · Regular Poster

1. Indroduced to offroad by my inlaws in the early 1990's and thought this looked alright, bought a cheap tintop and ran it until I could afford to build something more my style.

2. Fitter and machinst working on plant maintenance at a military protected vehicle manufacture

-- Edited by offroad469 on Wednesday 21st of November 2012 11:40:00 AM

Friz · In rehab

1. I started as a navigator in car rallies. Then drove in rallies for many years. A friend (Darren Elliot) had a buggy in bits but was very busy with his work so I bought it of him, with the intention of teaching my 4 then teenage sons to drive. The sons did not take to the buggy at all, so I decided to drive it myself.

2. To pay the bills I worked as a TAFE Teacher for twenty years, and more recently I have my own Painting and Decorating business. I have also worked in my younger days in mechanical garages.

spaz · In rehab

1. Joined the army as an apprentice mechcanic at the age of 17 and meet some offroad hack named Bob Stansfield and his HQ ute. The rest is a very long story.

2. Working full time building and modifying offroad trucks and now buggies as well.

king kong · sponsor

I stopped my Dad Nev racing his first off road race in Goondiwindi in 1978 because that is when i came into the world. Ever since that day Dad Mum me and my bros and sis have been to almost every national event every stadium event and 90% of QLD. Now my wife and i take our three kids to all of these events wheather we are racing, filming, pit crewing or spectating and now Team Taylor has grown from 6 people to probably near on 20 and still having as much fun as ever. We had as much fun racing in the Bajas as we do now racing in the Pro buggies.
we run a family business UNI-INDUSTRIES which do Solar Power, Electrical and Air Conditioning.

jr13b · Forum Addict

Hey spaz, my operations manager says he knows you. Weibe Jorostima. Army friends or something? 1. My whole family was into it with all their friends etc. but they all lost interest and after running a beach buggy for ages I decided to rekindle the flame. 2. I work at Pirtek as a van/operator. Pays ok. The guys that win are the ones with big money, own businesses etc. The way I look at it is I will not have the money to win, I have the will, but that's about all. I do it because it ****ing kicks ass and is so fun. Flat out, sideways and jumping.. Hells yeah that sounds fun as. Enduro is almost as fun!

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1. My father raced in NZ, we moved to Aus in 1987 and didn't know that buggys were raced here intil I met my wife to be in 1993. Arthur Smith (father in law) helped me build my first buggy in 1995. Matt Martin helped me build my 2nd buggy in 1999, then i have been building my own cars since.

2. Excavation (owner/operator)

Pedroski · Forum Junkie

spaz wrote:
1. Joined the army as an apprentice mechcanic at the age of 17 and meet some offroad hack named Bob Stansfield and his HQ ute. The rest is a very long story.

2. Working full time building and modifying offroad trucks and now buggies as well.

Hey Spaz what class I was a 44th Mech.

jr13b · Forum Addict

'Electrical and Air Conditioning.'

plus one with that. thats my trade.. only good thing about it is cash jobs..

jones off road · Rehab Dropout...

Hey Pedroski, good thread! Quite interesting. Most interesting is what a small world it is, we nearly all know each other, and are willing to assist whenever required.
204, what happened to Arthur, he was very keen, and then disappeared! what happened to the stadium car he imported? Nice bloke.
Spaz, lucky that hack tought you to be a hack...lol
King kong...what about filming trophy karts?
Jr13, the ATO is watching?

jr13b · Forum Addict

ATO??

jr13b · Forum Addict

tax office.. got it

those basterds..

Blacky · In rehab

jr13b wrote:
ATO??

The Tax Man

spaz · In rehab

I think this may have opened a big can of worms so to speak.
JR13b You may have to correct your spelling. I think i know who you mean but i think it is spelt differently. Was he a fitter and turner at Apprentices school?
Pedroski I was a 33rd class. Yes the class made famous by the car stealing racket.
Jones I know that was said with all due respect.

nt · Forum Addict

1.Growing up in kempsey in the 80's every kid was hooked on off road racing and that has never left me. I'm lucky enough these days to be able to compete at state level and have been involved in the occasional national race.
2.Work as Electrician. I do most of the work on my buggy myself learning lots as I go, is very satisfying to go racing that way.

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jones off road wrote:
Hey Pedroski, good thread! Quite interesting. Most interesting is what a small world it is, we nearly all know each other, and are willing to assist whenever required.
204, what happened to Arthur, he was very keen, and then disappeared! what happened to the stadium car he imported? Nice bloke.
Spaz, lucky that hack tought you to be a hack...lol
King kong...what about filming trophy karts?
Jr13, the ATO is watching?

Arthur stop because racing became out of this budget. The stadium car was imported by his neighbor Keith Fordham

-- Edited by 204 on Thursday 22nd of November 2012 10:05:42 AM

king kong · sponsor

Jones mate we would love to film the trophy karts!

jr13b · Forum Addict

His name is wild as, it looks like he is losing at scrabble. Weeber is how you pronounce it.

spaz · In rehab

Just googled 33rd intake to check his name. Never knew his first name as i don't think he would have used it much. He was in the same company as i was. Say hi to him for me.

tine · Rehab Dropout...

spaz,,you were stealing cars,were you friends with fabio?

tine · Rehab Dropout...

we were introduced to offroad in the early 80's by my brothers girlfriend,her brother had purchased mcloud and was bashing around in his paddock,we then bought a new mcloud chassis off joe bawden and built our first buggy, im a mechanic and run my own workshop.

Pedroski · Forum Junkie

I first competed in the early 90s in a series 3 landy with a 5l V8 and the worst suspension in the world.
I was in the Army and a couple of mates were into the off road scene with a buggy and a V8 hilux.
Found I needed a hobby 2 years ago as I have two teenage daughters and two teenage step daughters, which isn't much fun some of the time.
Last year I purchased a prolite which broke the gearbox before I turned the key and has since cost me a bomb, but I still love it and can't wait to get out in the R&D centre (shed) every chance I get.
I own a little landscaping business in Albury/Wodonga.

BAJAs RULE · Forum Addict

Wolf wrote:
This isnt my story, but mine and Ricks. haha.

To pay for our obsession we both work for Chris Western at Off Road Rush at Colo every 3rd or 4th weekend.

Gees he must pay you guys well....just one weekend a month? imagine the car you could have, if you worked during the week for 4 weeks of the month, like most of us.

You should try to get to a race on one of those other weekends that you have off.

-- Edited by BAJAs RULE on Thursday 22nd of November 2012 08:41:51 PM

rivmasta9 · Powerhouse Poster

Man...i've got 1 teenage step daughter and drives me crazy...you need a medal for 4!

Pedroski · Forum Junkie

Good kids but I figured the buggy for me was cheaper than drugging them for the next 5 years.

spaz · In rehab

Thanks Scott for the guilty verdict on stealing cars etc. No it wasn't me but the half dozen that got caught for it really paid the price for their sins. If your talking about the world famous Fabio Zarvatti? I actually did work for him prepping his pajero for a year or so.