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This annual event
is organised by the Pajero 4WD Club of Victoria and has become one of the
best and most challenging self guided, off road navigational events in Australia.
Members of any 4WD club affiliated with there State 4WD Association
can enter the Challenge, which can easily be undertaken in a standard 4WD
vehicle with good off road tyres.
The Cooper Tires Pajero Challenge is a
24-hour 4WD navigation competition, split into four sections, each of which
allows 3-4 hours of driving.
Each section
includes:
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Driving stage, where the driver and navigator(s) find their
way from point to point, answering questions as they go. Many teams have
multiple navigators and also swap drivers; it's a team event!
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Checkpoints manned by members from various clubs
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Special stages such as a written navigational test
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Compulsory rests, and a campsite at start finish area
The focus of the
event is teamwork, observation and navigation, not speed or hardcore
4WDing. There is now only one class of vehicle, Standard; the
Modified class has been dropped, marking a return to the spirit of the
original event.
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