Northwest Challenge Intro

The Northwest Challenge is a mildly competitive Land Rover enthusiast event. This event offers off-road driving and navigational challenges through difficult terrain, including many special tasks, mental and physical, along the way. You may be asked to cross a river three feet deep, winch up an impossible-to-drive vertical rock face, navigate a 100 km section of roads with only minimal instructions or perform one or more special tasks, sometimes technical and sometimes physical. Even though organizers try and make it as challenging as possible and sometimes impossible, it is still meant for everyone to have fun. Everyone usually receives a token or award for participating! So, read-on, get excited, be prepared to push your boundaries and get ready to participate in one of the greatest Landrover events around with some really great people.

History

Back in 1989, the first Northwest Challenge was held in Oregon, organized by Doug Shipman. The group of Land Rovers braved the wet weather and headed out into old snow conditions, which made for slow progress. Although there were no prizes for this wet run the Northwest Challenge has evolved over the last 20 plus years and has been featured in many International Land Rover magazines. The original organizers Gord'n, Aart and Doug thought it would be best to share the load of putting on this event every year and thus the Northwest Challenge alternates host locations between Oregon, Washington and BC.

Throughout the last 20 plus years die hard enthusiasts and members of the Pacific Coast Rover Club and the Rover-Landers of BC have organized and participated in the Northwest Challenge. Dedicated Land Rover enthusiasts have come from as far as Vermont and California to participate.

Entry

Entries are usually individual vehicles with a driver and a navigator but the organizer can ask that teams consist of two vehicles with two adult occupants per vehicle. Vehicles must be licensed, insured and in good mechanical condition. A proper roll bar is required for all open and soft-top vehicles. Equipment carried must be sufficient to see the team to and over all obstacles encountered, without the assistance of other participants.

Vehicle Requirements

· Must be a Land Rover,
· Vehicles must be licensed and have road legal insurance,
· Good mechanical condition,
· A proper roll bar is required for all open and soft top vehicles,
· Must have a proper secure tow point at the front and rear of the vehicle
· Must carry fire extinguisher, first aid kit, jack and spare tire,
· Must pass basis Safety Inspection to participate,
· Should have some sort of winching device in your team.

For More Information, please visit the Rover-Landers of BC, www.roverlanders.bc.ca or the Pacific Coast Rover Club, www.pcrc.net.