AROC News

News: 2006-2007 Season

28 April 2007
Mud, water jumps and smiles all round at the Raffertys Stockland Adventure Race
After a deluge of rain it cleared to reveal an exciting and mud filled course for the final race of the AROC season. Everyone overcame their fears and jumped in to the surging tunnel of water knowing big strong Tom was there to rescue them. City Bike Depot had a chance at the win but threw it all in by coming in late and loosing all their bonus leg points. Ultimax Stingers took out the event. Check out the Results and Photos.

iRULE 12 Hour Urban Debacle - 31 March 2007, Canberra
Tangerine rules the iRULE 12 Hour Urban Debacle
David Baldwin, Julie Quinn and Randall Fitzsimon mosied their way around Canberra, even stopping for 45 minutes to grab some lunch and wait for the bowling checkpoint to open. They didn't catch a bus, instead choosing to run an additional 10km and still convincingly won the race. Meanwhile, Dufflecoat Supreme's Adam Hunter, Steve Dowlan and Karl Strode-Penny where busting themselves trying to clear the course. They flew in the scrabble and pizza eating but took an unwise route to crawl through the Kid City and got sucked into stopping by Karl's house to pick up a few items for the bonus points and check on whether his twins had been born yet. Too many detours put them in second place. They only just beat the all female Control Freaks - Heather Logie, Susie Sprague and Selina Stoute. If the girls had only read their instructions properly to see that the bonus items - a few nuts and bolts to be collected along the way - could actually total 300 and not 50 points! Check out the results.... and photos

Check out the reports by some of the teams:
Team Bigfish and a Disabled Hardtale
Bazil's first adventure race
Are we there yet?
The official AROC Report

24.02.07
Koerber finally wins and 3 all female teams in top 6!
In his 27th attempt, Matt Koerber finally took his team to an outright win! Adrenalin Adventure TerraX (Matt, Tony Bond, Karl Strode-Penny) were first across the line by 36 minutes at the AROC Adventure in Canberra on 24 February 2007. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd female teams placed an exciting 4th, 5th and 6th overall. The all female Canberra Cockatoos (Shannon Jones, Anna Quayle, Mace Neve) where the first of these all female teams and had the fastest overall time for both orienteering legs! The Control Freaks were dealt a cruel blow with 2 slashed tires during the event. But with their never say die attitude they worked their way back to still come in second place in the female category with Adrenalin Adventure Mandatory Equipment taking out 3rd. Acumen Alliance were second overall. In bocca al lupo, who turned down the bonus leg in favour of getting the first steak sandwich, gave up one place overall but still held on to third in the male category. First mixed team, Team Knuckles, and third overall was led by the super steady Keith Conley with navigation expert Paul Ledbrook and Kathie Dent. Second and third places were Mixed Up and Muppets on Gu respectively.

Steve Hanley and his team Not a Pretty Girl took some photos <click here>

1.03.07
Gods of AR and all things Outdoorsy more...

10.02.07
Millie - Cool, calm and collected
It was a frantic night at Sydney Olympic Park last Saturday. A sold out capacity crowd with 110 teams, a totally different AROC style event and lots happening. But none of it fazed Millie (Jay Wilson, Zoe King and Ian Stewart) who remained calm and worked superbly as a team answering over 50 questions located around SOP and Putney to win the annual Sydney Olympic park AROC Adventure. Not far behind was Tronk - with Andy Hill doing some excellent nav and Richard Mountstephens finally roping in wife Katrin. The first male team Crank came in third overall and the all girls team "Kidnapped a Pommie Tourist" (better known as Control Freaks) came in 8th overall.

Results <click here>; read Hardtale's story <click here>

30.01.07
AROC 24 Hour - Check out who to watch, our tips and the who's who of adventure racing more...

04.01.07
Happy New Year! there is lots in store for 2007 more...

16.12.06
Team Bigfish have a ball at the AROC Adventure in Tharwa. Read their report more...

8.12.06
Clean Up Australia Corporate Adventure Race - billy carts, rope mazes and more...

7.12.06
Prankar Singh writes in about the Brindabella Challenge more...

4.12.06
Brindabella Challenge Race Report up more...

29.10.06
Ultimax Stingers blitz hot field at Narrabeen AROC Adventure
Robbie Preston led his team, the Ultimax Stingers (Rob, Peter Preston & Richard Mountstephens) to victory and one of their best races yet winning in 2 hours and 55 minutes against a super competitive field. Have a look at their terrific leg 4 time - orienteering through the newly burnt, thick terrain. Millie (Ian Stewart, Wazza Burgess, Zoe King) have come back to adventure racing with a well deserved 2nd overall and 1st in the mixed. Check out Millie's amazing bike leg time. The Hoot-Hers (Annalisa McKay, Alison Curtin, Tsalina Phang) screamed into the finish to win the female category and an impressive 9th overall. Check out the results. Holimage photos now up. Look out for some very blackened faces! Check out the report.

25.10.06
Podcast with Adventure Racer Alina McMaster
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16.09.06
Bigfish back again for the first race of the season - Umina Beach 16 September 2006 more...

16.09.06
Umina Beach turns it on for the AROC Adventure more...

News: 2005-2006 Season

8.4.06
Reports from the AROC Champs at Ettalong Beach more...

25.3.06
Reports from the 24 Hour Urban Adventure in Canberra more...

18.3.06
Team Bigfish at the Mansfield-Mt Buller Adventure Weekend more...

1.3.06
A report from Prankar Singh from Sydney Olympic Park more...

13.2.06
Fugahwe takes out the AROC Sydney Olympic Park event more...

11.2.06
Sydney Olympic Park Hosts the AROC night Adventure more...

7.12.05
Mirage TerraX third again more...

7.12.05
At only 7 years old Doug completes his first AROC adventure more...

27.11.05
Check out the Satellite map from The Outlaws from 6 Nov more...

17.11.05
Race report from Emma Murray winning female team on 6 November more...

23.07.05
Team AROC win the Hells Bells in record time more...

16.06.05
Team AROC win the Mountain Designs Geoquest more...

News: 2004 - 2005 Season

Photo gallery: AROC Director's Cut from t he 2004-05 season

AROC 24 Hour Urban Adventure - 5-6 March 2005

18.03.05
Report from Adam Hunter- AROC 24 Hour Urban Adventure more...

15.03.05
Report by Fugahwe - AROC 24 Hour Urban Adventure more...

15.03.05
Report by Team LJP-J+C - AROC 24 Hour Urban Adventure more...

15.03.05
Report from HQ - AROC 24 Hour Urban Adventure more...

AROC Sport Adventures

08.02.05
Sydney Olympic Park Report more...

08.02.05
Team Crank takes on the Stingers more...

19.01.05
Report from team TerraX, 1st mixed team more...

21.12.04
Report from Team Bilbys, Gungahlin event on 18 Dec more..

News - 2004

AROC Adventures

5.10.04
Lake Parramatta news more...

5.10.04
Report from Team Trailblazers, Lake Parramatta Reserve event more.....

12.5.04
Thirsty Thirties venture to Sydney more....

8.4.04
Gumbies report-Our First Race more....

8.4.04
Mixed nuts - Anything really is possible more....

30.3.04
Race 5 report from Team LJP more....

30.3.04
Race 5 report from Team Red Hair more....

Team AROC

26.2.06
Team AROC wins the XPD more...

17.2.06
Matt Dalziel from Team AROC wins the Overland Track in Tassie more...

23.9.04
Tribute to Team AROC member, Nigel Aylott more....

8.1.04
An account of the Subaru Primal Quest from Matt Dalziel of Team AROC more....