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Outer Bounds Racing
heads to China.......
April 19th, 2009- Fresh from a
3rd place finish at Round 1 of the 2009 Australian Off Road Championship
held in Hyden, Western Australia, the WA based Outer Bounds Racing crew will
be packing there bags and heading to China. Brothers, Beau and Travis
Robinson along with co-drivers Jordan Bull and Daniel Brown will be
competing in Round 1 of the Chinese Cross-Country Rally series located in
the Dongchuan Distrcit, Kunming City.
"We are very excited about the race and our chances in China," says Beau,
who along with his brother and father placed 5th in class 1 in the gruelling
Baja 1000 becoming the highest placed Australians to ever compete in the
event . "Our sponsors are pleased and I beleive the Chinese will look after
us, We expect to put on a great race and do very well for our Chinese
hosts."
The event itself is being held from April 26 to May 3, this is the events
5th year of running and has gathered a huge following over the past few
years. This year's event, organized by the Federation of Automobile Sports
of China, Yunnan Sports Bureau and Kunming People's Government, offers total
prize money of 600,000 yuan ($83,417) with the champion pocketing 100,000
yuan, the organizers said in Beijing last week. The event will be
broadcasted on major TV networks in China aswell as major print media.
"With 750km of racing to be covered over 5 days I beleive our experiences in
Baja will really help us pace ourselves for a good finish" said Travis
"Although the 4x4 Safari type cars will be a bit different to racing the
buggy I still believe we will have a good chance at a strong finish."
The Dongchuan event is one of five stops of the cross-country series. Other
events include the ice-and-snow race in Mohe, Heilongjiang province, the
Tour of Takalamankan Desert, Luop Nur Crossing and the competition in
Yangshan, Guangdong province.
"We have been employed by the FASC to race in China to not only net the team
a good result but to join other international crews and bring some Western
"flavour" to the event." stated Beau " I am sure the team we have pieced
together with myself, Trav,Danny and Jordan will bring more than enough
western flavour to the event."
"This is a great opportunity for us all and I look forward to making our
Chinese team proud and look forward to more opportunites presenting
themselves in China." Concluded Beau
Outer Bounds Racing is proudly sponsored by BFGoodrich Tyres, Perth 4x4,
Redline Oil, Lightforce, Alpinestars, FBR, Mini Loads, RR developments, GGS,
JP Signs, 42, JMB Design
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