CORE Spring 2010

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Hi All,

Well winter has finally passed and whilst for you mud seeking enthusiasts

probably love it, I for one am glad that it is over and say bring on the

warmer weather!!

A lot has happened over the cooler winter months including our CORE

AGM which by all accounts was extremely successful with a 100% partici-

pation rate which was awesome to see you guys getting involved in your

club and having your say. There was a 50% change in the CORE committee

positions this year which was sad to see those that were there go but also

refreshing having new people with some new ideas and something differ-

ent to offer. The president and treasurer position unchanged as myself

and Dave respectively with vice-president going to the Rangie guru,Daryl (you can find out more about him within) and secretary position

going to Warren, who does not look so good in a skirt.

The web site whilst been slow to get off the ground is ever getting so

much closer with great work from Pete and Kain to get it up and running

and I hope in the very near future this will become a reality and we can

move forward into our next project to continually see this club improve.

Well there really is a lot to say but our esteemed editor Pete has given me

a strict word count so I need to start winding this up. Please read within

and see what has happened and what is coming up so you don't miss out

on some awesome trips planned.

GOD Bless

Ben (Yank Tank)

President


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Getting to know you ...What is your ride? My 4X4 is a 1990 Range Rover Vogue maroon in

colour.

What mods have you made? Have made plenty, to name a few, starting from the front we have

a Warn high mount winch, TJM bull bar, ARB air compressor with front and rear diff lockers,

attached to those are a set of 315x75x16 BAJA CLAWS mount to 16x10 inch rims with Staun

internal bead locks, fibreglass flares to hide the tyres, ARB rear bar and wheal carrier, 2 1/2 inch

body lift, 4inch spring lift, and more.

What mods do you plan to make? Well thats a big list, to start with, a custom made skeleton

front and rear bars to help approach and departure angles, roll cage, leather upholstery with

the fronts being race seats, I have a long travel (terruferma) suspension kit from the UK to fit,

retro fitting a 1996 disco interior that has dual air bags, ABS, dual climate control A/C, bigger

flares to allow bigger wheels and more flex, and so much more most of which I will make in my

shed.

What is the best off-road destination you have been to? That would be the high country so far.

Where would you love to go? All over Western Australia, NSW, or QLD not Fussed as I have not

been 4x4ing there yet.

What do you love best about 4 wheel driving? Getting out in this beautiful country with the

family. The challenges of the tracks, meeting new people with the same passion, and spendingtime with mates. Oh and buying or making new things for the 4x4.

What other things are you interested in? Designing and building things for 4x4s, motor x riding,

Church and community support, getting together with friends for BBQ and drinks, V8 super cars,

and much more.

Daryl McElroy


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Sunday we decided to explore the Hungry Ranges however we had to wait for

another 4WD group so we spent some time on the test track. I made a point of

avoiding the bottomless puddle which apparently had claimed two other vehicles

from different 4Wd groups over the weekend.

We followed the Ridge Track over the Hungry Ranges which had many of the ve-

hicles lifting wheels whilst coming down a particularly steep section. Then we

followed an easy track around the base of the mountain before heading up the

Billy Goat Track. This was the hardest track in the area and succeed in raising the

heart beat of many drivers in the group. Approximately halfway up on a very

teep part of the track, a rock step and loose gravel made for a challenging obsta-

cle.

Been there ...

CORE @ Dorado Downs

Well Saturday 5th

June CORE departed for Do-

ado Downs, a private property 30 km east of

Geranium. The journey wasnt without drama

hough with Dave aka Moonraker suffering a

pectacular blow-out just 2 km from the prop-

rties entrance. The campsite at Dorado

Downs was ideal with plenty of shade, large

ire pits, supplied firewood , hot shower, large

helter, long-drop & flushing toilets. A quick explore around the property before dinner seemed

ery promising with some great looking tracks. After dinner some night driving antics took place

with lots of fun being had.

unday we got stuck into exploring the property which consisted of lots of narrow, sandy tracks

with some very steep & soft sand hills to climb. Ben el-presidente aka Yank Tank managed to

plit a corner of one max track after slipping sideways off one trying to get up a particularly chal-

enging climb. Also Phil, aka Black Betty managed to tear his plastic rear bumper after bottoming

out his suspension on a big dip between sand hills.

Around lunchtime Moonraker discovered a slow leak due to sand trapped in the bead of his tyre

& attempts to repair it resulted in a fast leak, so Sir Bubbles (Trent) gave him a lift into town to

et it repaired. Unfortunately no tyre repairers were open so they travelled to Bordertown for a

an of tyre stop leak. Upon their return this was used and to my surprise worked brilliantly with

no further leaking. Just before dinner time whilst Dave was repairing his tyre I discovered Phil had

staked one of his tyres with a small stick. This was then repaired by Ben & myself so that Phil

ould be on his way as he was staying at the Caravan Park in town.

Monday morning we all packed up and headed home with no one having any further dramas. De-

spite a few people having some tyre troublewe all had great fun over the weekend and

vowed to come back to visit again since the

property offered lots of interesting tracks and

a fantastic campsite. We also would like a

chance to explore another part of the property

known as Puppy Springs which is just a few

kilometres down the road.

Till next time,

Martyn Beck aka Knightrider.

Ben Cameron (Mr President)


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... DONE THAT

CORE at that Kuipto trip

Our trip to Kuipto wasa mixed bag ofa great time and a an event not to be

forgotten. As a quick summary the

property owner was unhappy about

some alleged damage done to the

property on our last trip up there and

without going into any details this

property in now closed for future

events for CORE and potentially the

association and DTU. We are hoping

this decision will be reversed, for at

the very least for the association and

DTU but this is fairly much out of our

hands and up to the property owner

himself.

In restitution to what allegedly took

place up there we have offered our

club services to go up there and make

good whatever he deemed fit to rec-

tify the damage.

At this time the owner has rejected

this offer but in good faith we as a

committee will draft a letter for himand offer these services again for his

consideration to take up in the im-

mediate future.

Please feel free to contact me should

you need any clarity around this


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What's Coming Up

January 28/12/09 - 8/1/10Victorian High Country

February 6/2/10Callington

March 27/3/10Kadina Cliffs

April 17/4/10Morgan

May 15/5/10Lower Light

June 5/6/10 - 7/6/10

Elderado

July 31/7/10Kuipto


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What's Coming Up

August 28/8/10Kadina Quarry

September 27/9/10 1/10/10Robe-Beachport

October 23/10/10Morgan

November 12/11/10 13/11/10Father & Sons Trip Coorong

December 11/12/10Christmas lunch Break up

December 28/12/10 7/1/11The Grampians


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CORE


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TECHREPORT

Why Bead lockers & How They Work

ets start with how traditional tyres and rims work together with the use ofAir pressure. The

orces of air pressure forces the beads against the wheel rim and normally ensures that the tyresnd rim rotate as a single unit. In general automotive situations, a tyres air pressure is sufficient

o withstand dislodging and rim-slip forces experienced during cornering and acceleration

including braking). Low tyre pressure has the hazard of allowing sudden loss of air, and loss of

ontrol, during hard braking or an evasive maneuver (in addition to generally promoting

xcessive tyre heat and premature failure). Modern automotive tyres have a soft rubber

ormulation at the beads to help maintain good rim contact, so special bead-lock means are not

equired.

When high traction is desired, in some situations when off-road, it will be necessary to lower theyre pressure to cause the tread to spread out and create a larger contact patch.This practice can

reate a safety hazard, as there may not be enough pressure to adequately secure the tyre bead

o the wheel. Reactive ground forces push a tyre to one side or the other, when turning or

braking. This could cause a bead of the tyre to come off of the rim completely, or enough to

ause partial loss of air. It is also possible for the tyre to have more traction on the ground than

here is friction between the tyre and rim. In this case the wheel would slip around the tyre beads

without turning the tyre. Bead locks, of one form or another including adhesive, are therefore

sed to keep the beads of tyre firmly seated and prevent slip, even when inflation pressure is

ow.

Standard Bead-locks

A standard bead lock is designed to clamp the tyre bead between an outer and an inner ring. The

nner ring may be welded onto a standard wheel increasing wheel width by anywhere from 1 to

inches or may be formed as part of the wheel when the wheel is made in the factory. The outer

ing is then bolted onto the inner ring with the bead clamped between them with anywhere

between 16 and 32 bolts. The rings and bolts can cause problems with balancing the wheel and

yre because all the added weight is on one side. This style is used exclusively for off road use. InAustralia these are not road legal.

A standard bead lock with tyremounted and bolts tightened.


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Internal Bead-locks

An internal bead lock is very much like an inner

tubewithin the tyre that pushes the bead of the

tyre tight against the wheel. The internal bead

lock is inflated via its own valve stem. The side ofthe bead lock closest to the tread, the "case", has

a layer of thick fabric, generally polyester, which

keeps the bead lock from inflating too far up into

the tyre. This forces the sides into the tyre which

compresses the bead of the tyre against the

wheel.

One such type is the Staun internal bead lock this

is the one I personally use due to the ease offitment, the ability to be balanced and is less

obvious. At this time I have not been able to as-

certain the legality of these but as it is an inner tube of sort I am going with it being legal until I

am shown legal documents proving otherwise.

If you drive on a conventional bead lock on a conventional wheel

when flat you stand a good chance of damaging the rim, tyre or

both. The internal Bead Lock tube and case add height to the flat

as if it was not flat, and in fact, that is actually whats happening.A portion of the tubeless cavity still contains air at high pressure

and keeps the rim off the ground. It does not let the rim pinch

the tyre at the ground. They may even make controlling highway

blowouts more manageable.

Another type of internal bead lock is a blend of the first two prin-

ciples

Rockmonster wheels provide a DUAL bead lock to stop your tyre

being ripped off the bead. Rock Monster Wheels lock BOTH the

inner and outer beads onto the rim.

Typical bead lock wheels only lock the

outer bead. Rockmonster Dual Bead

lock wheels will clamp Both of your

Beads to prevent your tyre bead pop-ping at low tyre pressures or under ex-

treme cornering or high loads.

TECHREPORT


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CLUB Photos


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Club News

4WD ASSOCIATION NEWS

ASSOCIATION ON THE CARAVAN AND CAMPING SHOW

Caravan Camping Show was a big success 26,880 people attended the show. We

were located in the best pavilion at the show and we were happy with that. Bro-

chures were good and about 600 were handed out. We were a bit unhappy as there

was only 10 clubs that had left there brochures for distribution but we are working

on the remainder of the Clubs for the next show. Thanks to the staff that helpedapprox 24 people, Ken Bradey, Lee Smith and the shift organisers.

GENERAL BUSINESS FROM DELEGATES MEETING

Ken Bradey spoke to the Delegates and gave a detailed report about the closure of

the Kuitpo area in regards to the damage to the property. Ken said that the Execu-

tive met prior to the Delegates Meeting and heard from Edmund Morries, DTU

chairperson and viewed the alleged damage and also heard from the CORE 4 wheeldrive club and it was the Executives decision that the complaint was not with the

Association or DTU but between the property owners and the Core 4 wd club. Ken

said that the club will be censured and that the club contact the property owners

and discuss this matter.

The CORE 4x4 club wants to utilise 1 page in our future news letters to advertise

your business for $20 for half a page. You will need to provide any artwork foryour logo and what you want in this section i.e. An offer or simply business adver-

tisement. Any interests please send through to our CORE email account

[email protected] attention it to Ben


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Club Committee

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Victory Church5 Maxwell Road, Pooraka

Ph: 8262 7783

core 4x4 club

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PresidentBen Cameron

Ph: 0407 663 834

Vice PresidentDaryl McElroy

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TreasurerDave Bonneveld

Ph: 0428 101 633

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