The 4 x 4 Club Zimbabwe

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The 4 x 4 Club Zimbabwe
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Summary Slide

• The 4 x 4 Club Zimbabwe
• The 4x4 Club Zimbabwe
• The objectives of the Club are
• The Club Committee
• Proposed Calendar for 2008
• Ngomo Kureira
• Away Weekends
• Eco Challenge
• The Bush Pig
• The Harare 4 x 4 Jamboree

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The 4x4 Club Zimbabwe

• The Club was originally formed as The Landrover
  and Off-Road Enthusiasts' Club in 1993. Since its
  inception the Club has grown and embraced all
  marques of 4 wheel drive vehicles. At the AGM
  held in March 2001, the name of the club was
  changed to 'The 4 x 4 Club' to reflect the
  ever-widening scope of the membership and its'
  activities.
• Affiliated to the Zimbabwe Motor Sports
  Federation, this family-oriented club organizes
  off-road and four-wheel drive activities. Events
  are planned to be non-vehicle damaging and
  socially competitive. Members vehicles include a
  wide variety of four wheel drives from a
  collection of original early Series I Landrover
  to the latest and most modern of Japanese luxury
  off road machinery. The club also assists those
  brave enough to rescue and restore old vehicles.
• Monthly club events include novice training days
  to teach the newly converted the correct use of
  their vehicles and equipment, hill climbs,
  rondeneering events and weekend cross-county
  jaunts. The club does not restrict its membership
  to owners of four wheel drives, but encourages
  all enthusiasts to join .

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The objectives of the Club are

• To further interest in Four Wheel drive vehicles
• To provide members with information, advice and
  assistance on matters connected with 4x4 vehicles
  and equipment
• To promote and educate the public in the use of
  four wheel drive vehicles and equipment
• To arrange tours, lectures, trials and social
  events
• To afford members such benefits and privileges as
  it may be possible to arrange
• The club will not destroy or harm the environment
  in any way
• To promote an awareness of the environment

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The Club Committee
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Proposed Calendar for 2008

• Sun 27 Jan Trail Drive Ngomo Kureira
• Sun 16 Mar AGM Donnybrook
• 29 30 Mar Bush Pig Beatrice
• 10 11 May Jamboree Course Building
• 24, 25 26 May Harare 4 x 4 Jamboree
• 15 June Trail Drive Paradise Pools
• 12 July Christmas in July
• 18 20 July Zim Eco Challenge
• 9 12 Aug Away Weekend
• 6 Sept Orienteering/Training Day
• 10 15 Sept South African Eco Challenge
• 11 12 Oct 3 Hills Domboshawa
• 22/23 Nov Dungbeetle Challenge
• 6/7 Dec - Rhino Challenge
• 14 Dec Christmas Run

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Ngomo Kureira

• This is a mountain in Domboshawa that the club
  traditionally drives up every year on the last
  Sunday in January. It is also a tradition that
  all new members touch the beacon with the nose of
  their vehicle

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Away Weekends

• The club occasionally organizes away weekends for
  club members. Past venues have included
  Tashinga, Mana Pools, Aberfoyle, Arcadia dam and
  various others.

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Eco Challenge

• This is a competitive event where competitors are
  tested on their knowledge of the environment and
  are taught how to preserve the environment while
  driving off road. This year we were lucky enough
  to be able to send the winners of our own Eco
  Challenge to compete in the South African Eco
  Challenge which consisted of an expedition taking
  scientists into remote parts of Mozambique

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The Bush Pig

• The Bush Pig is a 4 x 4 competition run through
  various obstacles on farms in the Beatrice area.
  Teams consist of 2 vehicles each with a driver
  and Navigator. The teams must navigate their way
  through the various obstacles, with the emphasis
  usually on teamwork. The competition is run over
  two days with the teams camping at Beatrice
  Country Club. The country club ladies do all the
  catering for the weekend leaving the often very
  tired and dirty competitors to concentrate on
  their vehicles.

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The Harare 4 x 4 Jamboree

• The Harare Jamboree is an international
  competition run over two days at The 4 x 4 club
  site at Donnybrook. Teams consist of 1 vehicle
  with a driver and navigator. The courses consist
  of a series of red and white canes and teams must
  navigate their way through each course keeping
  the red cane on the right and the white cane on
  the left. Penalty points are awarded for
  touching or knocking down a cane, reversing,
  failure to wear seat belts and outside
  assistance.
• The vehicle in this picture belongs to Roger
  Barry who was the overall winner of the 2006
  Jamboree