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The ACT Four Wheel Drive Club (ACT 4WD Club) is a family orientated Club, which was incorporated on 21 July 1987.
The Club operates as a non-profit four wheel drive sports and recreation club providing membership predominantly for residents of the ACT and surrounding areas of NSW.
The Club aims to provide a range of activities to promote safety and the exchange of knowledge and experience relating to four wheel driving and to promote enjoyment of the environment.
Members must own or intend to buy a vehicle with 4wd low range capabilities to become a member of the club and participate in trips with the club. AWD vehicles (such as Subarus) are not suitable for most of the trips we do as they may get damaged and stuck. See the article below on why a Suburu should not be used for 4wding.
Meeting information
Meetings are generally held the 2nd Tuesday of the month (except January) at Eastlake Kingston 7.30pm (join us for dinner at 6.30pm in the restaurant downstairs).
Come early and have a meal with us. Meeting details for each month are on the Events Page.
Visitors considering joining are welcome to attend club meetings, please contact the Membership Coordinator before the meeting to confirm your attendance via our contact form HERE
(Click the picture below to watch the 4 minute recovery video)
A P-plater’s “hilarious” yet “stupid” mistake while exploring a national park with a friend on Australia Day has left thousands of other drivers shaking their heads.
The 19-year-old was travelling in his Subaru Forester through a part of Victoria’s Bendigo Regional Park at night when he “got lost” and made a wrong turn through an open gate, unknowingly committing himself to a “pretty gnarly track”, Ben, who owns Edge247 Recovery and Salvage, told Yahoo News Australia.
“From the top there it probably doesn’t look too bad to start with, but as soon as you go around the corner, it just opens up. The ground turns into mountainous caverns,” the Melbourne-based specialist said.
“Around 11pm, when he got to the top of the hill, he poked the nose of the car down there, tried to reverse back out but couldn’t because there’s no traction — it’s quite loose and steep.
“Then he thought — in his ultimate wisdom of being a 19-year-old kid with not much driving experience — I’ll just see if I can go down rather than up and let gravity help me and hopefully it gets better, but it doesn’t, it just gets worse.”
The driver ended up getting the Subaru stuck on the rocky, steep track and was forced to shuffle his way back to the Calder Highway to be picked up by his “distraught” parents, who called Ben the next morning for help.
Stuck Subaru cracks up Aussies: ‘Impressed he made it that far!’
After arriving at the scene, which ended up being on private property, Ben told Yahoo it was quickly apparent he and his staff were not going to be able to move the Subaru further down.
Video footage posted to the recovery company’s social-media shows the sedan precariously hanging off the side of a deep rut on the dirt hill — amusing more than 300,000 viewers who couldn’t help but poke fun at the ambitious error.
The Subaru with ropes attached to the front being pulled off the steep hill.
Footage of the P-plater’s efforts has gone viral online, entertaining thousands of Aussies. Source: Edge247 Recovery and Salvage
“I’m impressed he made it that far!” several people said, while others pondered how the driver thought he was going to be able to manoeuvre the “hell track” in the first place.
“Imagine that phone call to mum and dad…” one person commented. “At least you know it’s still going to be there when you get back,” another joked.
P-plater’s joyride turns into four-hour recovery mission
With the help of his 4WD nicknamed “Smurf”, Ben and his crew were able to winch the sedan across and down to flat ground, before hauling it 14km back to the access point and handing it over to the teen’s parents. Overall, the mission took about four hours on site.