Outback Challenge
Morocco (Maroc)
Team USA

UPDATE: 5/13/2006

WE WON!

Team Alice Springs won the first annual Outback Challenge Morocco despite stiff international competition. Look for the detailed story and images in 4WD Toyota Owner Magazine.

Special thanks:

to our ALice Springs teamates, Sébastien ROBERT and Nicolas Min
To the wonderful hospitality of our French hosts and competitors
To Patrick Rouffie and the rest of the event Organizers

	Driver / Team Captain: Scott Brady, Expeditions West Scott is an adventure driver, adventure racer, photographer and writer. Scott has over 15 years of off-highway driving experience.
	Navigator / Strategist: Nathan Hindman, Pangaea Expeditions Nathan is the founder of Pangaea Expeditions, and has traveled extensively throughout the globe. He will lean on this experience to help navigate the sand of the Sahara.

Adventure Driver, Scott Brady from Expeditions West was selected for TEAM USA in the first annual Outback Challenge, Morocco.

Scott and Nathan will be piloting a PZJ73 Land Cruiser (5cyl turbo diesel) complete with ARB bull bar, Air Lockers, Old Man Emu Suspension, Lightforce lights and Kaymar dual rear swing out. The vehicle is prepared and supplied by the teams principal sponsor, Outback Import (FR).

The team arrives in France on the 20th of April and prepares the vehicle and completes a series of trials to test the equipment and familiarize ourselves with the 73.

On the 25th of April, we travel to Sete, FR and board a ferry for Tanger, Morocco, arriving on the 26th and travel overland 650km to the event start.

The first challenge begins on the 28th of April and the event finishes on the 3rd of May.

Look for updates as the planning, training and event unfolds.