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    A DAY OF EXTREMES

    Jun 20, 2021 6 minutes
    Story and photos by Ashley Lucas

    The Suzuki Extreme 4x4 Challenge is certainly one of the most entertaining motorsport events in New Zealand, if not Australasia. Here NZ4WD’s Ashley Lucas kicks off our comprehensive coverage of the 2021 event.

    Held for the 6th time, the Suzuki Extreme 4x4 Challenge is the brainchild of Dan Cowper and is held at his property at Turakina, a venue that offers good access and viewing of the whole event for spectators which this year seemed to break all previous records for numbers. The event is also filmed for TV and centres around providing challenges for the best of the best teams in NZ as well as close up action for spectators. Despite rain in the days leading up to the event the weather was fine and sunny making it a great day out for all.

    For obvious Covid reasons, the event was postponed last year, so for 2021 it combined the top 10 finishers from the 2020 and

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