NISSAN TRIALS - HOME PAGE

The Premier Inter-Club 4WD Compeition in Australia

Held on the 1ST WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER EACH YEAR at SORRA, Colo Heights, NSW

Nissan Trials 2008 Has been posponed, click here for more info.

What is all the fuss about the Nissan Trials?

The Photos of the Nissan Trials are Now Available click on Raw Photographys link below to order yours now.

2008 Trials forms - Click Here

What is all the fuss about the Nissan Trials?

The Nissan Trials are an inter-club competition hosted each year by the Nissan Patrol Club of NSW & ACT with the generous assistance of its sponsors. What started as little more than an inter-club funkhana has now grown into one of the largest and most exciting 4WD events in NSW. In 2007, teams from 25 4WD Clubs will be competing at the 18th Nissan Trials

The Nissan Trials are seen as one of the ultimate tests of vehicle ability and driver skill. They also provide a great weekend's entertainment. For some reports on previous Nissan Trials, including results and great action photos, click here.

Competitors from 4WD Clubs must negotiate a total of 8 different events, 4 each on Saturday and Sunday. The events include hill climbs, water crossings, rock steps, "wombat holes", and the infamous "Duckies' Dam" bog hole - all purpose built to test man and machine to the limit. Points are scored on an individual basis based upon the distance each competitor achieved along the event before being ruled "out".

Competitor's vehicles are graded into four classes, being:

• Standard Class - no traction control and only minor modifications to the suspension and/or engine
• Modified Class - some traction control and engine/suspension modifications
• Open Class - traction control and significant modifications to the suspension and/or engine allowed
• Outlaw Class - (Almost) anything goes

  Note that the above is a guide only. Actual class modification allowances are set out in the Nissan Trials Rules.

Prizes are awarded in each class as well as to the team that achieved the highest score overall. A Perpetual Shield is awarded to the Club with the highest aggregate score. The overall and club awards are based on an adjusted score, where each competitor receives a weighting on their raw score based on the class of their vehicle.

 

Visiting the Nissan Trials?

The Nissan Trials are held at the Sydney Off Road Racing Association ("SORRA") property at Colo Heights, 60km north of Windsor on the Putty Road. For information on how to get there, check the mud map.

For more information about entry details (ie costs and what you need to bring and what you need to leave at home etc) - click here

Competitors & Team Managers

• Click here to go to the page with links to information you might find useful

Frequently Asked Questions about the Nissan Trials

• What will I see? Click here for links to photos, reports and results from the last few Nissan Trials

• How do I get there? - Click here for a Mud Map to get you to the Nissan Trials venu

• What does it cost? - Click here and all your questions will be answered

• What facilities are up there? - Click here and all your questions will be answered

• Can I have a camp fire? - Yes, small cooking fires are OK, but NO BONFIRES!. Bring your own firewood if you can. RFS fire bans (if applicable) will be enforced (and the RFS will be visiting just to make sure!) Click here for latest fire ban info

• What can I spend my money on? Click here and all your questions will be answered

• Who is competing? - Click here for a list of competing Clubs at the 2005 Nissan Trials
  
• Are there other rules I should know about? - Yes! Click here to see them
  
• Where is the nearest shop for petrol, cigarettes and other similar supplies? The Ampol service station is 22 kilometres on the Sydney side of the Nissan Trials site (Out the gate and turn left). They are open until 9:00pm every night.
  
• How do I find out the results? Click here
  
• How can I remember the event? Australian Images will be filming at the event and you can order the double DVD either at the Nissan Trials, through the Nissan Patrol Club or on the Australian Images website

• What if I still have questions? Click here to e-mail the Trials Secretary

More questions about the Nissan Trials?

• If your question relates to competing or the rules of competition - contact the Trials Manager
• Competitor forms are now available on-line - click here
• For general questions (e.g. access to the SORRA property, facilities, camping, costs or sponsorship) contact the Trials Secretary