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NorthWest Challenge History

The Northwest Challenge is an opportunity for Landrover owners to do some heavy off-roading with a competitive edge. This event offers, the off-roading enthusiast, driving and navigational challenges best not attempted by the faint of heart. You may be asked to cross a river three feet deep, winch up an impossible-to-drive vertical rock face, navigate hundreds of miles of roads with only minimal instructions or perform a special task, sometimes technical and sometimes physical. Even though we try and make it as challenging as possible and sometimes impossible, we still want everyone to have fun. Usually everyone receives a token or award for participating! So, read-on, sign-up and participate as your vehicle was originally intended too.

In 1989 the first Northwest Challenge was held in Oregon, organized by Doug Shipman. The group of Landrovers braved the wet weather and headed out into old snow conditions, which made for slow progress. Although there were no prizes for this wet run the Northwest Challenge has evolved over the last 14 years and has even been featured in LRO and LRM International Landrover Magazines. The original organizers Gord'n, Aart and Doug thought it would be best to share the load of putting on this event every year and thus the Northwest Challenge alternates host locations between Oregon, Washington and British Columbia.

Since 1989 members of the Pacific Coast Rover Club and Rover-Landers of British Columbia have organized and participated in the Northwest Challenge. Dedicated Landrover enthusiasts have come from as far as Vermont and S.F. California to participate.

Typically entry is accepted on a per team basis, allthough depending on what the organizer does, you could be assigned a teammate when you arrive. A team consists of two Landrovers with a minimum of two adult occupants per vehicle. Landrovers must be licensed, insured and in good mechanical condition. A proper roll bar is required for all open and soft-top vehicles. Equipment carried, must be sufficient to see the team to and over all obstacles encountered, without the assistance of other participants.