Who & What is Navrun.com.au!
Navrun 4WD Events is a tax paying,
ABN registered business with $20M Public Liability Insurance
cover. Navrun is a registered trade mark, totally run
and
owned by Count Rudi Paoletti {right side of pic}(of the
very popular Adventurer
Maps and Books and also the founder and maintenance manager
of the Aberfeldy
Track; the largest European Touring Route in the Southern
Hemisphere).
Rudi Paoletti started Navrun back
in 2002 and to date has almost run 100 events.
Rudi can be contacted on navrun@navrun.com.au
Brief Definition of each type
of Navrun: There's a Navrun to suit everyone with our huge
range and style of events. The Amazing Race is ideal for families
in basic cross terrain vehicles while the NavChallenge gets
more competitive with navigation and driving challenges, mixing
the serious teams with the family teams in daily driver rigs.
The Pursuit steps up the adventure with entry level enduro across
multiple days and locations and The High Country Challenge is
a mix of hard navigation and challenging but moderate 4wd driving.
This one caters for your first timers, beginners and experts
alike. For more information on any of our events, follow the
links at the top of this page
Allan Matthews, Stephanie Pond,
Gary Coates, Peter Butcher, Daniel Hose, Sean Daley
and Clinton "Macca" McDonald are also part
of the extended family of Navrun. They all contribute in the
field work set up, and in putting together the competition notes.
Gary got involved in 4wding
and camping at a young age, attending club trips with his uncle
around the
High Country and Pyrenees. After getting his first 4wd and signing
up to Navrun's first High Country Challenge, he was hooked.
Now having competed in over 20 events including Navruns and
Pajero Challenges, and running the well received Guildford Nav
Challenge, he has set his sights to running events with Navrun.
Being an active competitor for so long, Gary is keen to challenge
you in new ways while keeping things fun and adventurous, which
is what brought us here in the first place.
Gary can be contacted at gary@navrun.com.au
Peter got involved with
four wheel driving at a young age going away camping with family.
Once he got.jpg)
his Learner plates at 16, he was driving on 4wd tracks gaining
experience before getting his own 4wd. He has been an
active member in the 4wd community since he purchased his first
Nissan Patrol SWB back in 2003 when he was 19. He spent nearly
every weekend in the bush and has grown his friendship circle
massively. Since that time, He has been involved in countless
winch challenge and navigation events as both driver and navigator.
Peter’s interested include many things outdoors such as
camping, bush walking and high country trout fishing. Peter
is keen to further his skills and knowledge by developing and
organising events in conjunction with Navrun.
Peter can be contacted at peter@navrun.com.au
Stephanie Pond has had a passion for camping
and 4 wheel-driving since she was a little girl. Her late great-grandfather,
John, would take her and her family on large group high country
trips raising money for his l
ocal
lions club. It created some of her favourite childhood memories.
Her passion grew with her debut into Navrun's at the age of
12, navigating for her Dad. Turning 16 and obtaining her learner's
permit she learned to drive off-road and fell in love it. 4
wheel driving and exploring all the hidden secrets out in the
bush is still one of her favourite weekend activities.
Each year, 'Aunty Steph' attends our annual Amazing Race over
Easter, assisting in course setup, setup of kids courses and
after course games and activities for all the kids.
Her camping motto - "Always leave some firewood for the
next campers". You just never know what time they'll roll
in and it might just make their trip a little more enjoyable.
Stephanie can be contacted at steph@navrun.com.au
Daniel (Ruffy) Hose has
been involved in 4wding for nearly 25 years and has competed
in navigation and 
winch
events for almost 20 years. Ruffy’s flamboyance and charisma
has livened many Cliffhangers, Outback Challengers, Navruns,
Amazing Races, Pajero Challenges and other navigation events.
His passion for the great outdoors has him out camping, exploring,
bushwalking or just scouting as often as possible. With a love
of ‘old school’ navigation you had better brush up
on your compass and protractor work and bring your walking boots!
Daniel can be contacted at daniel@navrun.com.au
Clinton (Macca)......Clinton has been around
4wd's since he was a kid, after a trip with an Uncle into the
High
Country piqued his interest. He has competed in numerous Pajero
Challenges and been a competitor in various Navruns before stepping
up to the challenge of setting up our events. Being in IT for
a job, he took to OziExplorer like a duck to water. Clinton
also gets out on both mountain and motor bikes for fun, having
been involved in MTB racing, and track days on the motorbike.
Clinton can be contacted at macca@navrun.com.au
Please enjoy browsing through our
site. We really do enjoy what we do and you will see this in
what we have produced. Click on the above links for more info,
dates, prices and entry forms for that particular event.
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other Websites
www.adventurermaps.com.au
www.westgipppslandinc.com.au
www.friendlyrabbittraps.com.au
What
does this logo mean for Navrun?
Navrun 4wd Events is a responsible entity which promotes tread
lightly values. All events must go through the vigorous scrutineering
process through Parks Victoria and DELWP in order to obtain
a permit to run. Navrun is a registered license holder through
Parks Victoria and DELWP and must abide by all conditions
set by them. All events are strictly navigational and not
timed. In addition for public safety and environmental protection,
we speed limit each and every event, stick to defined tracks
and avoid tracks which are unmaintained and extremely eroded,
which may cause further damage to the region.