Hi All,

Well winter has finally passed and whilst for you mud seeking enthusiasts
probably love it, I for one am glad that it is over and say bring on the
warmer weather!!

A lot has happened over the cooler winter months including our CORE
AGM which by all accounts was extremely successful with a 100% partici-
pation rate which was awesome to see you guys getting involved in your
club and having your say. There was a 50% change in the CORE committee
positions this year which was sad to see those that were there go but also
refreshing having new people with some new ideas and something differ-
ent to offer. The president and treasurer position unchanged as myself
and Dave respectively with vice-president going to the “Rangie” guru,
Daryl (you can find out more about him within) and secretary position
going to Warren, who does not look so good in a skirt.

The web site whilst been slow to get off the ground is ever getting so
much closer with great work from Pete and Kain to get it up and running
and I hope in the very near future this will become a reality and we can
move forward into our next project to continually see this club improve.
Well there really is a lot to say but our esteemed editor Pete has given me
a strict word count so I need to start winding this up. Please read within
and see what has happened and what is coming up so you don't miss out
on some awesome trips planned.

GOD Bless
Ben (Yank Tank)
President
 Getting to know you ...
Daryl McElroy
What is your ride? My 4X4 is a 1990 Range Rover Vogue maroon in
colour.
What mods have you made? Have made plenty, to name a few, starting from the front we have
a Warn high mount winch, TJM bull bar, ARB air compressor with front and rear diff lockers,
attached to those are a set of 315x75x16 BAJA CLAWS mount to 16x10 inch rims with Staun
internal bead locks, fibreglass flares to hide the tyres, ARB rear bar and wheal carrier, 2 1/2 inch
body lift, 4inch spring lift, and more.
What mods do you plan to make? Well that’s a big list, to start with, a custom made skeleton
front and rear bars to help approach and departure angles, roll cage, leather upholstery with
the fronts being race seats, I have a long travel (terruferma) suspension kit from the UK to fit,
retro fitting a 1996 disco interior that has dual air bags, ABS, dual climate control A/C, bigger
flares to allow bigger wheels and more flex, and so much more most of which I will make in my
shed.
What is the best off-road destination you have been to? That would be the high country so far.
Where would you love to go? All over Western Australia, NSW, or QLD not Fussed as I have not
been 4x4ing there yet.
What do you love best about 4 wheel driving? Getting out in this beautiful country with the
family. The challenges of the tracks, meeting new people with the same passion, and spending
time with mates. Oh and buying or making new things for the 4x4.
What other things are you interested in? Designing and building things for 4x4s, motor x riding,
Church and community support, getting together with friends for BBQ and drinks, V8 super cars,
and much more.
 Been there ...
CORE @ Dorado Downs

Well Saturday 5th June CORE departed for Do-

rado Downs, a private property 30 km east of
Geranium. The journey wasn’t without drama
though with Dave aka “Moonraker” suffering a
spectacular blow-out just 2 km from the prop-
erties entrance. The campsite at Dorado
Downs was ideal with plenty of shade, large
fire pits, supplied firewood , hot shower, large
shelter, long-drop & flushing toilets. A quick explore around the property before dinner seemed
very promising with some great looking tracks. After dinner some night driving antics took place
with lots of fun being had.
Sundaywewe
Sunday gotdecided toexploring
stuck into explorethe theproperty
“Hungry Ranges”
which however
consisted of lots ofwe had to
narrow, waittracks
sandy for
another
with some4WD group
very steep so we
& soft spent
sand some
hills to time
climb. Benon the “test track”.
“el-presidente” I made
aka “Yank Tank”amanaged
point ofto
split a corner
avoiding theof‘bottomless’
one ‘max track’puddle
after slipping
whichsideways off one
apparently trying
had to get two
claimed up a particularly chal-
other vehicles
lenging climb. Also Phil, aka “Black Betty” managed to tear his plastic rear bumper after bottoming
from different 4Wd groups over the weekend.
out his suspension on a big dip between sand hills.
Around lunchtime “Moonraker” discovered a slow leak due to sand trapped in the bead of his tyre
& attempts to repair it resulted in a fast leak, so “Sir Bubbles” (Trent) gave him a lift into town to
get
Weitfollowed
repaired. Unfortunately
the Ridge Track no tyre repairers
over were open
the Hungry so theywhich
Ranges travelled
hadtomany
Bordertown
of theforve-
a
can of tyre ‘stop leak’. Upon their return this was used and to my surprise worked brilliantly with
hicles lifting
no further wheels
leaking. whilstdinner
Just before coming timedown
whilstaDave
particularly steep
was repairing his section. Then Phil
tyre I discovered we had
followed
‘staked’ oneanofeasy track
his tyres around
with a smallthe base
stick. Thisof
wasthethen
mountain
repaired before
by Ben &heading
myself soup thePhil
that
could be
Billy on his
Goat way asThis
Track. he was staying
was at the Caravan
the hardest track Park in town.
in the area and succeed in raising the
Monday morning we all packed up and headed home with no one having any further dramas. De-
heart beat of many drivers in the group. Approximately halfway up on a very
spite a few people having some tyre trouble
steep part of the track, a rock step and loosewe gravel
all hadmade
great for
fun a challenging
over the weekendobsta-
and
cle. vowed to come back to visit again since the
property offered lots of interesting tracks and
a fantastic campsite. We also would like a
chance to explore another part of the property
known as “Puppy Springs” which is just a few
kilometres down the road.

Till next time,

Martyn Beck aka “Knightrider”.

Ben Cameron (Mr President)
 ... DONE THAT
CORE at “that” Kuipto trip

Our trip to Kuipto was a mixed bag of

a great time and a an event not to be
forgotten. As a quick summary the
property owner was unhappy about
some alleged damage done to the
property on our last trip up there and
without going into any details this
property in now closed for future
events for CORE and potentially the

association and DTU. We are hoping

this decision will be reversed, for at
the very least for the association and
DTU but this is fairly much out of our
hands and up to the property owner
himself.

In restitution to what allegedly took

place up there we have offered our
club services to go up there and make
good whatever he deemed fit to rec-
tify the damage.

At this time the owner has rejected

this offer but in good faith we as a
committee will draft a letter for him
and offer these services again for his
consideration to take up in the im-
mediate future.
Please feel free to contact me should
you need any clarity around this
 What's Coming Up
January 28/12/09 - 8/1/10
Victorian High Country

February 6/2/10
Callington

March 27/3/10
Kadina Cliffs

April 17/4/10
Morgan

May 15/5/10
Lower Light

June 5/6/10 - 7/6/10

Elderado

July 31/7/10
Kuipto
 What's Coming Up
August 28/8/10
Kadina Quarry

September 27/9/10 – 1/10/10

Robe-Beachport

October 23/10/10
Morgan

November 12/11/10 – 13/11/10

Father & Sons Trip Coorong

December 11/12/10
Christmas lunch Break up

December 28/12/10 – 7/1/11

The Grampians
CORE CENTERFOLD
 TECH REPORT
Why Bead lockers & How They Work

Let’s start with how traditional tyres and rims work together with the use of Air pressure. The
forces of air pressure forces the beads against the wheel rim and normally ensures that the tyres
and rim rotate as a single unit. In general automotive situations, a tyre’s air pressure is sufficient
to withstand dislodging and rim-slip forces experienced during cornering and acceleration
(including braking). Low tyre pressure has the hazard of allowing sudden loss of air, and loss of
control, during hard braking or an evasive maneuver (in addition to generally promoting
excessive tyre heat and premature failure). Modern automotive tyres have a soft rubber
formulation at the beads to help maintain good rim contact, so special bead-lock means are not
required.
When high traction is desired, in some situations when off-road, it will be necessary to lower the
tyre pressure to cause the tread to spread out and create a larger contact patch. This practice can
create a safety hazard, as there may not be enough pressure to adequately secure the tyre bead
to the wheel. Reactive ground forces push a tyre to one side or the other, when turning or
braking. This could cause a bead of the tyre to come off of the rim completely, or enough to
cause partial loss of air. It is also possible for the tyre to have more traction on the ground than
there is friction between the tyre and rim. In this case the wheel would slip around the tyre beads
without turning the tyre. Bead locks, of one form or another including adhesive, are therefore
used to keep the beads of tyre firmly seated and prevent slip, even when inflation pressure is
low.

Standard Bead-locks
A standard bead lock is designed to clamp the tyre bead between an outer and an inner ring. The
inner ring may be welded onto a standard wheel increasing wheel width by anywhere from 1½ to
2 inches or may be formed as part of the wheel when the wheel is made in the factory. The outer
ring is then bolted onto the inner ring with the bead clamped between them with anywhere
between 16 and 32 bolts. The rings and bolts can cause problems with balancing the wheel and
tyre because all the added weight is on one side. This style is used exclusively for off road use. In
Australia these are not road legal.

A standard bead lock with tyre

mounted and bolts tightened.
 TECH REPORT
Internal Bead-locks
An internal bead lock is very much like an inner
tube within the tyre that pushes the bead of the
tyre tight against the wheel. The internal bead
lock is inflated via its own valve stem. The side of
the bead lock closest to the tread, the "case", has
a layer of thick fabric, generally polyester, which
keeps the bead lock from inflating too far up into
the tyre. This forces the sides into the tyre which
compresses the bead of the tyre against the
wheel.
One such type is the Staun internal bead lock this
is the one I personally use due to the ease of
fitment, the ability to be balanced and is less
obvious. At this time I have not been able to as-
certain the legality of these but as it is an inner tube of sort I am going with it being legal until I
am shown legal documents proving otherwise.
If you drive on a conventional bead lock on a conventional wheel
when flat you stand a good chance of damaging the rim, tyre or
both. The internal Bead Lock tube and case add height to the flat
as if it was not flat, and in fact, that is actually what’s happening.
A portion of the tubeless cavity still contains air at high pressure
and keeps the rim off the ground. It does not let the rim pinch
the tyre at the ground. They may even make controlling highway
blowouts more manageable.

Another type of internal bead lock is a blend of the first two prin-
ciples
Rockmonster wheels provide a DUAL bead lock to stop your tyre
being ripped off the bead. Rock Monster Wheels lock BOTH the
inner and outer beads onto the rim.

Typical bead lock wheels only lock the

outer bead. Rockmonster Dual Bead
lock wheels will clamp Both of your
Beads to prevent your tyre bead pop-
ping at low tyre pressures or under ex-
treme cornering or high loads.
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 Club News

4WD ASSOCIATION NEWS

ASSOCIATION ON THE CARAVAN AND CAMPING SHOW

Caravan Camping Show was a big success 26,880 people attended the show. We
were located in the best pavilion at the show and we were happy with that. Bro-
chures were good and about 600 were handed out. We were a bit unhappy as there
was only 10 clubs that had left there brochures for distribution but we are working
on the remainder of the Clubs for the next show. Thanks to the staff that helped
approx 24 people, Ken Bradey, Lee Smith and the shift organisers.

GENERAL BUSINESS FROM DELEGATES MEETING

Ken Bradey spoke to the Delegates and gave a detailed report about the closure of
the Kuitpo area in regards to the damage to the property. Ken said that the Execu-
tive met prior to the Delegates Meeting and heard from Edmund Morries, DTU
chairperson and viewed the alleged damage and also heard from the CORE 4 wheel
drive club and it was the Executives decision that the ‘complaint” was not with the
Association or DTU but between the property owners and the Core 4 wd club. Ken
said that the club will be censured and that the club contact the property owners
and discuss this matter.

The CORE 4x4 club wants to utilise 1 page in our future news letters to advertise
your business for $20 for half a page. You will need to provide any artwork for
your logo and what you want in this section i.e. An offer or simply business adver-
tisement. Any interests please send through to our CORE email account
core4x4@gmail.com and attention it to Ben
 Club Committee
“core 4x4 club” President
Stickers are $20 Ben Cameron
Ph: 0407 663 834
each.
Vice President
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