Loveday 400 2024: Loveday attracts big-name entrants
The field is set for this month’s Loveday 400, the third round of the BFGoodrich Motorsport Australia Off Road Championship featuring some of Australia’s top cars and crews.
Loveday will serve as a temporary hub for some of the categories’ biggest names across the breadth of classes, with a pool of more than 50 crews registered to date.
Hoping to make it back-to-back victories, newly-minted Tatts Finke Desert Race winner Beau Robinson will be in attendance with his Mason Trophy Truck.
Racing alongside his brother, Travis Robinson will again feature in the entrants, having secured the 2023 Championship with the surplus of points he tallied at last year’s event at the 4×4 Adventure Park in Loveday.
The reigning champion, supported by Andrew Pinto will be eager to leave the Riverland with a significant points haul following their surprise Finke DNF in Alice Springs last month.
Shannon Rentsch will also be making his way to South Australia this month for his second appearance of the 2024 series, the nine-time AORC Champion looking to defend his 2023 Loveday 400 victory twelve months on.
Rounding out the Pro Buggy entrants is Riverland-favourite Aaron Haby, the talented South Australian hoping recreate the impressive performance that secured him the event victory at this location in 2022.
Claiming second in class at Finke after leading the class standings after the first round, Phil Lovett will once again feature in the Extreme 4WD category with Brent Smoothy his key competitor in the class.
Other notable entries include Riverland locals Rodyn and Lachlan Bailey, both making their third appearances of the 2024 series in their respective classes.
The 2024 Loveday 400 serves as the third round of the AORC season and takes place in Loveday, South Australia on 26-28 July.
Source: AORC / Motorsport Australia
Photos: Show ‘n’ Go Photography / Brett Lehmann / Tony Donoghue