A Brief Visual Overview of the 4x4 Eco Challenge History since 2001
2001: First year of the 4x4 Eco Challenge
Brutus in the Namib
Visit the wreck of Edward T. Bolan
Longboats 300 km. North of Luderitz on the Namib Coast
Old mining equipment in Namib Desert
Exit the Namib Desert at Walvisbay
Passing a wreck on the Namib Coast
Nico de Wet and Niel Hamman again won their way
into the Final of 2005
2002: Second year of the 4x4 Eco Challenge
Started on the farm Aussenkehr, Namibia
Entering the Namib for the first time at Namtip in the South
Crossing some of the highest Namib Dunes
Reaching the Kunene River Mouth
Catching sharks
In support of the Bronze whaler project
Experiencing some of the wonders of the Namib
As well as its joys
And its agony
2003: Third year of the 4x4 Eco Challenge
Crossing borders into Angola
On the Angolan banks of the Kunene
Baios dos Tigros
Inland lakes at Arco
Engaments counting as another first for the Eco Challenge
Recapturing bronze whaler sharks from Namibian waters
Crossing magnificent mountain passes
To visit manmade wonders
2004: Four year of the 4x4 Eco Challenge
Saw us crossing over into new frontiers
Through deep waters
With our major sponsors pulling their weight
Reaching our most northernly point ever
Finding the biggest grubs
As well as a variety of snakes
And the tallest lizards
In the footsteps of David Livingston
2005: Five years of 4x4 Eco Challenge
4x4 Eco Challenge Final's Team
The SARCA project is proving very successful - this rough-scaled plated lizard is one of the many reptiles recorded so far on the 2005 Goodyear 4x4 Eco Challenge
convoy driving is an integral part of the Goodyear 4x4 Eco Challenge - in this case in the wonderful Kruger National Park .
It was a friendly soccer match between Fumani Primary School and the Goodyear 4x4 Eco Challenge - but everyone took it seriously. It eventually went the way of the school team.
The northern part of the Kruger National Park near Pafuri features the ancient baobabs which stand out boldly from the surrounding landscape.
2006: Sixt year of the 4x4 Eco Challenge
Dhow Winners
Water crossings galore
PG in Action
The Polish teams was so overjoyed at the site, that they decided to unfold their flag