Keema News

Have you ever wanted to try out beach camping in your 4wd
but have never had the opportunity?

Keema Automotive Group is having another one of our customer 4WD experience weekends, this time our destination is the fabulous North Stradbroke Island. We will be camping on the foreshore at beautiful Flinders Beach Amity Point.

This trip will be led by our qualified 4wd instructors who will help you learn the tricks of the trade, and give practical experience in 4wd recovery procedures. On the Saturday night we will have a traditional camp oven dinner cooked on the campfire. During the day we will be leading 4wd trips to Point Lookout, Jumpin pin bar, Brown Lake and the interior of the island. Make sure you bring your fishing rod so you can wet a line on Saturday night after dinner.

The cost for this trip is $160.00* per car, this price includes your camping fees, barge fares, beach permits and all 4wd training notes and advice. Please contact Isa at our Springwood Service Department on 38848383 to reserve your spot on this trip.

Departing Cleveland 0600 - 20 Feb 2010
BOOK EARLY AS WE ONLY HAVE 10 SPOTS AVAILABLE.

*Extra charges of up to $135.00 apply if you wish to bring a trailer.

The next-generation Kia Sorento with all-new R-series common rail turbo diesel engine will be taking on some fuel-sipping competitors this weekend when the 2009 Global Green Challenge kicks off in Darwin.

Kia Motors Australia is mounting a two-car Sorento CRDi entry in the Eco Challenge category of the Global Green Challenge, to be run over more than 3,000kms through the outback from Darwin to Adelaide from 24-31 October.

The two cars have been prepared for the event by the renowned Canberra-based Neal Bates Motorsport organisation, and will be piloted by driver pairings boasting both youth and experience. Sorento #1 will be driven by Geoff Forshaw and Brendan Reeves, while Sorento #2 will be driven by Glen Raymond and Anthony Caldwell.

The two new Kia Sorento SUVs are powered by Kia's all-new, high-tech R-series turbo diesel engine which punches out 145kW of power and an astounding 422Nm of maximum torque (436Nm with automatic transmission) from just 2.2 litres, with combined CO₂ emissions of just 177g/km.

This ultra-modern diesel engine will be teamed in the Challenge cars with a smooth, 6-speed manual transmission that will take full advantage of the engine's mountain of torque to deliver effortless and highly efficient progress throughout the seven-day event.

Watch out for the next-generation 7-seat Sorento CRDi with R-series diesel as it takes on the Eco Challenge in the Australian outback next week!

Four of our new club members had there baptism in dirt last weekend, John Keen had organised a test and tune day at Hirstglen to give the Dattos a shakedown and invited four of our latest members along to show them the ropes.

These guys are all apprentices/technicians with Keema Automotive Group that have won the use of a prepared Hyundai Excel in some entry level events. This started nearly 3 years ago when Keema decided to purchase the Excel for our apprentices to practise learning their trade on and to supplement the normal TAFE training that the guys were receiving.

The deal made with the guys was if they put the time in to completely overhaul the car Keema would sponsor 4 of them to enter some entry level events. The prize included driving suits, helmets, club membership (to the BSCC of course), CAMS licences, driver training session, the car and all relevant safety gear, entry fees and all the required parts. The car is a 1998 Hyundai Excel 3 door twin cam, and the guys have fully rebuilt the motor by hand including the head and match porting etc, the transmission was fully overhauled and syncros replaced and hand lapped, power steering pump overhauled, brake system rebuilt, suspension replaced with up-rated springs and shocks and many more things including making there own harness bar and strut brace.

At the completion of the build Master Technicians Darren Utratny and Andrew Rogers both set an extremely difficult written exam for all of the staff who participated in the build to complete with the best four results getting the nod to have a go in the Excel. The winners were Duncan Bradshaw, Brad Pankhurst, Marko Jonjic and Steve (Scuba) Shaw. These guys all then got invited to Hirstglen by John to get some training in driving fast on the dirt. Tony Kabel and Luke Page were the instructors for the Saturday with Annette Dragona and Alan Brown helping out on the Sunday by sitting in the left seat and giving advice and helping to refine the newly acquired skills.

Keema is proud to be a sponsor of the Springwood Road State School 2009 Fete.

The festivities kick off on October 17 at Springwood Road State School, 94 - 120 Springwood Road. The school has a goal of raising $30,000 for their school. Fete activities and features include a devonshire cake stand, second book and toy stalls, and amusement rides.

If you're in the area on October 17, come on down to the fete for some old fashioned fun.

Keema is excited to announce the arrival of the all NEW Great Wall ute. See how GREAT it is for yourself. Book a test drive TODAY!

Contact us for more information and stay tuned for the release of this great range on our website.