Although the sun was shining both days the track quickly turned boggy and slippery bringing many competitors to grief in the trying conditions.

Kempsey Macleay Off Road Club Officials had no alternative other than to delete some sections of the track on Saturday, and then on Sunday had to declare the event one heat short as recovery crews out on the course were being put at risk recovering a large number of bogged cars.

Despite the early end to racing the event was still deemed a great success with excellent spectator numbers and a record field of competitors.

Kempsey racer Michael Spokes, with Alan Hetherington in the navigators seat, looked to be on course to win his first ever Wittitrin 200 as he set a fast pace while many of his rivals battled just to stay on the track.

The bad luck that has dogged Spokes in recent races resurfaced however, and he retired with a broken axle.

Rear axle problems struck many in the field as drivers strived to get traction in the greasy conditions.

Despite the competition wallowing all around them Jeff Thomas and Louise Dorrian kept their machine on the straight and narrow to snatch a popular victory.

The Warialda Team of Derek Rose-Rebecca Hartman finished second with Damien Penfold-Jarrad Eveleigh third.

The most successful Kempsey team was the Chris Browning-Jaison Green combination who finished fifth outright and won their class.

On the Saturday Browning had blasted around the Prologue course to take top honours in his budget Clubman Buggy, embarrassing several of the more fancied runners.

The glory was short lived however as a steering problem early on cost the team valuable time and they spent the rest of the race charging back towards the front.