About Us
Tell Me About Adventure Offroad Training
Founded and run by people who live and breathe four wheel driving
Adventure Offroad Training was founded by Richard Nicholls to deliver quality four wheel driving and defensive driver training. We provide comprehensive commercial, corporate and recreational courses. All our instructors are fully certified and hold a Senior First Aid Certificate.
In addition to this, and we believe most importantly, our experienced instructors are truly passionate about what they do so you can be sure your training experience will be second to none. We believe that ability and confidence is best gained through practical experience so we deliberately keep our group sizes small to ensure you get the most from your day!
The founder
Who is Richard Nicholls?
Richard is a Cert IV trainer and assessor and holds a Senior First Aid Certificate. He previously held the position of head trainer for another leading 4WD training organisation and has many years experience of four wheel driving. He has trained many hundreds of people in both nationally accredited and recreational courses.
Born in the UK, Richard spent his younger years growing up on farms where by the time he was eight he was driving Landrovers and farm tractors. This childhood experience spawned his love of all things 4WD and off-road. Since then, 4WDs and four wheel driving have become not just a passion but a way of life! Richard modified and customised his first 4WD, a Toyota Hilux, at the age of 19. This later led him to become involved professionally in building and modifying 4WDs for off-road racing and expedition. Richard has vast experience in driving off road, competing in various forms of off road racing.
Richard's extensive off-road driving experience, combined with his knowledge of vehicles at a component level, gives him a unique perspective and the edge over others training in the industry.
Richard loves the outdoors and is keen to promote the TREAD LIGHTLY philosophy. As an Honorary Calm Officer he understands the pressure that our environment is under and the need to conserve it if we wish to enjoy it in the future —
Take nothing but a photograph, leave nothing but a footprint!
Track record
Who Has He Trained?
Richard has trained many hundreds of people in 4WD, defensive and gravel road nationally accredited courses. He has also trained many hundreds of satisfied clients in recreational 4WD courses.
He has trained for the following companies:
- AGC – Ausclad Group of Companies
- Agnew Gold Mine
- Ausdrill
- BHP Billiton
- DTA Drilling Tools Australia
- Ertech
- Gindalbie Metals Ltd
- Gumala Contracting
- Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mine
- Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd
- Leighton Contractors Pty Limited
- Midwest Population Health Unit – Gascoyne
- Melville Toyota
- Newcrest Mining
- NRW Pty Ltd
- Rio Tinto
- Sinosteel Midwest Management Pty Ltd
- Speno Rail Maintenance
- Thiess Pty Ltd
- Adventure Offroad TrainingRichard Nicholls
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