We talk to Jason Lock, one of the Judges for the 4x4 Australia 4x4 of the year competition. Which 4x4s where on the long list? Which 4WDs made it to the short list? How did they run their tests?  A really interesting story about determining the best 4WDs in Australia. Check out the show notes on 4x4earth.com for more details and links to the sites we've mentioned in the podcast. Join the conversation about  the 4x4earth podcast on the 4x4earth forum.  www.4x4earth.com is Australia's largest free and independent 4 wheel driving website with over 200,000 visits per month. If you are loving 4x4earth.com, check out the 4x4earth Merch.  The sales help to keep Australia's largest free and independent 4 wheel drive website and the largest Australian 4x4 Podcast!  It helps us to keep on doing the work to keep tracks open.