Good to see such great attitudes guys, nice to know that responsible 4wders aren't such a dying breed.
There should be no such thing as a "hardcore track" anywhere that isn't privately owned bush. All legitimate tracks are (or were) there for a reason! They weren't carved into rock and slashed down to "challenge" you. There are plenty of iconic tracks out there that are well known for their difficulty, but just like the recent grading of Billy Goats, they are still tracks that have a purpose and need not to be unnecessarily destroyed in between maintenance (if they are even maintained at all anymore). What classifies as a "fire trail" or "camping access road" to you? What if that "hardcore track" you deem not to be as important as these other tracks is the only way around a bushfire? There's no excuse for unnecessarily chopping up tracks of any kind, as the only people it will affect in the long term is us as 4wders. I've been through plenty of sh!tty muddy steep tracks but never have I intentionally set out with the knowledge that track conditions would not be optimal. Plenty of other ways to challenge yourself without doing so at the cost of track damage.
