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Thought you said those distributors were good, bring back the lumination!! Be brave but listen to Rod. Regards to you both, Farmer Richard

Posted on October 21st, 2008 under Iain Freestone & Rod MacLean. Tags: Iain Freestone & Rod MacLean. Comments: None

David from Bombay, Auckland, NZ, Chris from Hamilton, NZ. Car: Toyota Levin
At the finish:  “We broke the throttle cable at the start of the 2nd stage this morning. We have now driven 2 stages with the co-driver operating the accelerator through the window. This has proven a very interesting last few hours. An experiment not [...]

Posted on October 19th, 2008 under David Nathan & Chris Ramsay. Tags: David Nathan & Chris Ramsay. Comments: None

Dave C from Amberley, NZ, Dave H from Alexandra, NZ. Car: Mazda RX3.
SS15: “Great!”
SS14: “Broken exhaust”
SS13: “Had nearly zero percent steering for last 15km”
SS12: “All good, not so bad”
SS8: “Good - happy to be up the field now”
SS7: “Puts a new meaning on the word dawnbreaker. Man should not have so much fun with his [...]

Posted on October 19th, 2008 under Dave Carr & Dave Henderson. Tags: carr_henderson. Comments: None

Robbie from Oamaru, NZ. Neville from Blackwater, AUS. Car: 1981 Datsun Stanza SSS.
At the finish:  “The drinks are on me. Thanks to everyone. We will have a good few drinks & I’m sure the stories will get better by the end of the evening”
SS48:  “Can taste the beer already”
SS47: “I’m ready for a beer”
SS46:  “If [...]

Posted on October 19th, 2008 under Robbie Elliott & Neville Barton. Tags: Robbie Elliott & Neville Barton. Comments: 1

Kevin from Greymouth, NZ. Wayne from Christchurch, NZ. Car: 1985 Toyota Starlet
SS16: Just went past on a trailer
SS8: “All good - big things can come in small packages”
SS7: “That was for my mate who’s missus wouldn’t let him come south with me”
SS6: Smiling! “All going well, can’t wait for the longer stages, especially the big [...]

Posted on October 18th, 2008 under Kevin Lynch & Wayne Julian. Tags: lynch_julian. Comments: None

Both from Cambridge, NZ. Car: 1991 Nissan Pulsar NI4.
At the finish: “WE GOT HERE!! Take a picture of the car - any side, they’re all pretty - haven’t been near a fence or a tree. Tried twice to finish Targa, broken the jinx now”
SS48: “Nursing a broken engine - may not get there”
SS47: “Survival mode. [...]

Posted on October 18th, 2008 under Donald McPherson & Warwick Levis. Tags: Donald McPherson & Warwick Levis. Comments: None

Both from Dunedin, NZ. Car: 2003 Toyota Corolla GT.
SS48: Girls in the campervan said it wouldn’t get printing. “Crests like nipples, big as Scania wheel nuts”
SS46: “Stage was fantastic - one of those ones you could pin the tail on it & call it a weasel”
SS45: “Rough bits” Quote from navigator - “been using the [...]

Posted on October 18th, 2008 under Allan Dippie & Paul Coghill. Tags: Allan Dippie & Paul Coghill. Comments: None

Both from Cust, NZ. Car: 1974 Ford Escort Mexico.
At the finish: “We lost the clutch in touring before the 3km stage - but we’ve had a fantastically good 8 days - certainly it was a challenge, but we’re here, and sometimes we weren’t sure we’d make it. Hello to Room 1 at Cust school - [...]

Posted on October 18th, 2008 under Dean Pester & Kennys Pester. Tags: Dean Pester & Kennys Pester. Comments: 3

Both from Hamilton, NZ. Car: Ford Capri V6.
SS47:  “Went backwards through a fence - the strainer hit the drivers door” he came out towing 20m of fencewire on the rear axle
SS46: “Great fun, power sliding everywhere”
SS45: “Too muddy for us. There was always a good chance of sliding off on the yellow clay”
SS42: Was last [...]

Posted on October 18th, 2008 under Nelson Marshall & Allan Glenn. Tags: Nelson Marshall & Allan Glenn. Comments: None