SS40: “Two stages to go, just keep it tidy. Its been a great rally. We aren’t there yet, must keep concentrating”
SS39: “Pushing hard now, this is British weather, none of your poncy Kiwi stuff”
SS37: Battling with Brad, but has local NZ Knowledge, must help
SS35: “I have been trying, but these kiwi roads, I would like less fifth gear & brows & more technical driving”
SS31 & SS32: “SS31 – Hit a marked log with both front & rear wheel. In SS32 we had a bit of allsorts – we are now playing the percentage game. The only thing this car lacks is Roger Clark”
SS29: “That stage was too fast for me”
SS25 & SS26: “He passed me in stage but I’m just not fast enough”
SS23: “Absolutely awesome, that stage. That was brilliant. Good day”.
SS22: “Amazing, bit like Africa. Had a big off, something is damaged”
SS21: “That was good. I didn’t think they could get better but they are. Car perfect like a swiss clock”
SS19: “Blind crests, frightening”
SS16, SS17, SS18: “Very tricky in the thick fog”
SS14: “Never done anything like it. Would do it again”
SS7 & SS8: “I got caught in the dust after 10km”
SS6: “The drop offs in there…… well!!” “Glad to be through the day in one piece. New car, so slippy”
SS5: “Brilliant! Never driven anything like it in my life”
SS1: Very slippery, stopped to try to tow out 1, no go
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Andrew got started into rallying after watching ITV “World of Sport” program on the protptype MG Metro 6R4 with Tony Pond. Andrew’s first rallycar was a Leyland Mini 1275cc in the Opposite Lock Rally 1982. Since then he has competed in 1990 RAC Rally in a Vauxhall Nova GTE and then restarted rallying 3 years ago, and has competed in the UK British Historic Championship, The East African Safari 2009.
He has also navigated on the Tour Auot Lissac (France) and the Tour Britannia in an Aston Marton DB2.
Well done guys – a good effort