This Otago rally I took on a new challenge and decided to co drive for a good mate of mine and what a week it was!

We had a huge week and it wasn't without it's challenges but we made it to the end with some pretty big achievements. We achieved first in our class. 

As much as driving is my true passion I think it's a really good skill to learn the co drivers job too. 

I plan to do more co driving with Jonty this season while I plan what comes next for my driving career. There's exciting times to come!

2021 was another tough year with covid lockdowns still continuing, creating a lot of uncertainty and cancelling many events. Time behind the wheel is very precious so I am grateful that again we got to compete in two rallies and some local events to keep the brain & body sharp. 

I feel that this year I did my best driving despite the lack of competitive mileage which makes me very excited going into the next couples seasons as I look to really master rallying and perhaps upgrade the Corolla. 

We will see what the future holds but I'll be pushing on in 2022!

Canterbury rally was on fast public roads this year. I had my original co driver Bri Little back in the car writing and reading our pace notes. We had so much fun and great reliability all weekend which helped us achieve 37th overall. 

I was so spoilt to spend last weekend racing around Otago's gravel roads. Like always these roads are some of the best in the country, fast, flowing and plenty of crests... you can't get much better. We were over the moon to achieve 5th in class and 42nd overall! This was an awesome result in the mighty Corolla, we learnt so much and kept the pace up all weekend. My co driver Blake Murch did an awesome job calling the notes. This just gives the whole team more motivation for future rallies!

2020 was a challenging year with covid and lockdowns putting a halt on a lot of our rally events but I was lucky to still compete in some local sprints and most importantly Canterbury & South Canterbury Rally. 

I was very grateful to win the Autosport 1600cc class for 2020 and the ladies trophy. Thank you to Autosport my local for putting on many great events despite a challenging year.

I also can't show enough appreciation to all the people who have helped me throughout the year and I really look forward to giving it another go in 2021!

Despite 2020 being a difficult year for the whole world we were lucky enough to get back on the gravel and have some fun.

Canterbury rally was one of my best yet, our notes were good and the car pace was awesome. We had a great day of close battles and tried new things throughout the day learning more about what works well and what doesn't. 

Now we are back into a long break but look forward to getting back on the gas in 2021. 

WAITOMO RALLY 

COROMANDEL RALLY 

Got to spend my weekend going sideways again at South Canterbury Rally!

I couldn't have asked for better weekend, we took a massive risk by deciding to write our own notes after having only done two noted rallies, luckily it ended up really working for us. After two days of recce we watched all our in car going over the notes with a fine tooth comb and once happy we prepared for another day of rallying, consisting of 12 stages (200km). 

We had a great time and picked up the pace throughout the day, what a fun but technical rally. Doing laps around levels for the last stage took me back to my circuit racing days, it is slightly different with gravel tyres on.

We now sit second in our NZRC class and I am currently leading the rookie championship! Can't wait to see how the rest of our season plays out...

Canterbury Rally

Feeling so privileged to have been back behind the wheel at Canterbury rally over the weekend.
We spent the Friday and Saturday doing recce, organising our notes and doing the finishing touches on the car before the ceremonial start on Saturday night.  
Sunday we were off to a slippery start in stage one but after changing the tyre pressures at the first service we were back to going sideways and worked hard, getting faster throughout the rally. 
Many thanks to Brianna for once again being an amazing co driver and thanks to Jay and Pete for letting us join the team for the weekend..you guys are amazing! 
Thanks to everyone who came and said hello, helped us get to the rally, helped during the rally and to all the amazing organizers and volunteers. Congrats to all the competitors who set the bar really high and motivate us to push harder every rally.
Out next event will be South Canterbury in three weeks 

Otago Rally 2019

What an awesome weekend of rallying, we came away with 2nd in class at our first NZ Rally Championship event. 

We started the rally with recce on Friday which was all new to me along with doing notes. Saturday marked the start of the rally stages which included foresty roads and public gravel roads where our confidence grew throughout the day.  Thanks to the guys at SAS for your awesome servicing that helped keep us and the car going. 

Going into the last stage currently in second place was an exciting and nerving feeling knowing there was a battle on. When we finished our rally we couldn't stop smiling knowing we had done it,  made it to the end of our first NZRC rally and in second place. 

Thanks to everyone who has helped me get to where I am, whether it be working on the car,  sponsorship or just being there encouraging me along.. I appreciate it so much.  
Biggest thanks goes out to my co driver  Brianna Little for the amazing job you did.  Can't wait to see how much more we can learn and improve at rally Canterbury!