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Enjoy this festive season surrounded by those you love.....
may it be filled with loads of fun & joy!

Christmas is not just a day, an event to be observed & speedily forgotten.
It is a spirit which should permeate every part of out lives.
~William Parks~

MERRY CHRISTMAS
THE STAFF AT ALLTRAX NZ
WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
DURING THE PAST YEAR AND
TO WISH YOU ALL A SAFE
AND HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND
A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.
WE ALSO WISH TO ADVISE THAT OUR WORKSHOP
WILL BE CLOSED FROM 12NOON
FRIDAY DECEMBER 24TH 2010
AND WILL RE-OPEN
MONDAY JANUARY 10TH 2011
ALLTRAX NZ

Wish List

Garry is thrilled to cross off some things on his wish list.

Look at the load of goodies that arrived last month!

A chassis straightner, rollers, folders etc etc.

Another Wise Quack

"Learn from the mistakes of others.
You can't live long enough to make them all yourself"
~Eleanor Roosevelt~

Welcome New Baby

Garry's sister had a gorgeous baby boy on Monday.

Welcome Luke James into the World.

Pictures to Share

Hi again, Its wonderful to have our men back home after a 10 day "working trip" from Chch to Queenstown in the sprint to the finish of the Silver Fern Rally 2010. Thought I'd share a few pictures that were taken on our camera during the event. Garry says, he had an awesome team of guys in his crew this year, thanks for all your help, humour, encouragement and hard work, it all helps to make the time away easier and successful.

Christmas Advent Calendar

This probably wont interest all the guys out there, but for the girls thought I would share how I treated myself with a day off from the kids last Saturday while Garry was still away at the Silver Fern Rally.

This is what I created.

Its an advent Calender for December in the lead up to Xmas. Its got 24 little drawers for the kids to open for their treat.

It was wonderful to spend the day in adult company and having a very busy, industrious, creative day building, glueing, spray painting, and hammering!

I was wrapped with the final result, which hopefully will last for years to come, and may even become an heirloom.....

VW Transparent Factory

ALLTRAX' CAR FINISHES RALLY

Finished in 7th place for day 7.
Thanks Jacob for bringing it home with far less battle wounds than in 2008. Jacob Scannell and co driver Chris Lancaster finished 15th from 27 finishers and 9 withdrawls in the Silver Fern Marathon Rally for historic cars.
Well Done Guys.....

DAY 7 SILVER FERN RALLY

Christchurch's Jeff Judd has won the week long Silver Fern Rally for historic cars. Pic is Judd and co driver Mark Smith at the Queenstown finish.

Deane Buist & Andrew Bulman won the Challenge event for more highly modified cars.

DAY 6 Silver Fern Rally

Hi All,

The Silver Fern marathon car rally is going down to the wire.

If any of the leading drivers suffer a puncture tomorrow it could make the difference between first and second in both events.

Pictures: Shane Murland (Escort) jumping a bridge

Geoff Portman (Commodore) lifting a wheel

Deane Buist (Escort sliding) is the new leader in the Challenge event.

DAY 5 Silver Fern Rally

Today's six stages take the field through a total of 173 kms in South Otago and the Catlins in Eastern Southland to the overnight halt at Invercargill.


Here are more photos from the Silver Fern Marathon Rally. Polesznig, Judd, Goldsbrough.

Judd holds lead...... he now has a four minute 2 sec lead over Murlands similar Escort RS 1800 after five of the seven days.
Englishman Andrew Siddall says " those Kiwi guys are too fast"
"The stages are magic - worth coming to the far side of the world for. "

After sitting in 6th place in the Historic Challenge at end of day 4, the rigours of day 5 took their toll the ALLTRAX car and broke some steering bolts, luckily they slid off to the side of the road and our crew went in to retrieve, this resulted in a maximum time given for SS27 and again for SS28 while they repaired the car. Rejoined again for the last 2 stages of the day, to begin closing the gap. With only 2 days left, they now have a big job ahead to claw their way back up the field.

Tomorrow's competition includes six stages in Central Southland and Central Otago totalling 182 kms before the overnight halt in Alexandra.

DAY 3 Silver Fern Rally

Wise Quacks

I took the kids to a book sale yesterday, and came across some small quotation books and just couldnt resist getting a couple.
This quote is from Wise Quacks, yes it has geese, ducks and swan pictures throughout it, hence "Quacks" not "Quotes"

It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit. ~john wooden~

Thrills and spills at Silver Fern Rally - 3 Sport - Video - 3 News

Thrills and spills at Silver Fern Rally - 3 Sport - Video - 3 News

Check out the link above to see Silver Fern coverage they had on TV3 last night.
Did you see our car???
Unfortunately not shown in action but a good one at a service park.

SILVER FERN DAY 1

Silver Fern Historic Rally - Leg 1

Jacob and Chris finish Day 1 in 6th place!

Check out the results here http://www.chrissport.co.nz/

DUNLOP TARGA 2010 REPORT

Peter Jones Driver

This was the first ever rally for myself and my co driver Neil Andrews from Waihi in the Corremandel. Without a doubt it is one of the most awesome events I have ever been in. It is well organised and professionally run. Neil did an outstanding job as a co driver. My Escort was built and immaculately prepared by Garry Grant and the team at ALLTRAX. The car drawing a lot of interest from day one. It was the only MK1 Escort entered in this years Targa. The car handled exceptionally well and is a credit to Garry.
During the 6 day event I met a lot of new people and made many new friends. Prologue at Hampton Downs race track was a disappointment when the spark plug lead came off right on the start line as we launched. Once the lead was secured the car ran very well on the second SS around Hampton downs. Being an endurance rally I took it easy on the day one especially the first stage that was very foggy. From there I gained some confidence and started to work my way up the field some what. A big thanks to Garry and his father Keith whom tirelessly serviced for us throughout the rally keeping the car going. It was a pleasure to be able to make it from the start in Manakau city to the finish in Wellington in one piece. Although we had our challenges along the way, being the only car in the whole rally to suffer a broken windscreen and not just once. It happened 2 days in a row! Disappointment came on the last day when the clutch cable broke on the Upper Hutt SS28 and the car had to be driven out of the stage in 3rd gear. We drove to an unscheduled service where Garry and Keith installed another clutch cable very quickly and got us up and running again.
No class prizes to be had, but I was pleased to be awarded a medal for being a Targa finisher.
Special Thanks to:
Guy from Victory Automotive who spent many hours ensuring the engine was assembled correctly and would run reliably.
Also thanks to Brenda Grant for cooking us a fruit cake, which I so enjoyed each time we pulled in for a service:-)

Shucks thanks Pete......

TARGA 2010 Pictures

Some pics at Targa NZ. Will post some comments from the driver soon.

TARGA 2010

With Targa NZ over for 2010 we now concentrate on finishing touches in preparation for the South Island Silver Fern Rally.

This Rally we have leased our MK 11 Escort again to UK driver Jacob Scannell with NZ Chris Lancaster as co driver.

Garry has prepared the car to the very highest of standards, this year Jacob will be dealing with a much faster car as its now running a 2L Pinto engine.

He drove the same car in the 2008 Silver Fern but as a 1600.

We are hoping with the extra power it will help get him out of trouble and bring it home in a "straighter condition" than last time.

You can follow the results on http://www.chrissport.co.nz/

The rally begins Sunday 14th.

Check out Chris Barnett (black RX7) and Ashton Wood (Escort BDA) here www.kolourcare.co.nz yes that is damage in the front of Ashtons car! Oh dear, those corners just jump out of nowhere!
Ashton went on to compete in Nelsons Phil Fiddy rallysprint last weekend with the car stopping off at ALLTRAX workshop for repairs.

Ground-Sky Photography

Ground-Sky Photography

Photos will be available on Groundsky shortly.

2 DOWN 1 TO GO

With Targa NZ and Waimate 50 over for 2010 its now full steam ahead in preparation for the EPAY SILVER FERN RALLY.

With 3 big events in the space of 4 weeks its been a frenzy of activity here at ALLTRAX.

Peter, Neil, Garry & Keith returned from Targa last week, they said the event was terrific, well organised and generally glad to be in amongst it for the week. Peter completed the event without missing a single stage!

The car not only survived but the only evidence of competing in such an event was stone chips and remains of the SECOND broken windscreen lying throughout the floor of the car.

As seen here the car begins its strip down and check over.

Hoping to post comments soon from Peter and Garry.

Targa New Zealand - "The Ultimate Road Race"

Targa New Zealand - "The Ultimate Road Race"

Taking Messages

Hi All,

The ALLTRAX team will be away on event next week.
23 Oct and will be returning to work 1 November.
If you have any enquiries/emails
Brenda will pass these onto Garry throughout the week.
Go to the link posted to follow Targa NZ.

CLASSY CLASSIC

Today the MK1 got plastered!

All stickered up with Targa sponsors and ALLTRAX logo.

The car leaves today to begin its journey to Auckland. Via transporter.

Garry and Keith leave tomorrow in the service van and drive up North to meet Peter and Neil (co driver)

We all wish Pete the best of luck and drive to get to the finish!

Waimate 50 Street Race

Waimate 50 Street Race

3 Different Cars! 3 Different Events!

DUNLOP TARGA NZ: 24 - 31 October

WAIMATE 50: 23 -24 October

SILVER FERN MARATHON RALLY: 13 - 20 November

OFFICE PARTY

ALLTRAX celebrated with friends and clients the opening of our new office / showroom.

We had a fabulous evening, with great food, great weather and great company.

A few spot prizes to be won including goods donated by Southfuels Spring Grove, Joyce Grant Mary Kay Products for Men and Women, WURTH, and ALLTRAX.

Aaron Graham (YOUNGS) was the lucky winner of some WURTH product.....LOL!

Garry and I would like to thank all those people who contributed in helping us reach this goal. So please call in and see us for a coffee, we now have a comfortable reception area where you can browze through your favourate car magazine.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

In between goals is a thing called life that has to be lived and enjoyed ~ Sid Caesar~

Cake, Movies and Another Year Older

They just keep rolling around and you can't do anything about it!

Its great having kids, they remind you to enjoy life, the more birthdays the better as far as they are concerned. I went all out and cooked a roast chicken meal with lemon meringue pudding and then a chocolate log birthday cake!

Happy Birthday Garry.

We got shouted out to the movies and the kids went to Nana and Pops for the night. It was lovely to have a night out.

Other Family Stuff

School Holiday Fun, some face painting...

A sport supporter

A vampire

and a mimer.

We had a few windy days over the holidays which was perfect for kite flying, Rhys nearly got lifted off his feet a couple of times but he thought it was awesome.

A weekend at Pohara with perfect weather, we spent lots of time bike riding which really boosted the kids confidence. We decided that Jake really needed a new bike (as Rhys is riding his old one) it turned out to be the best decision as he really loves it and all he wanted to do for the weekend was ride it. Kayne hasnt shown any interest in learning to ride a bike so we borrowed a trail gaitor and strapped it onto the back of my bike and towed him. It took a wee bit of encouraging but he got the hang of it pretty quick. Rhys was right in his element and we just couldnt hold him back, Jake and Rhys were off racing each other along the track. My sister came for the weekend with us and we all had such a great break away. Just what we all needed.

Spring Time

Time has flown by and we've been so busy with work and new additions on the farm that I just havnt had a chance to put it all on the blog.

Here are some pics of our new arrivals this spring.

Firstly we got our "class of eight" (chooks that is!)

Anconas, whynedots, barnefelders, sussex, leghorns........

They are all heritage breeds, from a local breeder here in Nelson.

Yes they all have names, thats the fun of them all being different colours.

Jacobs = Princess Laya, Rhys'= Maisy, Kaynes=Jessie, Mine=Buffy, Garry's= Slash, Issacs=Poppy, Nana=Gwinney, Grandad=Billy.

The kids are still fighting over who gets the eggs each day, and its almost 2 months since we got them! Its neat that the novelty hasnt worn off yet.

Its nice to finally have chooks scratching about, its been on the to do list for ages. Farm Fresh EGGS are fabulous, and we never run out.

Our second additions are these 2 cuties....

Jacob and Nana named them "bunty" and "Tipet"

They are the cutest things. They are now drinking straight out of a bucket, twice a day which Jake helps with. 8am and 6pm. Hes totally into it!

CONGRATULATIONS JACOB AND NINA

Jake and Nina had a baby girl on the 4th October.

We are so happy for you on the safe and healthy arrival of your precious new baby girl "Georgia"

We can't wait to see some pictures, please bring heaps with you Jake when you come to NZ in November.

This is a card I have made to send you (will have something in the post soon)

Love to you all.

How "NOT" to pull a truck out of the mud (FULL CLIP)

Oops....

Oops, it pays to do your research first......
Helmet is a Snell 2005 standard
not FIA

Targa New Zealand - "The Ultimate Road Race"

Targa New Zealand - "The Ultimate Road Race"

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WAIMATE 50

WAIMATE 50 GRAVEL TARMAC SPRINT SERIES

3 events over 2 days. Be quick. Don't miss out on this fantastic event.



SAT - 4km hillclimb

SUN- 6km rallysprint and a 'race around the houses' street sprint/race.



Street sprint/race using the main street and alot of the original 'Waimate 50' circuit. The first 'Waimate 50' was run in 1959 and won by Bruce McLaren.



Go to http://www.waimate50.co.nz/ for all information. Great entries already recieved (including international drivers such as Rob Millen and Keith & Mary-Anne Callinan), so be quick and get your entry in and please book your accommodation early.



Organiser: Rob Aikman Ph: 03 689 8094 (work) or 0274 416 511 Email: motorservices@xtra.co.nz

Quote of the Week

The SOUL has greater need of the IDEAL than the REAL.
It is by the REAL we exist, it is by the IDEAL that we LIVE.
~Victor Hugo~

On Display

This was a great opportunity to showcase a 1974 MK1 Escort RS 2000 Replica.


We had this car on display at the entrance to the super special stage at the Richmond Showgrounds.


Many of the rally spectators got to see it up close and took the opportunity to talk with us about our work, from rust repairs, building a rollcage to building up a performance car.


It was great to meet all those that stopped to chat and tell me about their cars.


Thanks to all those that stopped for a look, we had an awesome response and many genuine enquiries.


Please follow our blog, we have lots more coming up this year.

To Hot To Handle

Even though Ashton didn't run all the stages he seemed pretty stoked with what he did get to do. His rally was interupted by brake pad failure and Ashton attempting to hot up his electric power steering with a second electric motor!

A few hassles came their way but Sunday they got in 4 stages running 18th - 19th overall.

Thanks to Yvonne Watson for this awesome picture, professional photographer???

We also would like to thank the Nelson Rally organisers for organising, building and running the super special stage at the showgrounds, this was a fantastic idea with some finetuning this will be as asset to our rally.