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.