16/04/2026
Another person I gotta say thank you to is Craig Hughes for letting us use his van and trailer for this big trip. Thank you so so much!!
Father and Son from Japan rallying in New Zealand 🇳🇿🇯🇵
Suzuki swift sport zc31s
16/04/2026
Another person I gotta say thank you to is Craig Hughes for letting us use his van and trailer for this big trip. Thank you so so much!!
14/04/2026
To wrap up, Great team, happy car, bumper on!
We finished 68/148 overall, 9/20 class B! 🙌🙌
Only 90/148 survived this rally so it definitely was a tough one..
Massive thank you to our service crew Grant Clayton&Blake Fox, my mum and partner, gavin and everyone who helped us out!
Thank you to our awesome sponsors:
-BRIG brake pads supplying high quality Japanese rally brake pads!
-RT Trailers Automotive & Fabrication making this car so reliable that we didn’t have any issue over the weekend. And always giving us spot on advice and suggestions based on long experience in rally.
-Dunlop Direzza Japan for good trusty tires.
12/04/2026
Sunday Leg2:
Good thing this year we only started the day at 9am not 7am😵💫
Nice and steady through stages. No sketchy moments. Although, dad could’ve pushed more for sure. But my goal as a codriver was to finish the rally. So that’s a skill that I need to develop to balance how much I let my dad push and how much I tell him to be cautious…
Massive effort from Grant Clayton and Blake Fox getting muddy in the rain. Thank you guys so much!
Last half of stages were Otago famous roller coaster like stages with rain so bit slippery but managed to finish all 16 stages!