TE AWAMUTU’S MONTHLY MOTORING MAGAZINE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

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Paddon was a wildcard entry, but had a was a wildcard entry, Paddon In the end it was consistency that gave It also gives him the New Zealand rally also earned the right to compete in Paddon Mr Machell says it is a credit to the young The team is readying his old Mitsubishi 6438290AA www.ford.co.nz he supports come through to take top Kiwi honours. very consistent event. him the win and a good overall placing. Series title with a meeting to go, the youngest driver to achieve this. another international rally and his Mitsubishi Evo9 has already been shipped for him to compete in Malaysia. man that he is still committed to competing in the last round of New Zealand Cham- pionship in Nelson despite not needing the points. Evo8, with begged, borrowed and stolen parts, for that event before he heads overseas. cations SHARED SUCCESS he Machell family are a keen motoring bunch – enjoying their own classic and street machine TONY FABISH TONY your vehicle is fully repaired back to factory specifi His years of experience ensure As in the past, John Machell took time He was assigned to assist chief timing The two Johns were in charge of mak- it was the Mr Machell says, to be fair, But it was a crucial role. ve lines of communica- The pair had fi Mrs Machell says it was exciting to He says it is a very serious business, And he was one of the lucky volunteers T He says John (Holland) made sure Mr Machell says there were probably It was also exciting to see the racer cars and supporting many forms of mo- torsport. business to volunteer out of his Farmline New Zealand. Rally for Repco marshal John Holland, who has been NZ for 36 years. with Rally ing sure every aspect of the timing event was perfect – especially as titles (like last year’s NZ) can be won Rally or lost on tenths of a second. other John in charge of the timing and was ‘the boy’. cials to maintain, the tion with race offi nish of every stage visited the start and fi to make sure every aspect of timing equipment was up to scratch and they have to make sure back-up systems are in place in case of failure. be so up close to the high-tech world of WRC organisation. but can also be fun. who actually got to see some racing. Chance to get inside hi-tech WRC world we stayed around long enough to see the top drivers through to eventual Kiwi is one of the (Farmline Hayden Paddon team’s sponsors) before heading to the next stage. 10 timing crews of seven or eight vol- unteers and most would have seen very race action. little, if any, When his team was racing he would As part of the safety role, he would He says initially it is up to the teams The downside for scrutineers, espe- But he does enjoy the New Zealand He says this Kiwi innovation has now help other scrutineers working ‘generally’ with other race classes. also inspect damaged vehicles, monitor repairs and work with the teams to ad- dress any safety issues. race a safe vehicle and scrutineers are a back-up in the decision making process. cially those who love motorsport like Mr see much live Thomson, is that they don’t race action. set up with all WRC teams under one roof with spectator viewing areas. been adopted with success by some of the other international rallies. 410 Bond Road, Te Awamutu 410 Bond Road, Te 871 4069 PH 871 5069 • FAX A RECOMMENDED REPAIRER FOR A RECOMMENDED REPAIRER TONY FABISH FABISH TONY PANELWORKS • State of the Art Autorobot Chassis Alignment System • State of the Art Autorobot local Smith & Autoglass service centre • Your • Repair small chips and cracks in your car windscreen Had an Accident Had an Accident an Accident Truck Need a Tow a Tow Truck Need a Courtesy Car a Courtesy Chipped or Broken Car Windscreen Chipped or Broken • Vero • Vero • AMP • AA Insurance • Tower • Axiom • AMI Insurance • Farmers Mutual Group • Lumley Insurance • SIS • State insurance • NZI Insurance Any changes to components are WRC rules state how many parts can use a con- Teams rules also apply. Tyre They are allocated their tyres, which Mr Thomson says any breach is serious RALLY New Zealand scrutineering team member Maurice Thomson RALLY catching up at his ‘real job’. 6438255AA monitoring, observing and recording any work done on the cars during service rme. parks at parc fi checked against the regulations. be used in an event, and these are sealed, tagged and coded can be checked at any time during the event. trol tyre and nominate before the event which compound they wish to use. all carry barcodes, and at any time these can be scanned for compliance. nancial pen- and at the least will incur a fi but if it involves breaching weight or alty, tyre regulations, will most likely involve exclusion. 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Thomson was part of the scrutineering peo- team involving about 20 Waikato ple, including Mark Empson - origi- Awamutu. nally from Te neers are allocated a variety of tasks designed to ensure everyone is follow- ing the rules. some monitor the strict tyre regime of international rallies, some monitor ve- hicle weights, some track equipment used on the vehicles. NOW from new SAVE $2000 SAVE SAVE $2000 SAVE SAVE $3000 SAVE Honda CRV SAVE $7000 SAVE NOW $11,990 NOW $9,990 NOW $35,990 ONLY $14,990 ONLY Phone 871 7006 D/C, 2W/D, only 20,000km, Specialists in sourcing late model Cars and Commercials only 24,000kms, like new, • NEVILLE RAPSON - 418 Sloane Street, Te Awamutu • email: [email protected] website: www.tass.co.nz Awamutu Te 418 Sloane Street, 2007 Nissan Navara Mitsubishi Diamante 2000 Subaru Lancaste • SALE ENDS 30/09/08

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