It’s lunchtime, Day 1, at the Rotorua Targa. Team AutoQuest has successfully completed the first 4 stages and is busy washing off the road debris that accumulated on their feisty Porsche GT3 RS. And yes indeed, feisty it is…as driver Gavin Riches reports, “We’re doing great! All four stages were extremely wet. It was absolutely pouring with rain. The roads were slippery and downright treacherous. This morning has put our new tires and our new wet weather suspension to the test! Happily, our new gear has stood us well and we’ve managed to hold our own as a 2 wheel drive car against an entire flock of 4 wheel drive cars.”While munching on huge sandwiches, the crew was still trying to decide the best way to adapt the car for the weather. Every so often, a peak of sunshine looks promising, but the consensus is that they’ll probably stick with the wet weather set-up.
Car gear isn’t the only thing that’s new this year…Lew had shown up this morning with a very cool green John Deere hat and Malcolm is sporting new Avanti sunglasses. Grant has chosen a new Porsche shirt for the day but it’s Ivan in his bright yellow rainwear that is giving this team the boost.
And what a boost it is – at lunchtime on Day 1 – Team AutoQuest is in 2nd place with total time of 28:42! Way to go guys!
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