08 December, 2009

Race 26, Stiffy's Beach

October 18 2009… so, the new estate by the lake still isn’t built, which means our track is not yet out of bounds. A short but demanding dash to the water’s edge, with twisty corners and a rain-soaked surface – this could be interesting…

The ground-rattling leviathan known as Old 47 sports a wide-angle vidcam mounted high at the back, you can see it below, and the photo above is what it sees. If you’ve seen the race movie, you’ll have seen the full effect…

Did we mention the rain-soaked surface? Quicksilver hangs on, for now…

Death Machine, however, doesn’t...

It soon becomes a familiar sight, though…

Even the normally cautious Chariot of the Dogs goes walkies in the bush…

D-Max has learnt something from the previous race… don’t worry about pedestrians, perhaps?

Oops, I did it again… not a lot of tread on them fancy looking tyres, then…

Keep your eyes on the road, gentlemen…

41kph, stopping distance 20m – you do the maths…

Yeah, thought so…

It’s like déjà vu all over again…

Everyone makes it eventually, and the industrial espionage gets underway…
Official Results:
  1. Obsession
  2. Enterprise
  3. Dmax
  4. Ton 'O' Fun
  5. Bootylicious
  6. Paddles
  7. Death Ray
  8. Old 47
  9. Chariot of the Dogs
  10. Trollywood
  11. Quicksilver
  12. Death Machine

AIGRF remains indebted as always to friends and supporters for setting up, clearing up and recording the event for posterity. See you next time…

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