Rebecca and I managed to get up early and have an hour wandering the town as the sun rose. Akaroa is a really nice place and I suspect we will return, probably without an entourage of motor heads and a death march schedule.
We used the coast road to exit Akaroa and head off on our long journey. It’s hard to make every day interesting and this was is really just a transport stage. 500 odd Km. Today marked the demise of the second of Rogers support vehicles. It’s lucky the competitors are more reliable than the support cars. The v12 jag lead car has also eaten all it’s oil so it may be on the way too..
Arriving in Dunedin is no great tonic for the soul after a big day in the road. The hotel is tired, food poor and the greyness crushing. The hotel staff were actually the high point and tried to be cheerful but you can only do so much
What’s happened to the smartypants cam?
Is it working or is it network access which is stopping the post?
Keep enjoying,
Cheers,
PB
Well it isnt entirely reliable but we have lots of video. One big issue is that I used a standard cigarette lighter insert on the end of the cable I made and the exige pops it out under braking on track. We fixed that but it doesnt always start up as it is supposed to and there is no way of telling whether its running in the Exige until the end of the day.
Hey Ian.
Mate, I see form the latest that you came second in the event. Congratulations. Bet you and Rebecca are happy to be back home and in your own comfy beds after such a tour. TIC.
Cheers and all the very best, Ollie.
Drop me a note when you have a sec.
Yes happy to be back. The event was certainly memorable. I’ll never look at a bottle of cognac the same way again. email on the way.