Phil gets psyched up while Mark gets buckled in

Fast Times in Te Puke

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April 6th 2008
By invitation from our friends Alison and Phil we attended a Sprint Car Rally fundraising event for Pukehina School, just outside of Te Puke. Officially the event is called the Old Coach Road Seal Bent Sprint and it was sponsored by the Tauranga Mount Motor Sport Club. Phil has been racing rally cars for 20 plus years. Currently he drives a hopped up Mitsubishi Gallant. This was not a too seri ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Te Puke

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more