Thumbs up for new Mud Plug venue

4WD Sports
Wednesday, 15 August 2018

A good time, by all accounts, was had by all at this year’s  Clutha 4WD Club’s Mud Plug, held at a new property off Slopedown Road near Clinton.

Photos by Chris Watson - Pro Focus Photography

Previously, the Clutha club has held Mug Plug events at a site near Cannibal Bay in the Catlins. The new site hear Clinton provided a different challenge and has now got the locals thinking that they could perhaps host a Winch Challenge in the not too distant future.
 

RESULTS

Modified
1. Richard Mason/Dave Boyd
2. Callum Ballantyne/Campbell Robertson
3. Dion Pope/Owen Milnes

Greater Modified
1. Grant Pope/Andrew McDowall

Super Modified
1. Mike McCarthy/Tom Hayes
2. Barry & Reagan Dodd
3. James Miller/Sid Akil

Open
1. Mike McCarthy/Tom Hayes
2. Richard Mason/Dave Boyd
3. Grant Pope/Brittany Carron

Speed Section
Mike McCarthy/Tom Hayes

To read the full story in the September 2018 issue of NZ4WD go to Zinio.com (August 17) or purchase your own hard copy at the Adrenalin store.

 

Publishing Information
Magazine Issue:
NZ4WD September 2018
Page Number:
56
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