Thumbs up for new Mud Plug venue

4WD Sports

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.

 

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