Into the valley...

Events

Weaving through thick plumes of dust and trying to make clean passes on lapped traffic. Hitting massive natural jumps at 100 km/h or more and having time to count off the ‘air time’ in seconds before landing.

That’s the challenge, risk and reward of the Mackenzie Properties’ Twizel 250.

Ernie Hogg came to this race a year ago to test ‘The General,’ his Dukes of Hazzard-themed Scorpion-based Chev V8-powered two-seater unlimited-class race car against this unique endurance race and ran hard all the way to the race finish. Flat tyres forced him into the pits again and again as he pursued eventual winner Nevil Basalaj.

This year, Hogg was once more battling the course as well as fellow competitors – but this time he emerged the winner. The raider from the north took home the Twizel 250 trophy along with a couple of smashed wheel rims and a thick coating of dust and glacial loam.

RESULTS
Overall classification, Mackenzie Properties Twizel 250
1. Ernie Hogg (winner Achilles Radial class 1)
2. Greg Winn (winner class 3)
3. Grant Dixon (winner Polaris UTV class)
4. James Dixon
5. Steven Boyd (winner class 2)
6. Ian Simcox
 

To read the full story in the June 2015 issue of NZ4WD go to Zinio.com (on sale May 18) or purchase your own hard copy at the Adrenalin store.

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