Time to head back to New Zealand.

This time with Catherine and to the South Island for the Otago Rally.

We will drive a Magnum Motorsport classic rear wheel drive Toyota Starlet over the 280km two day event.

Check out the unseeded entry list. 

https://www.otagorally.com/home/competitors/entry-list

Matt retained the National Autocross Championship title in 2019.

After 6 rounds with three wins, two seconds and a third place driving his Subaru Imperza Matt clinched the title.

Matt was presented with champions award at the Champions of Irish Motorsport Awards 2019 in Citywest Hotel in Dublin on Tuesday, 10^th December.

Today, (December 4th) at the Champions of Irish Motorsport Awards in the Mansion House Dublin Matt recieved his award for the National Autocross championship.

Article by Gazoo about our Shinshiro Rally adventure

https://gazoo.com/article/oneesan/181110.html

Footage of Matt and Catherine chatting about their rallying adventures on the @SixOClockShow chat show on @VirginMedia_One (TV3)

The Irish Independent, Ireland's national news paper did a feature on Matt & Catherine unique rally story......

https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/motor-sport/rallying-the-world-with-your-wife-irish-couple-living-their-dream-racing-all-over-the-globe-37073742.html

Unreal experince the Safari Rally, delighted to get to the finish line!

Results : https://www.safarirally.co.ke/2018/03/20/final-wrap-up-tundo-wins-2018-safari-in-the-final-day-of-drama/

On recce we came across a lot of different wild life on the stages, camels, zebra, monkeys, impala, Buffalo, jackal, cattle etc

We were told by the organizers not to stray too far from the car as there were Lions in the park also!

We did see lots of Zebra on the event and they are known cross the stage, I kept an eye on them as we passed them.

We had a challenging event, but I guess that part of the adventure, as they say if it easy everybody would be at it!

The weather was hot and 30 degC + and was challenging for us Irish in 3 layer suits!

There was some relief when the rain came it got cooler, but there were floods on the road knee high, a number of people were killed in the floods around Nairobi.

The rain had its own challenges with the mud pools, you need to trying and keep the car going and avoid breaking car parts due to water pressure, if you go to fast through the water/mud.

The “mud pools” we a...

Got to make my tracking racing debut at the weekend during an endurance race at the famous Laguna Seca Raceway in California.

I raced in the "Triple Apex Racing" Yaris in the lucky dog race event, not the most powerful car on track but was definitely great fun.

The race ran 8 hours on Saturday and the same again Sunday.....lots and lots of laps of the track which include the famous Cork Screw.

Thanks Ian Korf for welcoming me into your team.

Pacenotes rally magazine October 2016 reporting on our adventure in Cali