from the centre of New Zealand: pictures and observations

This year was the 20th anniversary of this event.  Spectator turnout seemed to be down a bit, probably due to all the recent wet weather.  But it was a good day for racing.  I got a lot of good pictures, far too many to post here.  I’ll put them up on my pBase site over [...]

For the 19th year, the roads around Nelson’s port area are closed off and the petrol heads take over.  It’s rather old-fashioned, in that the spectators can get really close to the action with the minimum of interference from barriers and fences.  Here are some shot to give you the flavour of the event.  I’ll [...]