Having crossed the finish line in Blenheim 29th overall,
Grant Aitken was looking forward to having his first beer
after eight days on the South Island's gravel roads.
The beauty of the Silver Fern is that it offers stages larger
than any conventional rallies and today Grant Aitken got to
spend one and a half hours going sideways in one long test.
As his last gravel event was the 2006 Silver
Fern Rally, Grant Aitken was feeling "a wee bit rusty and a
wee bit off the pace," after the first of eight days
having some skids.
Queenstown driver and Race to the Sky organiser Grant Aitken
feels lucky to even be making the start line of the 2008
Silver Fern Rally today, as at one stage it looked like other
commitments would keep him from competing.
