28/10/2024
It all happened on the final stage 18.9 kms in. Ahead by 4 minutes at the start and ended the event with a win by 7 seconds after four days on the Targa NZ. Glad you got the deserved result team. 👍🏻🥂🍾
From Targa NZ page
Final Day: Down to the wire
Marcus van Klink and his co-driver Matt Richards won the event after four days of competition and 446 kilometers of special stages travelled. They almost didn’t get to the finish line as on the final stage the Mazda RX8 experienced an electrical fault which put them under pressure. They were penalized some time but since they had built a lead over two minutes heading into the final stage, they were the winners by just 7.2 seconds. As Marcus commented, “Enjoyed another awesome event. It was ours to loose and we almost did, with an electrical problem on the last stage which nearly lost us the win. The car ran faultless other than the last two stages otherwise it would have been a perfect weekend”.
Words: Steve Ritchie
Photos: Geoff Ridder
