'Till checkered-flag do us part: Husband & Wife team claim Austalian rally championship
Simon Evans and his wife/co-driver Sue took the Australian Rally Championship in their Toyota TRD Corolla after finishing a close second on their home turf at the NGK Rally of Melbourne this past Sunday.
Going into the Melbourne rally, the Evans' only needed an eighth place finish in Melbourne to secure the title, and they nearly took first place, only surrendering to Mitsubishi's Scott Peder on a technicality after the two were deadlocked.
All the jokes about the wife giving directions aside, there are doubtlessly many single gearheads out there who wish they could find a spouse to share in their passion.
Follow the link for the full race report.
[Source: Rally.com.au]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
mike 10:18PM (9/27/2006)
i've managed to convince my wife to love homebrewing, i think that's where i'll stop pressing my luck.
with cars, her only involvement is "either install all those damn parts in the garage, or get rid of them!" oh, if there were only time.
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Gordon S. 8:45PM (9/27/2006)
My wife and I compete in all sorts of motorsports... at the same time. We tried rallying together, it didn't work out so well. (I admit it, it was entirely because of me. :) )
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Jason_801 8:51PM (9/27/2006)
When my wife is driving and I'm in the passenger seat, it certainly feels like we're in motorsports, and that's just on the way to the mall.
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Bryan 10:02PM (9/27/2006)
Yes, the great country of Austalia. Is that anywhere near Gemany?
Seriously, doesn't this site have an editor? I know it's just a typo, but c'mon. How long does spell check take?
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Krueger Karts 11:53PM (9/27/2006)
I think maybe Austalia might be part of the old USSR.
But here in Australia we have a lot of husband and wife teams.
Just have a look http://www.noosacarclub.com.au
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