National Series Competition 2007

Matata North Island Enduro Race - July 14th 2007 :

This Offroad National series event held at Matata was an opportunity for Brigit to work on a very large course. Despite she should've been at home in bed recuperating nothing could keep her from covering the Quad bikes or Tony McCall in action. Anything can happen on the day as they say and after two races Brigit watches Tony's Offroader go over the rise and never reappear back over the largest jump. He'd blown his diff in his Class 1 Cougar 07 and didn't get to compete in the endurance race won by Neville Smith in car 188.

The day was hard going and to make it even harder, an extra new 4.GB memory card Brigit had bought was working. Another photographer from Whakatane checked it out in his camera and it was definitely a no go. A Dud memory card and ripped off. Well Tony McCall wasn't the only one spitting the dummy in the pits because by the sounds they were speaking the same language. She took some time out off the course knowing she didn't have much time because she wasn't going to miss the final quad bike endurance race. She sifted through 4.GB of photos she'd already taken and flagged lunch.

Brigit got up in the bush, climbing up and down the hills to find those spots she could capture the main race until she ran out of memory in her camera. About 4 pm an exhausted Brigit walks out and it's time to get the girl home before she drops. This photo collection is still a very good one and for endurance points, well done girl.

Many Thanks to Bruce Tronell of Motorsport Trust for Life.

Brigit didn't attend the Nationals in Nelson but is seriously considering the Taupo 1000 Race.