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pop058
21st April 2021, 05:28 AM
For those that follow Australian Rally, we have lost a true gentleman of the sport.
goingbush
21st April 2021, 07:20 AM
Sorry to hear, I knew Geoff , he worked for my Dad in the Forests Commission,

here he is on the left working out how to recover my Landy after I rolled it at Toolangi.

https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/31705033_1679381585476958_1549279984537829376_n.jp g?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=ZsG4Fy8xZ4wAX-oo0eX&_nc_ht=scontent-syd2-1.xx&oh=ef7f8a9bb6bddd437a51bc609ec60503&oe=60A4B3F8
jon3950
21st April 2021, 11:48 AM
Very sad day. A true gentleman, legend of the sport and one of our most under-rated drivers. His Grunter Datsun 1600 was the stuff of legend.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgzecdq1hpM
Fattima
21st April 2021, 11:53 AM
Very sad news, great memories of watching him compete.
pop058
21st April 2021, 04:08 PM
Very sad day. A true gentleman, legend of the sport and one of our most under-rated drivers. His Grunter Datsun 1600 was the stuff of legend.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgzecdq1hpM

Certainly kept IYK-000 honest IMHO
Pedro_The_Swift
22nd April 2021, 07:49 AM
"The Mineshaft" sorted the men from the boys..
jon3950
22nd April 2021, 01:05 PM
"The Mineshaft" sorted the men from the boys..

Or the sane from the crazy. We were a couple of cars behind this one in 2013:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQfvl2XJOig

There is very little time to be gained from going over the top at speed as once you hit the bottom you're hard on the brakes for a tight left hander and a bit of twisty stuff that you can't carry a lot of speed through anyway.