Nigel Welsh, left, and Stuart Sinclair with the newly built Ford Escort they will campaign in the Otago Rally over the weekend. The pair raced together for about eight years, their last one being the Otago Rally in 1985, where they finished a creditable fourth in their category. In a much better car.’’The custom-built Ford Escort took about a year to build, and was the first to be designed by Oisin Mclaughlin. ‘‘He's flown over from the Gold Coast, but I think he’s got his hands full— there are four other cars,’’ Sinclair said. I'll be enjoying that.’’Asked whether they will team up again for another rally, Welsh said they had not put much thought into that.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 10, 2026 05:34 UTC