Silver Fern Rally 2008 photos
Stage 32 - Taieri Peaks / Golden Bar
This stage was known as Golden Bar in 2006, when it was run in the opposite direction. A great
stage for road conditions and spectating alike.
The first few photos are on Stoneburn Road, which runs from the valley up to the junction of Taieri
Peaks and Golden Bar roads. The junction is sealed for a few yards in each direction, but (as always)
that didn't make it any less tricky, especially not after some gravel had got spread on the downhill
corner.
There were great views in both directions, towards the west you could follow the cars for a couple of
miles as they climbed an impressive scarp to get up to the high tablelands around the mine (the top
of the hill is 1.4 miles away in a straight line). A video camera with a huge zoom range on its
lens would have been great here. It took around a minute 45 seconds (according to the EXIF
data on my camera) for a car like the Capri to get there.
Thumbnails link to full-size photos.
I've compressed them a bit (to around 800K each) to make them quicker to upload.
You're free to download any of these photos for your own use, including trimming, editing or digitally
processing them. If you'd like the full-size original file of any (at around 2MB each) just email me.
Stoneburn Road, on the way in
Looking towards Taieri Peaks you can sometimes see sun glinting off the cars
Looking the other way, you can follow a car for miles...
Follow the Capri.... going ........... and going ......
... and going ..... and going ........ and gone
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