The Hall brothers Russell & Glen would have a comfortable lead after taking the Central Zone win at Whanganui and second at Mt Egmont. However, a gearbox failure at the penultimate round would see them drop out for the final round. Opening it up with Wayne Buckthought & Ryan Bold tied on points, Brent Ward one point behind with John Hawken & Mitch Caldow just another point further back!
C Class – Malcom McLeavey Memorial Trophy
With defending champs Caleb Adlam & Jarrod Moss taking the season off, it would be John Hawken & Haare O’Brien who would take three class wins on their way to their maiden C Class for Central Zone title. They would ultimately finish 5th overall in zone.
Hayden McGill & Barry Williams would take second by a single point, their best ever result in zone.
Matt Sterling & Korey St Clare would finish third, also their best result having debut last season.
D Class & Overall
Given a whiff of opportunity, Wayne Buckthought & Rachel Buckthought would drive hard to take the win by a single point, claiming their third Central Zone title! No mean feat having taken all three wins in the same truck since 2017.
Defending champs Mitch Caldow & Jamie Elms would nab second place by a single point.
Ryan Bold & Brendan Austin would take third place and their best ever result in Central Zone.
Best Trial & Presented Truck
The Hawkes Bay 4WD Club would win the Lis Lawson Cup for Best Central Zone Trial, having last held it 20 years ago in 2006!
Mitch Caldow & Jamie Elms would win the Best Presented in Central Zone trophy with Mad Wolf. The 2016 1NZ CowperTruck featuring an LS3.
