Seventeen year old Tristan Kent, competing in only his third rally as a driver, scored his first ever top 10 finish in last weekend's Caltex Airport Starmart Rally, held in Kowen Forest to the east of Canberra.
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Kent, co-driven by Ray Baker in an Subaru RX Turbo, found the going tough with car dramas during the event, including dropping onto 3 cylinders midway through the 44.5km third stage. The team decided to soldier on and get some driving practice. Tristan drove the car like a more experienced driver and ended up bringing the car home in 10th outright and first Class P6.
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The roads in Kowen were in top condition, the main issue was dust, as Tristan was back in the field surrounded by Commodores, which are renowned for throwing up a lot of dust.
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The event was won by Ric Cary and Phil Morley, with Mark Sessions in second.
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The next event for Tristan and Ray will be the National Capital Rally at the end of October.
Photo: Rohan Thompson
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