Stuart is a self-employed earthmoving contractor in Taranaki. He has been racing the ute since 2005 in Targa and tarmac rallies. He was seeded 113th in his first rally and came home 9th overall! Stuart has regularly placed in the top 10 in the Taranaki Tarmac Rally. He has won Targa Rotorua and led the Targa New Zealand classic category for the first three days and ended up second in the classics and 9th overall. Stuart also races speedway – currently running in sprint cars – and was 2nd in NZ modifieds in 2009. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing and having a beer (or seven) and enjoys motorsport in general.

Stuart Rose - 1990 Toyota Hilux

Stuart is a self-employed earthmoving contractor in Taranaki. He has been racing the ute since 2005 in Targa and tarmac rallies. He was seeded 113th in his first rally and came home 9th overall! Stuart has regularly placed in the top 10 in the Taranaki Tarmac Rally. He has won Targa Rotorua and led the Targa New Zealand classic category for the first three days and ended up second in the classics and 9th overall. Stuart also races speedway – currently running in sprint cars – and was 2nd in NZ modifieds in 2009. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing and having a beer (or seven) and enjoys motorsport in general.

1990 Toyota Hilux:

This Toyota Hilux is Stuart’s old work ute! It started out as a bit of a laugh one night – the lads reckoned he should put a V8 in it and do some car club events. The next week a Toyota V8 appeared with an invoice attached. It has turned out to be competitive from day one and was built with big brakes and a pedal box from the start, which meant there was not much to upgrade in that department further down the track. Although, there has been a few other modifications, with the track widened, floating hubs fitted and several gearbox upgrades. And of course, there was the supercharger added so that the Hilux now runs a supercharged 4-litre Toyota V8, G Force dog box and floating hub.