Rebuilding an old American World War 11 army jeep to mint con­dition, caring for an extensive vegetable garden, nurturing a native for est around his house and his dingo dog (Bruce) absorb any time that’s left over.
So I asked Phil what made a man of such diverse and paradoxically passive interests enter the highly competitive and demanding Repco rally at huge personal cost.

“Well, 1 like seeing different countryside and it’s just one of those things I made up my mind to do — and I did it.”