Not only did he do it, but he did it better than nearly all the rest and still had time to point out to his rally passengers the wild flowers, the beauty of hills, the animals and trees. As well as loving these things, he knows what most of them are called.

While his fellow rallyists concentrated their gaze 20 feet in front of their front wheels, Phil was able to appreciate the sunsets on the red ochre mountains of the outback. The others thought he was a bit strange but more so for his eating habits than his zoological dialogues.