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Chrysler Crossfire Takes Category Victory in a Star Studded Field at the Alphera Dutton Rally

10 August, 2004

Peter Gazzard out drove a star studded field in a Chrysler Crossfire to take a category victory in the Alphera Dutton Rally on the weekend. The Crossfire upset a prestigious field including a handful of the high performance BMW M3's, two Ford XR6 Turbos and a Nissan 350Z, to be the overall winner in its class and place an impressive twelfth in overall standings.

Over three days, from August 6-8, Gazzard and his co-driver Kurt Stiles put the Crossfire through 27 different driving tests including motorkhanas, sprints, skid pan work and hill climbs. The car performed well in all of the events and especially shone in the motorkhana events, where a combination of strong braking, sharp handling and quick acceleration was required.

The strong performance of the Crossfire placed the Gazzard team in a remarkable twelfth position overall, out of a field of 72 teams, leaving many pricier Porsches, renowned Suburu WRX's, a Mitsubishi EVO and many other exotic cars in its wake.

Gazzard said that the Crossfire surprised a lot of people. �gIt created a lot of interest both with its looks and even more so, it's performance. The car has a great combination of power, traction, breaking and superb handling qualities. It's an excellent package and outstanding value for money when you look at what they're selling for.�h

Team-mate Stiles said the Crossfire was a lot of fun to drive. �gI think if more people knew about this car there'd be a lot more on the road.�h

The Alphera Dutton Rally brings together motoring aficionados from around Australia of all skill levels, in standard, road-registered vehicles and saw 88 prestige and exotic vehicles compete.

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