DRIVER PROFILE

DRIVER/OWNER: Blake ‘Cany’ Harpur AGE: 29 LOCATION: Christchurch OCCUPATION: Car painter and Cany Customs extraordinaire BUILD TIME: Nine months for current incarnation LENGTH OF OWNERSHIP: Two-and-a-half years

THANKS: A massive thanks this season goes to my partner Sally — she’s the rock behind all this; Jared for yet again pushing me to my limit; Cany Customs and all the crew, it’s been a hard year but paid off; Derek and Ranui from RJP Panel & Paint Supplies, the support and everything means the world; my mum, Tania Ave for always believing in me and my goals in life; Falgoon and the Speedmagnet family for the support — this is what we are here for, to stand out and be unique in this car scene; Mark Sender for the insane pinstriping; Neelam at 41 Automotive for all the detail parts; Alex Brown at Moonlight Racing for the Japanese gear and research; Chim Patel for the ‘real talk’; the boys at ChaChaCha; everyone that helped me with this build, thank you — it was a fast and crazy build; and last, but not the least, to everyone that has supported me through all this and all the new friends and family I’ve made along the way, love you all.