 While winning is important for some, just finishing is top priority for others. John Coker was never going to win the E-Pay Silver Firm. His 65 horsepower Skoda 130LR brings up the rear of the field, but he will eventually finish, and that's more than a dozen cars can boast. It's a similar story elsewhere. Taking the checkered flag is the last thing on Greg Paul's mind. Teamed with his mate Peter Martin, they're ticking the bucket list. After all, this is the first time in more than two decades a gravel marathon has been run in the North Island. I prefer to be down the field. It's certainly much more sociable. The guys that we're rallying with down the back of the field are all good chaps, all driving similar cars, similar paces, and we're having a lot of fun. Gravel's always been in my blood, so when Greg said, hey look, we haven't got the sun being ready, let's do it in the field, I said why not, let's have a go. So we had a chat with Federal, threw some Federal tyres on, exposed that product, and we're having a ball, so it's really good. Out to prove that competing doesn't have to break the bank, Paul and Martin were hoping to make the finish on just one set of tyres. But discretion is the better part of Vella. The slippery roads convinced them the field should be reshot, with two new Federals ready for the morning. Now that's budget rallying.