Sally & Sammy finished 47th out of more than 160 vehicles in the Rally Aicha des Gazelles driving an Amarok for Volkswagon.
An extreme female-only rally 2,500km across the dunes of Morocco, the Gazelles entry and infrastructure money finances a medical caravan that tends to people in the rural outreaches of Morocco. This is the only rally to have obtained ISO14001:2004 Environmental Management Certification. Initially conceived to dispel prejudice against women in the region, the rally has matured into a strongly contested event. King Mohammed VI was made patron of the 2010 event in acknowledgement of the family code, the Mudwana, he created during his 10 years of rulership.
Read their story in Virgin Australia's Voyeur magazine here.
Read their story in Virgin Australia's Voyeur magazine here.
Sally covers vehicle design and sustainable transport technologies in print and on air for Fairfax Media, Curve Industrial Design magazine, Virgin's Voyeur inflight magazine, Qantas Australian Way inflight magazine and Wheels magazine Sally also judged on ABC TV's New Inventors, specializing in building and vehicle innovations, until the show closed in 2011.
Below are highlights from Sally's judging Car of the Year 2013 with Wheels magazine
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Watch Sally's reviews for DRIVE by clicking the videos
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Click here to link to Sally's Tesla review, Rallye de Gazelles footage & Twizy |
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Driving Mercedes B-Class F-Cell from Beijing to Xi'an
Using her new Chinese drivers license Sally has just driven three days from Beijing to Xi'an in Mercedes' hydrogen electric B-Class on one leg of the F-Cell 125 day around the world tour. Read about her encounters with the locals and their infrastructure in Fairfax newspapers and in her blog.
He Said/She Said Suzuki Swift
Sally's latest SMH/Age comparison of Prius and Land Cruiser - a controversial one
Sally's latest She Said on the Land Rover Freelander
Photos from 2010 DRIVE Car of the Year judging
Judges for DRIVE COTY 2010 (Sally centre)
Car of the Year Judging, Design Reviews & Features
Sally judging the DRIVE Car of the Year in 2010, 2011 and 2012 . Her video report on the Best Utility is here and Best SUV over $40k is here. Blogs and detailed photos and videos can be found under DRIVE on the SMH website.
Currently reviewing cars in a regular column for Fairfax Media as well as writing design and technology features, Sally has also judged Car of the Year four times for Wheels magazine, twice for The Australian Design Awards and Spark Design Awards and is immersed in the materials and technology changes shaking up the global car industry.
See current Fairfax work here and here
and old Wheels COTY reports
Currently reviewing cars in a regular column for Fairfax Media as well as writing design and technology features, Sally has also judged Car of the Year four times for Wheels magazine, twice for The Australian Design Awards and Spark Design Awards and is immersed in the materials and technology changes shaking up the global car industry.
See current Fairfax work here and here
and old Wheels COTY reports